AWAY FROM THE NOISE
JACK IN WATER COOKING AND FOOD...
My name is William Clapson and I make dramatic alternative music under the artist name Jack in Water. I am releasing my debut album ‘You Don’t Feel Like Home’ later this year and the next single ‘If I Cared’ comes out on the 7th of May. The album is all about childhood and coming to terms with that period of my life. It’s like a coming of age filmed but in the format of a melancholic, drama-filled set of songs with lots of piano, strings and harmonium. One of my favourite things to do to relax and to take a break from music and work in general is cook (and eat obviously). I have always been obsessed with food and the Words by William Clapson
way it brings people together, whether it is just to eat a meal on a Sunday, or whether it is preparing a celebratory meal together annually. Food is obviously essential to survive but different cultures throughout time have made it so much more than that. I think the way humans eat food is an example and reminder of how much we really do care about life and each other. Now that I spend most of my time in Spain I am currently trying to perfect my Paella recipe. It is not traditional by the standards of Valencia as my wife and I eat a predominantly plantbased diet. However, I have adapted it and am beginning to improve it every time I make it. I love to approach 27
specific dishes like this. It is very different from music in the sense that you make something, you share it or eat it yourself, then all you have is the memory of it and the recipe to hopefully make something as good or better next time. In reality unless, you are a factory each time you make it, it will be different. I love that. My mind is filled with memories of meals I have had and the people I have had them with. There is something so fulfilling and meaningful about cooking for people you care about and being cooked for by someone you care about. For me, it is one of my favourite acts of love and therefore try and spend as much time doing it as I can. Photography by Francisco Ubilla
