Biography
Faller Falling is a collaboration between Chris Coffey of The Holy Roman Army and Warren Ahern of Kaplin. The collaboration reflects their shared love of atmospheric ambient electronica, post-rock and modern classical music. The collaboration marries the quieter moments of their bands to create hushed, tiny symphonies.
ABOUT The Holy Roman Army
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The Holy Roman Army is Chris and Laura Coffey, a brother and sister from Co. Carlow, Ireland. They blend samples, synths, vocals and guitar to create music that encompasses electronica, hip-hop, dub, post-rock and shoegaze indie. Their debut album 'How The Light Gets In' was released to considerable critical acclaim in Ireland in 2009.
http://www.myspace.com/theholyromanarmy
ABOUT KAPLIN
They say they’ve spent three years trying to decide on their sound. What they’ve ended up with is hard to describe – it’s rock, definitely, but with Brian Cannon’s scratchy fiddle playing giving it a dark, bluesy edge. If Calexico and Mark Lanegan cross-pollinated it would sound a bit like this – and why didn’t anyone think to sound like this before?
http://www.myspace.com/kaplinmusic
SHORT INTERVIEW:
1. Tell us the story about the song (all the details, please!)
'I Remember Evening' starts with a loop of Chris playing his mother-in-law's piano while listening to 'Off The Ball' (an Irish sports show) on the radio. This was recorded one summer evening two years ago- hence the title- then was left dormant in his hard drive until recently. From this simple intro the track then builds with Warren's guitar, descending piano chords and gentle electronic beats before breaking down into a quiet section featuring a sample of a John Rutter choir piece. The piece then builds back up on layers of Warren's guitar and accelerating beats before once again dissolving into the disembodied choir.
2: Why did you choose to work together, and how did you meet?
Kaplin were the first band to give The Holy Roman Army a support slot back in the depths of the winter of 2008. Over late night drinks a shared love of Tindersticks, Max Richter and Rachel's was discovered. Since then Chris and Warren have been in close contact and have been telling each other they really should collaborate on some music. This project finally gave us a good excuse to make good on this promise. Thank you!
3: Do you have plans to do more music together?
Yes! Since starting work on the collaboration we have quickly assembled a collection of songs which we are refining and tinkering with in the brief periods we have away from our bands.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.