Issue41-November2015

The Strong NewFlavourof Ibiza

ON THIS ISSUEP 03: BLACK COFFEEInterview by Silvio Aliferis

P 08: SUNDARA KARMAInterview with Oscar Lulu by C. Massei

P 14: At the races with NICK MASONInterview by Matt Dawson

P 20:MIRRORInterview with Tas Danazoglou by M. Dawson

P 22: KLEMENT BONELLIInterview by Nelly Loriaux

P 26:MARK NETTOInterview by Nelly Loriaux

P 30: RAMInterview with Harry Granroth by M Dawson

P 32: STEREOTRIBESInterview with Travers Lee by C. Massei

P 44: THE GOLDEN AGE OF BURLESQUEBy Sophia Disgrace

P 46: DJ AWARDS 2015By Nelly Loriaux

SONIC SHOCKS TEAMEditor in Chief & Creative Director

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Associate EditorsMATT DAWSON & NELLY LORIAUX

US CorrespondentDENISE BRITT

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Interview by Silvio Aliferis

Before the results were out, Silvio took the helm to interview our favourite to winBreakthrough in association with Mixcloud: Black Coffee. Our money was on the theright horse, as Black Coffee later went home with the trophy.

Durban born producer, DJ and entrepreneur extraordinaire Nkosinathi Maphumulo took usthrough the journey that saw him become one of South Africa’smost successful exports, histake on the South African house music scene and his association with disadvantagedcommunities’ project: Kopanong Disability Movement Organization.

Hi, thanks for having us. You and I already have a mutual connection as I wasconceived in South Africa.

Where are you guys from?

Nelly isFrench, lives in theUKbutborn inParisandbred in thecountrysideofPicardieand Jamie, our assistant for tonight, is British. I'm from Portugal, but I was born in

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Mozambique.Myparentswent onhoneymoon toSouthAfricawhere Iwas conceivedbut I now live in the UK.

That's crazyman. I was inBeira last week.Mozambique is getting better; they are rebuildingquite a lot.

How do you feel about being nominated for breakthrough artist in association withMixcloud?

It's a big thing for me, exciting news, one of those things you put on that wish list

Let's talk about the music scene in JNB. I believe it is still very much undergroundat the moment, by this I mean it does not get enough coverage, so it can get difficultfor people to know where their music scene is. Do you find there are differencesbetween cities like Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg?

Every city has its own vibes with Johannesburg being the main 'hub' for dance music. ThethingaboutSouthAfrica is there isn't really a sceneper se. Johannesburghasbig influencesand Durban is strong but it's just music; there are no clubs that you can say have beenaround 10 years runningwhich specialise in housemusic. You can hear house on the radio,you can hear my songs on radio followed by Drake and you can hear Will.iam. We havemusic shows of course but not based on any scene. Producers pretty much do whatever

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they want to do. We have the freedom to produce a music trend or vocal trend. That’s aspecial thing about my country. All the songs that make it become household babies. Sohousemusic is not an underground thingwhere it is only heard in the clubs. It’s for everydaylife.

You are seen as one of the biggest South African music export though...

(smiles) I am getting there.

Youhave 4 albumsunder your belt nowand found the time to set up your owncharityfoundation fordisabledandunder-privilegedpeople,which is remarkable.Couldyoutell us a bit more about it?

We've partnered with a school in Cape Town. So far we have taken just one student, that'sall we can afford. The students had to write to us and let us know why they wanted to be inand they had to have special needs. I think our dream is to grow as time goes by and takemore students, we are trying to empower people, to improve their quality of life, and we areinvesting in a career so that one can get a certificate and a job.

http://www.djblackcoffee.org/index.html

NB: The beneficiary of DJ Black Coffee Foundation is Kopanong DisabilityMovement Organization, formedwith an aim to alleviate poverty and unemploymentwhich largely affect people living with disabilities and the disadvantagedcommunities.

When you play in a club, what do you least expect people to do?

People taking selfies or playing with their phones. When I play, I want people to dance, getinto the music, I want them to forget I'm here, no need to look at me, just feel the groovesand enjoy the music.

Do you have any recent project?

I have just releasedanalbum2weeksago inSouthAfrica.Oneof the single is on Instagram,People are downloading the song 'WeDance Again' andmaking a video with it. It’s a dancechallenge really .People then upload their videos using only this song. So now I amchallenging you and anyone around the world to participate at #therealblackcoffee(Instagram).

Would you consider yourself a visionary or an innovator?

Both (laughs).

Are you planning to work with other artists in the near future?

There is a lot of stuff I am working on. I have just released an album called 'Pieces Of Me'on which I collaborated with many amazing vocalists such as Nakhane Toure. On theinnovator side, we are developing an app like iTunes for Africa.

If you win tonight, how do you plan to celebrate?

I am launching the album on Thursday in Johannesburg so in moderation.

Good luck for tonight!

Interview by Cristina MasseiPhotos Emma Viola LiljaThey’re only just about torelease their second EP,but Sundara Karma’s fameis fast preceding theirrecords and their gigs areselling out like fake bloodon Halloween.Their recent single ‘Flame’has reachedoveramillionstreamsonSpotifyandalmost100kYouTubeviews in lessthan two months after being premiered by Huw Stephens on Radio 1 and playlistedon X FM. New single ‘Vivienne’ is Huw Stephens’ current ‘Hottest Record’.At such a young age, what for othersmay be a great achievement for SundaraKarmais just a promising beginning. So who are they, and where do they want to go?Sonic Shocks caught up with Oscar Lulu to get the lowdown.Your headlining tour has just started right?Yes, we are in Birmingham at themoment chilling out in our dressing room at the SunflowerLounge.How’s it been going so far?It’s been going so well actually, we’re really quite taken back by how well it’s been going.Most of the shows have been sold out, last night we played Nottingham and there was astage invasion which was crazy!How do you prepare for a gig?Normally it consists of having a few drinks because normally we’re pretty hungover in themorning and when you have a little drink the hangover tends to go, so we do that and thenwewill listen to somemusic, preferably LutherVandross ormaybeabit of Sum41; thenwe’llscream at each other for a little bit then go on stage!I hear you’ve been recently recording in Berlin, was that for the EP II (out November6th)?We have – not for the second EP but for our debut album.Aha! So when’s that coming out?Next year sometime, mid next year.Is the whole album being recorded there or just some parts then back here for therest?It’s been really manic the whole recording process for this album so we’ve done some stuffin Brixton, some stuff in other parts of London, Berlin, Oxford so yeah it’s a real collectionof places which is kind of cool.Are any of the songs off either EP going to be included?‘Vivienne’ will be, that’s all I can really say at the moment, I’m not sure about the others justyet but from the first EP ‘Loveblood' and ‘The Night’ will probably be on it.

How do you feel about EP II, are you happy with the results?Yeah,we’re really happywith it, I don’t thinkwewouldhaveput it out ifweweren’t! It’s exactlywhat we wanted the second EP to sound like and it’s nice to have EP I and EP II, they’revery much a partnership and you should listen to them together. I think the second EP is aprogression really, the production is more polished so is the song writing I would say, it’sslightly moved on a little bit.You guys are signed to RCA?Chess Club; when did that happen?Between the first and second EP.Vivienne I really like, there’s asentence in thesong that’s alsoonyourFacebook; ‘Wecan change theworld if we stop getting high.’ There’s also references to drugs in thevideo – is it a personal reference or just lyrics?It’s both. I like lyrics to be ambiguous so they can really be open to whatever you feel it’sreferring to. What I’m trying to say when I say that is more like, we could make a differenceif we stop; there’s a difference between people who get high and do it for some sort ofcreative purpose, to do something with themselves or to find – dare I say it – deepermeaning, and theotherhighof justwatching rubbishTVandeatinga lot of junk food [laughs],so that’s the type of high I’m referring to when I say ‘we can change the world if we stopgetting high.’When I was younger I used to hate those friends that would get high and just donothing, just spend all weekend just lying down there.Yeah! I think it’s more a self frustration thing because that’s how I feel about myself.Aside from the headlining tour, you’ve played with The Wombats and Circa Waves

along with a series of festivals; how does it feel playing on such big stages at sucha young age?It was terrifying but you get used to these things, it wasn’t like we went from playing in a pubto suddenly playing Alexandra Palace, there was a lot of progression in-between the two.It’s like walking into a cold lake, you gradually dip your toes in then put your feet in, you don’tjust jump straight in.That makes me wonder – how old are you?Nineteen.So considering you took the time to dip your toes gradually, may I ask when did youstart?Haydn and I have known each other since we were eight, Dom and Ally I’ve known sinceI was thirteen and we’ve been Sundara Karma since we were fourteen so for a really longtime, it’s not like an overnight thing at all.Music’s always something you wanted to do then?Yeah, absolutely no alternative.Did you ever have a plan B?I didn’t you know, I never really had a plan B and my parents weren’t too happy about that!I couldn’t think of anything else, I’d do this even if it meant sleeping on the streets.There’s quite a lot of young and very interesting acts around at the moment, is thereany other band you’ve met on your way that you think we should check out?There’s a band supporting us on our headline tour called Vitamin that are really good, I’d

recommend checking them out. InReading where we’re from there’s alot of goodbandscomingout –Haze(EverHazel), Palm Honey and aband called The Amazons, they’rereally cool.You organise your own night inReading as a way of keeping thescene alive, what’s the situationthere at the moment?It’s great, it’s really come togethernow which is wonderful to say. Ididn’t think I’d ever be able to saythat about Reading, there’ssomething really special happeningbecause everyone’s just cometogether at the right time and it wasso dead before that I just thinkthere’s been this reaction towardsthedullnessandnow…It’s not thereyet by any means but it’s reallycome a long way.It’s nice to knowwedon’t all haveto go to London to make it work.Exactly! This is the whole point ofdoing it.When is the club night?It’s once a month, we don’t have a

house residence yet, we’ll put on loads of different people – anything that’ll get the kidsexcited! We’ve done a lot of shows at the Purple Turtle (the first ever Purple Turtle whichis inReading)whichwe love.We’re playing the next one inNovember and it’s sold outwhichis so crazy to say, I never thought we’d sell out a show in Reading and we have!What are your influences, for people that have knownof you for the first time throughthis feature?I don’t know if this will help people but I listen to so much music: The Doors, Pink Floyd,Biggie Smalls (Notorious B.I.G), Marilyn Manson, The Antlers, The War On Drugs,Fleetwood Mac, Arcade Fire is a big love of the band. We like anything that sounds good.Is yourmusic the type that you see being played in stadium sized venues ormore forthe intimate ones?Our music is ‘anthemic’, people have used that quite a lot but we never really strived to be‘anthemic’; we just like listening to big sounding songs but when I’m writing a track I don’tthink ‘oh this is going to sound great in a stadium!’ We haven’t played a stadium, AlexandraPalace is thebiggest gigwe’veplayed, but I hope theysoundgood inanarena. It’s awesometo play a small intimate show and a big huge really live energy stadium.

The first time you played Alexandra Palace or a venue like it did you feel nervous?No,not at all,we just felt completely at home,we really liked it!Wedon’t think toomuchaboutit which I think is good, we’ve just got on and done our thing and then freaked out after we’veplayed maybe!What is it that you really love about music?It’s the creative part, it’s really been a great outlet to me music, I’d be a different person ifI wasn’t able to write, listen or be involved in some sort of way. It’s very much a breathingthing for me, whenever I predict the future music’s always there as cheesy as that mightsound!What’s a dream venue to play?To play Glastonbury would be amazing and then maybe to play in the middle of the oceanwith dolphins around us, eighty percent of the ocean hasn’t been discovered!Oscar’s choice of venue triggers a brief discussion about the beauty of theunderwater world, before we let him go back to the rest of the band and get ready toperform in front of yet another packed venue.

There are still a few chances to catch Sundara Karma live this month:

02nd November - Louisiana, Bristol03rd November - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff04th November - The Magnet, Liverpool05th November - The Macbeth, London07th November - Thirsty @ Readipop, Reading

EP II is out on November 6th and available now for preorder here:https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ep-ii/id1046854525?app=itunes

For more info head to:https://soundcloud.com/Sundara-Karma

At the races withNICK MASON

Interview by Matt Dawson

There are some things in life that just bring a sense of passion to not only individualsbut also whole communities at large; think of for example street parties duringvarious Jubilee celebrations throughout the years. In Sicily their Jubilee from1906-1977 was the creation of Vincenzo Florio and a race considered to give birth toan era of motorsport itself: the Targa Florio.

The documentary A Sicilian Dream envisions to capture the incredible history of therace from the rivalries between companies such as Ferrari and Alfa Romeo, thedrivers thatbecameheroes inparticular thestoriesofBrianRedman,NinoVaccarellaand sadly the tragedies that eventually led to the race’s end in 1977.

On the 19th October the premiere hit London and the protagonists Alain de Cadenetand Francesco de Mosto were joined by a special guest of honour: Pink Floyd'sdrummer extraordinaire Nick Mason. When not behind a drumkit you will easy findNick behind a steeringwheel,maybe competing at LeMans; a passion inherited from

his father, a filmmaker who shot a few documentaries on the topic.

We talkedmotors andmusicwithMrMasonbefore theLondonpremiere of 'ASicilianDream'.

Whatwas it that got you interested intomotor sports/motor cars specifically? I knowyour father made some documentaries.

Basically it wasmy father that got me into it, he was a filmmaker – he did documentaries forShell primarily about motoring, motor sport and mechanical things, he made a film on theMille Miglia, on Le Mans and eventually a five part series on the history of motor racing buthe also used to race himself so for me as a kid the big treat was to be taken to Silverstonewhen he was racing.

I believe you have a 1930 Bentley that he used to race at Silverstone.

That’s right. We’ve had it in the family for nearly seventy years.

It was also due to Enzo [Ferrari]’s invitation your father took part in the Mille Miglia.

Absolutely, he had actually gone there to film it but he came up with driving the car and itwas Enzo that facilitated that, it wouldn’t have been possible without Enzo sort of makingit happen.

I presume then you and your father knew of the legacy of the Targawhile growing up– I suppose a similar feel would also come in the case of Le Mans in France whereyou’ve been a few times with the Ten Tenths team.

I did the real race in the eighties then I did the historic race sort of recently but Le Mansslightly different because it’s still an active event whereas I think the Targa there’s this sort

of nostalgia that applies to some of the great races that no longer exist: the Nurburgringthousand kilometre race, the Carrera Panamericana, that sort of thing. It’s sort of keepinghistory alive I suppose.

Would you say those are your favourite races historically?

For memy favourite races are long distance sports car races full stop, LeMans was alwaysthe ultimate goal of where I wanted to get to but the cars I tend to like particularly tend to bethose sort of cars and the events that go with them, the heritage of the events.

What was the first car you had?

My first car was an Austin 7 Chummy 1927, cost twenty quid and it was very much what myfather thought should be part of my education which was something very simple that couldbe fettled at home, that’s where I learnt the basics of looking after a car, I mean the funnything is now that no longer exists really because virtually every car now arrives now with aplate over the engine saying if you touch this you will die and you will invalidate yourguarantee so those days are over more or less of actual tinkering but that was very muchmy sort of introduction to cars and eventually to more sporting cars, the Chummy gave wayto the [Austin Seven] Nippy then a pre war Aston Martin.

What other documentaries would you say are your favourite?

My favouritemusic documentary of the last year or two is Twenty Feet FromStardomwhichI thought was terrific and had some really unusual and interesting points to make, it was funand educational which is what you really want out of a documentary. Apart from that theother great motoring one would be the Senna film of course – it’s taken documentaries toa new audience almost – it was so well constructed and so straightforward really just usinghis voice, I thought that was sensational.

You’ve produceda fewalbums in your career – twoof thembeingTheDamned,Gongand Robert Wyatt. How was it working with both those groups and if there was anyparticular memories you had?

Gong and TheDamnedwere very different obviously but both actually really enjoyable, I’vealways enjoyedworking on other people’smusic, it’s very good – it gets you out of the houseso to speak in terms of working with Pink Floyd – Gong was very interesting because veryhigh standard of musicianship, you could suggest an idea and they’d be able to play almostanything. I particularly rememberPierreMoerlen (drummer) and suggesting something thatI couldn’t playmyself but that he immediately could connect with and play, in fact I thenwenton to do another album with Steve Hillage [1978’s Green], it was sort of a younger versionof where music was sort of going at the time, it was becoming more sophisticated, bettertechnical players which was very much part of the Gong thing.

The Damned – I probably enjoyed it more than any of them did because they were in themiddle of yet another as bands domusical differences, the band really was split completelybetween what Captain [Sensible] wanted to do and what the others wanted to do but whatI loved about it was the fact that the albumwasmade in probably about a week in the studio,about the same time the Floyd albums were more or less taking a year I would think to do.

I do remember saying to the Captain on one occasion: ‘Yeah that was good, maybe weshould do another take?’ and he went ‘Nah, why bother?’ That attitude is quite refreshing!

You did a solo album in ’81. Would you ever consider doing another?

No, not really. To say it was a so called solo albums were never really solo albums at all,it wassort of predicatedon the recorddeal that gaveus theopportunity tomakesoloalbums,what I did was I made an album that really was a Carla Bley/Nick Mason album which wasgreat fun to make, I loved working with Carla and with Mike Mantler, in fact I ended up overthe years doing a number of other projects with Mike in particular but it’s not where myinterest lies, it was an opportunity not to be missed but it’s not something that I pine for.

In cinemas nowAvailable on DVDfrom 9th November

How would you sum up the legacy of Pink Floyd in present day?

I’d avoid the question. I think trying to write one’s own take of what it means to other peopleis almost impossible, I think it’s that for other commentators to try andmake sense of. Frommypoint of view itwasacaseofwewere incredibly fortunate tobeable todowhatwewantedto do and do it the way we wanted to do it, no constraints in terms of other people telling uswhat we should do or how to do it and howother people perceive us is still amystery, almosteveryone thatmentions it tends tohaveaslightly different takeonwhatwas important,whichthe best album was or whatever. There are different facets to music that mean differentthings to different people.

Are there any upcoming artists in particular that you enjoy?

It’s funny, one talks about up and coming and actually finds newbands are now fifteen yearsold or something! [laughs] Kaiser Chiefs who I saw recently, Ed Sheeran, people like that.I think almost all new music as long as it’s sort of original, people are always wittering onabout the X Factor and sort of confusing X Factor with the music business, the X Factor isgreat television entertainment but it’s not what’s actually happening with in terms of musicwith longevity. Of course now and again the X Factor will turn up extraordinary talent but ingeneral it’s about a television entertainment show and there’s a whole sort of underworldof new music all the time with young bands with really interesting ideas and with stuff I’vedone at the Roundhouse it’s quite extraordinary howmany people there are out there tryingto make a living in the music industry.

Interview by Matt Dawson

With a combination of members ofSatan’s Wrath, Repulsion andproducer Gomez Mirror bring aremembrance of classic and protometal together to create an albumthat fans of metal and rock will love. We speak to Tas Danazoglou about how thegroup was formed, UFO and his favourite album of the year.

First of all I have to say that themixture of Satan’sWrath, Repulsionmembers alongwith Gomez and Jimmy is a great one, how did this manage to come together?

Thank you for your kind words.

The idea of creating a classic heavymetal bandwas inmymind formany years and it wasn’tuntil lately that came to reality. I‘ve known Jimmy for more than 25 years and obviously wasthe first that I contactedas I considerhimoneof thegreatest heavymetal vocalistsof all time.

Secondperson I contactedwasmybrotherStamoswhom Iwouldn't consider to formabandwithout him. Then i thought of Gomez that I’ve known for years also and he did an amazingjob drum and production wise. On his suggestion the last member to join was Matt fromRepulsion that I found out he is an amazing guitarist and incredible person.

With a love for proto metal running throughout the record what albums would you

say were inspirations whileworking on the record?

I consider MIRROR a classicheavy metal band. For ourdebut album I would say thevery basic influences wereearly Maiden and scorpions,UFO, Uriah Heep, BlackSabbath and Judas Priest. Ofcourse there are countlessothers but the main ones arethese.

Which albumswould you sayare very underrated?

The first that always comes tomy mind is Pentagram’sRelentless. It’s definitely in thetop10heavymetal albumsof alltime.

Are there any plans for live dates with Mirror?

Yes the tour program is being made now as we speak. We were fortunate to sign with TheAgency Group booking agency.

What would you say is your favourite track on the record?

My favourite track is Elysian but I believe the whole albumworks very good as a unit. Somedays I like Galleon more and other days Year of the Red Moon. It keeps changing.

As we get closer to the end of 2015 what is your favourite album of the year?

Definitely The Book Of Souls by Iron Maiden.

Mirror's self titled album will be available worldwide from 13th November.Preorder now at http://www.omerch.eu/shop/metalblade/products.php?cat=4484

Interview by Nelly Loriaux

KlementBonelli’s remixofMarvinGaye’shit ‘Marvinello’ with Swiss colleagueMichel Cleis and American singer MartinWilson had been one of Ibiza 2015anthems of the summer and earned himan invitation to this year’s DJ Awards.Youmaynot haveheardof himasyet, butkeep an eye out for this young artistwhose name is hot on the lips of raversthroughout theFrenchclubscircuit, fromhometown Lyons all the way to Paris.Nelly caught up with him at the Awardsceremony…

Althoughyouhaven’t beennominated for aKryptonite, youdohaveaspecial interestin being here tonight, don’t you?Yes, you are absolutely right. In a way we are sort of nominated, a sort of recognition for anumber that has been working really well in Ibiza this summer.We are thrilled to have beeninvited to the DJ awards.Tell us a bit more about this.It’s a number that I have produced with a Swiss colleague Michel Cleis and an Americansinger Martin Wilson named ‘Marvinello’. Incidentally it’s a remake of a Marvin Gaye’s hitthat we have rearranged our own way.Let’s talk a bit about you; I believe you are from Lyons (France)?Yes, I amAnd how is the dance scene in your area? In a previous interview you didn’t seemparticularly impressed by it.We did go through a rough patch but it has evolved thankfully. For the last 3 years we areliving in, whatwe could describe as, a golden age. There are an increasing number of nightshappening with a positive energy surrounding us. This probably also came from a popularfestival called ‘Nuits Sonores’. It has helped push the town forward hencemaking the scenegrow even further.So a big improvement from your previous conception where you looked upon theclientele as blasé and far more interested in showing off in clubs than actuallylistening to the music.Definitely. People have finally understood, they have become a lot more receptive to themusic and appreciate our performances nowadays.

-Let’s talk about your performances in France, or other countries for the matter.I play primarily in France but I don’t limit myself to the French territory. I did the Ministry OfSound in London circa 2002 or 2003. It was my first ever date abroad, I was really youngthen. I went through a quiet period but things have picked up since.-In your opinion, what are the most reputed French club for this particular scene?I am fortunate to be playing in an infamous club In Lyons called ‘LE SUCRE’. It is LaurentGarnier’s club, I perform there 3 or 4 times a year.In Paris there’s the REX CLUB (NB: Started by Laurent Garnier in 1992, it remains one ofthe city’s oldest and longest running spot for techno and house parties) and CONCRETE(NB: Held on a boat, it is the after party of choice for those who want to keep going come6am on a Sunday morning).

InBordeaux, you can find the IBOATandof course there are also small concert halls aroundthe country that hold techno nights. Actually it seem that those nights have increasedexponentially, giving a sort of indoor mini festival atmosphere.What about your artistic side? What is happening right now?I releasedmydebutalbum last year called ‘Compass’ and I amcurrently finishing thesecond‘episode’ as I wanted to do it in 2 parts. It should come out beginning of 2016.I tend to produce a lot therefore I have a rather impressive number of tracks waiting to bereleased. In 15 days, I will release a track on Kevin Saunderson’s label KMS. I also havemy own label KROME RECORDS so a lot of those will end on there obviously.Do you release under any alias as well?I createdanalias a fewmonths ago:KLEMUNO.With this, I produceda sort of African,more

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(Ibiza's dance scene)did go through arough patch but ithas evolvedthankfully. For thelast 3 years we areliving in, what wecould describe as, agolden age.

tribal house tracks, bit of a different vibe I guess.I believe you are more house and techno at heart?Totally but this alias is for a particular label - my editor’s actually - called ATAL MUSIC. Idecided I would release under this alias on his label. Although it is a bit different from whatI usually produce, I believe it is complementary.I have another alias underwhich I produce in LIVE calledKB69,with 69 representing Lyons’department number by the way.Are you going to perform at Pacha tonight?Yes,MartinWilsonwill performduring theDJawards ceremony.When theafter party starts,he will perform a second time after which Michel Cleis and I will follow through with our mix.https://www.be-at.tv/brands/pacha/pacha-ibiza/dj-awards-2015-ceremony/michel-cleis-b2b-klement-bonelliExcellent, looking forward to it. Is there a particular artist you would like to see wintonight?I don’t remember in which category he was nominated but I really like BLACK COFFEE. Iwas fortunate to invite him to one of my night a few months ago at THE CELSIUS and wehit it off. So I’d love to see him walk off with a Kryptonite.Let’s finish off with an off the cuff question. If you could go back in time, which erawould you choose and where would you go?That’s easy. In 1979, the year I was born, so I could go to the PARADISE GARAGE.

This interview can also be read in French at www.sonicshocks.com(Cette interview est disponible en Français à www.sonicshocks.com)

Interview by Nelly Loriaux

Mark Netto, one part of the Dalt Vila success story, finally brought home the gold inthe Ibiza Music Event category at this year’s DJ Awards. A regular figure on theIbicenco scene, Mark still has a mischievous twinkle in his eyes, oozing confidencebut grateful at the same time for everything that Ibiza has allowed him to achieve, astepping stone to even greater venture. Nelly talks to him in the build up to thewinners’ announcement.

First off, you have been nominated for best Music Event. What do you think are yourchances?

I think everybody's chances are good. The thing is the events in Ibiza are starting to growoutside of the, what we could call, the normal nightclubs, which is good really. It is a sign of

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the time that the scenes are getting stronger and bigger in Ibiza and it is good to have acertain level of independence, to find a level of permissiveness and control.

Talkingabout control, I believe somenew lawshavebeencoming intoplace recently,particularly for boat parties but also licensing restrictions and noise complaints. Dothose laws affect your ventures in any way?

Yes and no; if you consider that 5 years ago there was no daytime clubbing and no openair clubs nights allowed, it has improved really. Now we are in a position to have those, wehave our events at Dalt Vila, we have events on the beach at Talamanca so there is morepermissiveness but in a more controlled environment. I believe it is somewhat better.However, there's been some effect that came about from this election year as the power didshift somehow in the local town halls. You have a lot of new policy makers trying to makestatements which kind of muddle things up a little bit as well.

Coming back to your events, how are things going so far?

Wehave developed quite a few new events within IMS, we have our new event in Shanghaithis weekend, we launched an event in Asia-Pacific last year that exceeded ourexpectations and we also have LA. We have positioned ourselves alongside establishedevents like theopeningof the Ibiza season,Coachella in LosAngeles, Zoukout inSingaporeand storm Festival. All of those events kind of allowed us to be there when it's relevant.

Obviously Ibiza is home to us, we have the support of the town hall, and we have Dalt Vilaso Ibizawill always be our base. It is just great t have the opportunity to branch out and havethe influence of Ibiza being felt around the world.We are grateful for what Ibiza has allowedus to become, bringing new opportunities we can embrace fully.

What thing would you say you are the most proud of?

So many things really but personally and professionally, I mean for me something likebooking Danny Tenaglia for the first time in Ibiza was a proudmoment, he wasmy favouriteDJ, my idol. Also doing the Dalt vila shows for the first time, in such an iconic place, to havethe opportunity to do an event there, now that was amazing.

Of all the nominees appearing at the DJ awards, is there one you would love to seewin tonight?

Iknowit'salwaysabitdifficult tochooseso Iwill tell you firstwhomyteamand Iwouldlike

Go on, tell me!

Black Coffee

(For those watching NCIS, you will know what I mean when I say I got a 'Dinozzo'moment when Mark suddenly waves to the table behind me where Black Coffee issitting…)

Weare talkingabout you inmy interview!But yes, it is exactly the same forme.BlackCoffee,hands down. He’s from the same city as me, he's very popular with his peers, hardworkingand musically it's what I grew up with so all the best to him for tonight.

Let's finish off with a light-hearted question. If you inherited an acre of land andmoney was no object, what would you do with it? Bansky did his Dismaland in adisused LIDO at Weston-upon-mare so what would Mark Netto do with his acre ofland?

I would probably want to make the most bio diverse garden that can be possible and useit as an opportunity to findmy refuge. I live in an island surrounded by people, by parties andbywater therefore sometimes Iwish that I could be immersed in complete nature, separatedfrom it all. I love my diversity, my garden so that what I would probably do.

Interview by Matt DawsonWith a new album that opens a newchapter for the Gothenburg groupin Svbversvm, it was a good time tochat to guitarist Harry Granrothabout their intentions with therecord, KISS and why ‘The Elder’ ishis personal underrated album…

What was the intention for you withSvbversvm following Death?We just continued to work on newsongs and of course we wanted towrite the best album that we possiblycould. During this time the band was facing internal issues which practically put the bandon hold but after a long break the band came back to life again.When strong enough,with new songs, rehearsals for the newalbumcould begin and I reallythink we managed to write and record a very consistent, good sounding album this time.We knew that we wanted to record 'Svbversvm' in a different manner than we did with'Death' which was recorded as close to a live situation as possible. This time it was morelike when we recorded 'Lightbringer' with a lot of details and we tried many different thingsduring the recording sessions. Also we were producing ourselves so there was minimuminput from the other people than the band. Personally I prefer this method and I believe thesongs benefit from this as well. Only time will tell if it'll stand the test of time but so far it hasbeen well received by critics as well as fans.How was touring the UK and Europe during 2015?Aswewere busy writing and recording 'Svbversvm' there was very little touring in 2015 andwe've actually never played in the UK but for 2016 we hope that there will be a big changeand live dates are being added at themoment. Hopefully that'll include theUK. Another goalis to play the summer festivals 2016 and plans are already in the works.A couple of years ago you celebrated the Sudden Impact EP with a special concertin Gothenburg , how was that experience?That was a great experience and that marked an era for us. The 10-year anniversary of ourfirst release of course but it was also a new start in a way for us with new guitarist MartinJonsson.The people involved included some of the film crew that shot our earlier videos, longtimefriends and fans that contributed to this special night and even if this was a very hectic andbusy day it was all a great experience.What would you say is your favourite track on Subversvm?This is very difficult for me to say. After the mixing and mastering was done I didn’t listen tothe album for a long while and I didn't really have an opinion about the whole thing probablydue to exhaustion. But when listening back to the album and brushing up my memory I'mreally satisfied with all the tracks but if I should mention some tracks I'd say 'Return of the

IronTyrant' 'Eyesof theNight' and 'Usurper' 'cos I really like toplay thosesongs.On theotherhandwewill includemanyof thenewsongs in the liveset so I'll probablyenjoy themasmuch.

Who influenced you in becoming amusician andwhowas the artist that got you intorock/metal?I think that would be KISS and Ace Frehley that got me into rock, later on bands like BlackSabbath, Judas Priest and IronMaiden got me into HeavyMetal. I still listen to these bandsbut not necessarily the newer stuff by them. I prefer the old stuff.Which albums would you say are the most underrated?Not many comes to mymind at the moment but speaking of KISS, 'The Elder' is one. I thinkthis is a good albumeven if it was not well received by fans and theymight not like it somuchthemselves. It might not be the greatest album if you want KISS' rock & roll but it's still greatmusic, I still play it once in a while.Which albums would you say are your personal best of 2015?Haven't had the time to pick up so many releases this year but a few:Ghost - MelioraOrchid - Sign Of the WitchQueensryche - Condition Human

© Magnus Lindgren

Interview by Cristina Massei

The concept of crowdfunding isnothing new: in 1997, Marillion had awhole U.S. tour paid for thanks to afan-based internet campaign, whichraised $60,000 in donations. The ideawas conceived and managed by fanswithout any involvement from theband, and after that Marillion keptusing this system to fund the recordingand marketing of its albums.

Over the past decade, the rise of the internet and DIY revolution madeit easier for artists toput theirworkout there, effectively over-saturating the

market; at the same time, illegal downloading cut music revenues, bringingthe industry to a climate of austerity. Themusic scene became an affair of ‘toomany bands,too little money’, and flamboyant excesses a far memory.

While the early struggles were then the road to - hopefully - a major contract and resultingrockstar status, now labels think far andwidebefore signinganact, and the financial backingthey offer is mostly a stripped, no-frills business. As a result, crowdfunding platforms likePledge or Kickstarter have been growing from strength to strength and today represent ahuge slice of the music market and an invaluable tool for any artist.

The result is a closer, improved relationship between artists and their fanbase. After all, it’salways been about ‘being part of it’, and fans have never felt more involved than today,

There's a new player in thecrowdfunding jungle...

knowing that if that album is out or that tour is happening is thanks to them. A beautifulrelationship that Travers Lee sees going beyond the concept of crowd and calls a ‘tribe’.“I’ve been involved in digital marketing for about fifteen years now and I’ve followedhow language is used to describe something and changes over time. Crowdfundingwasa termcreatedbefore2010; itwasat the timewhereconsumershadmorepassionin the process of consuming or being involved in the community than they were partof, and I believe that crowd is actually not the best way to describe that interaction.I think it’s much more of a tribe – the way they experience music together, expresstheir passion for creative work, how they follow each other around”.

Latest crowdfunding platform Stereotribes was born from this very idea. Travers defines itas ‘Kickstarter meets Bandcamp’ to highlight how it brings together self-financing and self-promoting tools in one sleek new concept. “Social media play a huge role. When I gotstarted there were chatrooms; over a decade social media really found its feet andnow it’s become the basis of any digital platform that exists today, from anyperspective whether it’s a consumer, marketing perspective or a panel”.

There’smore:Stereotribescaterseffectively for all crowds,asTraversexplain.“Webelieveeverybodywho has a passion formusic or contributes are relevant. The future of thecreative industry lies inhowgroupsofpeoplework together to create innovation. Forexample people do music documentaries, someone creates a new music game likeGuitar Hero, a new app, new technology for some kind of headphones, people whowant to create innovative online education around music, someone wants to start asmall festival or even as grassroots as having a really cool party. It really iscelebrating and amplifying the passion of music”. So say for example I wanted tobring a band to my city and raise the money to take them there, would that work?

“Exactly, this is where it comes back to the tribe, we believe that music fans haveevery right to get a campaign together to celebrate their passion by bringing a bandthey love – the video with the Foo Fighters (www.youtube.com/watch?v=JozAmXo2bDE) was an example of that. if you have a great idea and you’ve got acommunity that want to get behind it it’s something that we welcome”.

There’s however a sticky point about current crowdfunding platforms, as they’reprogressively being taken over by major labels and turned into their own pre-order tool,suffocating the smaller independent campaigns in their bid for exposure. “At this point oftime I don’t have investors breathing downmy neck and I’m trying to take it from theperspective that this platform should always be relevant. There is a gap, you’re right,between someone who has a huge passion for music, someone who’s developingtheir skills all the way up to people who are signed to labels and they’ve got thesupport and backing behind them. Nowwe don’t think labels are evil, they have theirpurpose; what we’re interested in is the future of talent and for artists to fund theresources theyneed,whether it be a label or other communities, to be able to achievewhat they need to achieve at this potential stage in their career. We are consideringworking with indie labels because they’re the ones that struggle as well; just like theartists they want to get started, learning the ropes to support each other with all thecorporate stuff going on”.

And it doesn’t stop there, in fact Stereotribes offers a number of tools for self promotion,including press and radio opportunities for all campaigns. “We’ll be announcing acompetition for any artist who sets up a profile, which will be reviewed by SimonGogerly - he doesn’t just work with anyone and we’re giving away two days in hisstudio. We’re doing a lot of video interviews with artists and we’re teaming up withradio stations to get them on the radio to tell their story - we want to be a storytelling

app as well”. Investigating thewebsite ourselves, there’s really aplethora of tools andopportunities for creativeminds. With workshops,networking events andmuch more on offer,Stereotribes is potentiallya one stop shop to getyour project known andTHEN funded, rather thanjust being another bandaskingmoney to strangers.

It’s quite obvious that thiswas the brainchild of someonewith apassionandknowledgeofthe business. “The first time Iever realised I hadapassionwaswhen I was ten and my schoolbasically had people go into a roomwith a record player at the far end and put headphones on to listen to tones – if itwashigher, sameor lower.Acoupleofmonths later theywereexplaining I’mnot tonedeaf, sowe’re going to put you into amusic programand they gaveme a saxophone;so I played saxophone all through school. The school was terrible and nothingengaged me, that was the first time I had a passion for something and I maintainedit all the way through high school. When I left high school I played in a band thatperformed at festivals in front of thousands of people, we got radio play and I had afull career asamusician. I did that for abouthalf adecade then Imoved intomarketingand digital but always maintained the passion”.

The beta version of Stereotribes was launched on October 23rd and the app is now opento everyone to register and explore. “What wewant from this stage is for creative talentand music fans to explore it, set up their profile or maybe start their own campaign,thenwhenwe have a critically backed campaignwe’ll do a public launch andwe’ll gofrom there”.

Good luck to Travers and his excellent tribe. What’s your campaign?

Get started now on

www.stereotribes.com

By Sophia Disgrace

�� ����� ��� �� ����� ��Burlesque!Welcome to your one stop drop for all the news on the best burlesque nights in the capital andbeyond! I’m Sophia Disgrace, I’ve performed at numerous events in the UK and abroad, fromfestivals to themost exclusive clubs. I perform in a neo-burlesque style and often incorporate otherelements such as angle grinding into my routines. I like to shake the audience up a bit!Burlesque - or 'the art of tease' as it’s also known - first rose to prominence in the 1950s; in recentyears it’s enjoyed something of a revival, with stars such as Dita Von Teese helping to popularisethe scene once again.London as ever is at the fore front of thismovement, which is both alluring andinspiring for men and women alike.So party people, not long until the dreaded Xmas is upon us once more! Put aside your shoppingwoes for a moment and take a detour into the wonderful world of burlesque...

Night Train Revue - Burlesque and Cabaret@ The Trades, Rotherham - Saturday 14th November from 7.30pm to11.00pm

Featuring an enticing selection of stars from across the globe, Night TrainRevue offers an evening of entertainment from the likes of Coco Devilleand pro jazz and blues vocalist Em Brulee.Othermust see acts includePinkyDeville (a top 10 finalist inMissViva LasVegas Burlesque Competition 2015 no less), vintage madam DominoBarbeau and, back by popular demand, the one and only Abigail Collins!Abigail Collins was been described as having 'The physique of an athlete and the mouth of JoanRivers' - now if thats not reason enough to book yourself a ticket I dont know what is!!Tickets are from £10.00, please refer to www.nighttrainrevue.co.uk for more info

Chic Bonbons Present An Evening of Burlesque & Cabaret@ Zigfrid Von Underbelly, London - Wednesday 18th November from8.00pm to10.00pmThis event actually runs every thirdWednesday of themonth, so if you cantmake this date, don’t fret pet: there’s always next month’s!Held at a truly unique venue, the Underbelly is the perfect setting for aCabaret night. Think taxidermy, zebra print, lashings of retro rock’n'rollattitude and you'll get the idea!Performers Chic Bonbons promise us a night of classic, Parisian tease,reminiscent of the infamous 'Crazy Horse' show in Paris! So slip intosomething suitably decadent and step into a world of sultry burly delight -gallic style!

Tickets are from £12.00, please call (0207) 613 1988 for further info.

The Danni Dee Show@ Freedom Bar, London - Every Wednesday from11.00pm ’til the early hours

Short of cash? Want a night out but your bank balance issaying otherwise?Well worry nomore, as i have just the thingfor you…. oh yes guys and gals, take your fine 'selves over toTheFreedomBar inSoho for a nightwithMissDanniDeeandco.!

Join the self proclaimed 'Legs of London' Danni Dee, for a night ofsuitably camp night of frolics,glitz and ott glamour - plus there's adifferent guest DJ every week! This event is FREE and an officialfavourite of Sonic Shocks Burlesque. Please refer towww.freedombarsoho.com/ for further details

And now, in a slight change to our usual programme, Ipresent to you....

Nipple Pasties in a Nutshell!Do you know?*Nipplepastiesare thought tohaveoriginated fromaround the19th century.There was a surge of interest in exotic culturesduring this period and nipple covers were considered to be adaring example of Oriental costume and style.*Nipple pasties rapidly became, an essential part of aburlesquedancersattire (or lackof it).Thepastiesallowedgirls to strip down but not off, thus providing a welcomeinsuranceagainst over zealouscensorship lawsof theearly 20th century.*Burlesque declined in popularity during the latterhalf of the 20th century, but has seen awelcomerevival in recent years. As such the nipplepastie, and its sister,the equally titillating(sorry!) tassle, are now being donned bypop stars,house wives and evenboylesquers the world over!I highly recommend Etsy as the go-toplace online for modern day nippleadornment. I recentlypickedupawonderfulpair of spiky pvc pasties, lovingly handmadeby this lady - go checkher out!

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Presented by Lucy Horobin andDes Paul, the 18th edition of theDJ awards took place onceagain at Pacha, gathering artistsfrom around the world eagerlyawaiting to walk off stage with aKryptonite. Under the theme‘Meet On The Beat’, 10 DJcategories nominees voted onby the public as well as 11special awards chosen by anindependent panel ofprofessionals, were presentedwith their awards under thewatchful eye of Pacha’sinfamous cherries with a special performance of Ibiza 2015 anthems of the summer‘Marvinello’ by Martin Wilson ( mix by Klement Bonelli and Michel Cleis).The ceremony was then followed by the DJ awards official party, for the first time in recentyears actually taking place at Pacha, with some of the winners taking turn in the DJ boothfor an evening of great vibes on the dance floor.Pictures from the ceremony can be found in our gallery:

http://sonicshocks.tumblr.com/post/130823556678/gallerydj-awards-2015-pachaibiza-by-nellyPacha ceremony by be-at.tv:https://www.be-at.tv/brands/pacha/pacha-ibiza/dj-awards-2015-ceremony/18th-edition-dj-awardsDJ awards highlights at Ocean drive and Pacha:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCav-kh9lc&feature=youtu.be