In his work with Snapcase, Daryl Taberski eschewed hardcore factions and fashions for a vision of a more inclusive and empathetic scene. Personally and creatively, he's never stopped working on it.
"I think it comes along with just feeling that you’re not alone. Kind of extending your hand and letting someone know, 'I might not think exactly like you do, but that’s OK. I’m here to listen.'"
That is so important. It's really difficult, but it's really important.
This interview has got me going back through Snapcase's discography and as I'm listening to Bright Flashes, it hit me - what Snapcase was was ahead of their time. What might have seemed odd then makes perfect sense today.
"...we just goofed around... Just being on the road with this group of people, letting loose, giggling, having fun... It was so stupid and fun, and I wasn’t allowed to be stupid and fun for most of my life."
The Daryl I had small interactions with in the 90s East Coast scene left me feeling that he was very serious. Around him, I felt like a sloppy, unread, wandering "art school type" (wait... I was exactly that!).
I love reading interviews—honest ones like Anti-Matter ones—where us readers are given a key to a previously locked door, with a new perspective on someone we admired and misunderstood.
"I think it comes along with just feeling that you’re not alone. Kind of extending your hand and letting someone know, 'I might not think exactly like you do, but that’s OK. I’m here to listen.'"
That is so important. It's really difficult, but it's really important.
This interview has got me going back through Snapcase's discography and as I'm listening to Bright Flashes, it hit me - what Snapcase was was ahead of their time. What might have seemed odd then makes perfect sense today.
100 percent. The people need to know this!
"...we just goofed around... Just being on the road with this group of people, letting loose, giggling, having fun... It was so stupid and fun, and I wasn’t allowed to be stupid and fun for most of my life."
The Daryl I had small interactions with in the 90s East Coast scene left me feeling that he was very serious. Around him, I felt like a sloppy, unread, wandering "art school type" (wait... I was exactly that!).
I love reading interviews—honest ones like Anti-Matter ones—where us readers are given a key to a previously locked door, with a new perspective on someone we admired and misunderstood.
This is really good!