Page 15 - ION Indie Magazine JanFeb 2018

KY: For me, Buddy Rich was the one that you really want
to emulate -- try and pick up just the speed of his hands
and the ability to get around a drum kit effortlessly…it's Pictured: Adam Pyke
so fast. And his sense of rhythm was just unbelievable.
Ginger Baker is another. Whatever you think of him as
an individual, his playing was just groundbreaking. The
man played four different rhythms at the same time
with his four limbs. There aren't many people that can
do that successfully and continuously. People like Don
Henley -- great drummer, but sang well at the same
time. Nick Mason was another great drummer. So, you
pick bits and pieces from all around.

PL: Pink Floyd has quite the influence on all of us. I hear
quite a bit of Pink Floyd in some of what we're doing.

AP: I have a very clear approach to how I play bass. I play
bass as though I were a drummer. I play drums as well,
and
and that's kind of how I like to approach it. It’s picking fills and moments to do more melodic things. A lot of my
favourite bass players are super melodic, people like Jacko and Francis. More of a funk influence. When I was

growing up, the first thing I tried to learn was the solo from NIB by Geezer Butler. I try and simultaneously rip off
Janick and Stevie Ray Vaughan and approach it almost methodically. Laying down the groove and then finding the
right moments to kind of pick some fills and nice melodic parts.

ION: Obviously you've replaced Dusty with Adam. How has Adam settled in and what does he bring that’s a bit
different from Dusty?

PL: Dusty decided he couldn't carry on earlier this year. It had just become too much for him with his life and his
job. We still love him dearly. There's never been any problem, he just couldn't come on the journey with us
anymore. Adam was just the right fit.

AP: I really love Dusty's playing as well. I think he's absolutely stellar and I've been trying to kind of emulate that to
a certain point while put in my own thing to it. But I'd rip off his lines because they're really good.

ION: A bit of competition there for Matt, as Adam, he plays six strings.

AP: Exactly. That's raised some eyebrows.

PL: But I think the next interesting phase with Adam's input now will be working on next albums.

ML: Every time someone leaves the band, everyone's always like, ‘Oh, there's some drama going on.’ There really
wasn't any drama. I really want to stress that so much. We all love Dusty and thank him for all the years that he’s
put into this and wish him well for his future.

ION: The British blues rock scene is full of talented people at the moment. How do you feel about the current
status?

ML: I think the amount of new and interesting music that's coming out now in the blues industry is phenomenal. I
haven't seen much stuff like it and it's all different, which is quite hard in the blues industry. But it's still blues. All
these people who are making music, we play on the same festivals. We're all friends with them now and it's just a
great place to be.