It is taxing to pinpoint what we admire most about the duo, since our adoration for Mad Planet is so vast. So here goes our list of love. The vocals of Cooper Gillespie are delightfully haunting on all four tracks off of their EP. But out of <\/span>\u201cSunset Blvd.,\u201d \u201cI Want You,\u201d Blue Today\u201d and \u201cSet on Fire,\u201d the winner by a landslide is \u201cI Want You.\u201d Gillespie is able to sing whimsically at times, and at other times, she sings in a demanding fashion by exuding sounds of power. Her control over her voice is complemented by the sharp instrumental sounds of Greg Gordon. The electronic rifts, catchy tempos and jarring instrumentals of \u201cSunset Blvd,\u201d make the track extremely captivating for the listener. The beats never get old, since new electronic sounds surface as the track plays. Gordon\u2019s ear for combining a variety of sounds with an array of instruments is simply impeccable.<\/p>\n As you can tell, our affection for Mad Planet runs deep. So you can only imagine how star-struck we were when we had the opportunity to interview the duo. And we are sure our conversation with the band will spread the Mad Planet love even further.<\/p>\n \n What was the meaning behind the tracks of your EP, Gliese 581g? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Cooper<\/strong>: Well a lot of the songs are just sort of talking about the forces of light and the forces of dark in each of us. I don\u2019t really know who comes out the winner in the end. But hopefully we take everyone on an interesting journey anyway.<\/p>\n \n The title of your EP and all four tracks include aspects of nature? Is that just a coincidence? <\/strong><\/p>\n Cooper<\/strong>: A coincidence. I never thought of that before. I guess we are really a team of nature and we didn\u2019t even know it.<\/p>\n \n What kind of synthesizing do you use in your tracks? What is the electronic process like?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Cooper<\/strong>: I\u2019ll let Greg take that cause he does most of that.<\/p>\n Greg<\/strong>: As I am writing the tracks, I think and listen to what I want to hear. Then I spend hours and hours searching for sounds till I find the right sounds. And I put them together and modify them a little sometimes with effects. And that\u2019s it. I just build it and if it is working, it\u2019s working. If it doesn\u2019t then I move on to the next sound.<\/p>\n \n What do you think distinguishes your recent EP from your debut album, All Elephants? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Greg:<\/strong> I think what all bands should do is evolve and mature in their writing. I think that this EP took a big step in terms of songwriting, melodies and with the continuity in the music. I listen to songs like \u201cSunset Blvd.\u201d and I am like, wow, that is a lot more sophisticated than on All Elephants.<\/em> I don\u2019t really deal with the lyrics that is Cooper.<\/p>\n Cooper<\/strong>: I agree with everything he says.<\/p>\n \n What inspires the lyrics of your tracks? <\/strong><\/p>\n Cooper<\/strong>: All sorts of things. With the EP, there is a lot of personal relationship type of stuff, but \u201cSunset Blvd.\u201d is all just inspired by that street. We thought it was so cool that it runs all the way from downtown L.A. to all these different neighborhoods. You can really see all of L.A. by just going down Sunset Blvd. So, that song was sort of an ode to our city.<\/p>\n Greg:<\/strong> Sunset Blvd. is really unique. If you really look at the different people along the street, from the rich to the hipsters to the people downtown to the homeless, it is just pretty unique and awesome.<\/p>\n Cooper:<\/strong> All the other songs like on All Elephants <\/em>are all about inner personal relationships.<\/p>\n Greg:<\/strong> I think the \u201cI Want You\u201d song is about me.<\/p>\n \n That was actually going to be a question. We\u2019ll get to that later. On another note, how do you categorize your music? What genre or genres do you fit into? <\/strong><\/p>\n Greg: <\/strong>I listen to everything from old classic country to jazz to metal. When you see us live it is just the two of us, the music has rock and punk elements to it. But at the same time it also comes off as kind of like an indie electronica.<\/p>\n
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