a:13:{s:32:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_title";s:33:"Three Questions With DrAlienSmith";s:31:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_desc";s:1032:"Al Smith (aka DrAlienSmith) plays an important role in the Perth music community. Over the last 15 years he&#039;s worked with more than 300 bands at his Bergerk! Studios, including pivotal Perth outfits such as The Devil Rides Out, Drowning Horse, Abbe May, Eleventh He Reaches London, Claim The Throne and Extortion, as well as Hidden Shoal’s own Tangled Star and The Slow Beings. To add to this impressive list is Smith&#039;s own work under the moniker DrAlienSmith. His debut EP, Under Songs, is testament not only to Smith&#039;s mastery of the studio, but also his wonderful sense of texture, atmosphere and melody. Under Songs&#039; monolithic compositions move at a glacial pace and feel like they are shifting the earth under your feet, but rather than alienating the listener, they put you in the driver&#039;s seat and ask you to grip the wheel because it&#039;s a long, long way to the ground. Powerful stuff!

So without further metaphorical musings, we ask Al to reach into the bag and pull out three questions...";s:32:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_image";s:93:"http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DrAlienSmithplasterheadshot-300x300.jpg";s:36:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_customimg";s:0:"";s:37:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_imagewidth";s:0:"";s:38:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_imageheight";s:0:"";s:32:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_video";s:0:"";s:37:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_videowidth";s:0:"";s:38:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_videoheight";s:0:"";s:35:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_category";s:7:"article";s:34:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_section";s:0:"";s:30:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_tag";s:235:"Al Smith, DrAlienSmith, sludge, doom, shoegaze, post-rock, Australia, Perth, Interview, Tom Waits, Dave Lombardo, Kim Gordon, Marnie Stern, Tony Iommi, The Devil Rides Out, Drowning Horse, Abbe May, Eleventh He Reaches London, Bergerk!";s:34:"aioseop_opengraph_settings_setcard";s:7:"summary";}