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The Sailing, video games, and Skyline Chili
In the last corner booth at the Skyline Chili on Wilmington Pike I found Tech, Gus, James, and Mike of the sonic rock band, The Sailing. The guys were sharing a soda and a smoke, and getting ready to go to the studio to lay down drum tracks for their first full length they are self recording.
The Sailing’s sound is big and mixes soft keys with loud guitars, bass, and dynamic drum lines. They made a name for themselves around the Dayton scene by being the runner-up in 2005’s Dayton Band Playoffs. They did the playoffs again this year, but were knocked out earlier than expected.
The band is gearing up for a prime spot at the Dayton music fest on October 7th, and then a long winter of recording. They have a very dedicated and rather large local following that is dying to get their hands on The Sailing’s first LP.
I joined the band at the corner window booth for a soda, a smoke, and a chance to talk about the music fest, recording, and the playoffs.
KN – This is the first year you guys will play the music fest, is it exciting to be involved?
Mike - It is a real honor, especially to be in the spot were in at the Nite Owl. We have been trying to take over Dayton for so long, and its like were finally there.
KN – Which other bands are you most looking forward to seeing at the fest?
Gus - Yakuza Heart Attack for sure. Flyaway Minion. I guess Captain of Industry and Oxymoronatron dropped out so that sucks.
KN – Well, I know that this year did not turn out the way you planned it, but are you still glad you played the Dayton Band Playoffs?
Tech - Yea, it was fun. Last year was so amazing that we wanted to do it again, and we thought we could win the money.
Mike - This year was fun because we got to play with a lot of our friends like Halos were Found at the Landing Site, Five Deadly Venoms, and Yakuza.
James - We had this dream that the finals would be us, Jet Kid Committee, and Yakuza, but I guess it was not meant to be.
KN – Tell about the new LP your recording?
Tech - We have two ep’s out right now that we are really unhappy with so we hope to really take our time and do this one right. We are trying to have it done by the end of the year.
KN – I noticed by watching you guys that you guys have a thing for video games?
Tech - We have a huge passion for video games and often cover video game music in our set. Its more for us than the fans though like we just finished a version of the closing credits from Gremlins 2 for NES and its not like many people know what it is, but we just want to play it.
Mike - We have kicked around the idea of putting out a whole ep of video game music. Like we cover Sonic the Hedgehog theme and Legend of Zelda.
James - It is just like those guys who write that music are so under appreciated. Their like these talented Japanese composers who need to be recognized.
Check the band out at the Nite Owl on September 24th with Jet Kid Committee and Low Skies (Chicago). For more info got to www.myspace.com/thesailing.
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