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SPOTLIGHT “Music is a pleasant distraction from life: a form of escapism” ENNIO THE LITTLE BROTHER This North Wales artist has caught the ear of Merseyside label Mai 68 with his idiosyncratic, soulful dream hop. Have you always wanted to create music? Yes… then no… then yes again. I had a brief stint of wanting to be a priest, so I spent many days at the living room table offering my family the body of Christ in the form of Discos crisps. When I was about nine or 10, though, I performed Everlong by the Foo Fighters at a school assembly on an out of tune Yamaha EG112 guitar and haven’t looked back since. Classic. Can you pinpoint a live gig or a piece of music that initially inspired you? John Frusciante performing Usually Just a T-Shirt #3 on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Off The Map DVD. That performance hit me like a frying pan to the face. I was floored that the guitarist in one of the biggest bands on the planet had this other side (no pun intended) to him that was so vulnerable, raw, honest and beautiful. Do you have a favourite song or piece of music to perform? Not particularly, I enjoy the flow of an overall set, like how the slower pieces contrast the big thumpy joints, and vice-versa. It’s ace when your energy on that given day affects the tone of a song and evokes different feelings than you initially intended with the words. Having said that, Dungarees is fun to play ’cos there’s a dead fast rappy bit at the end. If you had to describe your style in a sentence, what would you say? I would say my music encapsulates sitting on the couch in comfy PJ bottoms eating homemade apple crumble and custard while wondering why you threw that baggy Fila hoodie away three years ago. But that never pops up as an option on the drop down menu when you’re applying for festivals. What do you think is the overriding influence on your songwriting: other art, emotions, current affairs – or a mixture of all of these? Food. If you could support any artist in the future, who would it be? Loyle Carner. Do you have a favourite venue you’ve performed in? If so, what makes it special? St. Mary’s Creative Space in Chester was a special experience. Performing to a seated audience in an atmosphere where you could hear a pin drop was incredibly haunting and beautiful. Hold on, what am I talking about? I played a gig on a boat once. That was rad. Why is music important to you? Sometimes I feel like music is a pleasant distraction from life and stuff: a form of escapism. But I think it might actually be the other way around. What does that even mean? I don’t know… damn you, Bido Lito!, for sneaking in a serious question and making my brain do the equivalent of 25 push-ups. Image: Ross Davidson @enniothelittlebrother Ennio The Little Brother features on a split EP with Campfire Social, out now via Mai 68 Records. 26
KINGFAST Caught in a loop with the inventive songwriter and guitarist who has roots in Belfast and Kingston. If you had to describe your music in a sentence, what would you say? You guys once described my music as “soulful pop numbers”, which I felt was extremely accurate and I don’t think I could describe it better myself. Do you have a favourite song or piece of music to perform? I love performing my own music and my upcoming single One Day is actually my favourite to perform. It has a catchy hook to it and people always seem to engage with it the most of all of my songs, lyrically and sonically. How did you get into music? I’ve definitely always wanted to perform. Writing never used to be something I was passionate about when I was young, but different inspirations made me want to write things myself and put my own ideas on paper. Once you’ve started and you get the bug it is impossible to stop. So many silly things have made me want to write songs, such as watching 8 Mile and School Of Rock, as well as more traditional ways, like seeing live performances by virtuosos. Can you pinpoint a live gig or a piece of music that initially inspired you? Every big gig that I’ve been to I feel has changed me as a performer and made me want to become more and more dynamic on stage. The first artist I went to see was The Darkness, I must have been 11 years old, and that just really just made me want to get on the stage. “Once you’ve started making music and you get the bug, it is impossible to stop” What do you think is the overriding influence on your songwriting: other art, emotions, current affairs – or a mixture of all of these? Inspiration always comes from a multitude of avenues for me, so definitely a mixture. Usually I write about current affairs, but also through a personal lens so that I can emotionally connect to my music too. Do you have a favourite venue you’ve performed in? If so, what makes it special? Liverpool has some incredible spaces: the Zanzibar has a thumping sound system and I have had a couple of great gigs there. Same with 24 Kitchen Street. However, my favourite is probably District. One great thing about it is the height of the stage so you can get a good view of the crowd and vice-versa. Again, the sound is incredible. Can you recommend an artist, band or album that Bido Lito! readers might not have heard? AYA has just started releasing some singles and I couldn’t recommend an artist with soul more. His last release was called Craving You and it has a very earworm nature, but has depth too. It’s no coincidence that I selected him to support me for my single launch [20th September in EBGBs]. Why is music important to you? In this day and age, everybody is really connected to music because of the vastness of availability and the wide variety of genres. For me, personally, there are certain songs that genuinely just make me feel emotions, whether that is the timbre of someone’s voice, the lyrics or sometimes a combination of the two. Music has become a part of everyday life and being able to create it is brilliant as I can completely immerse myself in writing and making something from scratch. Photography: GCH Photography @kingfast_music KingFast’s first single, One Day, is out from 20th September. Alexis Teplin At Bluecoat, Liverpool Sat 26 Oct <strong>2019</strong> – Sun 23 Feb 2020 Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX thebluecoat.org.uk @thebluecoat @the_bluecoat @thebluecoat Funded by: Supported by: Arch (The Politics of Fragmentation), 2016, performance, Sydney Biennale
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