Mylets
Henry Kohen Goes Solo
Homepage: http://thebandcampofmylets.bandcamp.com/
Feature By: Jonathan Earley
MP3:
“Even if you don't like my stuff right now, keep listening because it's constantly morphing.”
C-buz: How did you get started with the project, Mylets?
Henry Kohen: Mylets was formed from the ashes of my last band, Over
Tehran. While we had a good run, things with OT were just slowing down
and moving a bad direction so we (My brother Max, friend Will, and I)
decided to nip it in the bud and spare ourselves the trouble. A few
months after we decided to split, I realized that I still needed to go
out and play live shows. With the amount of pedals and loops I own, I
figured I'd be able to make some type of music on my own. It's just me
and a bunch of pedals, drum machine loops, and some semi-melodic
shouting.
CB: How many shows have you done so far?
HK: I've only
played 3 live shows so far, but I have 3 more lined up for April and I'm
going to start playing every weekend at places outside in Columbus when
the weather permits it.
CB: Will you be touring or just playing
locally?
HK: Touring would be a dream come true...I think maybe by
next Spring or Summer. It seems realistic enough.
CB: What are some of your influences?
HK: I
like to think that all music influences me whether I like it or not,
but some obvious influences are Nick Reinhart, Frank Black, and Adrian
Belew.
CB: Are all your songs instrumental or do you have any lyrics? If so, what are they generally about?
HK: Well, nothing
particular. I have one song about a murder that took place in Ogden,
Utah and another song that's about watching an infomercial. Lyrics are
not all that important to me, but I definitely prefer lyrics that aren't
personal.
CB: Do you have any recordings available yet?
HK: I have only recorded one song
so far and that song just underwent major construction so I really
don't have any recordings out there that I would be proud to share.
Whenever summer comes along, I'll feel more inspired to record.
CB: How does going solo compared to your past bands?
HK: Being in
a one man band is definitely an interesting experience. On one hand, I
have complete freedom and creative control, which I love. But also
there's a dark side where I am uncomfortable with everything I write.
Since there's no drummer or bassist there to say "Hey that's really good
keep it" or "That sucks, throw it out", it's completely up to me what
gets kept or thrown away. It's all very personal, I guess.
CB: This
is a pretty broad question, but how do feel about how things are going
with the local music scene?
HK: I think Columbus gets way less credit
than it deserves. There have been some awesome bands that have grown up
here. It's awesome that we have the new venue at The Fork and we
definitely need more places like that. There are some really good older
bands in town right now like Born Mountaineer and Comfort, but in my age
group, it's lacking.