Friday 15 October 2010

Summer Camp


London duo Summer Camp are Elizabeth Sankey and Jeremy Warmsley.
They create twinkling, pristine pop which sounds as though it could have been discovered in a trunk in an attic, glinting and glittering like jewels at the bottom of the sea! I caught up with the band after their tour with Frankie and The Heartstrings. The bands EP 'Young' is out now on CD and Download, for more info check out http://www.myspace.com/summercampmusic


1. First record bought...
Elizabeth: UB40's Promises And Lies, for that banging track 'Red Red Wine'.
Jeremy: This really obscure post-punk compilation from South America
(lies, it was actually Three Lions by the Lightning Seeds).

2. Would love to work with...
There are so many people we would love to work with, Brian Wilson,
Steve Mackey, Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach - anyone with a bit of
vision and something different going on.

3. People are surprised that we....
Don't speak any English.

4. Most proud of....
Each other. And our incredible ability to not vomit after saying lame things like that.

5. Film you wish you had been in....
Elizabeth: Annie Hall, just for a tiny cameo. Or even just the
opportunity to talk to Woody about his corduroy trousers.
Jeremy: The new Star Wars, so I could have sabotaged it.

6. Last gig you went to..
We've just been on tour with Frankie and The Heartstrings, and they
were brilliant every night. We last saw them in Nottingham after we'd
all eaten about three platefuls of chili. It was a fiery night.

7. Signature dance...
That one where the girl puts her hands on the boy's shoulders and his
on her waist, and they just sort of step from side to side avoiding
eye contact and hoping their parents aren't on the other side of the
gym watching them and smiling.

8. Favorite villain...
Elizabeth: Paul (Michael Pitt's character) in 'Funny Games'. He's so
remorselessly evil, but you can't help but like him. Maybe it's those
tennis whites.
Jeremy: Jar-Jar Binks.

9. Money or Sex?
We've never had sex, so we'll go for money.

10. Describe Summer Camp in 6 words....
As if we could do that!

Wednesday 6 October 2010

Is Tropical talk Sex, Clothes and Films...


London - three piece IS TROPICAL are set to release a new single, the first for their new label KITSUNÉ this winter. Formed last year, the IS TROPICAL line up of Gary Barber (Vocals / Guitar / keys), Simon Milner (Vocals / Guitars / Keys) and Dominic Apa (Drums & Programming) have developed a country wide reputation for their stunning live shows. Taking to the stage in their trademark masks, and cloaked by self-made video projections, they improvise constantly changing soundscapes, effortlessly swooping from raw pop anthems to lo-fi dance songs with fantastic results.

1. This winter I will be wearing....

Jogging bottoms tucked into socks and hoods, going for the estate look. plus mixed up with anything we get free or find laying about friends houses.

2. First record I ever bought...

All our first albums we're hip hop, Cypress Hill 'Black Sunday', Wu Tang ' 36 chambers and Fresh Prince.

3. Itching to work with...

Any of our friend - TEETH!!!, Crystal Fighters, Egyptian Hip Hop, Age Of Concent ect… just because they're all great at what they do and inspire us.

4. Favorite villain...

Anyone that wears masks because they inspire us.

5. Film you wish you'd been in...

'Rumble Fish' had some amazing actors in it - Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper, Nicolas Cage, Chris Penn, Laurence Fishburne, Tom Waits and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. We've also got some lyrics based loosely around it.

6. Money or Sex?

Sex

7. Last time you went dancing...

There is a night called 'Hot Breath Karaoke' and last weekend i went to there 'DANCE PARTY 4000' where we entered a dance off and lost.

8. Last song you listened to...

Tom Waits before leaving the house, the 'Small Change' album

9. First gig you ever went to...

A 'Fat Wreck Chords' mini festival, all the greats playing NOFX, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Lagwagon ect…

10. Last time I checked Twitter / Facebook / Myspace.....

Just now… anytime we get on the internet

11. Would sing a duet with...

Prince - just so we could be utterly upstaged whilst laughing at his mic skills. Also Giulia Elettra Gorietti, an Italian actress that said she could sing.

12. People would be surprised that Is Tropical....

Spend the weekend in betting on X Factor