{"id":31460,"date":"2014-06-11T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=31460"},"modified":"2014-06-11T12:18:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T12:18:19","slug":"wonderland-sessions-young-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2014\/06\/11\/wonderland-sessions-young-fathers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderland Sessions:  Young Fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We catch up with Kayus Bankole, Graham Hastings and Alloysious Massaquoi from genre-defying band\u00a0Young Fathers, for an exclusive live session in Amsterdam<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zX9X2x02KZY\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pioneering their own blend of psychedelic sound, in which rap meets grime and where hip-hop is layered over electronica and elements of left field pop,\u00a0Kayus Bankole, Graham Hastings and Alloysious Massaquoi collectively form the genre-defying three male band \u2013 Young Fathers. Each hailing from different countries \u2013 Liberia, Nigeria and Scotland to be more precise, their sound is resonant of different cultures on the globe, but classifying it into one comprehensive genre is pretty much impossible. So much so that when we ask them coin it themselves, their reply rings deep: &#8220;You Don&#8217;t&#8221;. So we&#8217;ve come to the simple conclusion \u2013 it&#8217;s best to just listen to it yourself. With lyrics which croon &#8220;I was raised in the rubble&#8221;, their cacophony of sound is heartfelt and utterly unique.<\/p>\n<p>Catching up with the boys at Paradiso, Amsterdam\u00a0ahead of their gig at\u00a0<a href=\"www.standon-calling.com\">Standon Calling<\/a>\u00a0festival this Summer, we\u00a0filmed an exclusive live session with the trio, in which they performed &#8216;Just Another Bullet&#8217;, taken from their DEAD album. Check out the session and read our quick-fire Q&amp;A with Kayus, Graham and Alloysisous below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MG_9541.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31463\" alt=\"Young Fathers Music\" src=\"\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MG_9541-1024x731.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>How did you guys meet and how was Young Fathers born?<\/strong><strong>Graham:\u00a0<\/strong>We were sweaty boys who could dance the hip hop. Seven years of bad luck then we became Young Fathers. Now we&#8217;re here and so are you. (G)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you all always lived in the UK? If not how has that influenced your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kayus:<\/strong>\u00a0No we&#8217;re not all from the UK. We lived across the world so we&#8217;ve seen some shit and we aim to see some more&#8230;. shit. We&#8217;re loyal to no place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about songwriting, have you all always been interested in it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graham:\u00a0<\/strong>Na, not always. We met when we were about fourteen and made up sweet-candy hooks to sing to girls and our families.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is it that makes you guys different from other acts around at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graham:\u00a0<\/strong>There&#8217;s no one like us in any realm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>That&#8217;s true. Your sound is really distinctive you mix rap, grime, hip-hop and a whole load of other stuff, how would you classify it?<\/strong><strong>Alloysious:\u00a0<\/strong>You don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well your sound has progressively got darker since you first started out, is there a reason for this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kayus:<\/strong>\u00a0You see darkness, we see light. It aint all doom and gloom if you listen. Were singing hope, no jokes allowed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Okay what about Summer, other than Standon Calling where else can we see you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All around Europe including Glastonbury and Latitude.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some big names then. Finally what direction do you see Young Fathers moving in in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graham:\u00a0<\/strong>If we knew that it would ruin it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>He&#8217;s got a point!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>See Young Fathers at Standon Calling in Hertfordshire 1st &#8211; 3rd August. 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