Et dire que son mail était malencontreusement tombé dans nos SPAM...Que de grâce, de Prince et de funk sous des textes bien faits, ni trop joyeux, ni trop poète maudit.
A.W n'en est pas à son premier essai mais ce nouvel opus attire plus encore notre attention sur quelqu'un dont le nom n'est pas assez mentionné.
Le titre de l'ep Pink & Purple sur fond nuageux colle parfaitement aux notes de l'album : frais et fin.
Vous l'aurez compris quant au précédent post, Pink & Purple, un des titres cette fois, est définitivement notre préféré tant et si bien qu'il nous engage à sortir la nuit, repeindre les nuages au feutre violet (pas dans l'immédiat, 32° et bordel pas un nuage).
Un artiste discret mais efficace.
A faire tourner impérativement.
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His e-mail had inconveniently fallen in our SPAM...
All of grace, Prince and funk under well made lyrics, not too joyful, neither too poet.
A.W is not on his first try there but this new opus gets more our attention on somebody whose name is not enough mentioned.
The title of the ep Pink & Purple on cloudy bottom sticks perfectly with the notes of the album: fresh and fine.
You will have understood it considering the former post, Pink & Purple, one of the titles this time, is definitively our favorite. So much that it undertakes us to go out at night to repaint clouds with a purple pencil.
A discreet but effective artist.
Tell all your friends we got a new pearl.
1- How Pink & Purple (the song) was born?
“Pink and Purple” was more or less born from some non-stop listening to Prince with my special lady (which we still do all the time)... I’m a massive fan of his, and he is of course, the purple-master...
Hard to say what "Pink and Purple" has come to mean, but it’s basically a dreamlike feeling, or some sort of bizarre fantasy world... A mysterious angel visits me in the night, takes me up into the sky, and we paint the clouds purple and radiate pink up from the ground... There goes my crazy imagination, up to no good...
2- How is it helpful to live in Brooklyn as a musician?
Brooklyn has been lovely in so many ways.
Until recently I lived in Williamsburg, which as you may know is an immensely creative neighborhood. I’ve had the good fortune of meeting so many talented young people there, seen so many amazing concerts, eaten such great food, and of course partied very hard there...
But it can be a little tiring living there, too – there are so many people who want everybody to know just how creative they are... Really wear it on their sleeves... I used to joke that it’s Halloween everyday there...
I think in the long run, I work best as a hermit, a real studio junkie – haha. So I moved out...
3- There are a lot of great featurings in your EP, how did you choose your "musical circle" for this EP?
Most of the folks on my record are old friends, or I’ve met through old friends. Been really lucky that way – a lot of the people I play with have basically established themselves in New York as highly-sought-after musicians... The list of bands they've worked with and recorded with reads like a who’s who in awesome music... The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Antibalas, Shakira, Spoon, Asobi Seksu, Dragons of Zynth, Dirty on Purpose, Bell, Earl Greyhound.... the list goes on and on.
4- Why are you independent? Is it a choice or are you looking of a label? If yes, which one would be the best one ?
I’m independent for a few reasons, but I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to being signed... Especially if someone came along and said, “here’s some money – go make more songs!”
I just don’t seek it out actively... Basically, I think there are SO MANY aspects to being “signed” that are more or less out of date. Possibly the best part to being signed is the caché you get from saying you’re on a certain label. You're much more likely to be covered in the music press and people are A LOT more likely to listen to you just by saying “I’m signed to DFA” or whichever label... Many people associate a certain sound, sense of taste, and coolness with the labels that they know and like, and they at least give a chance to whatever music that label puts out... Definitely hard to do without one...
With the improvement of technology / power of the internet, etc... however, most of the tools that you used to need a label for, from recording, to promotion, to distribution, etc..., you can do so easily on your own now...so, in that sense, I think the traditional record deal is not relevant anymore...
HOWEVER, there is a certain point where you grow as an independent enough that the business end is taking up too much of your time, and you’re not recording or being creative as much as you could be... At that point, it definitely makes sense to find some help...
And if that day ever comes for me (and hopefully it will), there’s quite a few labels I’d love to be on... Any of the following would do me just fine :
XL
Domino
Warp
Lex
DFA
Thrill Jockey
Cantora
5- A song to try to pick up a girl ?
“You and I” - Rick James (who can resist Rick James?)
Buy his album on Itunes, you won't regret it.
Download two free titles of Pink & Purple HERE.
