Camp Revival

In September Zac Nelson of the bands Hexlove and Chll Pll ————->

<—was nice enough to let me interview him about Chll Pll’s debut release: Aggressively Humble. This being Camp Revival’s debut interview, I didn’t plan out those um, hmm… what are they called? Oh yeah: logistics. I had recorded my conversation with Zac on my phone, but didn’t think about how I was going to pull that conversation off of my phone. After consulting these folks I was able to nab a very, very low quality version. Regardless, you can still hear Zac. He has cool things to say, which are occasionally interrupted by my coughs, chuckles, and Skype’s strange theremin like modulation.

Zac’s musical background

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How did you meet Zach Hill and how did Chll Pll come into existence?

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What was the process of making the record like?

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Was it intentional to only have people named Zac(h)(k) play on the record?

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What are you listening to?

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Didn’t catch all of that? Here’s a little assistance:
Trawler Bycatch
Art Zoyd
Von Zamla
Henry Cow
Aksak Maboul
Etron Fou Leloublan
Tim Hecker
The Work

What are your influences?

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Zach Hill is the John Henry of percussion. He has been destroying the need for drum machines since he first picked up drum sticks back in 1995. CHLL PLL, one of Zach’s many side projects, will be releasing their debut album: Aggresively Humble on October 20th through Porter Records. CHLL PLL is Zachary Nelson (Hexlove) and Zach Hill, with a guest appearance by Zachariah Dellorto Blackwell (Danava); CHLL PLL should change their name to: Zach Attack!

I’ve only heard three tracks from CHLL PLL, but already they are one of the most exciting projects that my ears have caught wind of, ever. They embody everything that is great about music: It’s fresh, shocking and could fall apart at any moment. The first song to be formally released from the album is “Dick Moves”. There are two more tracks on the band’s myspace. I strongly encourage you to listen to the track: “pass out“. That is the song that really blew my mind.

Dick Moves ( Download )

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