Fasten your seatbelts, it’s the chainsaw-wielding Godfather of Lo-Fi and the man who made this all technologically possible, pulling the computer strings behind The Daydream Generation, Cozy Home Records, Transatmopheric, and many others. Also he makes a beautiful racket himself with projects like HANDWITHLEGS, and again, many others… it’s THE Tim Schram.
1 You can take one record to a desert island for the rest of your life – what would it be?
-It would have to be a mix
2 Who is your favourite artist?
-Justin Broadrick
3 Favourite chord?
-Any
4 Can God invent a rock that he cannot lift?
-Yes, he enjoys toying with us apparently
5 Who did you last vote for in an election?
-Obama
6 Favourite fiction writer?
-Philip K Dick
7 If you could invite 5 people to dinner (dead or alive) who would they be?
-Philip K Dick, Carl Sagan, Arthur C Clark, Isacc Asimov and Jesus
8 What pisses you off?
-Callousness
9 What’s the best song you’ve ever written?
-Couldn’t say
10 One wish – what would it be?
-That the world be invaded by extraterrestrials
11 Favourite band?
-4 way tie between Tom Waits, Gangstarr, the Melvins and Justin Broadrick
12 3 websites worth checking out?
-www.cozyhomerecords.com / www.mixedtape.us / www.doihaveswineflu.org/
13 Posters above your bed when you were a teenager?
-Godflesh/Helmet/Skinny Puppy/Gangstarr/Beck/Dead Kennedys
14 When was the last time you cried with laughter?
-The last time I was visiting Paul Burnout, Arthur Rules & Bobby Rogan were there too. I have pictures
15 If you could learn and play one instrument, what would it be?
-Piano
16 Preferred mode of travel?
-Train
17 Shuffle your iPod – what are the first five songs that play?
1. Mission of Burma – SSL 83 (from The Sound The Speed The Light)
2. Clint Mansell – 3 Year Stretch (from MOON o.s.t)
3. Three Mile Pilot – Year of No Light (from Another Desert, Another Sea)
4. Hal Blaine – Hallucinations (from Psychedelic Percussion)
5. Zach Hill – Dark Art (from Astrological Straits)
18 Snowballs, snowmen, or sledging?
- I assume you mean sledding,
19 Best gig you’ve ever been to?
- Melvins, this past september, as part of my drunken bachelor party
20 What’s the most embarrassing record in your collection?
- Im not embarrassed by any
21 Favourite drink?
-Jameson & Water on the rocks
22 Drug of choice?
- the Weed
23 If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
-And elephant
24 And if you were a colour, what colour would you be?
- #81b176
25 Are you good at any sports?
-No, but I enjoy frisbee
26 Last book you read?
-Podkayne of Mars, Robert Heinlein
27 First thing you think when you get up in the morning?
-”I really wish I didnt have arthritis at 30″
28 Last thing you think when you go to bed?
- Traveling through Space, did I lock the doors?
29 Describe your music in three words?
Creepy, Percussive, Reverb
30 If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be?
-Rush Limbaugh, and I’d kill myself
31 Favourite comedian?
-George Carlin
32 What colour is your front door?
-Green
33 Favourite film?
-Blade Runner
34 A quote that stuck in your head?
-blank
35 Favourite subject at school?
-Architectural Drawing
36 Which actor/actress would play you in a film about your life?
-I truly dont know
37 What music makes you want to dance?
-60 garage rock
38 What should they write on your gravestone?
-”DEAD”
39 How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
-37
40 When did you first start writing your own songs?
-Age 16
41 What’s the weirdest thing you ever saw?
- http://www.urlesque.com/2009/09/22/glamourpuss-the-enchanting-world-of-kitty-wigs/
42 Favourite smell?
- Popcorn
43 Favourite sound?
- An empty steel dumpster
44 Swings, roundabout, chute, or climbing frame?
- I’m guessing a climbing frame is your way of saying a Jungle Jim?
45 Who is your favourite Beatle?
-Never really listened to them (I know, I know)
46 Point us in the direction of a band one of your friends is in?
-THE REAL FUCKING BURNOUTS www.therealburnouts.com
47 A YouTube video the world should watch?
-Maybe not the world, but my clients: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY
48 Cats or dogs?
-Cats
49 If you had to join the circus what would you be?
-A clown drummer
50 Favourite book?
- Childhoods End, Arthur C Clark
51 Have you ever been on TV?
-Yes
52 Have you ever been arrested?
-Yes, 3 times
53 What songs do you (would you) sing at karaoke?
-None. I dislike karaoke
54 Have you ever seen a ghost?
-I dont believe in them
55 How do you like your coffee? Or would you prefer a wee cup of tea?
-A cup of black tea, then an iced coffe
56 Punk or Raver? Mod or Goth? Hippy or Beatnik? If you had to label yourself, what gang would you be in?
-Punk Asshole
57 What’s the worst job you ever had?
- Personal Assistant
58 What’s brown and sticky?
-Glue
59 Do you have any recurring dreams?
-All of my dreams that I can recall are always nightmares
60 How many records have you released and which is your favourite?
-Wow, released or recorded? 19 Albums are available to the public. Probably near 100 recorded
61 Where in the world would you like to go?
-Australia
62 Favourite kind of cloud?
-Sparse ones
63 Favourite line from a song?
- “I got a gun the size of a black hole, I shoot planets” RZA (it’s all about the delivery, not my favorite, but the 1st one that came to mind)
64 What’s the music scene like where you live?
-I live in the country, so there is NO scene, but I work in NYC, so I get my fill of whatever I want
65 Who would make up your dream band? (one singer, one guitarist, one bassist, one drummer, plus one extra)
-All clones of myself, I think we’d work great together
66 Favourite cover art?
-Ministry “Filth Pig” always cracks me up
67 Early bird or night owl?
-Both, depends on the day
68 Which of the seven sins are you?
-None
69 Three words people use to describe you?
-When I asked, I was told “Shut Up”
70 You have ten minutes left to live, what would you do?
-A drink, a smoke and a kiss from my wife
71 Do you support any sports teams?
-Katie Burnouts’ Roller Derby team
71 What do you want for Christmas?
-My garage to be sheet-rocked
72 Favourite track from all the Daydream Generation compilations?
-Kind of cheating, since I played on it, but THE DROWNED COMMITTEE “She Says”
73 Can you cook up a storm in the kitchen?
-If I try
74 What’s the first thing you remember?
-Riding in the back of my mothers chevy nova in 1983, laughing hysterically
75 How do you go about writing a song?
-Most of the time, I record the beats and then make up the rest
76 When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
-An Angel (wink wink)
77 What’s the best advice you were ever given?
-”You can do anything”
78 Do you smoke?
-I am trying to quit, down to one a day…
79 Tell us a joke?
-This is the only joke i ever remember & I’ve told it thousands of times: “A skeleton walks into a bar, he orders a beer, and a mop”
80 Pick a card, any card?
-I dont play cards
81 One question you’ve never been able to answer?
-”What do I smell like?”
82 If you could travel back in time, when and where would you go?
-To see some motherfuckin dinosaurs
83 Favourite philosopher?
-None
84 Do you have any pets?
-A very obese cat named Rejinald, he has AIDS and he like to brush his teeth (seriously, ask Bobby)
85 Ever climbed a mountain?
-Yup
86 What do you do in the real world to pay the rent?
-I am an Interactive Designer at a large media company in NYC
87 Self-diagnosis: any psychiatric disorders?
-Who knows
88 Favourite poet?
-Not a big fan of poetry
89 What wouldn’t you do for a million dollars?
-Kill a baby
90 Adrenalin junky?
-Sometimes
91 What bands have you been in?
-More than 10
92 Favourite board game/computer game?
-Risk
93 What kind of recording set-up do you have? Equipment etc.
- 24″ imac w/ Cubase Studio Pro, Alesis FW 16, akai MPD controller, studiophile B monitors, two drumsets plus triggers, 3 drum machines 12 toy keyboards, a room full of percussion stuff, a bunch of sheet metal, 9 condenser mics, my friends bass & guitars & amps, a 2000 watt PA, 1987 roland JUNO, a tons of stuff really…
94 A character you love from a book or a film?
-Wall-E
95 Who is the sexiest person in the history of the world?
-Who knows
96 If you could genetically fuse two animals together what would they be? And what would it make?
-An elephant & a bat. It would be an elebat.
97 What kind of drunk are you?
-silly & rambunctious
98 What was the first record that really blew your mind?
-Beck, Stereopathetic Soul Manure
99 What are your musical plans for the future?
-To never ever stop playing music
100 Got some websites of your own we can visit?
-Go to www.timschram.com, links to a bunch of my sites are there
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