{"id":1194,"date":"2017-09-12T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/the-place-we-call-home-caligulas-horse\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T01:14:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T00:14:57","slug":"the-place-we-call-home-caligulas-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/the-place-we-call-home-caligulas-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Place We Call Home: Caligula\u2019s Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since forming in 2011, Caligula\u2019s Horse<\/b> have crafted a colourful brand of progressive alt rock that has seen them share stages with Opeth, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Protest The Hero and more. This week sees them release their fourth full-length album, \u2018In Contact\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Split across four chapters, ‘In Contact\u2019<\/i> is an ambitious and well-detailed album with a concept rooted in human connection. Throughout, the Aussie quintet explore the nature of art and creativity and the shared space across our many differences with stories of hope and tragedy scattered throughout. Undoubtedly ‘In Contact\u2019<\/i> sees Caligula\u2019s Horse<\/b> craft a broad and compelling palate of songs.<\/p>\n

While they may have ventured out to the UK and Europe in recent years, they call the Queensland capital city, Brisbane, their home. With a population of 2.4 million, it is one of the oldest cities in Australia and is a popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to see why you\u2019d want to visit Brisbane; they had 283 days of sunshine in 2013. While it is a culturally thriving city with a substantial live theatre and music scene.<\/p>\n

To find out more about Brisbane and its impact on Caligula\u2019s Horse<\/b>, we spoke to new guitarist (and former fan) Adrian Goleby.<\/p>\n

The City:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: I\u2019m from Brisbane, in the state of Queensland, Australia. It\u2019s a sunny (very sunny) place that I moved away from as a kid and moved back to in my early teens. To me, it\u2019s always represented a fantastic sense of community. It\u2019s not so heavily populated that we become anonymous to each other, and it\u2019s not so small that you get involved with the gossip of others (like in the country towns I\u2019ve spent a lot of time in). But it\u2019s safe, and it\u2019s friendly.<\/i><\/p>\n

Its People and Culture:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: It depends on who you talk to! I actually learned recently when I was working with some wonderfully eccentric TV presenters that the delicious spongy delight known as the Lamington (read: a mess of coconut on a tiny sponge cake) was invented in Brisbane. So instead, I want to spread the news that this is something it should be famous for. As far as the people go, I\u2019d say we\u2019re laid back and generally carefree – until someone tries to raise prices on our public transport – and then we\u2019re outraged.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Music It Inspires:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: Heralding back to the first question, since I derailed myself a bit just before. I think, because of our population density, we tend to have heard of each other before we even meet. I knew all about the prog scene, and the people in it from one of my close friends well before I ever saw any shows. We know the guys you\u2019ll want to work with, the sound guys that are reliable, the lighting guys that know not to hold down the strobes for half an hour, and the venues that look after you as musicians.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Local Music Scene:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: I\u2019d say just rock. But, it\u2019s really more a product of what I\u2019ve experienced here. I can\u2019t really step back and say I can see a trend outside of that! I\u2019ve worked with some hip-hop and rap artists, but I haven\u2019t noticed an abundance of their presence here. I think we\u2019re suckers for distorted guitars.<\/i><\/p>\n

Its Most Famous Musical Sons and Daughters:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: We\u2019ve had a few famous acts such as Powderfinger, Regurgitator, Violent Soho and The Grates rise up during the last few decades, and they\u2019ve all had a rock edge to their sound. But, truth be told – the one that I\u2019ve been the most excited about is Savage Garden. I pretended I didn\u2019t like them for far too long. They\u2019re the most played band on my ipod.<\/i><\/p>\n

Its Unsung Heroes:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: I think the instrumental bands are the unsung heroes here. It\u2019s difficult to progress without a vocalist in the structure we tend to follow in what makes a profitable band. I often hear people talking with surprise that they saw a band without a vocalist. There\u2019s been a very, very small amount of bands get on the radio as an instrumental band. Our friends in sleepmakeswaves are absolutely killing it right now though! I couldn\u2019t be any happier to see their progress. Honourable mentions to Echotide, Hazards of Swimming Naked and Balloons Kill Babies.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Bands To Watch Out For:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: I get to work with bands in a very different capacity since my job is making music videos. So I see some of the work ethic that might not be as apparent to someone just going to see their shows. Lately, I\u2019ve really been enjoying Jim\u2019s (Grey) brother\u2019s band Rise Overrun, they construct a wonderful sonic landscape full of intricate layers and thought-provoking lyrics that you can\u2019t help but engage with. I worked with them on a one shot clip recently, and their attention to detail and the hours put into learning their song at \u00bc of the speed was remarkable. Also, He Danced Ivy moved to Brisbane last year and I got to do a very bizarre clip with them, it took us 17 hours to film it, and they didn\u2019t let up at all.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Venues We Visited:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: I actually started putting on shows when I was 15. It came from wanting somewhere to play and wanting to get everyone involved in what I was in love with doing. So the majority of the shows I went to, were ones that I\u2019d organized. At 17, I might have done something naughty and needed to pay a fine that I didn\u2019t want to let my parents know about. So I hired a scout hall and PA. We had 5 bands on the bill and were expecting maybe 30 or so people to come through and their admission price to just bump me over what I had to pay. It got out of hand very quickly, we had 200 kids come through that night. It was the biggest party I\u2019d ever seen. But the sense of community was there, we all wanted to watch our friends play our already distinct music. Those people influenced me more than any idols I had in metal bands at the time.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Venues We Played:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: As far as being a fan of Caligula\u2019s Horse goes, I watched them play at The Zoo quite a few times. I filmed the clip for ‘Rust\u2019 there if you\u2019re curious about it. But it\u2019s a very precious venue to many people from Brisbane. It\u2019s sweaty. Very sweaty. My cameras have over heated, people have been escorted from exhaustion and all sorts of other dramas have happened there. It\u2019s got great facilities though, and excellent staff. It\u2019s central enough that you could get some people taking a chance on what they hear from the street – which you can hear from very far away. That being said, my favourite venue right now is the Triffid. It\u2019s beautiful, professional and aesthetic! The lighting rig there is always a highlight for being behind a camera. We\u2019re playing there on our final show of the tour, and it\u2019ll be a first for me. I can\u2019t wait.<\/i><\/p>\n

If I Wrote A Song About My Hometown:<\/h2>\n

Adrian: I\u2019m not a naturally poetic person, so if I was going to write a song about it, it\u2019d just be about how excited I am that our winter is barely 4 weeks long and how I can\u2019t wait to be smashing far too many Cold Brew coffees in the morning. That being said, I have a passion for flying my drone at sunset. My area (called Redland City, but we know it\u2019s Brisbane) is right on the water. It\u2019s beautiful, relaxed, aromatic and serene. I\u2019ve collected hours of footage and I love improvising gentle piano parts and cutting my favourite shots to it and putting it on YouTube. I love it here, it may not be my home forever. But it\u2019s without a doubt a core element of who I am.<\/i><\/p>\n

‘In Contact\u2019<\/i> by Caligula\u2019s Horse<\/b> is released on 15th September on Inside Out Music<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Caligula\u2019s Horse<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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