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<\/a><\/p>\nAnyone who’s ever stumbled across \u00a0 NUDES – the duo of Owen Wallace Lasch and Tom Giddins – will appreciate just how hard the dynamic pair work. They are simultaneously content and artistically satisfied and that is why it’s their time to shine.\u00a0“We were, and still are, motivated by wanting to evoke some kind of sensual gratification, whether that be music that relaxes you or gets you excited,<\/em>” says Tom, when asked about the making of their debut EP.<\/p>\n Two things you should know about NUDES. Firstly, they’re not making music for the sake of it. Secondly, they’ve got nothing to do with adult pornography. Misleading name aside, the pair who met through Facebook in 2012 are currently the brightest young talents on the electronic circuit.\u00a0Wonderland met the demonic duo and discovered their\u00a0huge love for music in all of its forms.<\/p>\n What was your idea of music as kids?<\/strong><\/p>\n Tom: My dad is a huge Grateful Dead fan so I was brought up on lots of that, which at the time I didn\u2019t really consider music because it was blasted out that much it became akin to a Guantanamo bay type \u2018exercise\u2019. Your sound has been praised as this sort of fusion of electro elements with contemporary pop. Do you think that is a good description?<\/strong><\/p>\n T: I guess you could say that to a degree. In terms of electronic music, outside of NUDES I mainly listen to House and Techno so there is elements in what we do related to those influences. The fact we\u2019re using those influences and others in a more traditional song format as opposed to a track you\u2019d hear at a rave would explain the pop description. I have to ask about the name of the band, NUDES. What compelled you to choose it as a name, where does it come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n T: It rhymes with dudes.<\/p>\n The ability to explore seems limitless. Have you ever had to restrain yourselves?<\/strong><\/p>\n T: Depends what your exploring I guess. We each carry one of those extendable leads you see toddlers hooked up to their mums with just in case one of us goes a bit HAM in the reduced section of Tesco\u2019s. But certainly yes with electronic music that\u2019s the beauty of it, the possibilities are endless. I come from a more traditional background in terms of instrumentation and was purely a fan of electronic music up until about 5\/6 years ago. That\u2019s when I started experimenting with it more and became drawn to the fact that there are wider boundaries and, for me personally, more scope to create the stuff floating about in my head.<\/p>\n How do you push and pull each other artistically?<\/strong><\/p>\n O: I don’t think there’s a push-and-pull per se. We\u2019re beginning to feel more comfortable in what we’re doing. I guess the only real pushing is within ourselves to develop, progress and get better<\/p>\n Do you ever read each other’s minds? I mean, when you\u2019re not together and you find yourself with an idea, do you call each other up? How do you define your way of working?<\/strong><\/p>\n T: We work in a variety of ways with the overall outcome being very democratic but yeah I\u2019m sometimes quite guilty of haranguing Owen with an idea and sending him about 10 versions in various stages of it, clogging up his inbox, getting all excited. What interests you more, happiness or freedom?<\/strong><\/p>\n O: Happidom<\/p>\n I think the track \u201890\u2019s Depp\u2019 is a really happy, feel-good song. It’s also great in cars. Is there a narrative embodied init?<\/strong><\/p>\n O: it’s a journey, kind of like a hypnogogic transition into consciousness
\nOwen: Harmonising with hoovers.<\/p>\n
\nO: It’s as good a description as any. I usually have difficulty with that.<\/p>\n
\nO: It’s beginning to get more locked in. before it was more bringing ideas to each other and seeing what we liked and then letting them develop through days of sitting in front of a computer and tweaking. Now, with the addition of some extra equipment, we’re beginning to jam out ideas and that’s bringing more of how we work live into our recorded music. It\u2019s a constant progression.<\/p>\n
\nT: We\u2019ve actually never heard it in a car, but on a similar tip it does work well staring out of a train window. 90\u2019s Depp was actually the breakthrough song for us, in terms of us both clicking. Before that we\u2019d be messing around with a few other ideas and were kind of involving other people, it wasn\u2019t as electronic as now and we were going to use live drums, guitars, bass etc. One day we didn\u2019t invite the others round, locked the door, got high and out popped 90\u2019s Depp. The thing is we didn\u2019t particularly over think it and it just happened organically without too much onus on a narrative.<\/p>\n