CMJ 2008: Day 1

Q&A: The Phenomenal Handclap Band

Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand
How did you come up with your roster for the album, which includes members of Oakley Hall, Antibalas, Calla, Mooney Suzuki and Jon Spencer?
Collás: We initially wanted it to be very collaborative, with different guitar, bass and vocalists on each record. But with people's schedules, it didn't work out that way.

It's pretty damn collaborative. How long did take to make the album?
Collás: Too long! About a year and half.

Who came up with the name?
Marquand: I came up with Incredible Handclap Band, but Daniel added Phenomenal.
Collás: There was already The Incredible String Band and The Incredible Bongo Band, so how about the Phenomenal Handclap Band.