Artist: The Kandidate  

Date: 3 January 2012   

We catch up with Allan from The Kandidate to gain a better insight and understanding of the man behind the music ...

MM - How long have you been playing together?
Allan - For around three years.

MM - How did you all meet?
Allan - KB the bassist and I have been playing together forever in numerous bands.  We made a new band and recorded at Jacobs studio.  Not long after that, he was our singer.  NP we found a year and a half ago when our previous drummer left.

MM - What are your influences?
Allan - Everything worth listening to, it’s really varied with all of us.

MM - Do you feel the reception of your debut album was as good as you expected?
Allan - Yeah, to some extend.  A few disappointing reviews but mainly good and satisfying reviews.

MM - How long have you been playing your instruments/singing?
Allan - For my self, it’s around 25 years.  Crazy when I think of it.  I’m getting fucking old.  I’d expect it’s around 20-25 years for the others too.

MM - How long did the album take to write?
Allan - Well, we started writing right after our debut album, so around a year and a half.  But ¾ of the album was written in two months.

MM - Is the song-writing an individual or a shared process?
Allan - KB and I do the basic songwriting, we all have a say when arranging and fine tuning the songs.

MM - Did you meet all of your goals/expectations for 2011? If not, what did you miss?
Allan - Yes, we did.  Toured a lot, wrote and recorded the new album, so it’s all good.  Looking forward to 2012 where we have a lot of shit coming our way.

MM - What are your goals/expectations for 2012?
Allan - Touring and promoting the new album.  It’s going to kick ass.  We will be playing our home town Denmark, China ,,  planning to go to Russia and hopefully a full scale European tour.

MM - Has there been a defining moment for you that have made you think you’ve made it?
Allan - No.  We haven’t made it yet, and probably never will.

MM - What was your best gig?
Allan - Probably the last one we played which was at a Festival in Aalborg, Denmark in November 2011.  Everything worked out, crowd was numerous and engaging and we played our asses off.

MM - And the worst?
Allan - Probably the one before that.  We played shitty in front of 50 people at a very non promoted gig in Copenhagen.  We just sucked ...

MM - Any parting words or messages you’d like to share with our readers?
Allan - Nope.  But thanks for the interview and your interest in my band.

Cheers, Allan / The Kandidate

Interview by: Kerry Henderson

 

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