BS2000 Interview

In 1997, Grand Royal released a vinyl-only record from BS2000 ("Nobody BeatsBS2000"), a bi-coastal beat swap between Adam "Adrock" Horovitz and Amery"AWOL" Smith. The LPs sold out quickly and became something of folklore.BS2000 and Grand Royal now bring you "Simply Mortified", a 20-song albumavailable on LP and CD in February 2001, with a 4-song single for "Buddy"available now. Bernard, who you may remember as Tick's Imaginary Manfriend,phoned in a BS2000 interview for Grand Royal from France. The mercilesslyedited transcript of this interview is found below.

Bernard: Bonjour BS2000, je m'appelle Bernard.
Adam: Bonjour, Bernard.
Bernard: I am big fan of BS2000 work, and so this is very big moment for me soyou must bear with me. So, the album, Simply Mortified, I am very curious Ihear many keyboard sounds, I hear many different styles of beat, and I aminterested in what equipment was used in the process.
Adam: Well we like to use a variation of different types of sound, we run thegamut. The main featured instrument that we use on this latest new record, outof a lot of records that we've done, is called the Port-a-Potty.
Bernard: Excuse me, come again?
Adam: It's a keyboard not too many people know about, called the Port-a-Potty.
Bernard: Like a toilet no?
Adam: Toilet? What do you mean? I'm talking about the keyboard. Por.. oh,Port-a-Potty, I've heard about that! No, this is a different thing.
Awol: Do you think the people are ready for the Tote-a-Tune? The Tote-a-Tuneis a lot like the Port-a-Potty. The Tote-a-Tune was a main ingredient in creatingthe BS2000 sound this time around.
Bernard: Oh yes, tres bien. tres bien. Now I understand also BS2000 has donerecording in New York, eh Minneapolis, and I hear Japan as well.
Adam: Yes, we have recorded in those places.
Bernard: Now why these different cities? Most bands they live in one city, theywork in one city, why so diverse and different for BS2000?
Adam: Well I feel we're a band for the people, and not everyone is here in NewYork, so we're reaching out.
Awol: In being a band for the people, I think you have to try to adapt oracclimate to the people that you're trying to reach out to, and part of doing so isto put yourself into that environment and try to see what the people around youin those parts of the world are getting into at that particular time.
Bernard: Oh tres bien, tres bien. So I understand about the band, the BS2000 isgiant drink du cafe. This is important for working, for socializing?
Adam: Well it's like a little friend, a little partner, a little chum to bring with you tohave, for a little vote of confidence, a little boost.
Awol: Oh it's a way of life, come on.
Adam: And I feel it is also our international flair, flaring up again. Cause we'vebeen around, we've had coffee in Italy, France, all around the world.
Bernard: In America the coffee is terrible.
Adam: No, as many things, I feel that coffee is a drink of the people, and somepeople just don't know how to make it.
Bernard: Because this one friend of mine, he come back from America and hesay "FUCK THE AMERICANS."
Adam: Well he has every right to say that if that's what he wants to say, but nooffense Bernard, but I've been to paris and I had a cup of coffee that was justlike poo.
Bernard: Really?
Adam: Poo, I tell you.
Bernard: This must be a mistake.dam: But I wouldn't blame that against all of the French people.
Bernard: However most commonly in France we make the very good coffee.
Adam: And you know, I've had great coffee. Like I say, it's about people. Somepeople are just poo.
Bernard:It's true, I know this. OK may we talk about please, describe "the side to side" for people.
Adam: Well it's funny because we, BS2000, have a lot of family picnics, where allof our families get together. You know, about once every two, three weeks or so.And we realized that throughout the generations of our families, our cousins, ouraunts and uncles, our parents, grandparents.. all have discussed this dance, thisside to side. You know they talk about the Lindy, they talk about the Hustle, theytalk about the Cabbage Patch, all these famous dances throughout history. Butthe one running grapevine theme of the dance has been the side to side,throughout the ages.
Awol: I can remember at a very young age, being out in the yard, and I wouldsee many members of my family doing the dance and enjoying themselves, justhaving a great time. And I've always wanted to pay tribute to them.
Bernard: I would like to ask the band about the song "New Gouda." This songreally made my ass move. Now, why is this?
Adam: Well, that's really a question for yourself. I mean when your ass moves,sometimes you question it, sometimes you don't question it, sometimes you justlet it move. And then just let your ass take you where you need to go. It's sort ofabuttock journey.
Bernard: Is there any final word for the people of the world with BS2000?
Adam: Yes.. I would like BS2000 to go out there into the world, into the differentstates, and the different provinces there of the world, and I'd like people to comeout, and I'd like to meet with them. And I'd like them to meet with us, and I'd likefor the people to share with us this feeling that you found, when your ass wasmoving, Bernard. Because I feel it's a good time, a good climate, the elementsare there for the movement, for the positive movement, if you can bear with me.And I feel that the climate is right for dance. Do you hear where I'm comingfrom?
Bernard: Yes yes, this is what I say, I like to move.
Adam: And it's not the same old dance, do you feel me?
Bernard: Yes yes yes, most definitely I feel it.
Adam: And I'd like to encourage people to come down, come see us, come sharewith us their movments, their own dances. They don't have to do the samedances everyone else is doing, they can come down and do a multitude ofdances.
Bernard: Yes, this is exactly what I say. I put the music on, I don't even knowwhy, my ass it moves.
Adam: We do not want the people to stand still. We want the people to come outand dance, do what they need to do. I feel that people might be bored with justrocking their head back and forth. We want to implement the entire body intodance.Bernard: My Uncle Francois, I say to him "Come on fatso, now bust a move."
Adam: And that's where we're coming from Bernard.

NOTE: Bernard (Evan Bernard) is a long time friend of the Beastie Boyswho directed the 1994's video Root Down. He's also mentioned in So What'cha Want.