So many people I was at school with have all ended up being musicians and putting records out.
Kieran HebdenIt's such a normal thing for a dance producer to make music and try it out in the club, but that was relatively new to me. I wanted to make a good album that felt like it had a point.
Kieran HebdenI thought Everything Ecstatic was the happiest of them all - hence the "ecstatic" name. The whole concept behind that was total out-and-out euphoric mania. I think tracks like "Smile Around The Face" are the jolliest things I've ever done, really. But one of the things I like about my music is the fact that it's instrumental, so there are no lyrics to guide people.
Kieran HebdenAfter putting out quite a few albums, there's a feeling of why make another? I was trying to make something that was an album experience.
Kieran Hebden