The morning atmosphere is quiet and warm at Aspen Coffee Company.
Ryan Hendrix walks inside and orders a cup of coffee.
A few seconds later, a bearded individual wheels past the front window and parks his bike in the
graffiti-tagged alleyway.
After ordering a cup of coffee, he sits near Hendrix.
The musicians sitting at Aspen are two of the four bearded members in Colourmusic.
Nick Turner, an Englishman who spends his spare time editing wedding videos, could not make it because his home is 3,000 miles away.
Colin Fleishacker is caught up at work.
As the interview begins, Ley looks around Aspen and happily realizes, “This spot is where we had our first [band] meeting.”
Roughly two years ago, at this very spot, Colourmusic began constructing its image, which most often consists of each member donning a white jumpsuit and then creating blissful, gritty guitar sounds and sonically charged vocals.
Nonetheless, Hendrix and Ley are eager to discuss Colourmusic’s debut LP “f, monday, orange, february, venus, lunatic, 1 or.”
The “orange” album consists of Colourmusic’s previously released “yellow EP” and “red EP.”
“For some people they have had the record for two years now,” Hendrix said.
However, he points out that every song on the album has been remixed and assures that, “[Every] song that needed to be turned up to eleven is turned up to eleven.”
Along with the CD version of the album, an
orange-colored vinyl will be available on Sept. 9.
However, the album is a small step forward in what the two describe as a slow climb to a career.
“We are a band at the worst time to be a band,” Hendrix said.
“Because of the digital age there is so much more music out there,” Ley said. “But not all of it is worth buying. [As an artist] you have the responsibility to make somebody want to buy your record. We go into a show wanting the audience to feel something [because] why are we even here if we aren’t going to try to change you in some way?”
Selling records and connecting with audiences are challenges.
Gas prices are an even bigger challenge.
“Our only real overhead is gas,” Hendrix said. “We would tour every day if we could get gas covered.”
Ironically, Colourmusic’s new album has a song titled “Put in a Little Gas,” which the two jokingly hope gets picked up by a gas station company.
As much as Hendrix and Ley enjoy being on the road, both call Stillwater home.
“After one show [on tour], we walked around in our white jump suits and had people waiting around every block just to yell at us,” recalls Hendrix, “[On the other hand], Stillwater is a fantastic place to play [because] crowds want to participate, have fun and support your band.”
However, Colourmusic is showing no signs of staying put in Stillwater.
Colourmusic is without a doubt going to have a colorful future.
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