As OfficialFilter's debut album 'Short Bus' turns 25, frontman RichardPatrick reflects on the making of his first record after leaving NineInchNails.
Intense, explosive, and emotive,was a brooding, contentious collection of industrial-guided anthems teeming with melancholic melodies, blistering metallic riffs, and crushing distortion -- all punctuated by Patrick’s incensed vocals and cynical lyricism. Patrick wrote the record’s songs in his parents’ basement, collaborating with longtime friend Brian Liesegang to fine tune and ultimately track them.
“He said, ‘You did your demo with this gear?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah,’ and he’s like, ‘I wanna sign you right now. I’m not even gonna wait -- I know you’re fielding other offers,’” the rocker tells. “Mike was extremely generous, and he realized that I was very happy in my room with my eight-track and my drum machine.
“Matt was my ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, and he was just this incredible, enthusiastic, charismatic person who was, at that time, falling through the cracks of society,” Patrick explains. “Other than dating the same girl, we had something in common -- we liked to party. We would climb bridges, or sit around, smoking cigarettes and drinking, listening to music and shooting the s--t.”
With Reprise’s money, Patrick and Liesegang invested in guitar racks, ADAT racks, drum machines, and a refrigerator that was packed at all times with Drummond Bros. beer. “It took so long to set up the equipment -- which we didn’t know how to use -- and the record company showed up early on, trying to get me to play them some new music,” Patrick explains.
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