Melbourne’s Standish/Carlyon have just released their debut album, Deleted Scenes - deservedly with a lot of a heat behind it!
Before they show us what it’s all about this Friday, the duo have shared some of their favourite tunes and a few thoughts for Modular’s latest Modcast.
Have a listen and a read before getting down on Friday!
As we count down to House Of Beni on Friday, Modular’s disco dub producer Beni himself has put together a brand new mix for the month of July!
Here’s just a taste of what’s in store as Beni pairs up with KIM from The Presets.
Wordlife are heading to the Goodgod Danceteria this Saturday night to hit us with their new EP, Breakthrough/Small Talk!
We had a chat with the Wordlife crew about the pro’s and con’s of drinking on the job, couch surfing, and what to expect on the night.
How did you guys start working together?
A late night beer at the Flinders, with some hip-hop playing in the background. I just put the idea out there and Barney was down. It was that quick. We have both been around and have known each other for many years so that may have helped.
You’re both DJs and producers – how different are the disciplines?
You don’t get better at producing after the more you drink. When you DJ, the excitement of being in the club and only working for a couple of hours is something you get caught up in, you just go for it. The production process is much slower and we find that we need to find many different ways to motivate ourselves.
You’ve been working with Daniel Merriweather lately, how did that come about?
A mutual friend of ours from Melbourne, Pete Le Chic, who runs the clothing label ‘For The Homies’ is a good friend of Daniel’s and introduced us. Daniel was spending some time back in Australia, so we both just made trips back and forth over the period of a couple of months. We recorded anywhere we could, from Pete’s stock storeroom, to the awesome Albert’s studio in North Sydney, to make it happen in time. A lot of couches were slept on during this time
Is it different producing with a singer like Daniel in mind?
Yes and no. Barney and I didn’t think we had to do things different, even though I guess the songs have come out sounding fairly different to most of our music. Daniel always encouraged us to ‘do our thing’. If anything I found that we both (Wordlife) agreed that we just needed to ‘leave more space’ and let Daniel’s amazing voice be heard.
You’re about to go out on a national tour – what’s life on the road like? Any stories you can drop?
Well our last tour in the USA was just about seeing how two grown men could share a room for 2 months. Myself (Adam) being a princess and leaving dingy Brooklyn accommodation to go stay at friends houses instead.
What can we expect from your EP launch here at Goodgod this weekend?
People dancing to music they may not have heard before. So many good acts under one roof, who all have so much respect each other. Live instruments begin played as will as awesome DJ’s and the music changing and being amazing all night. But mainly people just getting down.
Sydney dark electronic trio, Movement, have been honing their craft for the past few years, waiting for the right moment to share it with the world. That moment is now!
Ahead of their show TONIGHT, we caught up with Modular’s newest signing to find out more about who and what they are, where they’re going, and how Cirque Du Soleil fits into the mix.
How did Movement come together?
“Jesse and Sean have been friends since early high school years. We have been writing together for the past 3-4 years privately without releasing anything until recently (our first single ‘Feel Real’, which is out on Modular). We wanted to add a new dynamic to our writing so, through mutual friends, we heard Lewis’ voice and started writing with him about a year ago.
Movement have been around for a couple of years now and has just released their first single, ‘Feel Real’. Was the plan always to take your time and hone in on the sound before putting it out to the world?
“That was the plan. Together we wrote ‘Feel Real’ almost two years ago. Over the past few years we have learnt loads about song writing and production which is why we are really excited to get some more music out soon.”
How do you go about writing your songs?
“We usually do a lot of solo writing before we come together, always late afternoon / night (when we are most inspired). We then work through a skeleton of a track and usually attempt to have a rough demo exported by the end of the night. This way we all take a copy home and listen to it in our own spaces. This always results in a clear idea of what we need to do with the track the next time we are together.”
What’s the weirdest music reference you guys have found yourself drawing inspiration from?
“The Algería soundtrack by Cirque Du Soleil.”
Signing to Modular must be a dream come true. What are the plans for the second half of 2013?
“It was a complete dream come true – something which we’d talked about since our high school days. We were mind-blown to get an email late one night from Pav, the founder of Modular Recordings, saying he was into our music and wanted to meet.
Something which we enjoyed doing recently was going away for a week up the coast to a little beach house to start writing some new music. We came away with five demos which we are still developing, and want to go away somewhere again to continue writing. Other than that we have started to play more live shows. We have our first single launch parties in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart (mid-June). On top of that we are over the moon to be playing alongside the Klaxons at Oxford Arts for the Modular Party in July.”
