Hand’Solo Records and long-time supporters Bbarak Magazine have been discussing an exclusive Backburner interview since prior to the release of the album. It took a long time to coordinate due to busy schedules for all involved, but it has finally happened. The interview was conducted between label head and ace interviewer Thomas Quinlan (me!) and core members Wordburglar, Ghettosocks, Timbuktu and Chokeules. They discuss how they came to be in Backburner, the difficulties of recording an album with nearly 20 members, the prospects of a follow-up, and what their highest recommended Backburner album might be… I hope all the humour and sarcasm comes through… Thanks to Lukas at Bbarak for making this happen.
Here’s a little taste, beginning with the opening question:
Bbarak.cz: Mohli byste se úvodem pÅ™edstavit a uvést, jak jste se stali souÄástà Backburner?
Wordburglar: Mé jméno je Wordburglar SJ. Do Backburner mne asi před 10 lety přivedl Fresh Kills. Znal jsem už ale tehdy [Uncle] Festera, Thesise [Sahiba], Jesseho [Dangerouslyho] a dalšà MC´s a producenty z Halifaxu.
Ghetosocks: Ghettoscks. To, proÄ jsem v Backburner, ani nevÃm (Wordburglar a vÅ¡ichni okolo se zaÄnou smát). PopravdÄ› to má co doÄinÄ›nà s Timbuktu. Bez nÄ›j bych v kapele nebyl.
Timbuktu: Já jsem Timbuktu. KromÄ› Backburner mÄ› můžete znát i z Toolshed. MyslÃm, že dÅ™Ãv jsme mÄ›li každý své vlastnà zájmy. My se zabývali pÅ™edevÅ¡Ãm Toolshed. Pak nás ale Kills se vÅ¡emi seznámil, zaÄali jsme spolupracovat a postupnÄ› to pÅ™erostlo v Backburner.
Chokeules: Tady Chokeleus z Backburner a Toolshed. Můj pÅ™ÃbÄ›h je velmi podobný Timbuktovému. MyslÃm, že to bylo v roce 2001, kdy jsme byli na turné s Wordburglarem a zastavili se v Halifaxu. Tady jsme potkali Jesseho a ostatnà kluky. Oni už si s myÅ¡lenkou Backburner pohrávali. My se pÅ™idali následnÄ›. O nahránà alba jsme pak hovoÅ™ili vÃce ménÄ› neustále.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Bbarak.cz: Could you introduce yourself and and indicate how you became part of Backburner?
Wordburglar: My name is SJ the Wordburglar. I was brought into Backburner about 10 years ago by Fresh Kils. I already knew [Uncle] Fester, Thesis [Sahib], Jesse [Dangerously] and other of the producers and MCs in Halifax.
Ghetosocks: Ghettoscks. I don’t know how I ended up in Backburner [everyone starts laughing]. I blame it all on Timbuktu. Without him, I wouldn’t be in Backburner.
Timbuktu: I’m Timbuktu. Aside from Backburner, I’m also from Toolshed. I think for a while we each had our own interests. We dealt primarily with Toolshed. Then we met Kils and we started to cooperate and eventually we grew to become a part of Backburner.
Chokeules: Chokeleus, of Backburner and Toolshed. My story is very similar to Timbuktu, but bilingual. I think it was in 2001 when we were on tour with Wordburglar and stopped in Halifax. There we met Jesse and the other boys. They had already toyed with the idea of ​​Backburner. We were subsequently added. When we recorded the album, we were talking more or less constantly.
Those of you fluent in Czech, or if you love using those half-ass online translators, check the interview out here: http://www.bbarak.cz/article-64-backburner-popisuji-vznik-kapely-nahravani-heatwave-a-pripravy-nove-desky-10179