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INTRODUCING: ALIUM HOW ADELAIDE BAND ALIUM ARE FUSING CONTEMPORARY METAL WITH AN OLD-SCHOOL APPROACH. KITTEN’S GOT CLAWS FASHION EDITORIAL NEON SIGNS, COUNTRY MUSIC, WHITE TRASH AND GLITTER VISUAL ART POWERHOUSE AND ALL-ROUNDER GINGER TAYLOR TALKS TURNING HER DREAMS OF MAKING ART INTO HER FULL-TIME CAREER AND ANSWERING TO NO ONE BUT HERSELF. MARIANNE ODINOVA – TATTOO ARTIST BEAUTY IN DARKNESS IMOGEN BRAVE ON-SET FOR ‘ALIVE’ BAND GALLERY
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The best show I saw in 2018 was Kendrick Lamar at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre—world class. My number one mosh pit tip is to be aware of your size and strength in comparison to that of those around you. Every music journalist should be versatile and flexible with their listening habits; even if you don’t enjoy a particular band or genre you need to be able to identify why others do—pretension will get you nowhere. My favourite music venue in Adelaide is Jive—it has that small venue intimacy, but also has a pretty big stage.
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EDITOR’S LETTER ‘Music Makers’ taps into the magic of music creation, from an initial idea to the studio. Young rockstar-in-the-making Rhys D’Sylva-Peck introduces us to his band, Alium. We discuss old-school metal and the formation of Alium’s upcoming debut single. Sydney’s Ginger Taylor talks country music and ‘white trash,’ while Moscow’s Marianne Odinova dives deep into dark art and doom metal. We take you into the studio at Wundenberg’s with three rescue kittens and three girls who each rock a local band’s shirt. On the theme of making music, Lilly Brecht shares her imagery from the set of a local band’s music video. This issue is just a taste of what’s to come in 2019. Happy New Year. Susannah x
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SUSANNAH IOANNOU DEPUTY EDITORS
JESSICA MASCIONE LUCY AHERN ART DIRECTION & DESIGN
COURTNEY ROBINSON LOGO DESIGN
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JOURNALISTS Biรกn Hickman Bianca Iovino Ebony Story
PHOTOGRAPHY Aderhine Photography Dimitra Koriozos Lilly Brecht Photography Tom Scott Wade Whitington
ST YLING Susannah Ioannou
HAIR Rock Retro Scissors Ashlee Field Katie Kromwijk Stacey Lee Clifford
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HOW ADELAIDE BAND ALIUM ARE FUSING CONTEMPORARY METAL WITH AN OLD-SCHOOL APPROACH.
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Where old school and modern metal meet you have Adelaide band Alium. These guys are pretty fresh on the block, but they have a love for classic metal and the creative minds to bring it to the masses. Rhys D’SylvaPeck (vocals/rhythm guitar), Tom Short (lead guitar), Henry Scott (bass) and Julian Harmer (drums) are young, driven and making music that would make even the most staunch of metal traditionalists smile. It’s hard breaking out into the scene but Alium have invested some quality time in working on their sound and making sure their debut single ‘Messenger’ will turn heads. TEO: The first time we saw Alium play live was at the 2017 Keep It Real ‘Battle of the Bands’ finals at Global Music Revolution. You guys came second by one point! What’s been going on with you since then? Rhys: We really enjoyed that gig and since then we’ve been trying to perfect our sound and critique where we want to go as a band. We have been writing a bunch of music and have just been in the studio recording our debut single which is due out on the 5th of January. We’ve also been playing a heap of gigs, trying to develop our experience and make a name in the local scene. You turned 18 earlier this year, was it difficult to book gigs when you were underage? Not overly, surprisingly! We weren’t questioned on our age a lot of the time, so we played Enigma Bar when we were all 17. But now it’s definitely something that we don’t have to worry about. Your debut single ‘Messenger’ is out on the 5th of January. Have there been mixed emotions, since this will be your first official release? Oh, definitely! We’ve been procrastinating for a very long time. We wrote this song for the [Keep It Real] ‘Battle of the Bands’ in 2017, so it’s been a song for a year! We just wanted to perfect it and make it as good as possible before we released it, because we want to make a good first impression. You guys are big fans of old school metal—what is it about that style that you love so much? We just find that a lot of modern metal gets very repetitive, and with old school metal they experiment a
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little more. We love the vocal styles and how thrashy it is, and a lot of the time people just chug on open strings and we want to try to strive away from that. We’re trying to combine old school elements with some modern ones to work out a nice balance. Tell us a bit about how ‘Messenger’ came together. Our guitarist Tom Short came to us one day with, pretty much, a complete song. That’s basically how we do our writing; one of us will come to the group with a full song and we’ll add to it from there. So, he came to us and we loved it; we just tweaked lyrics, some of the song structure and it was pretty good from the get-go. Which band from back in the day would you have loved to see play live? Most definitely Pantera. I fell in love with them way too late, being born in the 2000s. I would have loved to have seen Dimebag Darrel, Vinnie Paul, Phil Anselmo play because they are probably one of my favourite bands that influence my writing style. With your debut single coming out early January, what do you have planned for the rest of 2019? We are heading back into the studio late January for another single release, which is planned for early March. This next one will be a bit heavier, a little more thrashier with some rougher vocals. We’re really excited for that, and we’ll have a bunch more songs to release later on as well.
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VISUAL ART POWERHOUSE AND ALL-ROUNDER GINGER TAYLOR TALKS TURNING HER DREAMS OF MAKING ART INTO HER FULLTIME CAREER AND ANSWERING TO NO ONE BUT HERSELF.
Adelaide-born visual artist Ginger Taylor has come leaps and bounds since designing clever and quirky signage at JB Hi-Fi. Since being encouraged by her dad to doodle on tablecloths in restaurants as a child, Ginger was destined to have a pen or paint brush as an extra appendage. You can now find Ginger’s colourful cartoon babes printed on t-shirts and splashing her artistic flare on wall murals all over Australia. Now based in Sydney, Ginger has turned into a strong contender in the freelance art scene, working with legends such as singer Lily Allen and big brands such as Vans, Harley Davidson and Sailor Jerry. Ginger took some time out of her flat-out schedule to answer a few questions we had about her art inspirations and what’s to come! TEO: I’ve read that country music and ‘white trash’ are two of the main influences on your work. Can you tell us how each one speaks to you as an artist? Ginger Taylor: My mum is a huge country music fan, so I have really nice [childhood] memories of her blasting Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison while we danced around the house…singing into kitchen utensils. I guess it’s just always been a part of my life. I think white trash goes hand in hand with country. Dolly Parton, as a kid, used to idolise the town ‘trash-bag’ with her hair all big, a butt-tonne of makeup plastered on; short skirts, cowboy boots and fishnets. That’s how I feel about white trash—everyone is kind of disgusted by it, but I think it’s wonderful. What’s your favourite thing to draw, and what’s your preferred canvas? I love drawing girls—there’s something so beautiful about women, from their hair to lips to legs. So many curves, great shapes and colours to work with. I really love painting murals, painting on a large scale is so much more satisfying. Painting on objects is fun but always trickier than a flat surface. You recently did a video with Tanya Hennessy. How did you two meet? I was hired by Google and YouTube to do some live art at a YouTube event that Tanya was a guest at. I accidentally
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spelt her last name wrong on the whiteboard and then fixed it and she came up to me and said “oh my god, thank you for fixing the spelling of my name. I didn’t want to correct you, it would have been so awkward,” then I asked her for a selfie. It was love at first sight really. You’ve worked with well-known businesses and celebrities, such as Lily Allen and Jamie Oliver. How did those opportunities come about, and what work was involved? I did a little animation for Lily Allen over the top of a story she told. It was such a dream job! I just played with glitter and drew cartoons all day. That job was for Pedestrian TV. For Jamie Oliver, I painted a window at his Italian restaurant in Sydney. I’m fairly certain I got both of those jobs through people seeing my Instagram, it’s hard to say though—sometimes I just get an email and I don’t question how they found me, I just say “yes!” What’s the next project you’re working towards? I have dreams of illustrating kids books, printing my own wrapping paper, printing my illustrations onto fabric to eventually do a line of clothing. Lots and lots of ideas and never the attention span to sit down and do any of them! But I’m learning to prioritise better. For fellow creatives who find breaking into the industry daunting, what do you say to them? Start small! I was lucky enough to work a job (signwriting at JB Hi-Fi) where I could drop one day off at a time. Over a year, I went from full-time to completely freelance because I was able to slowly grow an audience and be creative, but not stress myself out over money. I think a lot of people think you need to dive in the deep end, but I don’t think that’s the case at all. Just wing it! That’s what everyone is doing, it’s just that no one admits it.
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Marianne Odinova (aka Marianne Tattoo) is a tattoo artist, model and traveller hailing from Moscow, Russia. She has been in practice for about six years, cultivating her style in the form of dark gothic beauty, and is loved by many for it. She’s been travelling nonstop for the past two years, tattooing wherever she goes, never staying in the one spot for long. Drawing inspiration from the people she meets and the culture she absorbs from her travels, for Marianne, art and beauty is part of one big road trip to self-discovery. TEO was able to catch up with the artist while on the road for a chat about her life, work and inspirations.
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TEO: What inspired you to become a tattoo artist? Marianne: I was one of the first Mehendi artists in Russia. Since childhood I’ve been interested in detailed art, but never thought working with human skin would fascinate me so much! After drawing with henna for almost five years I decided I wanted my art to last longer. It was never my goal to make tattooing my occupation, but when I got into it, I understood that either you dedicate your whole life to it or you just forget about it. I truly believe that such things can’t be a part-time hobby, if you want to succeed. True art is supposed to inspire, to give support during the dark times…to make you happier. There is a pretty strong dark/gothic theme in your work with a lot of reference to goddesses from various mythologies and religions. What do these tattoos represent for you? Do you have any favourites? Like most teens, I was struggling and searching for myself in different subcultures. Once I discovered the gothic and dark culture, I stopped looking. It struck me—this is it! I found comfort in dark, gothic, doom and atmospheric metal; black clothes, makeup, nail design, perfume, interior design and architecture. What can be more poetic than black? As for goddesses from various myths and religions, I find endless inspiration in studying different female archetypes. It gives me energy and confidence to follow my own spiritual path. We notice you’re a fan of Adelaide band Virgin Black amongst other forms of metal music. Does music have an influence on your work? If so, in what ways can you describe its influence? Virgin Black has been with me for more than 10 years. My first favourite was ‘Requiem, Kyrie’ and I still remember how impressed I was then! I’ve been studying academic singing for quite a long time and I happen to be a big fan of symphonic music. The beauty of darkness—that’s how I can describe what they are to me. Their music has helped in tough periods of my life and helps me find strength and inspiration in my melancholy. I’ve missed new material of theirs, and I was beyond excited when I saw Requiem – Pianissimo [the missing album from a three-part release] would come out on the 30th of November.
Where else might you find inspiration for tattoo designs? Music is my endless source of inspiration. I am an
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empath, a really deep listener and a singer myself. I believe music and singing can be the best tools to express the things you can’t just simply speak out— because words are not enough—it’s the soul breaking through, and it speaks a different language. I also draw inspiration from people: my friends, my clients. I am blessed to meet deep and spiritual people, and often after spending a couple of beautiful hours with them I feel the urge to create. Are you given much licence to be creative with your work? Do people often give you pieces that are different from your usual style? If so, is it something you enjoy or do you prefer to focus on your current style? Pretty often my clients say, “do whatever you want, I love your style and I trust you completely.” Too much freedom can have a negative impact on your work. When you have too many ideas it simply paralyses you. I prefer when people come with a certain idea but give me freedom to give it life the way I see and feel it. When it comes to my own designs, it’s a different story. From time to time people want my available designs, but it turns out they want them a little bit (or completely) changed, and I say no. It’s not about being selfish; it’s about being the artist. Where’s your next destination? How can we book to get a tattoo from you? I will have all my future destinations posted on my Instagram account and you can email me at mariannetattoo@gmail.com to book.
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