Apr 12, 20203 min
With the world in self-isolation and gigs coming to a halt, except for broadband-dependent live shows, we thought we'd keep our favourite artists and their fans entertained with a series of interviews.
You'll soon learn everything from their supermarket of choice to favourite pick 'n' mix and of course some hard-hitting music journalisms inbetween.
Next up is Glasgow's Charrette. (or Ewan C. Grant to his Mum) who is starting to make waves as he deftly weaves his experiences growing up in Glasgow with a techno-driven sound.
Charrette. started as an art school project at GSA working with found sounds and samples of journeys through Glasgow.
I got really obsessed with sampling and generative music but the pop side of me wanted to scale it back, make more interesting pop songs and challenge myself to write on instruments I'm not as proficient in as I'm originally a guitarist.
My lockdown piano skills have improved significantly.
What I do.
I'd like to play something in the Stockholm Symphony or anything in Kamasi Washington's band.
Can we claim Sega Bodega? U Got the Fever for sure. Everything off his new album. I like those MOY tracks too but I think that's me claiming someone else for Scotland.
Maybe a few months before. I spent a lot of time trying to find a style I liked and tried loads, including a poor attempt at grime. That was what I settled on but since then things have evolved into something much better, more intricate and exciting.
It was the like the three nice chords I knew on piano at the time sampled and pitch shifted. I hadn't produced a lot of music before that so there's a lot of things I'd do differently now.
Probably studio as it's my happy place. Live is up there but the amount of cables and settings to do this live can be a bit stressful as I don't rely on any playback/backing tracks.
Paradiso, Amsterdam. It's the best and I had the pleasure of playing there a few years ago with Kurt Vile.
Most of the bands and artists I like and have met are super down to earth so that feeling normally fades fast. Kurt Vile was cool, Steve Albini scared me first time I met him for about 20 minutes and then became the nicest guy.
I dunno, people get mad at the "industry" as an excuse not to work very hard. It is what you make of it. You can definitely buy your way into progressing faster, which I can't, but at the end of the day you should be making music for yourself. It's just what you do and it's really nice when people care about it.
Play football on the green. I miss that so much.
Learn a skill, paint, edit, write, express yourself. I'm doing a 7-minute daily ab workout with on youtube with some gym-bro that listens to djent...let's see how that works out. Call your family!
Aldi
I'm sweet enough.
Formation - Beyonce
Avocados are for eating.
Frank Ocean, Aidan Moffat, Yaeji.
I don't think I've had it since so yes?
Buckfast.
Check out Charrette's atmospheric debut single, Only You, released back in 2019: