Austinist Interviews Wall Of Sound Festival: Ian Moore

Do you still receive requests to “play the blues”, or has that slowed down with each successive album release?

Not so much these days. A few desperate pleas are tossed my way, and it sounds like a nice enough venture, but the end result is less savory.

Who are you most looking forward to seeing live at the festival?

Probably Pinback. Great sense of melody, interesting, adventurous sonic textures. I have never seen them live before.

What 2007 album do you need to have in your iPod or tape deck this summer?

Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. I tried to not buy into all the hype around these guys, but the visceral energy and passion that they create is so refreshing and pure that it really stands out to me right now.

What musical instrument or piece of equipment do you love to play with the most?

I liked the theremin for a minute, but after I realized that Clara Rockmore was singular and that I needed a sense of patience as yet unknown in my world, I am now thinking of using it as some form of lure for drifting cubicle dwellers. Marxophones are damn fun, make everything sound Eastern European ... nothing wrong with a sarod in a pinch, it scares my cats.

If your life was represented by a full length album, what would it be?

Is that a euphemism for a playlist? I think it would be a mixtape for me. I can make you one if you’d like!