Splendour In The Grass

Emma Jones has an in-depth chat with emerging solo artist Dustin Tebbutt.. If you’re anything like me, with Splendour fast approaching, you’ve already completed your itinerary multiple times and passed it onto your friends so they can start planning now too. If you’re not so crazy, and you need a bit of guidance, take my word for it – see Dustin Tebbutt. Having just wrapped up his national tour in support of his EP, and scoring a support slot for the sold out London Grammar sideshows, Dustin is ready to show you what he’s got! His soothing, beautifully crafted songs are perfect to immerse yourself in, coupled with his meticulous melodies and beats. Being one of the emerging stars from Australia in 2014, we caught up with him in some brief, and rare, down time to check in and see what’s been happening for these past few months! Tebbutt is also playing a special show in WA at the Fly By Night Club on August 21 (details HERE).

Introducing RBMA Stage feature artists, Nguzunguzu.. Splendour In The Grass is edging closer and closer, with a line-up that is stronger than ever (which is a kinda pointless thing to say given the fest manages to kill it every year), and we're really looking forward to getting back into the dark and wonderful world of the Red Bull Music Academy stage, featuring a host of underground electronica artists. You can click HERE for the original artist line-up that includes the likes of Young Franco, Flamingo, Sampology, and the people you're about to meet in this post, Nguzunguzu. Today also saw the announcement of a few additions, namely Nicolaas fucking Jaar (!), Africa Hitech, Oscar Key Sung and Hiatus Kaiyote. For more info on the rest of the line-up head HERE. Know Your Splendour with Nguzunguzu Who are you? Asma and Daniel.  What kinda tunes we talkin’? Sad, sexy, and scary.  Production/writing process: Varies every time, but mostly indoors.  What do you do outside of Nguzunguzu? Cas

One of Splendour's most hyped acts get deep with Liam Apter.. Jungle quickly became a sensation by the end of 2013 with only two singles, Platoon and The Heat because of their brilliant videos. Featuring B-Girl Terra and High Rollaz respectively it was hard not to love the simplistic but irresistible nature of their music. Come 2014, Jungle rolled out with Busy Earnin', Time and now they're on their way down for Splendour In The Grass. Liam Apter got a hold of one half of Jungle, Josh, the other being Thomas which is short for J and T respectively. They quickly dispelled the anonymous tagline of Jungle, something created by the internet, and got down to the importance of being honest in music. Furthermore, they grappled with the issue of ego, dealing with expectation in a world that demands so much and how seeking appreciation from others constantly is ultimately corrupting. It isn't your typical interview where the band pumps out fluffy answers, and if you're lucky you might come away

Meet NY-based producer Thomas Arsenault, AKA Mas Ysa.. Mas Ysa is another of a heap of interesting acts making up the lower part of the Splendour In The Grass 2014 line-up - acts you might not know too well yet, but will do yourself a massive favour in getting to know them... Who are you? Thomas Augustin Lenny Davila Arsenault is my name if that's what you mean. Other than that, aren't we all one? I'm you, you're me, and so on.   How’d you meet? I was incarnated then found a mirror. I'm just one person in this music of Mas Ysa. What kinda tunes we talkin’? Electronic, some upbeat, some ballads, some instrumental, loosely improvised, pretty confessional. Lots of kick drum, sometimes noisy. Sometimes soft.  Production/writing process: Each tune is different. And as my tour schedule changes, the way I work is changing. The normal stuff, I muse, I dance around. Not much is done on a computer until I record. Mostly I'm in the dark on my live rig.   What do you do outside of Mas Ysa? I want