An insightful Q&A with Bingo Fury, the mastermind behind the unique sounds of 'power drill'.

For those unacquainted with Bingo Fury's musical realm, the artist introduces himself as a purveyor of lounge-noise music, a genre-bending fusion that challenges norms and embraces the unconventional. Hailing from Bristol, Bingo Fury shares insights into his creative process and the influences that shape his unique sound.

For those unfamiliar with your music, can you tell us who you are, where you’re from and about the music you make?

My name is Bingo Fury, I’m from Bristol, England and make lounge-noise music.

Congratulations on your new single ‘Power Drill’ Can you tell us about the inspiration behind this track and the unique recording location in the local church?

I wanted to make an onomatopoeia song. The song is relentless, loud and has a force to it. We recorded the album at Cotham Parish Church in Bristol. It’s a beautiful space and massively informed the outcome of the album, beyond just the sound of it. We finished writing a fair few of the songs while we were there, the space became absorbed in the songs.

‘Power Drill’ seems to blend different musical elements. Could you elaborate on how you brought together Steve Reich-esque piano arpeggios and punk-infused guitar frenzy in this composition?

It’s just about being considered and inventive with your plagiarism. If you rearrange two or three songs you’re trying to imitate in an interesting way you get a new song from it. Anyone’s creative output is just an amalgamation of their influences, why not wear that on your sleeve.

You mentioned that you wrote this track on a mobile app while traveling. How has your creative process evolved when working on the road compared to a traditional studio setting?

I often write a lot of lyrics on tour but not music. The music gets put together once I get home and have some time to reflect. ‘Power Drill’ is as outlier as I was on tour for 3 months straight when I wrote it, eventually I had to write some music and all I had access too was iPhone GarageBand.

Could you share more about your compositional process, especially how you collaborate with your band members, Megan Jenkins, Henry Terrett, Harry 'Iceman' Furniss, and Rafi Cohen?

Meg, Henry and I started started a band when we were 16, I’d only just started writing songs, and they hadn’t picked up their instruments long before that. We’ve learned our craft together in the same room, which has formed a psychic musical bond between us. They are integral to my songwriting. Rafi and Harry joined more recently and have injected the project with a level of excitement and intensity that we couldn’t achieve with just the three of us.

You've signed with the label state51. How has this partnership impacted your music and career, and what do you hope to achieve with them?

State51 are fantastic. We haven’t been signed to them for very long but they are incredibly helpful and supportive. They have all the resources you could ask for from a label and their whole team is so obviously passionate about working there.

The press release also mentions your background as a touring sound engineer. How has this experience influenced your approach to music production and composition?

Being a touring sound engineer had a big impact on my life in many ways but I don’t think it’s impacted my music massively. I kind of saw it more as a distraction from making music which is why I’ve stopped doing it now for the most part. I first started in Autumn 2021 and by March 2022 I was touring Europe doing sound in 2,000 capacity rooms. It was very strange and intense but a lot of fun. I suppose when you go on tour with a great band you can look behind the curtain and really understand what makes their music so special. That aspect of it has probably influenced the music in a subliminal way.

What do you love right now?

Quade’s debut album ‘Nacre’

What do you hate right now?

Moving House.

Can you give us a glimpse into what audiences can expect from your upcoming shows in Bristol, London, and other locations?

We’ll be playing the album front to back. We have a special extended line up for the Bristol show which includes all the additional musicians who played on the album. I can’t wait to go back on tour playing with the band.

What's in store for Bingo Fury in the near future?

The next single ‘Mr Stark’ comes out on the 23rd, then the album on Feb 16th. We’re touring in March and April and hopefully recording album 2 not long after that.