{"id":19907,"date":"2013-06-10T09:55:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T09:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=19907"},"modified":"2017-03-01T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T13:30:30","slug":"new-noise-zen-mantra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2013\/06\/10\/new-noise-zen-mantra\/","title":{"rendered":"New Noise:  Zen Mantra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the dream-punk project of 18-year-old bedroom producer, Sam Perry.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/?attachment_id=19792\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19792\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19792\" alt=\"New Noise Zen Mantra UK shot\" src=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2013\/06\/New-Noise-Zen-Mantra-UK-shot.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F91299304\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Imagine a particularly sha-la-la, tie-dyed in the wool version of the carefree, born-in-the-90s sound espoused by bands like <a href=\"\/2012\/08\/new-noise-peace\/\">Peace<\/a> and <a href=\"\/2012\/11\/new-noise-swim-deep\">Swim Deep<\/a> and you might come up with something like <a href=\"http:\/\/zenmantra.tumblr.com\">Zen Mantra<\/a>. The New Zealand-based teenager is only 18, but he&#8217;s already dreamed up enough summer tunes to fill an album&#8217;s worth. We speak to him about the release of his first LP, How Many Padmes Hum?<\/p>\n<p><strong>How popular is your version psychedelic dream punk, or as you describe your sound, &#8216;male-led Summer of Love girl group&#8217; in NZ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a good amount psychedelic pop bands (Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Opossom, Glass Vaults to name a few), but I like to think I\u2019m doing my own thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any particular bands that have influenced your sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I write music I try to be influenced by how certain bands make me \u2018feel\u2019, as opposed to what they \u2018do\u2019 (otherwise I tend to just rehash their ideas). I don\u2019t really share the same love for most of the bands or artists I liked when I was younger (it took awhile for me to figure out what I was actually into), but I still really like Justin Timberlake. He was my first concert, maybe that\u2019s where my obsession with pop hooks stems from?<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s pretty impressive that at 18, you&#8217;ve produced your own sound. What was the process of creating your debut album?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wrote and recorded it slowly over the course of a year. When I write music I have to wait for inspiration to strike naturally, otherwise the song ends up being no good. I wrote all the bass\/ drums\/ synth\/ percussion digitally with a midi-piano roll because I wanted to have recordings that sounded half decent but I didn\u2019t have the money or space to mic up drumkits, bass, guitar amps etc. I recorded the guitars and vocals, but having everything else in a digital format meant I could chop and change everything till I liked it, and meant I was able to write music on the move, mostly between classes at school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you become involved with your UK record label, Stroll On Records?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I put out a track on Soundcloud (&#8216;La La La La La&#8217;) and Stroll On Records sent me an email asking if I wanted to work with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are your dream collaborations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lockett Plundt, Christopher Owens, Brian Wilson, David Byrne, Syd Barrett.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can we expect music videos in the near future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah! The video for &#8216;La La La La La&#8217; comes out in a few days, and I\u2019m currently working on one for &#8216;Fossils&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the reason to dedicate &#8216;Fossils&#8217; to your Father, Bill Perry?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He passed away around two years ago, I wrote that song recently after it happened. I felt like we wasted all the time we had together, he had a job that kept him away from home most of the time, and I was a stupid teenager who was didn\u2019t make an effort to spend time with him when he was around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your first memory?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Walks in the park with my mum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite TV show?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite book?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dogs or cats?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both?<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you most excited about for album debut in the UK?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having people I don\u2019t know listening to my music, being on stranger\u2019s iPods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most nervous about launching in the UK?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not nervous about any of it, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does the future hold for Zen Mantra? Any projects coming up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve almost finished demo-ing my second album, and I\u2019m thinking of moving over to the UK next year, post-high school.<\/p>\n<p><em>How Many Padmes Hum? is out now on <a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/strollonrecords\u200e\">Stroll On Records<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/zenmantra.tumblr.com\/\">zenmantra.tumblr.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>Words: Elise Marraro (follow Elise on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PardonMe_Lissie\" target=\"_blank\">PardonMe_Lissie<\/a>)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the dream-punk project of 18-year-old bedroom producer, Sam Perry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9419,9412],"tags":[1308,4505],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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