Blasting-Zone.com recently caught up with DOWN bassist Rex Brown. The following is an excerpt from the interview.

Blasting Zone: What can you tell us about III: Over The Under?

Rex Brown: “It’s the most cohesive and collective piece of music that Down has ever done. It’s not a brutal sounding record in any way even though at points it does have it’s heavy sides. It’s just one of those things that came together that we really focused on where we wanted to go. We tried to make it a collective piece of work where it wasn’t like everyone else’s shit that just comes out. You know how everyone can go on iTunes and just select one song? We wanted to make a fuckin’ record, ya know? We made a record instead of just goin’ in for one little tune on MySpace, ya know?”

Blasting Zone: In comparison, was there a significant difference in the songwriting processes for II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow and III: Over The Under?

Rex Brown: “On the last record, we all got in the same room and just kinda hashed it out. We put it into these huge jam sessions and then way down the road, we figured it out. With this one…we had the Pro Tools in the actual jam room where we were working. We had a guy in the control room sitting there workin’ on it. Look, if you can’t get to a good song…I mean a good fuckin’ killer riff, a turnaround and a good, catchy hook within five minutes, then you’ve got some fuckin’ troubles, ya know? So that’s what we wanted to do with this thing. There’s a couple of songs that are over, but that’s okay, too, ya know? We just wanted to make it as solid and to the point as possible…”

Go to this location for the complete interview.