Coronavirus isn't keeping The Seduceaphones down with the nine-piece band preparing to release a new EP while working on new songs.
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Made up of a number of Castlemaine and Bendigo musicians, the Balkan brass party band is remixing their debut album into a new EP.
Trumpet player Aryo Hall said band members wanted projects to focus on as the live music industry shutdown.
"It's been very good to have a project, even if it doesn't involve playing live music," he said. "But it does involve making music and that will hopefully make people happy."
Drummer Bryce Zelno and bassist Morgan Heenan kickstarted the remix project.
"They are pretty skilled in the computer technical side of music," Hall said. "When all the cancellation of live gigs started happening they got the original recording stems from (our debut) album and starting mixing four of them up to do a remix EP.
"Bryce likes neo, soul and hip hop drumming, so has created more of that sound and Morgan has a background in art-music (so has) gone down another new line."
Hall said the pieces they have put online have been well received by listeners and fans.
"We have definitely found everything we put online has had a huge response," he said.
"I play in a few bands around Melbourne and they have all close doors until things open up again.
"We wanted momentum and I think our fans have been appreciative. We put up a video of us playing in our own rooms and put it together (like a collage). That received a lot of support, which was gratifying."
The Seduceaphones did have plans to record a new album in May but the corona virus restrictions mean the nine-piece band can't get together in the studio to record.
"We did have plans to be recording at the end of this month but that's looking less likely," Hall said. "I suppose it will be a few more of months before the music (industry gets going).
"Some studios are doing some work with solo artists and we had invested a lot of time into rehearsal so at the end of the day we have lost a lot of reherasal time but that's a small price to pay.
"As far as other projects go, our tuba played Glenn is classically trained and has started writing tunes. So we are branching out into composition from other band members.
"Hopefully (new material) will be more of a mix of all the band. One change (from coronavirus) has been a few of us moving back to the country, which gives you a lot more focus in to your music."
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