Through pluralization, the name Zea is quite easily transformed into the universal written jingle of sleep, but the pleasantly schizophrenic stylings of this Dutch duo will do anything but prompt a snooze. At the onset of their Wavelength relationship, Arnold de Boer and Remko Muermans have been piquing listeners in Europe and beyond with synth-tangled beats, woven whispers of melodic choruses, punk guitar riffs and video game samples for years. Despite the language barrier and amidst chaotic composition sessions and agricultural daydreams, Arnold and Remko took a moment to answer some of Eve Tobolka's questions via email.

WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF CANADIAN MUSIC? The Barcelona Pavilion, we played with them here in Amsterdam. (Sings out loud) 'œWe need a new materiology-- Die welt ist alles, alles was der fall ist!'? 1-Speed Bike, of course, and a song from a guy from Hull, England, a ten-minute epos with the ever returning line: 'œCan I, can I, can I go to Canada'?. His band is called The Edible 5ft Smiths. Oh, and Woelv, very beautiful and nice drawings too, she played here last month.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR MUSIC? WHAT OVERALL IMPRESSION WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND OUT THROUGH THE MEDIUM? We create the world of Zea with our music and try to create our own world within it. Music is a form of space that can stand apart from daily life and society that gives total freedom. You can drive through a red light every second in this space. We move when playing music and hope to get other people moving too. It's always good to see people dance at our shows. That's just a little part of what could be an answer to this question.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR NEW ALBUM? We recorded and mixed the album Today I Forgot to Complain mostly at home and in our rehearsal room - some things in a studio. We searched for the perfect pop song and placed it in a deranged setting while experimenting with fucked up electronic loops, beats, bleeps and samples to get some demento a go-go mutated form of fast guitar-driven electro-pop.

IS THIS YOUR FIRST TRIP TO TORONTO? It is the first trip, although it feels like it's going to be a coming home trip; both of our families sort of all moved to Canada in the 50s to start new lives on farms. I'm sure they'll give us a warm welcome and possibly ask us to work on their farm, or maybe even help us to start our own. Or maybe not. Either way, we're looking forward to the trip, also to meet our good friend, 1-Speed Bike, who we'll get to play with again. He also made a remix of our song, 'œWe Buried Indie Rock Years Ago'? recently, which we released on a 12'? with other remixes of 'œFlying Objects Arrived'? by Melt Banana, 'œKiss Kiss Folk-Rock Mix'? by Jason Forrest/Donna Summer and 'œSlides From Yesterday'? by Felix Kubin.