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<\/a><\/p>\nIt seems that all of the music hungry cool kids who are first in line to nurture emerging talent are vacating from MySpace and descending over to Soundcloud!<\/p>\n
The site played host to debut mix-tape from girl trio Kitchen Party <\/em>and\u00a0became an overnight online click-fest with thousands logging on for a listen, including celebrity snapper Rankin<\/em>, who tweeted about how much he loved it!<\/p>\n Now Alice, Tanisha and Jess return with their first EP ‘Lights’<\/em> which is an advanced collection of original songs and remixes. The three fashion savvy ladies have co-written the release with Cameron McVey, who is the man responsible for hits with musical heavyweights Neneh Cherry, Massive Attack and the cooler girl band of the 90’s, All Saints.<\/p>\n We caught up with them to talk about their inspirations and their love for old-skool Garage.<\/p>\n Are we wrong to assume you met at a houseparty?<\/b><\/p>\n Alice:<\/b>\u00a0Well i’ve known Tanisha for years! Jess and I met through a mutual friend at a party, ironically. We started working together musically around the same time that Jess and I moved in to our flat. The kitchen ended up being the hub of everything, parties, music making\u2026 so it just seemed appropriate that we used that as our name.<\/p>\n You cite so many diverse artists as influences. Who were you all listening too growing up and what is on your playlists now?<\/b><\/p>\n Jess:\u00a0<\/b>The sound of my house growing up was definitely Reggae, Motown and Soul. In my room there was MJ, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Britney, J-Lo or anything I could generally get caught dancing and singing too. I also began to listen to a lot of Garage and Jungle as I grew up. Now I’m into so many different things. I love everything from\u00a0 Amy Winehouse to Rhye, Rihanna to London Grammar, Wale to Totem. Soundcloud is an amazing place to discover new music. It’s where I first listened to Mele and Dusky.<\/p>\n Alice:<\/b>\u00a0Our inspirations are very diverse. I love Toni Braxton, TLC, Whitney Houston, Disclosure..the list is completely endless.<\/p>\n Tanisha:<\/b>\u00a0I listened to a lot of what my parents listened to growing-up. They introduced me to Motown and a bit of Jazz. They love R’n’B and Soul. Anita Baker is one of my mums favourites and they were listening to Aaliyah and SWV before me.<\/p>\n You seem quite style savvy. Who are your favourite designers and are there any favoured brands that you love?<\/b><\/p>\n I think we are influenced more by mood, how we feel on the day or by people whose style we admire rather than particular brands to be honest. We tend to go vintage or High street but when we dream we opt for the likes of Katie Eary, Givenchy, House Of Holland and KTZ.<\/p>\n