Gareth Scott from Electrobronze gets us started...Feb 2003

How long have Electrobronze been together?.

Electrobronze have been together from December 2000 . I had been recording music as Electrobronze for about 12 years before that , but only letting friends etc hear my ramblings .

How did you all meet?

We met a year earlier through our place of work , Sainsburys in Derry City . We all performed solo at the BBC Music Live event in May 2000 . I had the drive to finally do something ‘cause an old school friend of mine has had a succession of 6 top 40 hits and my belief was - "I can play synths better than that , right ! Im going to do something....." . And here we are.

How do you operate as a band – are you a primarily a live band or do you concentrate on writing and studio work?

We mainly are a studio band , but we’ve been lucky enough to do a few great gigs . We’ve done a live BBC session at BBC Radio Foyle in 2001 , We performed in 2002 at the Heartbeat Charity Concert in Derry City.

How much has OMD influenced your own songwriting?

The song writing has been influenced in two ways - Sounds and Style . I always admired the way Andy constructs a song and have been guilty of using his blueprints on a few occassions. And those Choral Synths...........! (Overpowering ? Moi ? LOL !!!!)

Which OMD song first caught your ear?

Enola Gay was the first song I heard , But I will never forget seeing the video for "Maid Of Orleans" on TOTP.They played the intro and I was blown away !!! I thought "This is weird , but great !"

Which is your favourite OMD album?

Favourite album either Dazzleships, or Liberator . A great compliment to each other .
Dazzleships for sound experiment and innovation , Liberator for song-writing and arrangement.

Other than OMD, who do you count amongst your influences?

My CD collection reads like the Electropop Top 10.........Kraftwerk , JMJ , Human League , Depeche Mode , Erasure , Yazoo , Pet Shop Boys , Yello , Ultravox , Moby , Chemical Bothers , New Order , Gary Numan , Blancmange , Soft Cell, err.......... that’s the Electropop Top 15.......in no given order , but Kraftwerk at the top of the pile for influence .

Where do you see Electrobronze going in the future?

We are together to enjoy ourselves and have fun making music ,as long as this continues , I’m happy ! For the future ....... Radiowaves 03 and more Covers for the Site.

Thanks to Garreth for giving us a little insight into Electrobronze. Their excellent version of "King of Stone" will feature on We Love You and have other cover versions available on this site. Electrobronze have also contributed original material to our In the Style of section, demonstrating their considerable song-writing skills.

Electrobronze will be performing at RadioWaves03 this year…Don’t miss them!

Adrian