01Profile
A Crimewave Photo
Crimewave
Musician — Newcastle / Manchester
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
Crimewave, Newcastle/Manchester.
Describe your style in three words?
NY '79 Vigilante.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Flying Lotus. Visceral sounds and visceral visuals. Made 4000 people convulse in sync.
If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
After My Bloody Valentine, before Aphex Twin. Bridging the gap between guitar-based walls of sound and glitchy electronics.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
Experimental electronics. Club music. Genres that fully embrace new technology.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
SOPHIE.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
Little Buildings in Newcastle. 50 cap brick-walled room, North of England in the middle of December.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
A Frames.
'Haemoglobin' by Crimewave will be out on the 24th of November via Permanent Creeps Records.
02Playlist
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
'Forever Dolphin Love' by Connan Mockasin.
A song that defines the teenage you?
'Thunder Bay' by Hudson Mohawke.
One record you would keep forever?
'&&&&&' by Arca.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
"Bronze by gold heard the hoofrons,
Steelyringin imperthnthn thnthnthn."
From 'Air War' by Crystal Castles.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
'Mimetic' by Oli XL.
A song you wished you had written?
'No More Shubz' by Klein.
Best song to turn up loud?
'Woodpecker No.1' by Merzbow.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
'Pretty Baby' by Sister Sledge.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
'Suction Fax' by Quirke.
Any new music you are listening to right now?
'WASTE' by POiSON ANNA.
'Shhh' by LCY.
'Times' by Wu-Lu.
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
Crimewave, Newcastle/Manchester.
Describe your style in three words?
NY '79 Vigilante.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Flying Lotus. Visceral sounds and visceral visuals. Made 4000 people convulse in sync.
If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
After My Bloody Valentine, before Aphex Twin. Bridging the gap between guitar-based walls of sound and glitchy electronics.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
Experimental electronics. Club music. Genres that fully embrace new technology.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
SOPHIE.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
Little Buildings in Newcastle. 50 cap brick-walled room, North of England in the middle of December.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
A Frames.
'Haemoglobin' by Crimewave will be out on the 24th of November via Permanent Creeps Records.
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
'Forever Dolphin Love' by Connan Mockasin.
A song that defines the teenage you?
'Thunder Bay' by Hudson Mohawke.
One record you would keep forever?
'&&&&&' by Arca.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
"Bronze by gold heard the hoofrons,
Steelyringin imperthnthn thnthnthn."
From 'Air War' by Crystal Castles.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
'Mimetic' by Oli XL.
A song you wished you had written?
'No More Shubz' by Klein.
Best song to turn up loud?
'Woodpecker No.1' by Merzbow.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
'Pretty Baby' by Sister Sledge.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
'Suction Fax' by Quirke.
Any new music you are listening to right now?
'WASTE' by POiSON ANNA.
'Shhh' by LCY.
'Times' by Wu-Lu.