HAKEN Interview 'Richard Henshall' on the New Album - Fauna

#haken #richardHenshall #Fauna #progrock #UK #interview #DeanWolfe
0:00 - intro
0:36 How do older prog fans take to Haken?
2:21 What's your dessert island record?
3:40 A little about Richard's solo albums and new ones planned
5:14 Richard's musical journey as an instrumentalist
7:05 about the Fauna album cover art
8:23 Who is your Mount Rushmore of Prog?
11:15 What about your tour?
12:15 What happened during covid for the band?
13:39 do you like swans, tortoise, godspeed you black emperor (post rock)?
14:26 What about double albums?
16:06 Is the new album eclectic? Why? What process involved writing?
18:22 where do you live?
18:40 What about Reaction videos? And gaining recognition as a band?

In this video Canadian Guitarist/producer Dean Wolfe interviews Richard Henshall, cofounder of HAKEN.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME: I'm Dean Wolfe, a mostly self-taught Canadian guitarist/composer/multi-instrumentalist/singer/producer/performer. I started out as a full time musician, on the road at age 17 for two years, then went part-time ever since, while holding day careers including chef and spiritual health care while raising a family.
As a producer I've made hundreds of my own songs for media and award winning documentaries etc. I've been in several bands including a prog/jazz fusion act nFuze, performing in International Jazz festivals and jazz clubs. I mostly abandoned the prog genre in the 90s but have returned to it now with vigour 30 years later. So much prog! My own prog band was rejected by record labels as "too progressive' in the late 80s, so i detoured into grunge, pop and alternative instead (then folk / acoustic fingerstyle guitar and ambient electronic as well). At the end of 2022 I fell into a shoegaze rabbit hole (so you will see lots featured here.)

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[adamkoyn]

I LOVE the fact that Richard is a Karnivool fan! Sadly, a small discography, but Sound Awake is powerful enough for three albums. Everyone who hasn't heard them needs to. They're incredible.

[JimNewstead]

Great interview! I love Haken, one of my favourite bands ever. I was lucky enough to chat with Ray Hearne a year and a bit ago, they are such lovely guys and the obvious love of music is infectious!

[jennifer]

What a great interview, Dean! So nice to hear from you, Richard! Thanks for taking my question. One day I hope to go on Cruise to the Edge and see you guys kill it! 😉
I saw you with Symphony X in St. Louis last summer and loved it. I'm a huge fan of your heavier stuff, and if you guys ever did the whole Messiah Complex live I could die a happy girl. 😊 Really looking forward to the new album! Cheers!

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0:00 - intro
0:36 How do older prog fans take to Haken?
2:21 What's your dessert island record?
3:40 A little about Richard's solo albums and new ones planned
5:14 Richard's musical journey as an instrumentalist
7:05 about the Fauna album cover art
8:23 Who is your Mount Rushmore of Prog?
11:15 What about your tour?
12:15 What happened during covid for the band?
13:39 do you like swans, tortoise, godspeed you black emperor (post rock)?
14:26 What about double albums?
16:06 Is the new album eclectic? Why? What process involved writing?
18:22 where do you live?
18:40 What about Reaction videos? And gaining recognition as a band?

[arnaudb.]

Thanks for taking my question ;o)
Looking forward to this new record!

[petemeyers]

Awesome interview! Haken is amazing and Richard is such a great guy and player.

[andrewlongshaw]

Very interesting and well-balanced interview. I enjoyed learning more about Haken, but I'm just not yet into them, even after having listened to their past catalogue.