SOULWAX - Interview...

We caught up with the quirky brothers - frontman David and guitarist Stephen - of pioneering Belgian rockers 'Soulwax', backstage at V2000 Chelmsford. As you will discover, they're not as other bands...

VF: What do you think of V2000 then?

David:  I did enjoy playing here. The crowd was very female.

VF: ...and the atmosphere?

David: When we were playing the vibe was very female.

VF: What's your favourite festival?

Stephen: Obviously V2000 because it's very feminine. It should be called Feminine 2000, Female 2000.

David: Yeah. F2000.

VF: Who would play your dream festival?

D: Madonna.

S: Kraftwerk

D: I would have.. Prince with the Revolution.

S: Queens of the Stoneage.

D: I would have...Les Rhythmes Digitales

S: Chris Whitley...

D: I would have....err. Chemical Brothers...

(A volley of bands ensues. A bit like a quick fire round on a gameshow.)

VF: Ok. Who have you managed to see here so far?

S: We've been doing interviews for about three hours so we've managed to see nothing. We want to see Supergrass though.

S: If we were here tomorrow we'd definitely go see Coldplay, Paul Weller and the Dandy Warhols.

D: Yeah. Our sound mixer is remixing the Dandy Warhols.

VF: Should you trust a hippy?

D: They're probably the most trustworthy person. Especially at V2000. They're probably the only non-yuppie or non-sponsered guy.

VF: What's next for you then?

D: We're DJing on Monday at The End in London. 

S: Then the Kerrang thing at Virgin records and then Reading.

VF: Are you looking forward to Reading?

S: Oh yeah. It'll be great. There are a lot of bands playing that I haven't seen yet so...

VF: What do you enjoy most? DJing or the band thing?

D: It's a lot easier to DJ. and it's less stressful. So that's the main thing.

VF: Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

S: Brazil.

(The brothers have just done an interview for MTV Brazil.)

D: Maybe Japan.

S: No Brazil. Good weather, good drugs good women. It's very feminine in Brazil.   

Thanks to Emma and Nick.

Stephen...

David, onstage at V2000

Photos by Virtual-Festivals.com