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Tuesday, 07 October, 2008

PLANETNOTION TELEVISION!

CAMERA-FOLK AND FILM EDITORS WANTED!

Planet Notion is looking for guys and dolls to film and edit features for its new TV channel, PNTV. Accompanying Notion to artist interviews, gigs, fashion shows, festivals and international events, you will be skilled, passionate and full of ideas about how to produce shit-hot video content. Camera-folk will be experienced and ideally have their own equipment, or at least access to equipment, while editors must be able to turn projects around quickly, and with stylistic flare. If you can both film and edit content, we would especially like to hear from you! These casual, unpaid positions would be ideal for those looking to develop their showreels, and to get the chance to travel, film major artists and top events.

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Demeter

Born : Anna: Seattle, Washington; Andy: Jersey Personal Motto : Life is but a dream Musical Style : Psychedelic, electronic, erotic, art rock Musical Influences: Kate Bush, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, Wagner and Air Demeter are the bastard offspring of Seattle born singer Anna Mercedes' rock insanity and London-bred electro innovator Andy Chatterley's creative frustrations; they are the candy darlings of London's underground electrock scene. The genius art-nouveau rockers' sound is epic, compulsive and enigmatic – as their name, drawn from Greek mythology, would suggest. Finnish guitarist Tony Haimi, Spanish drummer Juan Toni and bassist Puter complete the line-up. Their new single, 'Addict', is an indulgent journey through Demeter’s own twisted take on pop; it's the soundtrack of London’s Soho at 5am, absinthe bottle in hand and broken heel on the kerb - a debauched affair. Tell us about your new projects… Andy Chatterley: I’ve just finished writing a book, which was a cool process. And we’re finishing recording our debut album at the moment. Anna Mercedes: We shot a video with Collision Films last week for 'Addict'. They’re so creative and all insane geniuses. They make some of the best videos I've ever seen, including ones for Radiohead, Scissor Sisters and Franz Ferdinand, so I was thrilled they loved the song and wanted to do it. We just got a new recording studio in north London which is like a huge factory complex. The control room looks like an old Chinese porn theatre and we turned the second control room into a forest with a big tea party set up in the woods. Besides that I made a glitter sand castle this week. What are your plans for the future? To take over Japan. To play the first show in outer-space. To make the soundtrack for the trip to the moon. And to record an album for zero gravity. What are your favourite musical instruments? AC: I’m a synth freak. At the moment Roland SH09 – very heavy useful sounds, using a Synthi A by EMS. It's crazy and makes weird tripped-out noises. Are there any artists you would like to work with? David Lynch, Kate Bush and Syd Barrett. What was the last CD/record you bought? AC: ‘Echoes’ – Pink Floyd. / AM: The Tornados. What is catching your ear at the moment? AC: I go through phases, liking different things. At the moment Rico is one name that comes to mind. AM: Anything Joe Meek produced. His studio was in a flat on Holloway Road, where he killed himself. It's right by our studio. We’re planning to break into his old flat and have a séance and mike the place up to see if we will capture his spirit on an old reel to reel to give us messages from beyond. What makes you happy? AC: Sliders, things on synthesisers. AM: Fairy tales. What makes you angry? AC: Anger. AM: Metal. What is your favourite song? AC: ‘2000 Light Years From Home’ – Rolling Stones. AM: ‘Space Oddity’ – David Bowie. Who would you invite to a dinner party, and why? Salvador Dali (out of his mind, twisted, prolific madman), Anais Nin (erotic, sexual deviant), Houdini (for the entertainment), Alastair Crowley (the great beast 666; the prophet of the star children), Mozart (have you heard his music? He was the first rock star, no question!), Kenneth Anger (he could film the dinner party like no other) and Madam Helen Blavatsky (outspoken medium). Apart from the fact that they’re all dead, which would be a talking point in itself, they were all advanced visionaries and it would be one fucked-up party. We would serve them all tea and magic mushrooms and see where the whole thing ended up. If you were not in a band what would you be? AC: A wandering poet. AM: An astronaut. 'Addict' is out October 17th on Ark Records. The album, ‘Demeter’ is released on October 24th.

tags: | demeter | anna mercedes | andy chatterley | tony haimi | juan toni

The Kray Twinz

The Kray TwinZ Born : Coventry, 1978 Personal motto: If you can’t back it don’t say it! Musical style : Unique! Describe yourselves: Hard to please and very ambitious. You may not know the name yet, but you’ll sure as hell know the beats. The Kray Twinz – aka Jaz and Jat – have more recently been acclaimed as the creators behind the Number 5 UK chart sensation and international club smash ‘Mundian To Bach Ke’ which was released by Punjabi MC. Their previous collaborations with Jadakiss, Jay-Z and Mark Morrison were just a taster of the great things yet to come. But for now, it’s time for the Twinz behind the board to move to the forefront and show the people what they’re really about. Having grown up in a world where r&b and hip hop crashed beside their Indian identity, has led to their signature ease and versatility in experimental yet traditional approaches to production. This stimulating invention may well be the key to their unique musical abilities. As innovators and visionaries within their sphere, The Kray Twinz have shaped a sound that flirts just outside the borders of ‘Asian’ culture. It is undeniably hip hop and r&b but at the same time it embraces everyone, from UK garage kids to the bashment crews. Fusing together club hip hop with the frenzied energy of the Asian music scene, musical originators The Kray Twinz emerge with their adrenaline-fuelled debut single, ‘What We Do’ on GANA Records. It marks the great transition from influential Asian talents, to indisputably one of the UK’s hotly anticipated production duos. ‘What We Do’ is the first track from their long-awaited album, ‘Indian Summer’, which seamlessly combines the illest ragga beats with UK and US hip hop. This collaboration, featuring US heavy weight hip hop giant Twista throwing down with our own homegrown mastermind Lethal Bizzle and the notorious Suncycle dancehall superhero MC Gappy Ranks, marks a milestone in the future of urban music today. And this is just the beginning for this creative tag team. The Kray Twinz’ debut album, ‘Indian Summer’ is a production-led affair that features a cavalry of formidable talent including DMX, Truth Hurts, latest signing to Interscope Records Hayes, Elephant Man, Pharcyde, Mr Vegas and Matt Goss, and is due for release in Spring 2006. We spoke to the inseparable twosome… What is your biggest achievement so far? Our debut album, ‘Indian Summer’. Who are your musical heroes? Brian McKnight, George Benson and Ronny Jordan. Tell us about your new projects. If we tell you that, we would have to kill you. What are your plans for the future? All will be revealed in good time. But we have just bought a pad out in LA where we are putting together a state-of-the-art studio. We have a studio in the UK where we can record with UK artists but wanted our own space to record with US artists. Are there any artists you would like to work with? Not at the moment. We have all of them featured on our album. What is catching your ear at the moment? Old skool soul. Who would you invite to a dinner party, and why? Everyone who is working on our project – to show our appreciation to them. What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing ? Head straight to bed! What is your recipe for success? Hard work. It’s about being a leader not a follower. What makes you happy? Good music. What makes you angry? Shit music. What was the last CD/record you bought? We’re always buying records as we still DJ frequently so there will be too many to list. Rhianna’s ‘Pon Da Replay’ is a recent one we bought though. What is your favourite song? Kray Twinz. Featuring Twista, Lethal B & Gappy Ranks! If not DJs and producers then what? This is a no brainer; one way or another we would have been doing one of the above and if we didn’t then we would probably be on the dole. The Kray Twinz’ single ‘What We Do’ is out now on GANA Records.

tags: | the kray twinz | 'mundian to bach ke� | punjabi mc | jadakiss | jay-z | mark morrison | more...

Suicide Sports Club

Suicide Sports Club

Suicide Sports Club Names: Bruce Aisher & Luke Brancaccio Born: BA: Windsor, straight outta Berkshire, in the ’70s! LB: Westbourne Park, behind some dustbins at the back of the local chippie, 1974 Personal motto: BA: Dulce et decorum est... LB: Get those knickers off Musical style: BA: Jazz, funk, rock, electro dub. LB: Just any dope ass music Describe yourselves: BA: Dark and broody family man. LB: Complete and utter toss pot. Suicide Sports Club – comprising founder members Luke Brancaccio and Bruce Aisher – relates to living on the edge, to pushing things to the limit and throwing caution to the wind. Something many of their club members do very well. Luke is the nephew of classical guitarist, Michael Brancaccio. Prior to the Club’s inception, Luke went to LA alone, with no money and a bag of records, beginning his DJ career. Bruce and Luke met through Rollo’s Cheeky records. They soon become synonymous with the mid-Nineties club scene, recording as Brancaccio and Aisher. Despite what their name may suggest, Suicide Sports Club is not depressive, has no delusions of ‘deep’ grandeur and does not wallow in a self-inflicted emotional quagmire. What is your biggest achievement so far? Bruce Aisher: To have made a career out of music, the thing that kept me going all through school, from that initial seed planted by ELO in 1978 – no, really! Luke Brancaccio: Getting laid and catching a glimpse of Kim Jones’s knickers in primary school. Who are your musical heroes? BA: Burt Bacharach, Tom Waits, Brian Eno, Japan, David Bowie, John Coltrane, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, New York Dolls, Herbie Hancock, J.S. Bach, Juan Atkins and many more I can’t think of right now. LB: I dig Mozart and Chaz and Dave. What are your plans for the future? BA: To move to Spain and write avant-garde classical music on the back of the multi-platinum sales of our album. But I’d settle for writing more music, most likely for that difficult second album! LB: To wake up tomorrow morning without a hangover. Are there any artists you would like to work with? BA: Brian Eno would be top of my list – maybe he could help with our next album. David Sylvian would be great and I’d love a Steve Reich remix of one of our tracks. LB: I’d love to work with Gwen Stefani and someone like Dr Dre. Also the Irish chick from Girls Aloud, but that’s just for sordid reasons. What is catching your ear at the moment? BA: I’ve been delving back into the past and listening to the album ‘Clear’ (originally called ‘Enter’) by Cybotron. They were so ahead of their time. Listening to them you can see how 1980s electro and new-wave became house. What do you do to chill out after a performance? LB: Take shitloads of valium and pass out in a pool of vomit. Usually, anyway. Who would you invite to a dinner party, and why? BA: Heston Blumenthal – I don’t want to bother cooking. LB: Definitely with Bruce on that one but I would throw in the Irish chick from Girls Aloud. Bruce can go to bed early. What makes you happy? BA: Music, my family, friends, sunshine and the colour blue. LB: Friends, family, I have to say my girlfriend or she’ll get pissed, oh and lots of alcohol. What makes you angry? BA: Lack of empathy and velour tracksuits on anyone other than my 11-week old son. What is your favourite song? BA: I hate this question. It depends what mood you’re in, but ‘The Look of Love’ by Burt Bacharach and sung by Dusty Springfield might win when you’re on holiday, in a great mood, looking at your wife and child and just won the lottery – aaaah! LB: ‘Sign of the Times’ by Prince. If not making music, what would you do? BA: I’d be a wannabe avant-garde classical composer or lounge pianist. LB: I always wanted to be a famous actor but more for the chicks and money than anything else. Suicide Sports Club’s album, ‘Electric Mistress’, is out now.

tags: | suicide sports club | bruce aisher | luke brancaccio | michael brancaccio |

CASS

Cass Born : Edmonton, London, 1976 / Personal motto : Never give up / Musical style: Soulful, deep, honest, edgy and real Describe yourself: Honest, reflective, impatient, fatalisticand passionate. Athough you may not recognise the name at first, it’s the voice that’ll get you every time. Cass, who is best known for singing on and co-writing ‘Touch Me’ with producer Rui Da Silva, which topped the UK chart early in 2001, selling some 300,000 copies, knew from the start that dance music wasn’t the direction she wanted. So she decided to walk away and start again. She wanted success, but she also wanted it on her own terms. And if you see her perform live, you’ll know exactly what she means – she gives it 100% every time. Once she parted ways with Da Silva, Cass began working with a friend in a bedroom in Chingford until she found a style that finally felt like her own. Initially about her frustration with record companies, ‘Army of One’ was the first song she really felt she owned. The final piece to the puzzle was to find the right producer. After playing the song to Rollo Armstrong at his studio, he immediately declared he wanted to work with her. But he had commitments with Dido and Faithless, so in the meantime she hooked up with Craig Dodds (Sugababes) and wrote three songs with him. Raw, honest and brimming with real emotion, all of her songs come from the heart. To accompany the release of her debut album, ‘Come Here’, Cass will be embarking on a nationwide tour supporting Tom Baxter. What is your biggest achievement so far? My Number 1 single when I was working with Rollo. And supporting Lauryn Hill. Who are your musical heroes? Dolly Parton, Annie Lennox. Tell us about your new projects… Releasing my debut album, ‘Come Here’. Are there any artists you would like to work with ? There are lots, but specifically Dr Dre, Annie Lennox, Eminem, Chris Martin and Dolly Parton. What is catching your ear at the moment? Gorillaz and Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’. What do you do to chill out after a hectic night performing? Have a large glass of wine and a long hot bath. Who would you invite to a dinner party, and why? That’s easy. Dolly Parton, Annie Lennox, Chris Martin, Missy Elliot, Eminem and Dr Dre. They’re all amazing artists but all so unique. So after we’d finished dinner, I’d drive us all over to a studio, and we’d grab some mics and probably freestyle the most amazingly unique song ever! What is your recipe for success? Work hard and believe in yourself. What makes you happy ? Festivals and holidays. When the sun’s shining, everybody’s happy and no one has a care in the world. That makes me smile. What makes you angry? The congestion charge in London, and speed cameras. I think they’re such a rip off. What was the last CD/record you bought? ‘Demon Days’ by Gorillaz. Love it! What is your favourite song? Hmm… that’s a difficult one, but I guess ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon, just because it’s such a classic. If not an artist then what? To be honest, I can’t really see myself doing anything else as I love music so much. But if I did have to choose it would have to be something creative. www.cassmusic.net

tags: | cass | rui da silva | rollo armstrong | craig dodds | tom baxter

Phil Kieran

BORN: NORTHERN IRELAND AGE: 28 MUSICAL STYLE: TECHNO AND BREAKS WITH EMOTION Hold on to your headphones... Shine resident Phil Kieran is back! After a two-year hiatus from producing, Phil returns with his 'Alloy Mental' project, a big-room stomper that is currently being championed by the likes of Radio 1's ubercool Zane Lowe. For those who don't know his sound, imagine a twisted hybrid of Carl Cox and Dave Clarke and you'll get an idea. Phil's artist album is due to drop later this year… What is your biggest achievement? Staying alive, buying a house, keeping my girlfriend, having good friends and releasing records on some great labels that I grew up loving. Who are your musical heroes? Anything or anyone that's good! Primal Scream, Joy Division, Andrew Weatheral, David Holmes, My Bloody Valentine, The Pixies, Dave Clarke, The Smiths, Autechre, Black Dog, Basic Channel, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Speedy J, Brian Eno, New Order, The Cure, Aphex Twin, Warp Records, Shine, Motorhead, Pole, Steve Albini, Jesus And Mary Chain, Richie Hawtin, Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke, Funk D Void... I could keep going on and on and on, but I have run out of breath! There are just too many to mention. Tell us about your new projects… My main project at the moment is 'Alloy Mental', which I have spent the last two years working on. I am only starting to release the first pieces of music, but an album is also due out on Skint Records later this year. If you don't know about it now you will soon! 'Alloy Mental' is the sound of true blood, sweat and tears; it's hard work at its fullest. Think Iggy Pop meets Green Velvet! I have a record coming out with Medicine 8 and also have an ongoing project with Funk D'Void. We have one 12" finished for Soma and another on the way. Why did you take such a long break from making music? I needed a new challenge, I think; up to that point I had already released 50 records and I did not want to become another one of those twats who just keeps churning out shit records so they can keep up their public profile. For them it's just a job, like working in an office. So, after a heavy summer in Ibiza, I had a long, hard think and decided it was time to stop releasing tunes and try to come back with something very special. And here I am two years later. The project is called 'Alloy Mental' and I feel fucking good about! For me, music is a passion that needs new challenges, and most of all taking risks. I want to make music that will change lives. Are there any artists you would like to work with? I like the idea of working with creative bands or producing one of their albums. I would love to work with Primal Scream, Depeche Mode, Radiohead or Steve Albini, who produced 'Nevermind' by Nirvana and can get the biggest sound I have ever heard on drums and guitars! Describe yourself in five words... Big, ginger, passionate, unsettled man. What makes you happy? And what makes you angry? Curry, my girlfriend, my friends, my family, my dog, my house, music and booze all make me happy! And curry, my girlfriend, my friends, my family, my dog, my house, music and booze all make me angry! What was the last CD you bought? The new M83 album, it's very good! If not a music maker then what? A property developer or else work for the BBC, making coffee for a bunch of twats with reel to reel tape. What song do you wish you had written? Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'. What would we be surprised to learn about you? Even though I am an ugly bastard I have a really fit girlfriend. And yes, she started going out with me BEFORE I was DJing. 'Alloy Mental' will be released on Skint Records on April 29th.

tags: | phil kieran | techno | northern ireland | producer | alloy mental | skint records

El presidente

STARRING: EL PRESIDENTE BORN: GLASGOW AGE: 22 (AVERAGE AGE) MUSICAL STYLE: ROCK, FUNK, METAL, DISCO, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN El Presidente is the hotly tipped new Glasgow quintet that's El Presidente is the hotly tipped new Glasgow quintet that's set to take the dancefloor by storm. Comprising Thomas McNeice, Johnny McGlynn, Dawn Zhu, Dante Gizzi and baby of the group Laura Marks, who is just 18, they are releasing their second single '100 MPH' in May through One Records. The group have also joined the confirmed line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival, as well as further promising festival appearances at T in the Park and the V Festival. The band has recently played alongside their own personal heroes, including Peter Hook of New Order and Electric 6, amongst others. Despite having only released two singles so far, the El Presidente sound has been likened to that of artists as diverse as Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Prince, T-Rex, Andre 3000 of Outkast and Beck. Unsurprising, then, that El Presidente are being touted as one of THE bands to watch. Their intoxicating blend of trashy rock disco is being bigged up left right and centre, so we thought it about time to catch up with lead singer Dante Gizzi. Describe El Presidente in five words... Fresh. Fluorescent. Fragrant. Futuristic. Fantastic. Tell us about your new projects... We're thinking of opening a casino for musicians and when we've taken all their money we can then take the rights to their songs. Could you imagine Prince playing a game of poker, sweating and offering the rights to 'Purple Rain' to see my hand and then losing his cool... classic! What is your biggest achievement? We haven't reached that yet but I think that being told that we're going to do Glastonbury in the summer is amazing. Personally, it's a gig I've always wanted to do since I was a kid. We're also doing T in the Park, which is a sort of homecoming show for us, so that's going to be pretty special too. Who are your musical heroes? My personal heroes include actors as well as musicians. Marlon Brando is one of my all-time idols; the role he played in 'On the Waterfront' was absolutely mesmerising! It gave me the incentive to really do something with my life. Prince is another hero of mine; he just has everything! His talent for writing amazing songs and the energy that he gives off when he plays live are what made me want to become a singer. What makes you happy? And what makes you angry? Right now, playing live makes me happy; with the exception of writing songs it's the only thing I want to do! Ignorance makes me angry. And having to come off stage especially when you are just getting into it! What was the last CD you bought? Plastic Surgeons' 'Lifeless Heart'. A rather obscure band, obviously. I like to find new and obscure stuff when I'm out buying CDs. You find real gems that way, and I get inspiration from that. If not in a band, then what? I can't honestly imagine doing anything else! I suppose I would have to work in a music shop or maybe a plastic surgeon. What song do you wish you had written? That's a hard one! There are so many. 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life', 'Purple Rain', 'Jailhouse Rock'... I could fill this whole magazine with songs I wish I'd written and the band had played. What would we be surprised to learn about you? I used to be the bass player in Gun. I opened for the Rolling Stones on the European leg of one of their tours. It was unbelievable! Some nights we were playing to over 80,000 people. That size crowd is just a sea of people that extends as far as you can see. Who would you invite to a dinner party and why (dead or alive)? Marlon Brando, of course. I have an unhealthy obsession with his movies! I'd like to ask about all the legendary stories of his demands and the women. Elvis would have to be invited for similar reasons. He started this whole music revolution and it's still being carried on in different guises. And the characters from 'Little Britain'. '100 MPH' by El Presidente is out on May 2nd on One Records.

tags: | funk | el presidente | glasgow | rock | metal | disco | thomas mcneice | johnny mcglynn | more...

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