Alex James Taylor: So what made you first form a band?
Marlon Rabenreither: We have been friends since school really, been playing together for years. CG Roxanne’s first show was at an art gallery about two years or so ago, it was supposed to be a one off show, with one off songs. But it wasn’t and now it isn’t.

AJT: Why CG Roxanne and The Nightmares??
MR: A good band name is a magical thing.

AJT: Are you guys quite prone to nightmares?
MR: I think Carlos has a lot of horrible nightmares all the time.
Carlos Laszlo: It’s true – at night I see very clearly.

AJT: I was curious where your EP name Shanghai Lowdown came from. The lead track is called Chinese Whisper, have you been to China?
MR: I have never been to China, but I went to San Francisco once, and they have a bar there called Shanghai Low I think. Thought it was nice place with a nice name.
CL: To me, the Orient has always seemed like a bad place to be out on the skids.

AJT: None of your songs are over three minutes long. I’m assuming that high velocity energy is essential to capturing the sound you aim for?
MR: Yeah, but also anything worth saying can probably be communicated in under three minutes.
CL: I can’t even think about the same thing for longer than three minutes.

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