Last year Hair Police, an experimental noise band from Lexington, KY, released two fine full-lengths, Obedience Cuts and Drawn Dead. The band reports using guitars, drums, oscillators, vocal and tape manipulations, but the creative force behind Hair Police has always seemed a bit mysterious-- until now. Today on Riff Central, Hair Police explain what really goes into crafting a competent noise composition.

RIFF CENTRAL: YOUR SONG "NOT RAFT BUT CAGE" SOUNDS LIKE A GORILLA TAKING A SHIT INTO A MICROPHONE. IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED?

HAIR POLICE: YES. IT'S TWO GORILLAS ACTUALLY. BOTH ARE SHITTING INTO THEIR OWN MICROPHONE

RIFF CENTRAL: I HEAR GUITAR TOO THOUGH

HAIR POLICE: ONE OF THE GORILLAS HAD A COLD

RIFF CENTRAL: SO YOU RECORDED THIS, BUT THEN THERE WAS ALL THIS GORILLA SHIT IN THE STUDIO

HAIR POLICE: WE RECORDED THE SONG IN A MOVING CAR, BUT YES

RIFF CENTRAL: THAT EXPLAINS ALL THE LOUD SCREECHES

HAIR POLICE: NOT EXACTLY, THE GORILLA WITH THE COLD STARTED VOMITING TOO. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE

RIFF CENTRAL: HOW LONG DID YOU DRIVE WITH GORILLAS SHITTING AND VOMITING IN YOUR CAR

HAIR POLICE: SEVERAL DAYS. OUR CAR WAS RUINED

Download Hair Police's "Not Raft, But Cage" (from 2003's Hair Police/Viki Split LP)

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