We’re glad that tons of great bands coming to Indonesia this year including one of the finest import from Singapore our jiran country.
The band will do a great Java-Bali tour this December and wish to meet you guys, and here’s a few interview questions to introduce them to you. enjoy.
Why David Sparkle? And what connection do you have with M. Daud Kilau?
DJ: I don’t think we have any direct connection to M. Daud Kilau, apart from our name.
ZS: We don’t have anything connected with the Disco King of Malaysia… But yeah, we hope he is proud of us having translated his name and living by his name throughout our existence!
Why instrumental music?
ZS: Because we all can’t sing. We dream of waking up in the morning having the voices of Chino Moreno (of Deftones) or Pete Yorn. Too bad we can’t sing for shit.
DJ: And it’s something we’re comfortable with from the get-go.
Tell us a bit more about your recent release.
FF: ‘Swords’ is a compilation of some of our newer, heavier stuff mixed in with some of the older songs.
DJ: It is our reunion with (top Singapore indie producer) Leonard Soosay, who did our very first EP release ‘The Apocalypse of Your Heart’ back around 2005. There are songs in this album that seem
heavier and harsher than ‘This Is the New’, but there are also softer tracks for calmer moments.
ZS: Someone quoted the album as being a eargasm and that the track ‘Ghostfuck’ is like a ‘earfuck’, while someone else mentioned that the new Sparkle album will keep you calm before eating you up
alive. Either way, nice.
AK: It’s also the culmination of the past couple of years’ experiences together as a band – our
struggles as well as our joy, and the drive we have to keep writing better music and achieving more
as a band.
Any good band/sound you’ve found recently?
AK: Lately for me, it’s been returning to stuff like Foals, some Elliott Smith and random metal stuff. I let my iPod run on random, so it’s always a mixed bag. I did just get into Florence + The Machine recently though, should have started listening to them earlier.
ZS: I’ve been listening to a lot of Black Keys and the National, and of course a lot of Wolves in the throne room… Oh, and Ghaust!!
FF: Been listening to the new Walkmen and some old stuff from Lifetime and Coalesce.
DJ: Only recently did I get Portishead’s ‘Third’ album, and there are some nice tracks there. Also just downloaded an EP from Brutal Love Masters, check them out here www.brutallovemasters.com/
Why do you cry while you sleep?
DJ: I don’t think it has become a habit of late, but that was a tale of ruined mascaras.
ZS: Because (gorgeous Singapore celebrity) Jade Seah won’t be my friend on Facebook! And
somehow I think that Santa stole chocolates from girls while they sleep.
What do you think about the current weather?
FF: It’s alright. Singapore has once been dubbed the “Airconditioned Nation” so cold weather is always just a shopping mall away.
Tell us more about ‘Ghostfuck’ and ‘Fear of Heights’.
DJ: ‘Ghostfuck’ is one of the newer songs we wrote and its title is derived from a ghost story we had heard, while the title for ‘Fear of Heights’ is a response to tactless people and their lousy manners.
AK: Despite us being instrumental, our songs all have stories and messages and I love how we come up with our song titles. They take much faster that the songs do.
What do you looking forward to in Indonesia?
DJ: We’re looking forward to having fun.
FF: Good times, hanging out and meeting new folks!
ZS: They said Bali has nice parties and beer, but I’m actually looking forward to the cheap cigarettes, and Gudang Garam. Oh, and the food of course!
AK: The bands we will be playing with, the people, the landscape and the food!
Tell us more about the music scene in Singapore.
ZS: It must so small until even you guys have to ask us that… haha!
DJ: There are many bands here that you guys should keep a lookout for namely, A.U.M, Amateur Takes Control, A Band Named Power, Wormrot, Unvisual, etc.
AK: Singapore has got good bands, but not enough people supporting indie music… It’s different in Indonesia, where the audiences are much larger. But we love our bands and friends still for
their efforts and their wonderful music, and if you haven’t heard of these acts out, you should – B-Quartet, The Observatory, Amateur Takes Control, Wormrot, Lunar Node, Moods… They are all excellent!
Tell us more about your thought about Indonesian music scene.
AK: I think it’s big, it’s crazy and it’s going to welcome us warmly when we get over there to play.
ZS: At the same time, we are honoured to be touring with Ghaust and Kelelawar Malam, and to share the stage with all the other bands that we will be playing with… Besides the bands, I still love Benyamin S, NAIF and even Agnes Monica!
DJ: Also from my understanding, the people we’ve been in touch with for this Indonesian tour have been really helpful and nice!
Any last words?
ZS: We are coming, do show us your best dangdut female singers… And the best gado-gado!
DJ: Drop by our shows if you’re free and around the area. Thank you for your time.
FF: Thank you for this opportunity!
AK: Terima kasih, jumpa kalian semua di Indonesia nanti!
JAVA TOUR
Saturday 4 December 2010 – Jakarta @ Rossi Musik Fatmawati w/ Ghaust, Fall, Elemental Gaze
Sunday 5 December 2010 – Bandung @ Museum Barli Setrasari w/ Ghaust, Kelelawar Malam, Polyester Embassy, and Vrosk
(The band will be staying in Bandung till Thursday 9 Dec so if you are interested to interview them or play a radio show, we can do that)
Friday 10 December 2010 – Jogjakarta @ Jogja National Museum w/ TBA
Saturday 11 December 2010 – Bali @ RAW Store w/ Ghaust, Kelelawar Malam
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