Disco Underworld Issue #10

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issue #10 august 2009

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I confess. It was all just a ploy. You see, I had this idea a wee while back about a purely digital music magazine, which is about

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all types of music and events. Where the content is generated by the readers, meaning they steer the direction of the magazine and can share their work/thoughts with others. But would it work? Would people be interested? Would it be something that Joe Blogs, budding musician wanted to be involved in, or Sarah Blogs, hopeful music photographer, wanted to submit her photos to? So I thought to myself: how about having an issue of disco dedicated to music, and see what kind of response it gets. If the high quality of submissions and referrals for content in this issue is anything to go by, then there are plenty

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of you out there with a finger in a musical pie, who would love to share your stuff with others. Thus, Music Sandwich was born. A little bit club, a little bit toasted, a little bit jam, Music Sandwich is the digital music publication which lets you share your work with the world. If you have a music video, audio, photography, reviews or events you’d like to share with others, jump onto facebook, find the Music Sandwich page, become a fan and start posting your offerings on the wall. Invite your friends and once we have 150 facebook fans, we will publish the first issue. If you aren’t on facebook, email [email protected] with links to your contribution. If we don’t get 150 fans, then we don’t publish and we haven’t wasted any time. Nothing lost! This will provide a great opportunity for you all to read and be read about. I hope you get involved, Stacey

Next issue’s theme, is “Positive Impact.” Drop me a line if you have anything to contribute: [email protected]

Cover image by Blanca González. Read the article she wrote on page 22.

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disco underworld is published by Online INsight Limited © copyright 2009. By reading and interacting with our magazine and website, you agree to the terms laid out under the “terms of use” on the site www.discounderworld.com. Editor: Stacey Childs [email protected] Contributors: Mike Woodruff, Blanca González, Amanda Gray, Philip Papadis, Stacey Childs.

Coming up in the next few pages: Amanda Ratcliffe Reader Submission: Philip Papadis

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manda Ratcliffe is making a name for herself as a photographer in the New Zealand music scene.

Coming up in the next few pages: Reader Submission: Philip Papadis Melinda Hunt

Photographing established and emerging musicians at a variety of venues and locations, she is a familiar face on the Hamilton music scene. Behind the camera, Amanda is also an online album/gig reviewer, radio DJ, MySpace blogger and NZ music advocate.

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“It’s very much the local music scene in New Zealand that has seen my work as a photographer noticed and in turn, made a writer and radio DJ out of me,” she said. Always on the hunt for new talent, she particularly enjoys watching local musicians’ first performances at smaller venues.

“I admire any musician who feels totally comfortable with themselves to go out there and do what they believe in – even if it’s something that people don’t understand at the time. Those are the ones who inspire me and make me want to push myself and forget about fitting into a certain mould,” Amanda says.

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As musicians can be nervous and self-conscious in front of the camera, Amanda takes a documentary approach to band shoots. This raw style captures impromptu moments on and off stage. A particularly memorable shoot was the Knives At Noon EP release gig.

“There was a lot going on at the time, so in some of the photos they’re yelling at people across the room. Viewers connect with pictures like this because the subjects are doing what any other person would be doing in the same situation.”

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A trip to New York in 2006 was a turning point in her creative direction. Up until then she was “sampling the waters” and seeing what was achievable. Seeking publication of her photographs, she was asked to provide a gig review to complement them.

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With her photographs and reviews appearing on NZ based music sites and her own MySpace page, a Hamilton radio station approached her to develop a dedicated NZ Music show. Despite citing the most irritating noise as her own voice, her programme has evolved into a solo show, ‘Manda’s Mixtape’ on Waikato University’s Contact FM. “The show has seen me organise a couple of gigs around town which has been an amazing experience and something that I’m planning on doing again in the future,” she said.



Music isn’t just rhythm and noise to Amanda, her life revolves around it. Unsurprisingly music and the people behind it are her main inspirations, followed by photographic elements; movement, colour and light. Her own eclectic music tastes vary by the hour, spanning genres and oceans depending on her mood. One minute she’s rapping with the Beastie Boys, the next rocking out to the Datsuns.



“There are so many styles to embrace in the ever-changing world of music that I almost always feel like a kid in a candy shop at gigs,” she explained. A particular song she has been listening to recently is ‘Summer Girl’ by Elliot Brown and The Candy Caps. “It’s bright and innocent and reminds me of the stuff my Dad used to blast in the garage next door to my bedroom while working on his hot rod when I was a kid.”

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“There are so many styles to embrace in the ever-changing world of music that I almost always feel like a kid in a candy shop at gigs.”

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Fast Four:

1) My favourite place in the whole wide world is with the people I love because they fuel my fire.

But if I wasn’t picking that kind of place, I’d probably have to go with K Road in Auckland. It’s so dirty and I can only imagine the filth its seen over the years. 2) My philosophy for life is Get

Her New York trip has also re-affirmed her love for New Zealand and its “genuinely warm” people who don’t take life too seriously. Amanda has no plans to leave New Zealand. She believes its small size is no obstacle to success. “I’m sharing my thoughts and ‘photographic treats’ with the world – and it’s all thanks to music.” Check out Amanda’s MySpace: www.myspace.com/i_love_nz

If you would like to vote for Amanda to appear in our print issue, enter your email here and hit vote. Your vote will count once your email has been verified. Only one vote will count per email and person.

Over Yourself and Do It Because Tomorrow You Might Be Dead. Then What? 3) My life story in 10 words or less: A random series of events that even I wasn’t expecting. 4) I would like to tell the world that it’s really quite incredible what a smile can do to a person. It can be life changing, especially when you don’t even know them.

We should create a Smile To A Stranger day. See what happens.

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“Misha Marinkovic aka M-Lyso is a classically trained pianist who has taken his practiced talents to the realm of electronic music production and DJ-ing.”

Photographic documentry by Phillip Papadis www.myspace.com/exposedframe

“We went to see my husband’s brother and his girlfriend, who bought a house just before Christmas. When I was there last time they hadn’t moved in, but now the house is a home. They’ve done a lot of work painting, sanding, gardening and more - and there’s still lots to do. But the house is beautiful, and very welcoming.” Kristina, Sweden. www.greenwiggle.com/blog

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y partner-in-crime Tad and I are working toward something a little different. We have not defined exactly what yet, though we have some good ideas.” So far Mel and Tad have identified food, hiking and knitting as having the ability to make them feel happy and productive. Knitting you ask…



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Mel began knitting a few years ago when she was going through a tough time, starting with a few loops and a couple of clicks, she moved on to making small, useful things like hats, washcloths and scarves. She now actively modifies complex designs to better suit her own shape or preferences, and has even begun knitting her own designs, publishing the patterns for other knitters to use. “This is the most satisfying thing for me - to make something real with my hands from an idea in my head.” She points out that knitting has its own particular rhythm which she finds very addictive. “Click-click-shooshclick. My needles make a soothing sound as I wrap the yarn to make stitches and pull it through the loops of the previous row. I feel like I want to send you an audio clip for this!” (And she has, check it out to the left of this text box).

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Mel finds the sounds and repetitive motions, the simple activity and the textures involved in knitting very therapeutic. “The feel of a soft or hearty yarn in my fingers is a wonderful tactile pleasure.” She also finds pleasure in hiking. “When I am in a funk and my knitting can’t get me out of it, going for a hike is the only thing that will cure me. Waking up in our tent is one of my favourite things, though it doesn’t happen nearly enough.” Mel and Tad are planning a six-month hike along the Appalachian Trail, which runs 2,178 miles from Georgia to Maine through beautiful mountain ranges. They are also planning some travel out of the States, to volunteer and learn more about other countries and cultures.



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One of their ideas that Mel hopes one day they can put in place, is to build on her love of yarn and fibre and their shared passion for locally sourced food, by perhaps starting a locally supported fibre co-op/spinnery or a self-supporting organic farm where they provide most of their own food and do some knit-design work on the side. But as she mentioned at the beginning of the interview: Mel and Tad are working towards something a little different. What that is hasn’t been decided yet, but they are excited to find out. If you would like to vote for Mel to appear in our print issue, enter your email here and hit vote. Your vote will count once your email has been verified. Only one vote will count per email and person.

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usic festivals are undoubtedly one of the best ways to enjoy and discover music. Where else are you going to see so many different acts with the big-andfamous mixing with the up-and-coming? Equally, good festivals are the perfect place to take the industry's pulse. Who is headlining the main stages? Who is everyone looking forward to? Who is a disappointment and who is a pleasant surprise? Festivals show the state of the industry and can hint at its future. The 2009 Latitude Festival was a perfect example of these things.

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Latitude happens once a year in rural Suffolk in England, and it's an eclectic festival to say the least. Marketed as “more than a just a music festival,” the line up also includes theatre, poetry, literature, comedy and film. This year the acts ranged from retro groups to the latest indie bands. Latitude also highlighted the success that female singers are enjoying at the moment. Although females have been leading some of the coolest bands and most successful solo shows for a while, I feel like they haven’t been getting the recognition they deserve in the music industry. So I wasn’t surprised when the strongest performances this year came from women. Sure, there was Thom Yorke from Radiohead, The Doves, Pet Shop Boys, Mika, Patrick Wolf and many others, but it was the women that everyone was talking about.





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Only days before their nomination for the Mercury Prize (the annual prize for the best album in UK and Ireland), both Natasha Khan (of Bat for Lashes), and Lisa Hannigan played at the festival.

Bat for Lashes' ethereal songs translated perfectly into a lively performance. Her live show has moved from mellow in earlier appearances into a rhythmic act with a strong beat, showing that she's not afraid to evolve, a trait that's proving true of many women who are finding recognition in music at the moment. Lisa Hannigan wasn't as lucky with her slot; the rain spoilt her show, but she still proved that she is one to watch. Natasha and Lisa joined Speech Debelle (who was also lined up to play at Latitude but didn't show up due to technical problems), La Roux, and Florence and the Machine as the five women out of the 12 nominees for the Mercury Prize, in a year that has seen more female nominees than ever before.





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“At 61, Grace Jones put on an amazing act full of drama and wardrobe changes, a pole dance and a hula hoop.”

Chrissie Hynde, leading lady of The Pretenders also made an appearance at the main arena that didn't disappoint fans young or old. Two other very different divas also performed: Beth Ditto, from Gossip and Grace Jones.

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They each performed in their own strong and extravagant ways. Both were late and both were instantly forgiven once they appeared, with Grace asking “Are you ready for my hurricane?” and Ditto inquiring “Do you have an attitude, Latitude?” The two of them showed their fans how much

they love them, with Ditto inviting people on stage, and Grace coming down to greet the crowd in true diva style: She commanded a security guard come over and carry her on his shoulders. That these two women are defying conventions in terms of age and body image shows that women are not afraid to be who they are in order to be successful. Ditto has always been proud of her body and, at 61, Grace Jones put on an amazing act full of drama and wardrobe changes, a pole dance and a hula hoop.





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Alongside such big acts, many others confirmed the importance of women in the future of music. Regina Spektor, Ladyhawke, Lykke Li, Little Boots, Paloma Faith, the all-female choir Gaggle among others, put on incredibly strong performances. Even in the smallest arenas and the "non music" tents, there were ladies to watch: Katie from Sky Larkin; Jessica Delfino, an American comedian that sings hysterically funny and poetic lyrics whilst playing an assortment of instruments; or Ruby and her Whorses, already revolutionizing the stage at only 16. The female performers of today feel as confortable in the poetry or comedy tent as on the music stage. Women are now producing music that goes from traditional vocals to strong rap, from ethereal melodies to folk music. They refuse to be pigeonholed, and that may be the secret of their success.

Contrary to what most may think, their audience is not exclusively girls, men are listening and liking it too. Women taking control and their sound is appealing to everyone and inspiring the next generation of bands. When finishing her show at Latitude, Regina Spektor thanked us all for listening. I say "Thank you all for playing ladies!" Photos and article by Blanca González. www.cuttingsofablog. blogspot.com If you would like to contribute anything to the next theme “Positive Impact,” please email [email protected]

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halil was born in Washington, D.C to Islamic proselytes (new converts to a faith doctrine). He says “growing up Muslim gave me a conscious mind.” His plan to build on his upbringing was to reach people through basketball, not music. “I didn’t grow up wanting to be a musician. I ate and slept basketball. I played every day. I remember being aware of injustice and wanting to change it. My way was going to be by making millions in the NBA and then building community centres to help kids who had fewer chances than me.” Music found its way into his life through writing, something he had always done. A friend with a computer programme, and some encouragement from other friends, keep Khalil producing material, whenever basketball didn’t intervene. “Thinking about it now, I feel like a walking stereotype: basketball and hip hop. Wow.”

“Thinking about it now, I feel like a walking stereotype: basketball and hip hop. Wow.” While in college, Khalil’s parents split up causing a psychological shake-up in his fundamental structures, and a serious head injury while playing basketball crushed his dreams of going pro. “After that, I dropped out of school… I had a lot on my mind, so I picked up the pen and started writing again and recording. And now I couldn’t imagine life without music.”

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“I’m not concerned with the so-called ‘hard-core’ image that these cats portray, because 99 percent of the time, it isn’t real.” Khalil’s first hip-hop LP, “The Calm Before the Storm,” moves seamlessly between digital drums, jazz melodies, strong bass lines and piano features, while still maintaining a vocal focus. “I want to show people that you don't have to compromise and fake your damn life story to reach the masses with your music. I'm not concerned with the so-called ‘hard-core’ image that these cats portray, because 99 percent of the time, it isn't real.”

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He says that a previous EP brought about a lot of feedback from music industry exects saying, “We love what you do. You have a nice flow, nice rhymes, nice production… But why don’t you talk about (basically, what every other rapper is talking about) women, jewellery, money, cars…?” “Who and what they want me to be is not who I am. And I can’t change.” You can download “The Calm Before the Storm” for free from www.khalilmusic.com Check out The Brown’stone Recording Company: www.browns-tone.com If you would like to vote for Khalil to appear in our print issue, enter your email here and hit vote. Your vote will count once your email has been verified. Only one vote will count per email and person.

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Read last month’s Mike’s Space here.

ust outside my window on Mohawk Street (rated by Zagat’s as the best street name in North America), there is a long corridor of parking garages of the apartment in front of mine. It’s just a drab tunnel of concrete, fibreglass and windows. Rarely anything ever happens down there, but when it does….Oh boy! All the sound from whatever goes on in the alley is funnelled by incredibly tight acoustics right to my room. In fact, I’m typing this right now in front of my window. A hummingbird is twittering around an oak tree a block away. The acoustics are THAT good.



A wide variety of other sounds drift my way. Most of these sounds are ordinary noises of the city. You know, sounds like cars driving by, people walking their dogs and the nightly flybys of helicopters patrolling the streets of Pasadena for hookers, hobos and…hummingbirds? (I really wish I could think of a third thing that started with an h.) Every so often, though, some not so ordinary noises punctuate the air, including:

Coming up in the next few pages: Jody Lloyd Last Issue’s Favourite



* American Idol Girl. American Idol Girl lived in the apartment complex a while ago. She was the first person to discover the amazing acoustic properties of our shared alleyway, and routinely belted out number one hits for all to hear. American Idol Girl possessed a good voice, maybe a little flat in the higher ranges. Unfortunately, she also possessed a good work ethic. I say this because for months, American Idol Girl lulled me to sleep crooning various renditions of Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson songs until midnight. I had no idea if she was actually going to try out for American Idol. In fact, I had no idea what American Idol Girl looked like because before I could find out, someone else from across the alley yelled at her to shut up. To which she replied, “You shut up or I’ll shove that fucking cactus in your window up your fucking ass!” After that, she stopped singing with her window open. I miss American Idol Girl.

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* Korean Power Saw Man There’s probably a better way of describing Korean Power Saw Man, but eh, it works. Just remember that the man is Korean, not the power saw. As long as we have that figured out, we’re golden. Anyway, Korean Power Saw Man was stationed outside a garage for the whole month of July.



I only know he was Korean because his van had Korean writing on the side, and I know he used a power saw because he used it all the time. I guess they were doing renovation to the apartment, but I always wondered what kind of work required the use of a power saw for hours. The usual rhythm of a construction site involves the sharp biting squeal of saws digging into wood or metal, followed by a repetitive dull banging of hammers, then back to the saws. The weird thing about Korean Power Saw Man was that I never, EVER, heard anything but the power saw. He would just cut away at things for hours, and by the end of the month, I became convinced the owner of the apartment ran a lumber processing plant out of his garage. Korean Power Saw Man left the other day though, so I guess business was slow.

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* Raccoons About once a month, two raccoons fight in the back of the alley. The first time it happened, I didn’t know what was going on. Raccoons sound really weird when they get worked up; a strange combination of clicks and purrs somewhere between a cat and bird. When two of them start fighting, it sounds like a cat catching a bird in its claws, except the sound doesn’t let up because there’s no bird and there’s no cat. Just two raccoons smacking each other in the face over a rotten chunk of hot dog. If I stay up late, they’re usually out and about by midnight. From my window, I have the perfect vantage point for the monthly fight.



* El Leaf Blower Around most of Los Angeles, Hispanic dudes cruise around town in small, dusty pick-up trucks filled to the brim with lawn mowers, weed whackers, hedge clippers and all kinds of other landscaping equipment. Including the dreaded leaf blower. Every Wednesday, at 7 in the morning, El Leaf Blower walks down to the end of the alley, starts up the leaf blower, and proceeds to spend a half hour waking up everyone who forgot to close their window the previous night. Of all the alley sounds, El Leaf Blower is the most annoying, if only because it’s the most useless. The droning of the blower echoes loudly up the walls, and for what reason? The only plants in the alley are the window cacti American Idol Girl threatened to use as an anal probe. Even if there were trees there, it’s Southern California.



Not many leaves fall to the ground at any time of the year, especially in the summer. El Leaf Blower doesn’t care. He’s there every Wednesday at 7 in the morning. At least he’s consistent. And at least I have an alarm clock every Wednesday morning. This works out because I have to move my car off the street, anyway. That’s my positive view of things. It helps. This is the magic of the city. The unpredictable combination of circumstances produces a wide variety of sounds that could easily frustrate me, but they don’t because something else is always in motion. Besides, none of these sounds compare to crying babies in an airplane. From that, there is no escape. None at all. I sincerely hope that is one sound that never makes it down the alley.

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f people are not willing to sit up and notice some of the things clearly going on around them, then I will endeavour to put issues in a format that will grab their attention.”

Jody Lloyd is a rapper/music producer who hails from Christchurch, New Zealand, but has recently moved to Melbourne, Australia. “I never have and probably never will have a big selling hit song, but I can use what skills I have to reach people on another more personal level.”

Coming up in the next few pages: Jody Lloyd cont. Last Issue’s Favourite

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Jody’s career in music began in 1990, and he quickly found short-term success with rap duo Dark Tower. “We had our first release in 1995. We did lots of stuff, tours, live TV performances, played two Big Day Outs, signed briefly to Universal and then got dropped.”

Click here to watch the music video for Say No to the Vaccine off YouTube.



Shortly after the record contract fell through, Jody began Trillion (a solo recording project) and She'll Be Right Records, an umbrella label that involves a swag of bands and solo artists. So far SBR Records has released thirty CDs, many of which were produced by Jody.

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Jody’s last Trillion album, ‘SILENTinvisible’ (2007) took over three years to produce and featured more than thirty local and international artists. It “sadly fell on the deaf ears of the NZ music industry.” Which, out of frustration, drove him to Australia, where he’s slowly been carving out a place for himself. “If I reach one or one hundred people, then I am happy. If I am not doing my part for humanity then I may as well not be here. When I am inspired by corporate/governmental social injustices, I write these awareness style songs. I take an issue that affects people, for example; aspartame, cell phones, vaccines, and fluoride, research it and rap about it over a catchy beat. They seem to go down really well on YouTube.”



His recent album LOOPS OF LOVE, the first to be released under his real birth name, was launched in Christchurch in May 09, and will follow suit in Melbourne in September as part of the Fringe Festival.

LOOPS OF LOVE is Jody’s first solo album and was inspired by artist Devika Bilimoria’s photographic images (watch out for her interview in the next issue). In the writing stages of LOOPS OF LOVE, Jody shut himself in a dusty room with pen and paper and channelled John Lennon for 22 days, eating cornflakes and Asian takeaways. The result is an album described by Inpress Magazine like this: “…woven throughout is an undeniable sheen of intellect and meticulous detail that stands in stark contrast to the moronic dross that typifies hip hop today.”

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Click here to watch Jody’s single “Me and You” off YouTube.

Both Jody and Devika have a keen interest in loops, both musically and philosophically, and this provides the basis of the music and the album artwork. The meticulous detail extends to the packaging and presentation of each CD, which is presented with twelve reprinted coloured photographs by Devika, that relate directly to the twelve tracks on the CD.

Coming up in the next few pages: Last Issue’s Favourite

According to Jody, the shift to Melbourne was the best thing he could have done. He has managed to surround himself with like-minded creative people from many disciplines in a communal art space called The Pigeon Hole. As well as his own album projects, he has put his musical skills and contacts to use in a variety of ways: producing tracks for local emcees, composition and sound design for a high-level contemporary dance production, filming live gigs and producing music videos. He is also involved in the Melbourne poetry scene and live performances and guest appearances with local bands. “As long as I’m here I’ll be doing stuff,” he says with a smirk.

Check out Jody’s website for more info: www.trillion.com

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jessica stewart is your favourite from last issue, and the person to be included in the Gold Edition at the end of the year. Check out Jessica’s blog here: www.romephotoblog.blogspot.com

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