ChitChat - With Subcult
INTERVIEW BY: EM VIOLET
EM:
Where did the name subcult originally come from? Is there a meaning behind it?
SUBCULT:
Dec was writing an essay for uni, but I was really uninterested and constantly getting distracted. He was halfway through writing the word subculture when he zoned out then looked back and was like “huh that might be a good name for the band”.
EM:
Were you all friends before starting the band? How did you meet?
SUBCULT:
Well in fact, Ben and Dec met through a holiday program called Rock Academy. Ben and Lex went to school together, Adam and Ben were in a band together.
EM:
Who is someone that you would love to collaborate with?
SUBCULT:
Adam - It’s not something I’ve really thought about specifically tbh but honestly, I’d love to collab with anyone and everyone at this stage ahaha
Dec - Personally I would love to collab with Mat Kerekes from Citizen!
Ben - I would love to work with Alex from Columbus or Ben from Slowly Slowly
Lex – I don’t know who I’d want to collaborate with :((
EM:
What are the main bands that inspire your sound?
SUBCULT:
SO many. Slowly Slowly, Neck Deep, WAAX, Press Club, Ruby Fields
EM:
If you could describe the music you make in a few words, how would you describe it?
SUBCULT:
Adam - Fun sounds you should have a bev with
Ben - A cluster-fuck of different genre's
Dec - Really cool alt rock
Lex – High energy music
EM:
What is the thing you miss most about playing live?
SUBCULT:
Adam - Making people feel things by playing our music for them, feels kinda like a superpower
Dec - The atmosphere!! I miss being part of that. I love it, it was personally my whole life before covid so it’s gonna be great to have a little bit of that back for And We Are Live
Ben - I miss seeing the faces of listens having a good time
Lex - I miss feeling the adrenaline rush when you play the first note together as a band on stage
EM:
What was the best show you have ever played and why?
SUBCULT:
Adam - my favourite gigs were tied Crywank and the show at Helen’s place, Crywank because wholesome vibesx100 and Helen’s place cos it was rowdy af
Dec - Bakers Eddy show was so much fun. Every act on that show are mates and there’s nothing that tops playing a sold-out show with friends, especially with such a receptive crowd, at our favourite place in the world, Wrangler Studios
Ben – Ruby Fields or Bakers Eddy, too hard to pick between them
EM:
Tell us a little bit about the upcoming livestream event that is featuring you guys
SUBCULT:
We’re playing with Teenage Dads, Velvet Bloom and Boler Mani at Frankston Arts Centre on the 29th of October! It’s going to be a fun time, and it’s an honour to be included on such a huge line-up of some of the best Frankston acts.
EM:
What is the meaning behind your recent track “Suffocating?”
SUBCULT:
Suffocating is about someone who’s into someone and they’re not sure if they like them back, pretty much! The anthemic repetition of the word “suffocating” is also a subtle link to someone feeling lost for breath waiting for a call, text, ANYTHING
EM:
Can we expect more music from you guys soon?
SUBCULT:
Let’s just say that the livestream isn’t the only thing you’re getting on the 29th
And We Are LIVE
Thursday 29 October 2020, 7.30pm-8.30pm
Live streamed online
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2FV8QOz
GoFundMe: gf.me/u/yym6jy
The best local indie pop, soul, hip-hop and indie rock acts are TAKING OVER the Frankston Arts Centre!
We have all been starved of live music and so have these artists. So we have organised this event to do what they do best, PLAY LIVE! Frankston Arts Centre and X Promotions are proud to present ‘And We Are LIVE’ online via the FAC Facebook page and YouTube channel on Thursday 29 October, 7.30pm.
Join us online for a live stream performance from four of the best young acts from Frankston & the Peninsula for a celebration of today’s sounds and diversity. The acts are the cream of the crop and guaranteed to provide you with 60 minutes of quality live music we are all craving. Hosted by Ali Barter & Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy).
The line-up provides a diversity that will please everyone with the colour of synth and rich melodies of Mt Eliza's own Teenage Dads, the silky smooth tones of Ryes Velvet Bloom through to Frankston's enigmatic hip hop powerhouse Boler Mani and the pop infused garage rock anthems from subcult.
Tickets are priced at whatever you can afford. 100% of ticket sales will be distributed amongst artists on the night to help them continue to create. Support the artists via the ‘Donate Now’ button at https://bit.ly/2FV8QOz
And We Are LIVE will be live streamed straight from the Frankston Arts Centre main stage and Cube 37 to you at home simultaneously via the FAC Facebook page and YouTube channel. Join us online on Thursday 29th of October starting 7.30pm sharp!
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