For those of you who are familiar with this week’s guest then he truly needs no introduction, but please bear with me for those who have not had the unique pleasure of experiencing the aural awesomeness, monstrous musical mischief and sometimes sinister but seriously sexy soundscape that Jared Louche creates (After all these years I still melt when I listen to “Pyromance” and can’t suppress a smile when his cover of  Roxy Music’s “In Every Dreamhome a Heartache” pops up on my Ipod).  Jared Louche, for those who have not had the pleasure, is the musical mad scientist behind the legendary industrial band Chemlab.  He also sticks his finger in other musical pies such as Pigface,  H3llb3nt, and Prude.  His stage presence is riveting (a small but very bad pun just for all you rivetheads out there…sorry but it had to be said) and completely hypnotic.  I dragged a friend of mine (she knows who she is) who was NOT a fan of industrial music to see Pigface many moons ago and as luck would have it, Jared was part of their ever-rotating lineup.  She couldn’t deny his commanding presence even before he took the stage as he shook his ass on the dance floor to Rachel Stamp (and she conceded she had a good time).  Jared is not afraid to shake things up, break boundaries and tread new ground.  He is truly a wordsmith and master manipulator of sound.   It is with the love of a fangirl and the admiration as an artist that I proudly present to you:

The Same 7 with Jared Louche

1)  In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.

 I laugh a lot and often at myself.

2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.

 No imaginary friends. My family and friends are deliciously real and yet surreal enough to be imaginary.

3) Do you believe in ghosts?

 I do and I’ve had some close encounters.

4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?

Fanatical attitudes. You can’t argue intelligently with a fanatic, and when intelligent discourse is lost all is lost.

5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?

The timer on my life will end far too soon. I can’t get enough of actually being awake so, I dig them all.

6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?

Can’t choose, won’t choose. It’s too limiting and black-and-white and life simply isn’t that easy, at least mine isn’t. My tastes and interests shift and sway and incorporate so much so often. There are mainstays, but the core list’s a list, not one single tome or movie.

7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?

That would be my son, Django. I’d shoot him. Then I’d talk about what to do next with Maja, but I think we’d kill ourselves because with him gone there’s no point in anything. Actually, I’d have to kill myself after that no what because I couldn’t stomach being alive having had to save my son by killing him. Pointless.

Here’s a little space that’s all yours.  Do with it what you will.  Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours.

Chemlab was what it was. Prude is next, “The Dark Age Of Consent” is the flavor. As artist Al Hirschfeld said: “Life is an art, not a science. You make it up as you go along”.

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

image credits:  © 2009 Benjamin  Mallow  *  credit unknown