Do Adam [Carson] or Hunter [Burgan] share any of the electronica/industrial influence that you and Davey share?
JP: I’m sure that some of the bands they listen to that have those elements, but Davey and I are more so fans of that music. Adam likes more indie rock and I don’t think Hunter is a big electronica music fan necessarily. How did you get involved with Dave Bascombe (Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, Suede)? JP: We just kind of figured out who we wanted to mix the album. I saw his credits and wanted to work with him. We didn’t think we would do it because he hadn’t heard of us so we had no credibility and a low budget, but we asked him thinking he would say no and he said yes. How low of a budget are we talking? JP: It was basically calling in a lot of favors (to make this happen). Luckily, we did not have to go into the studio and spend a bunch of money since I wrote and worked on a lot of things at home. Mark Webb, who made a lot of AFI videos shot the video, has become pretty recognizable. We did the video at his house in his basement. Where did the idea for the album title, Cex Cells co
