When did you first start making music and what led you there?
I first started making music when I was in primary school. My guitar teacher was a cool old family friend who was a bit stuck in the ‘70s, but he focused his lessons on improvisation and that got me into writing music from fairly early on.
Tell us about your new EP, Unaltered Vol. 1. What is the story behind it? What inspired it?
I went on a road trip by myself for a few weeks to check out some of South Australia’s deserts and clear my mind a bit. Thanks to my largely unreliable Ford Falcon, and the array of weird situations I found myself in, I came back inspired with a bunch of songs to record.
Your music has a really rustic, yet contemporary blues feel to it. How would you describe your sound and how did you come to it?
Sketchy psychedelic spaghetti-Western blues. When I was writing this first EP, I was watching a lot of ‘60s Westerns and listening to a lot of early Delta blues, as well as a few neo-psychedelic bands. That’d probably explain it.
Are there musicians or bands that have inspired your music in particular?
This first EP was mostly inspired by Delta bluesmen like Charley Patton and Skip James, mixed with influences from artists like Allah-las, Ennio Morricone, Link Wray and Bob Dylan.
What’s next for Faxman? Got any gigs coming up?
We don’t have any gigs planned at the moment. We’re currently getting a band together and preparing our next EP for release towards the end of the year. I have solo gigs occasionally and other visual art projects going on, so it’s worth keeping up to date on our Facebook and Instagram.
For more from Faxman check out their socials @faxman_faxband. Listen to Unaltered Vol. 1 on Bandcamp or Spotify.
