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Amelia’s Magazine | The Creators Project

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The last time we met Peaches, she was attending a friends party in Brick Lane, and on down-time from her live shows. Relaxed, mellow and low key, I had no idea that this super-chilled woman in front of me would put on the most spectacular and extravagant stage show that I have ever seen. But that’s just what she did one month later under the warm night sky of Benicassim, mesmerising the audience that she presided over in her Grand Dame role of sound sculptress; one part circus ringleader, one part mad professor. Combining state of the art technologies with her minimalist electro music, she created sounds and visuals on lazer harps, glow in the dark rods that moved micro-tonally, had her backup singers beamed across her clothes and generally raised the bar of musical creativity. So just a regular night for Peaches then. Recently, she took part in a Vice and Intel collaboration otherwise known as The Creators Project, an initiative designed to connect young people through a common passion for creativity and technology, to riff about her constantly evolving concepts and ambitions. Other artists involved in the project include Phoenix, Mark Ronson, Interpol, Spike Jonze, UNKLE and Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Here’s a sneak peak of Phoenix, who we always have time for:
http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/en-uk/creators/phoenix

More interviews can be found on TheCreatorsProject.com, an interactive portal and anthology which will house a selection of eighty-four original videos and featuring work and interviews from the most creative artists across the globe, including discussions with innovators working in indie film, futuristic architecture, avant-garde electronica and fashion. These include Brazil’s Muti Randolph, China’s Peng Lei, the U.K.’s United Visual Artists, and the U.S.’ Radical Friend.



Written by Cari Steel on Thursday June 24th, 2010 10:00 am


Categories ,art, ,Benicassim, ,Intel, ,Mark Ronson, ,Muti Randolph, ,Peaches, ,Peng Lei, ,phoenix, ,Radical Friend, ,Spike Jonze, ,Technology, ,The Creators Project, ,United Visual Artists, ,unkle, ,vice

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Amelia’s Magazine | Festival Preview: Field Day

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There’s a real charm to one day festivals: your money doesn’t run out, treatment you don’t have someone peeing on your hammock (thanks Benicassim) or shouting at all the non-Welsh people to go home (thanks Beach Break) whilst you try to sleep. You don’t even have to worry about how to wash your hair, price whether you’ve drunk more than today’s ration of alcohol or if your mum’s trying to ring you on your dead mobile.

Whilst you’re not going to be able to catch as many bands at a one day fest as you would a marathon event like Glastonbury, when they’re organised well, one day festivals still offer fantastic value for money.

Imagine that, for under £35, you can watch Phoenix, The Fall, Caribou, Lightspeed Champion and These New Puritans play at the same festival and on the same day, and you’ve got some idea of how good this year’s Field Day festival will be.

Located in Victoria Park, it’s the fourth year that London’s promoters have joined forces to put on one of the capital’s most unmissable events. I haven’t had the chance to go to Field Day before (thank you recession), but this year I’m rallying the troops and planning to take Victoria Park by storm.

The fact that Anna Calvi, Egyptian Hip Hop, Memory Tapes, Chilly Gonzales, Hudson Mohawke, Gold Panda, Mount Kimbie and Toro Y Moi are all playing means that, for me, this is one of the most exciting festivals of the summer. Even my discovery that it rained last year hasn’t dampened my excitement.

Field Day combines great bands with fantastic dance music, which is always guaranteed to be fun. The Simian Mobile Disco DJ set should be good, even if it is just a DJ set, as will the Blogger’s Delight guys and the very talented Stopmakingme.

I expect sunshine, yummy festival food, drunk dancing and an army of cool kids. With the knowledge that it all ends in time for the last train home, the thought of dragging myself to work with a hangover doesn’t seem like a bad trade-off for a day well spent at one of the best British festivals – even if it does last just one day. At £33.33 it’s almost too cheap to miss.

Field Day takes place on July 31st in Victoria Park, London E3. Tickets can be found here.

Written by Laura Nineham on Monday July 12th, 2010 5:16 pm

Categories ,Anna Calvi, ,Beach Break, ,Benicassim, ,Bloggers Delight, ,caribou, ,festival, ,Field Day, ,glastonbury, ,gold panda, ,Lightspeed Champion, ,london, ,phoenix, ,Simian Mobile Disco, ,These New Puritans, ,Victoria Park

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