Answered by Daníel Ágúst
What inspired you to first start making music? And how did you come to be in your current incarnation? Or if you prefer, a brief bio about you.
What inspired me was watching my relatives react to my singing when I was 3 years old.
Provide us with some info about your latest release…
Our latest release has a killer track called Out Of Place and a remix of “Lifetime” by RAXON.
Which ones would you consider your main influences both music-wise & non-music-wise?
My main music influence was listening to my mother’s vinyl records when I was a kid. So I guess my greatest influence is my mother.
In what way does your sound differ from the rest genre-related artists/bands and why should we listen to your music? In other words, how would you describe your sound?
Our sound has a unique man machine fragrance to it. It’s worth sniffing.
Please name your 3 desert islands albums, movies & books…
I would take my two solo albums with me ”Swallowed A Star” and “The Drift” and the 3rd one would be John Grant’s “Queen Of Denmark”.
The films I could watch over and over would be “Brazil” by Terry Gilliam and 1984 by Michael Radford and the Matrix by the Wachowskis.
My 3 books would be “Candide” by Voltaire, “Mephisto” by Klaus Mann and the Moomin tales by Tove Jansson.
Do you prefer studio or performing live and why?
There is a huge difference between making and creating music in the studio and delivering it live on stage. The atmosphere is exciting and interesting in both places and I love both.
Is there any funny-unique story you would like to share with us, always in relation to your music ‘career’?
Well my first singing performance in public was in front of my fellow students and the second one was in front of 5000 teenagers at a youth festival in the biggest venue of Iceland at the time The Sports Hall. It was a giant leap for a 13 year old to perform for his class mates. You can only imagine how it was in front of the 5 thousand! This experience prepared me pretty well for the career I ended up picking.
Which track of your own would you point out as the most unique and why?
“This Is What You Get When You Mess With Love” (from MEXICO) has the longest title and the weirdest chord progression from verse to chorus you will ever hear!
Would you like to share with our readers your future plans?
I would like to be able to make and perform more music.
Free question!!! (Ask yourself a question) you wish to answer and haven’t been given the opportunity…
AND The Music Video for Out Of Place is on !
Curated by: Christos Doukakis
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