Wonderland<\/em>, we love your new track \u201cFather Hu$$la\u201d – can you tell us what it\u2019s about?<\/b><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a story about the realisation that in some cases we don\u2019t really know our family and the people we grew up with. Father Hu$$la is from the perspective of a friend and what she went through with her Father choosing to nurture money over family.<\/p>\n
Your sound is really unique and we can hear influences from a variety of genres in your music including punk and hip-hop – in a couple of words how would you describe your sound to someone?<\/b><\/p>\n
I find this a hard one to answer because I haven\u2019t really worked out how to label my music\u2026. to me it\u2019s just music! But when I was working with a buddy of mine on his record last year I played him some of my music and he called it Punk-Rock\/Future Dance-floor \u2026 I kinda like that description so maybe that\u2019s what we can call it for now \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
What is creating music about for you?<\/b><\/p>\n
Creating music is my daily\u2026 It\u2019s something I have to do to exist\u2026 It\u2019s kinda an obsession but helps my state of mind!! Being able to express myself is something I am grateful for because without it I have no idea what I would do! Without creating music, maybe I would clean windows\u2026 I find the squeegee action quite therapeutic.<\/p>\n
Your lyrics are very powerful – can you tell us anything about your creative\/songwriting process? What inspires you the most?<\/b><\/p>\n
The freedom of creating is what I find inspiring. No limitations, no boundaries and no rules. I guess sometimes we can limit ourselves with our own thoughts, other people\u2019s opinions and cultural trends, but I like to constantly self-critique to make sure I\u2019m breaking my own rules artistically and moving past them.<\/p>\n
Who\/what were your biggest musical influences growing up?<\/b><\/p>\n
When I was real young I was addicted to my older sister\u2019s CD collection, dotted through the racks upon racks of CDs you\u2019d find Mary J\u00a0 Blige, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, En Vouge, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J and Foxy Brown to name a few. I also grew up with traditional Sri Lankan \/ South Indian music, introduced to traditional South African and Gospel music early on and fell in love with Jazz in my teens.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/eccavandal\/white-flag<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve read some great things about your live performances. What\u2019s been your favourite track to perform?<\/b><\/p>\n
My favourite track to perform would have to be Father Hu$$la. There\u2019s always heaps of raw energy as it\u2019s usually the track I end my set with, so everyone is well and truly on fire by then! I\u2019ve also been doing a cover of Public Enemy\/Tricky\u2019s \u2018Black Steel\u2019 over the last two shows \u2013 that\u2019s been real fun too.<\/p>\n
What was it like opening for The Prodigy last year?<\/b><\/p>\n
Supporting The Prodigy would have one of the most memorable life moments so far! It was an amazing night… this was my third performance ever. So a stage of this size was somewhat freaky\u2026but I was just rapt to be able to check out their show after I played, it was next level!! They were pushing the envelope when I was in kindergarden and still doing so today!!<\/p>\n
Who are your favourite upcoming artists right now?<\/b><\/p>\n
Little Simz, Bully, Leikeli47 and a group from my home town Melbourne called RaRa.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve been creating quite a hype in the industry and have been compared to the likes of Gwen Stefani and M.I.A. What has been your most exciting moment so far?<\/b><\/p>\n
Since I\u2019ve done things the other way round – written, played and recorded all the parts on record with Kidnot (Producer) the most charged up moment so far would have to be finding the incredible members in my band who bring life to recorded part perform them with heart. Stan Bicknell and Stacey Gray. Hearing my music come to life and performed live was rad<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next for Ecca Vandal?<\/b><\/p>\n
A few more gigs going on for rest of the year and working up to the release of my debut record early 2016.<\/p>\n
Her new single “Father Hu$$Ia” is out now.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Labelled as an enigma by so many, Wonderland discover the mystery that is Ecca Vandal and discuss the debut of “Father Hu$$Ia”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":55563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9419,9412],"tags":[7357,1308],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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