Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Archive - #Archive12 Super8 Documentary - Episode 1
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"September. 2020.
I’m standing in my music room in Bishop’s Stortford, thinking about the songs for Archive - the new album - we’ve already demoed about 10 i think.
We’re using a lot more guitars on this record already, which i love - a lot more noise, but also some real soundscape, atmospheric, intense songwriting.
It’s so important, writing songs - expressing yourself.
Telling people what you love, what you hate - what colours you, what discolours you.
What clouds you, gives you clarity - what makes you laugh, makes you cry.
Covid19 was a real shock - I can’t imagine what some people went through.
The loneliness, isolation, the loss - the fear - the fear - people so distracted, walking around like zombies with masks on - it was really something.
I only had 2 hours a day to write, cos I was looking after my daughter - which was the most beautiful thing - cos I wouldn’t’ve otherwise - she would’ve been at nursery or with her nanny, whatever.
2 hours a day makes you think hard - hard about things - it puts you in a different state - different state of mind - a very creative state of mind I think.
In this room I’m surrounded by 3 bands
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Who - and The Specials
These were the bands that put me on the path to doing music - to being creative - and wanting to be in a band.
Monterey pop festival 1967 - I must’ve been about 9 or 10 when I watched it on TV - it blew my mind - watching Hendrix, The Who, smash all their gear up - the passion, the violence, but not violence against people, just violence against their instruments - I thought that was amazing, so cool - people always go on about the Sex Pistols, how important they were, but I always thought the Specials were much more important - they were really trying to bring people together - black and white people together - I grew up in London in the 70s and the racism was terrible and i think the Specials put themselves at risk with their message - long live the Specials - their message will never die.
You’re probably wondering why I’m telling you all this - as I’m not really a social media person.
In fact, all of Archive keep themselves to themselves pretty much - we’re pretty quiet - we get on with our music, that’s what we love.
But I was at my Mum's, in the attic just mooching about, having a look through old stuff and i came across a Super-8 camera and polaroid camera and was like ‘Wow, I’m gonna have a go at this’ - and it looks beautiful - romantic, I love the way it looks - it’s not like a digital thing, it’s a proper analog thing.
I’ve never documented us making an album, never, I’ve always just got on with it - and then given you the results.
But with this Super-8 camera I wanna document it - I wanna film it.
I wanna film the building of our studio that’s happening at the moment and show you bits of us demo-ing in this room, in Dan’s room in Brighton - down in Southampton with Dave or wherever - but it all starts here - and it’s going to be an amazing journey."

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