[Kino] worked really well as a song title, and to build into a lyric, and also how we embraced mulit-media at the time.
Stephen MallinderI think underneath it all [in the Big Funk] was a little bit of a Europeanness in it.
Stephen MallinderWe were coming from a completely different place, which was saying "sound" is what you want to define it as, and you can shape it into music in whichever way you want.
Stephen MallinderI edited Big Funk, some of the footage was shot by Peter Care. We were film buffs as much as music buffs, and so there are film reference as well as sound references.
Stephen MallinderI think what we tried to do lyrically, vocally and musically was to capture a sound.
Stephen MallinderI think you have a certain level of confidence in what you do. "Arrogance" is the wrong word. I think when you go into it, you're aware that you're doing it for the right reasons - and you have your own moral and ethical code. And we weren't driven by money, but by a a desire to make music and make a statement.
Stephen Mallinder