PRIMO!

PRIMO! 5 QUESTIONS

WHO ARE YOU?

We are PRIMO!, four Melbourne based musicians in the throes of releasing our second album SOGNI which translates 'dreams' in Italian, pretty well suited to the current climate where you wake up every morning and wonder if it's all been a dream before checking the news and wanting to chuck your laptop at the wall.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

Collectively we play music, separately we busy ourselves with a wide range of predominantly arts based vocations including painting, photography, printmaking, film & TV production, and Xanthe's recently moved back to Sydney to study Law and the art of legal eagling.

WHY DO YOU DO IT?

I don't think we have a choice. But for me, drumming, apparently I blurted out that I wanted to be a drummer when we were out together one night. Back then Vio and Xanthe were playing together and coincidently needed a drummer so they invited me to a prac (that would be about four years ago now) Amy joined a couple of years later to play the bass, and since then we've toured overseas and played heaps of shows. My favourite show was in Kraków. Best crowd, best city. And we stayed in a haunted hostel and all had a really bad night's sleep.

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?

Important home based stuff. Clicker training cats, perfecting the 5-cup biscuit recipe (recipe below for any thrill seekers out there), I painted the kitchen (mellow yellow), working through the top Merchant Ivory films (The Remains of the Day.. perfect). 5 Cup Biscuit Recipe 1 cup condensed milk, 1 cup crushed nuts, 1 cup diced dried fruit, 1 cup desiccated coconut, 1 cup chocolate chips. Bonus points, pinch of salt + cinnamon. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Easiest and best biscuits ever. "Naughty No More: Change Unwanted Behaviours Through Positive Reinforcement" by Marilyn Krieger (this is not a sponsored post but this book came highly recommended from a 4 cat household).

WHAT'S THE HOT TOPIC?

A Melbourne band that occasionally release new music, we are big fans. Melbourne has so many great bands, maybe that's a 'hot tip' more than a 'hot topic'? We're really proud and honoured to be part of the local music community. In saying that, we're also so proud to be represented by Upset the Rhythm our UK label who continue to be wonderful and make what we do fun.