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Showing posts with label four tet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label four tet. Show all posts
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Monday, April 4, 2011
EIC'S10Q'S w/Caroline
"..beautiful "abstract-ish" Electronic compositions..gentle/"toy-like sounding" melodies, playful clicks and kicks, melancholy piano tones, and "more than seductive"/persuasive & innocent sounding vocals.."
Caroline
Impeccant Pulchritudinous Pop
Caroline Bio:
Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Caroline Lufkin moved around a lot by the time she had graduated from Berklee School of Music in Boston in 2003, ultimately settling nowhere (though currently calling Los Angeles her home). With an incredible gift for writing gripping songs from the most minimal elements - not to mention a voice that could make angels weep - Caroline's music seizes the rare opportunity to hypnotize everything and everyone around it. And really, who in this world doesn't want to succumb to a music-induced weightlessness every once in a while?
Hello, how are you?
Wonderful! It snowed for the first time here in Japan and I just got done making a bunny snowman.
What are you currently listening to?
I feel I've been listening to the same music for years. Blonde Redhead, Mew, Eluvium, Four Tet, Caribou, etc. I've been kind of getting into a college pal's (St. Vincent's) newer record, "Actor".
LOVE the new album, glad to see you came back. Where have you been/what have you been up to lately?
I've been trooping around the world with Mice Parade and finishing masters program. Now I'm playing some local shows here in Tokyo.
Where does the title "Verdugo Hills" come from?
The title is the name of the hills I use to live down the street from in Cali. The Verdugo Hills made me happy in this period of time.
What's your favorite track off of the album?
The last time I listened to my album, which was months ago, "Seesaw" was my favorite. I think I like "Balloon" now. To be honest, it's always hard to listen to my own tunes for the first year after it's completion.
Will you be touring the US for said release?
I'm trying to make that happen now!
What's your least favorite thing about the music industry?
I think the industry makes us lose perspective of music. Music is for expression, venting, release, etc., not a product that needs to be judged, or crafted using a formula. A person's music is for someone who resonates with it and all others can just turn their heads towards something they like.
If you could collaborate with any artist of your choosing whom would it be with?
My dream is to collaborate with my friend, Miwa Matreyek. It's hard to describe what she does. She projects animation on objects, cardboard boxes, screens, etc. giving the it depth, and interacts/performs with it. I'd love to create a performance using her visuals and my music. Another lady I'd love to work with is Julia Potts, a illustrator/animator. Oh man, her characters are dreamy!!!
You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
Whoooaaa. I would probably end up hating that album after the first few years. I guess it would have to be something light and chipper with a little something to keep me happy and healthy. Maybe Beatles "Abbey Road"?
Are you living your dream?
My family is healthy. I have time to do what I love. I am living my dream! Though, I do have some goals I would like to fulfill! But, who doesn't?!
Thanx Caroline(s)!
Caroline is currently working on a US tour. I asked her if the recent devastating events in Japan harmed her in anyway, luckily her and her family got away without being harmed, just a little shaken up. I bet it would brighten her day if you bought THIS ALBUM;)...
Caroline
Impeccant Pulchritudinous Pop
Caroline Bio:
Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Caroline Lufkin moved around a lot by the time she had graduated from Berklee School of Music in Boston in 2003, ultimately settling nowhere (though currently calling Los Angeles her home). With an incredible gift for writing gripping songs from the most minimal elements - not to mention a voice that could make angels weep - Caroline's music seizes the rare opportunity to hypnotize everything and everyone around it. And really, who in this world doesn't want to succumb to a music-induced weightlessness every once in a while?
Hello, how are you?
Wonderful! It snowed for the first time here in Japan and I just got done making a bunny snowman.
What are you currently listening to?
I feel I've been listening to the same music for years. Blonde Redhead, Mew, Eluvium, Four Tet, Caribou, etc. I've been kind of getting into a college pal's (St. Vincent's) newer record, "Actor".
LOVE the new album, glad to see you came back. Where have you been/what have you been up to lately?
I've been trooping around the world with Mice Parade and finishing masters program. Now I'm playing some local shows here in Tokyo.
Where does the title "Verdugo Hills" come from?
The title is the name of the hills I use to live down the street from in Cali. The Verdugo Hills made me happy in this period of time.
What's your favorite track off of the album?
The last time I listened to my album, which was months ago, "Seesaw" was my favorite. I think I like "Balloon" now. To be honest, it's always hard to listen to my own tunes for the first year after it's completion.
Will you be touring the US for said release?
I'm trying to make that happen now!
What's your least favorite thing about the music industry?
I think the industry makes us lose perspective of music. Music is for expression, venting, release, etc., not a product that needs to be judged, or crafted using a formula. A person's music is for someone who resonates with it and all others can just turn their heads towards something they like.
If you could collaborate with any artist of your choosing whom would it be with?
My dream is to collaborate with my friend, Miwa Matreyek. It's hard to describe what she does. She projects animation on objects, cardboard boxes, screens, etc. giving the it depth, and interacts/performs with it. I'd love to create a performance using her visuals and my music. Another lady I'd love to work with is Julia Potts, a illustrator/animator. Oh man, her characters are dreamy!!!
You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
Whoooaaa. I would probably end up hating that album after the first few years. I guess it would have to be something light and chipper with a little something to keep me happy and healthy. Maybe Beatles "Abbey Road"?
Are you living your dream?
My family is healthy. I have time to do what I love. I am living my dream! Though, I do have some goals I would like to fulfill! But, who doesn't?!
Thanx Caroline(s)!
Caroline is currently working on a US tour. I asked her if the recent devastating events in Japan harmed her in anyway, luckily her and her family got away without being harmed, just a little shaken up. I bet it would brighten her day if you bought THIS ALBUM;)...
Monday, August 16, 2010
EIC'S10Q'S w/Greie Gut Fraktion
"..the sense of something being constructed inside your ears. You are there witnessing a convoluted piece of machinery do it's job while possibly breaking down and piecing itself back together again.."
Greie Gut Fraktion
Dismantled Fabricated Apparatus
Greie Gut Fraktion Bio:
Crafting what the duo calls "post-kraut-dub-industrial-techno," Greie Gut Fraktion brings together East German-born poet/producer Antye Greie and West German experimental producer Gudrun Gut. Greie also releases music under the moniker AGF, was one half of Laub and has worked with Ellen Allien, Craig Armstrong and Vladislav Delay, among others; Gut, meanwhile, was a member of Mania D, Malaria!, Einstürzende Neubauten and Matador, and runs the label Monika Enterprise. The project began in 2008, when Greie invited Gut to collaborate with her on a work commissioned for the BBC program Late Junction; the pair were inspired by the propulsive sounds of construction sites and made hours of field recordings. Throughout 2009, Greie and Gut formed songs out of these sounds plus vocals, beats and guitars in their respective studios in Finland and Berlin. The duo played shows in Copenhagen, Berlin and London before their first release, the Wir bauen eine neue Stadt ("we’re building a new city") EP arrived in spring 2010 on Monika. A cover of the 1981 hit by Palais Schaumberg (which included Gut collaborator Thomas Fehlmann among the band’s members), it also featured remixes by Wolfgang Voigt and Alva Noto. Greie Gut Fraktion’s first full-length Baustelle ("Construction Site") was released in summer 2010.
Hello, how are you?
Thanks fine.
What are you currently listening to?
I am listening to the new Four Tet album over and over again. Quite like it.
How long have you two been writing music together?
I met Antye at a festival in Moskau and we talked all night- that was 2008- shorty afterwards she invited me to join in to this collab project for BBC radio and we quickly found the theme "Baustelle/construction site" for us. That was the first time we ever worked together. And we both really enjoyed this- so we decided to continue and make a full length album. But I knew her from Berlin music scene before.
Can you explain your sound in 5 words or less?
Powerful, sensual, direct, loud.
Your debut full length “Baustelle“ translates into Construction Site, can you explain why you chose this title?
A construction site is a place of progress. Its..
Who are your current favorite underground electronic musicians at this time?
Natalie Beridze/tba
What‘s next for you guys?
We have prepared a live set up and are planning gigs for Autum.
Will Einstürzende Neubauten ever see the light of day/tour North America again?
I am the wrong person to be asked that question. I haven't had anything to do with EN since 1981.
You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
I'll get a bird.
Are you living your dream?
Yes. but I am living reality at the same time.
Thanx Brian & GGF!
Greie Gut Fraktion are currently playing shows here and there in EU, who wants to fly em' out here and get a show set up? (I'll go)...
Greie Gut Fraktion
Dismantled Fabricated Apparatus
Greie Gut Fraktion Bio:
Crafting what the duo calls "post-kraut-dub-industrial-techno," Greie Gut Fraktion brings together East German-born poet/producer Antye Greie and West German experimental producer Gudrun Gut. Greie also releases music under the moniker AGF, was one half of Laub and has worked with Ellen Allien, Craig Armstrong and Vladislav Delay, among others; Gut, meanwhile, was a member of Mania D, Malaria!, Einstürzende Neubauten and Matador, and runs the label Monika Enterprise. The project began in 2008, when Greie invited Gut to collaborate with her on a work commissioned for the BBC program Late Junction; the pair were inspired by the propulsive sounds of construction sites and made hours of field recordings. Throughout 2009, Greie and Gut formed songs out of these sounds plus vocals, beats and guitars in their respective studios in Finland and Berlin. The duo played shows in Copenhagen, Berlin and London before their first release, the Wir bauen eine neue Stadt ("we’re building a new city") EP arrived in spring 2010 on Monika. A cover of the 1981 hit by Palais Schaumberg (which included Gut collaborator Thomas Fehlmann among the band’s members), it also featured remixes by Wolfgang Voigt and Alva Noto. Greie Gut Fraktion’s first full-length Baustelle ("Construction Site") was released in summer 2010.
Hello, how are you?
Thanks fine.
What are you currently listening to?
I am listening to the new Four Tet album over and over again. Quite like it.
How long have you two been writing music together?
I met Antye at a festival in Moskau and we talked all night- that was 2008- shorty afterwards she invited me to join in to this collab project for BBC radio and we quickly found the theme "Baustelle/construction site" for us. That was the first time we ever worked together. And we both really enjoyed this- so we decided to continue and make a full length album. But I knew her from Berlin music scene before.
Can you explain your sound in 5 words or less?
Powerful, sensual, direct, loud.
Your debut full length “Baustelle“ translates into Construction Site, can you explain why you chose this title?
A construction site is a place of progress. Its..
Who are your current favorite underground electronic musicians at this time?
Natalie Beridze/tba
What‘s next for you guys?
We have prepared a live set up and are planning gigs for Autum.
Will Einstürzende Neubauten ever see the light of day/tour North America again?
I am the wrong person to be asked that question. I haven't had anything to do with EN since 1981.
You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
I'll get a bird.
Are you living your dream?
Yes. but I am living reality at the same time.
Thanx Brian & GGF!
Greie Gut Fraktion are currently playing shows here and there in EU, who wants to fly em' out here and get a show set up? (I'll go)...
Monday, July 12, 2010
If only I lived here..
I know it probably won't happen this way, but I would love to see/hear !!! and LCD get up on stage and collaborate for their sets..
Monday, March 8, 2010
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