What was it was like recording After Robots in Bloomington, Indiana?
MM: When we came to Indiana, we were already prepared mentally, spiritually, and otherwise. The only thing [of note] that happened was that it went from summer directly into snow. We don’t have snow in South Africa. We learned why kids play in the snow, why they throw snowballs, and build snowmen. The recording process was easy, but not easy. We had to be in the studio for 12 hours every day but because we were so prepared and going it into full force, the process was easy because you are not holding yourself back. AVC: Do you typically edit the songs a lot as you go along or do you keep the first draft? MM: Anything is possible. A song is like a child: A human grows from childhood to adulthood, and a song can have a second life. In the EP, “Lakeside” was a little different from what it sounds like now. A song can live forever therefore you can change it as much as you like. AVC: Why do you combine different languages in songs? MM: When a melody comes to us, it comes in different ways.
