Single Focus: Our Man In Berlin

Spirit Down, the new single from indie-electro proponents Our Man In Berlin, gets it Perth launch at Amplifier on Friday, July 24, with support from Flower Drums, Beach Aunty and Teij. We speak to keyboardist Justin Martins, just back in town from their launch tour.

Give us a history lesson.

Lands of yonder filled us with hope in our hearts but pains in our upper traps. So we decided to channel the energy into creating some good vibes. Some people have come and gone but the current line-up is killer, love playing with these guys. From jamming in vocalist Haydn Mansell’s backyard to playing at an international music festival, it’s nice to see where the journey has taken us. 

How did the launch tour go? Any war stories?

It was pretty good, everything went smoothly and we only lost our drummer, Cain Munns, once! It was great to check out some new venues, as well as feeling comfortable at known ones. Byron Bay was a new location for us that we loved, will have to get back there on the next tour! #cainmunns

Tell us about Spirit Down.

Spirit Down almost documents where we’ve come from with regard to our debut EP, Is It Right? We tried to let things go into new directions and experimented with different sounds and feels, which I think gave Spirit Down some tasty vibes. The first EP kind of brought us into the world as a band so we definitely felt pressure to keep the momentum going and keep people interested with Spirit Down. It’s a real journey from beginning to end and we hope the listener takes a good musical experience from it.

Much on for the rest of the year? 

Well now that I’ve taught Cain Munns to put his headphones lead down the back of his shirt while he drums I can’t see a reason to push the ceiling any further. I guess landing some live shows, awesome supports and killer festival spots would just be the icing on the cake of a fantastic year.

Anything else to add?

Knibb High football rules!

Originally published in X-Press Magazine