In Conversation with Shaky Dawg pg. 4
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The EP we're selling at shows and on Amazon are the first final mixes Shott and I done. They are good, very good actually. He had ideas and we turned them into a real product which was unique. But playing them live has changed little things that will be added to the full release (which probably won't be worked on until next year) when we finish it. Right now it is about finishing the show and playing out for 6 months at least before we are trying to finish anything. For me, playing live is what excites me about Shaky Dawg. We are thinking and planning around this idea. It is a better band for me to play live in Ireland than trying to play Angst here.
Dawg is crazy enough, but still got an elderly couple to two-step to live (which was a bit weird, but I enjoyed it, was good Craig that show).
(Shott) To me Live is where I want Shaky Dawg to be. The aim of the band is to make people dance. So performing live is the gratification of that, hell if you can make people enjoy themselves for an hour and a half, you got to be winning. That's not to take away from the studio because the foundations that Tor and I laid down there are the foundations of the show.
Setting Sun:
Have really being enjoying your songs up On DarkWorld and also your tracks that have appeared on the DVD that I bought - I think probably my favourite has gotta be 'Rogue Trip' (which I originally thought was called 'Road Trip') which I think is a knock-out track. Can you tell us a little bit more about this track?
(Shott) I would like to say that I write the lyrics down, I don't interpret them. That's your job.
(Tor) But we do both write the techno, and if makes you dance, it is doing the right thing.
(Shott) I do have to say, that on stage I would say it is our favourite track, too.
Setting Sun:
Have being hearing talk from the same source shall we say you are going to doing some cover versions which I am sure was going to include Johnny Cash's 'Ring of Fire', how are your approach going to change from doing original tracks Like 'Rogue Trip'? etc
(Tor) Yeah, well we got two covers in rotation right now. 'Ruby' by Kenny Rogers and 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash (actually wasn't that written by June, not Johnny?).
(Shott) Yeah it was, June Carter Cash. Nothing like being right.
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