The Little Indians

The Little Indians: the members Augustine Rampolla
Kyle Gibson

Why do you make Music and what does it mean for you?

I think we make music out of compulsion. I can’t speak for Aug, but I made a conscious decision to try and stop after the rough break up of our last band, and could only last a few weeks before I had to be playing again. I guess it means more to me than I care to admit.

What’s your favourite artist and song?

Probably the medley on abbey road by the beatles, or lack of color by death cab for cutie.

What genres and artists did influence your music?

Anything. Mostly indie rock, pop music from the 60’s, but Augie and I tend to like select musicians or bands from all genres. Lately i’ve been listening to alot of old jazz that i’d like to think is influencing my drumming, but probably isn’t.

How much the live element matters in your Music?

Immensely. Seeing a band who’s record I love, but sounds flawed live ruins it for me. I can’t listen to the record anymore. I don’t think we’d be able to exist as a band if we started playing shows and had to sacrifice whole chunks of the songs because we couldn’t pull it off.

What do you think about Music industry nowdays?

I think it’s a wreck, and that excites us. It’s definitely in it’s last throes and we’re psyched about it. Fuck it.

The Little Indians Album

What is the message that you’d like to express at the people Who listen to your Music?

Our music is pretty personal I think, but I know Aug likes to write songs about good vibes, and people being kind to one another.

Who do you think are the most relevant musicians nowdays?

Hard to say, because we pay next to no attention to current pop music. If I had to guess I’d say bands like coldplay, but passion pit, the shins, death cab for cutie all seem to be having a substantial moment right now, too. 

What is your favourite book and movie?

I don’t know about Aug, but my favorite book is Franny & Zoe and my favorite movie is Ghostbusters.

How and where do you see yourself in ten years from now?

Dead.

 Beatles or Rolling Stones?

BEATLES.

Plastic Flowers

Plastic Flowers

Who are you?

We are Plastic Flowers, a lo-fi pop duo based in SKG, Greece.

Why do you make Music and what does it mean for you?

It’s all about balance. It helps to express ourselves and be creative.

Where and when did you start learn to play?

About three or four years ago when I started scratching a guitar and suddenly it all made sense. I bought some synths and cheap drum machines and Plastic Flowers were born.

What’s your favorite artist and song?
That’s a tough one but I go with Joy Division’s Disorder.

What genres and artists did influence your music?

Multiple genres but if I had to choose the three most influential artists: The Notwist, Aphex Twin and Radiohead.

How much the live element matters in your Music?

Not much. We always find ways to perform live, but at the same time we make our tracks sound much different than the original studio versions.

What do you think about Music industry nowadays?
Things have to change, that’s for sure. However the internet is still musician’s best friend so no worries. Anyone can find a way.

Plastic Flowers

What is the message that you’d like to express at the people Who listen to your Music?

Plastic flowers last longer than real ones.

Who do you think are the most relevant musicians nowadays?
Too many to mention.
What is your favorite book and movie?
Lost Highway (David Lynch) and The Manual of the Warrior of the Light (Paulo Coelho).

How and where do you see yourself in ten years from now?

Far away from Greece for sure.

Beatles or Rolling Stones?
Beatles!
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Melodium

melodium

Who are you?

My name is Laurent Girard, i come from Angers (France), i made music as a solo musician for a long time now, i released my first 7” in 1999.

Why do you make Music and what does it mean for you?

i’m not sure why i have made music for so many years now, probably because it gives me a feeling of freedom that everyday’s life and mostly my job don’t

Where and when did you start learn to play ?

i make music since i’m a child, since i took my first piano lessons at 10 years old, at this period i was already trying to compose my own melodies

What’s your favourite artist and song?

for many years my favorite artists were boards of canada and godspeed you! black emperor but they were not very active lately so i’m not sure now, i also like a lot modern classical composer max richter, folk singer laura gibson.

as for favorite song, it’s hard to tell, i’m very impressed by a very moving ambient piece from autechre called ‘vletrmx’

What genres and artists did influence your music?

boards of canada, isan, bands from kranky records (benoit pioulard, boduf song, stars of the lid…) which is my favorite label, so mainly electronica and folk stuff

How much the live element matters in your Music?

i have never performed live and will never, i’m not interesting in performing my music, i’m only intereted in composing stuff

What do you think about Music industry nowdays?

i think it’s a sad situation because it looks like people are considering they don’t have to pay to have music, so it has consequences also for small labels, lots of them are forced to stop their activity because they can’t afford to invest for physical release, the disparition of the physical format is a tragedy to me, i can’t stand the fact that music would be reduced to a computer file.

What is the message that you’d like to express at the people Who listen to your Music?

first i’d like to thank them, particullary people who are buying my records, also i’d like to manage to transfer emotion through my music, i hope they feel there is a human behind my music and not a computer; and that they are touched by my music…

Who do you think are the most relevant musicians nowdays?

i think my favorite album of the year is a piano solo album from norwegian pianist ‘ketil bjornstad’ called ‘vinding’s music’ which impressed me a lot both by its technique and emotional impact.

Let’s talk about the new album?

the new album called ‘kansva work’ is a little special to me because, i had several days of holiday at home in august this year, and i gave myself the goal to compose an album during these days, so it took me 7 days exactly (except one track composed before)
it’s not very different from what i composed before, perhaps i used more field recordings than before, so it’s made of small instrumental tracks using various instruments and it’s not a long album so you can easily listen to it from the beginning to the end…i have other albums ready that will be more different from what i did.

What is your favourite book and movie?

my favorite book is probably ‘1984’ , it’s the only book i read several times
my favorite movie perhaps ‘barton fink’, i like this black humour and the atmosphere of weird non sense sometimes

How and where do you see yourself in ten years from now?

i think i’ll probably still compose music, i hope some labels will be interested in releasing it


Beatles or Rolling Stones?
i don’t have any records from these bands, if i had to choose, i’ll probably choose the beatles becase i’ts more poppy and melodic

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