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We have an interview here with the gorgeous Alex Kelly. The feature is available free for reproduction in full or in part.
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We have an interview here with the gorgeous Alex Kelly. The feature is available free for reproduction in full or in part.
Let me know if you need anything.
What’s the story behind you Alex Kelly?
Well, I was born and then a bunch of stuff happened and now I’m here. It’s pretty rad here, wherever “here” is?
If I twisted your arm and you agreed to pigeon hole yourselves to one genre, which one would it be?
Electro-Rock
If you had to choose one element of your music that defines your music as a whole, what would it be and why?
One element? FIRE! Haha. Ok, seriously though, I’d have to say that no matter what we do, we always keep it funky. Whenever I’m putting a piece together, I like to first establish a groove that makes me want to move my body.
What made you get into music?
Did it tell you that? Because, in all honesty it got into me first, I swear. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t sing. I think if the love of music is something that is truly inside of your heart, it’s what you do naturally. When I was little, I used to imitate everyone I’d hear on the radio. In the 80’s I feel like there was more diversity on the radio, which made imitating fun. I could listen to Aerosmith, George Michael, Salt n’Peppa, and Anita Baker on damn near the same channel depending on the time of day. One of my earliest memories is of seeing a Tina Turner performance on television and thinking “Omg, I want to be this woman!”
What’s the story behind ‘Orange Circle’ the album?
I’m going to tell you a very short version of a story that played out over what felt like a very long time. One day I started seeing the number 11 a lot! It was actually quite frightening at first, no thanks to my friends who were all “O.k. sweetie, why don’t you lie down”. Anyhow, this repeating 1 pattern just kept showing up. Being the curious person I am, I started down a road of research that really got my creative juices going. I read all kinds of interesting books and bits of writings, from both ancient and modern texts based on the number one. This story is already headed for nerd-city isn’t it? It gets better I promise.
So, mostly I based the record on concepts from one book in particular called “The Law of One”. I’m not suggesting that anyone read this book; it’s pretty far out there. In the book, an entity that calls itself “Ra, the humble messengers of the Law of One” is channeled by a woman named Carla Rueckert (I told you it gets better). The main point the book makes is that mankind must learn to love one another. That thought is so beautiful to me. The title of the album is a reference to Ra. The single “Orange circle” is about the joy of being or the joy of existence. Each song expresses a separate concept, and no two songs sound the same. It’s going to be a lot of fun to see how people respond to the music, especially a song called Splendor Solis.
Over the course of making the album, all kinds of strange events took place, some of which one day I’ll talk about one day, but not in this interview. Listen to the album.
What sort of reaction have you been getting since it was released?
It just came out. So far, so good.
You’ve got a launch party coming up, what can we expect from it?
Well, Kelsey and I will be there, and now we have Howard Alper (drummer) and DJ Tiger, plus I’m pumped about sharing this music. It came from our brains! The night of the show I’ll be smiling from ear to ear. It’s always a good time. You can expect to be rocked!
What’s the most exciting thing happening in the New York music scene at the moment?
Alex Kelly, Duh.
Well, I was born and then a bunch of stuff happened and now I’m here. It’s pretty rad here, wherever “here” is?
If I twisted your arm and you agreed to pigeon hole yourselves to one genre, which one would it be?
Electro-Rock
If you had to choose one element of your music that defines your music as a whole, what would it be and why?
One element? FIRE! Haha. Ok, seriously though, I’d have to say that no matter what we do, we always keep it funky. Whenever I’m putting a piece together, I like to first establish a groove that makes me want to move my body.
What made you get into music?
Did it tell you that? Because, in all honesty it got into me first, I swear. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t sing. I think if the love of music is something that is truly inside of your heart, it’s what you do naturally. When I was little, I used to imitate everyone I’d hear on the radio. In the 80’s I feel like there was more diversity on the radio, which made imitating fun. I could listen to Aerosmith, George Michael, Salt n’Peppa, and Anita Baker on damn near the same channel depending on the time of day. One of my earliest memories is of seeing a Tina Turner performance on television and thinking “Omg, I want to be this woman!”
What’s the story behind ‘Orange Circle’ the album?
I’m going to tell you a very short version of a story that played out over what felt like a very long time. One day I started seeing the number 11 a lot! It was actually quite frightening at first, no thanks to my friends who were all “O.k. sweetie, why don’t you lie down”. Anyhow, this repeating 1 pattern just kept showing up. Being the curious person I am, I started down a road of research that really got my creative juices going. I read all kinds of interesting books and bits of writings, from both ancient and modern texts based on the number one. This story is already headed for nerd-city isn’t it? It gets better I promise.
So, mostly I based the record on concepts from one book in particular called “The Law of One”. I’m not suggesting that anyone read this book; it’s pretty far out there. In the book, an entity that calls itself “Ra, the humble messengers of the Law of One” is channeled by a woman named Carla Rueckert (I told you it gets better). The main point the book makes is that mankind must learn to love one another. That thought is so beautiful to me. The title of the album is a reference to Ra. The single “Orange circle” is about the joy of being or the joy of existence. Each song expresses a separate concept, and no two songs sound the same. It’s going to be a lot of fun to see how people respond to the music, especially a song called Splendor Solis.
Over the course of making the album, all kinds of strange events took place, some of which one day I’ll talk about one day, but not in this interview. Listen to the album.
What sort of reaction have you been getting since it was released?
It just came out. So far, so good.
You’ve got a launch party coming up, what can we expect from it?
Well, Kelsey and I will be there, and now we have Howard Alper (drummer) and DJ Tiger, plus I’m pumped about sharing this music. It came from our brains! The night of the show I’ll be smiling from ear to ear. It’s always a good time. You can expect to be rocked!
What’s the most exciting thing happening in the New York music scene at the moment?
Alex Kelly, Duh.
