I wanted a different sound. Where I work they’re constantly spinning stuff, so I’m like, “Oh the silence, I need silence! Shilpa Ray: Door Girl (Northern Spy). Because I knew who was talking to me—I listened to so much of his catalogue, I respect him so much—so I knew what he was saying to me. The video for her first single from her next album (not with the happy hookers), “Nocturnal Emissions,” proposes a masturbation-free world in which it is not just every zygote that is sacred, but every ejaculated sperm. There are definitely element of goth on this upcoming record. I didn’t like it, I wanted to be a painter like my mother. Category Archives: interview FLTV is bringing us Shilpa Ray on January 4th. She’s not afraid to be polemic or political. Nobody was taking about gender, race or the environment in such a big way. Soojin Chang is a Californian-born, Glasgow-based performance artist, art director and filmmaker.. It’s cool how you use your Facebook fan page to share your voice. RAY: I went on a long tour around spring, summer 2011, after Teenage and Torture came out—the album I did with the Happy Hookers. Film. Mark Ray reviews for Louder Than War. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT HER FACEBOOK PAGE. “I knew I was going to write this record. She is a self-proclaimed goth kid and an unintentional rebel. Even if they don’t consciously recognize it’s happening to them, they end up baring the emotional brunt of their … I have a musical version of that. In 1970 everyone was on this country music kick, as opposed to psychedelia, which had happened a few years before. Ethical Adult Cinema: An Interview with Trailblazing Porn Director Erika Lust by Amarantha da Cruz Dec 22, 2020 | Highlights A sombre, grey, lonely one. She has mastered the rough edges of her voice. When you live [in New York City] especially, you’re in a bubble. Shilpa Ray is an American singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York with a blues punk sound. Interview – Ratnaboli Ray ... Why would you want to loiter?’ is an excellent question to ask feminist researcher, parent, educator and activist Dr. Shilpa Phadke. Невероятната рокендрол индийка от Бруклин Шилпа Рей пристига за първи път у нас тази събота (27 юли) за концерт по покана на радиофестивала "Аларма Пънк Дж No one telling me how to represent myself, or who I am, or what’s my positioning business-wise. Although Shilpa Ray dropped “and Her Happy Hookers” from the bill, the Brooklyn-based rock musician and many of her same bandmates have returned with Last Year’s Savage.On the album, which was released last week via Northern Spy Records, Ray maintains the deep, powerful voice and poetic lyrics … I was like, “oh this makes a lot of sense to me.” Prior to that as much as I enjoyed listening to music I didn’t ever want to make it myself. I don’t even know how it happens—it happens and it’s there. She’s a documentary film fan and sandwich … It gets me in so much trouble though. [laughs]. PHOTO COURTESY OF EBRU YILDIZ. They are a pillar of the Brooklyn music scene, and we are happy to have had the chance to feature them in today’s interview… It was some of the greatest people that came out to be on crew or extras or perform on the front lines. RAY: That’s a good question. BROWN: I know you met Nick Cave through Larry Sloman [“Ratso”]. Below we talk about The Velvet Underground, the Stones… The Eagles. , that record took a pain staking long time to do. If you wanted to start your New Year off with music, Ridgewood’s own Footlight has you covered! I definitely did the whole thing you know, working the minimum wage jobs—I mean I still kind of am doing that. There’s been a lot of dispute about what it means. The positive part of it was I could do whatever I want. We spoke with Shilpa about the track, working with film director Amos Poe … I have a fire escape outside my window. *laughs* I grew up in Jersey, so coming up to the city I met a lot of other brown goth kids and we found each other eventually. Shilpa Ray. “Lou Reed must make himself laugh. BROWN: What made you decide to do it yourself? I met Ratso after doing a Sly Stone tribute concert over the summer. [laughs] It’s so weird. Even if you’re playing guitar or bass instruments, you have to do muscle stretches before you go live. Shilpa Ray is, through no fault of her own, one of our unsung great artists. We just became friends very instantly. A message from the desert with Last Year's Savage. I didn’t really enjoy playing music until I heard music I could really relate to. How do I budget?” She kept coaching me the entire [time]. The truth of the matter is that at the time the label that I was under didn’t recognize that most of the creativity was coming from me—neither did a lot of the people of the industry that I was working with at the time. A lot of people really like to talk to me about instruments and music but I really hated it as a kid. Category Archives: interview FLTV is bringing us Shilpa Ray on January 4th. Her music is a force to be reckoned with—a wall of sound that strikes you unlike anything you’ve heard before. Which is a tall order for a project boasting instruments like saxophone, harmonium and some old-school synths. Out: September 22 nd, 2017. Sure there are moments where you have a really rough time but for the most part it’s been really rad. The negative part of it was I was working as a sales girl and at a bar at the time. Shilpa Ray is as raucous a harmonium player as you will find and possibly the first in the history of True/False buskers. I’ll try to write a surf song and it comes out really weird—it just ends up having this weird twist to it. He had already made it back to the East Coast, and this was his last night of summer touring before safely landing back in NYC. Read the best writing on rock music here. Although Shilpa Ray dropped “and Her Happy Hookers” from the bill, the Brooklyn-based rock musician and many of her same bandmates have returned with Last Year’s Savage.On the album, which was released last week via Northern Spy Records, Ray maintains the deep, powerful voice and poetic lyrics for which she is … I saw you did a call out for your last video. When we did the “Nocturnal Emissions” video it was like going to summer camp for 2 days. All Rights Reserved. February 19, 2018. The truth of the matter is that at the time the label that I was under didn’t recognize that most of the creativity was coming from me—neither did a lot of the people of the industry that I was working with at the time. The mid-1900’s swing vibe returns again on “Rockaway Blues”, another favorite of ours – as well as one of the album’s singles, “Shilpa Ray’s Got A Heart Full of Dirt”, a downer song lifted by jazzy vocals from Shilpa who really gets into the singing and lets out a fun and revitalizing “Woo!” near the end the song. Shilpa Ray. Hello friends, on today’s episode, I reminisce about past sessions with Heliotropes, Orenda Fink, sad13, Shilpa Ray, and Thelma & The Sleaze. That was when I was in middle school and I discovered the Velvet Underground. It has something to do with being an artist, my mother was a painter. I sound like myself. I sat down with Shilpa Ray the morning after one of her Trans-Pecos to discuss poetry, native New York music, and her upcoming record. An Interview with Shilpa Ray. [laughs] When I was writing Last Year’s Savage, that record took a pain staking long time to do. “That changed everything,” Ray explains.But there is more to Shilpa Ray than  a cute coming-of-age story. Cool. They started their Footlight TV (FLTV) back in December, bringing you some of the best bands in NYC in an interview and performance format hosted by resident Footlight VJ Kendra Saunders. TORONTO – The Canadian metal band “Living Dead Girl” has a style that is a unique combination of Marilyn Manson meets (fellow Canadian front woman) Avril Lavigne, with an amalgam of genres including goth, rock, metal, industrial, pop and punk rock. Her singing conjures up an essence of Patti Smith heavily laden in blues. BROWN: On the subject of screaming, how do you save your voice? Shilpa Ray is an American singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York with a blues punk sound. Words by Alex Norelli Shilpa Ray expresses a wild breadth of experience with soulful brooding melodies while rocking a harmonium within an inch of its existence. I’ve been self-financing so far, so it’s a little slower than if somebody had put up a large sum. RAY: No. But, I don’t know, there are some pluses and minuses to that. She scoffs at the topic of modern indie music, elaborating that “indie music thinks it’s better than it is—they didn’t reinvent capitalism, they didn’t reinvent the economy. An interview w/ Brooklyn's Shilpa Ray, while on the road in Tuscon. It’s always a hustle but I’ve lived here for 17 years, I’m not leaving anytime soon. RAY: Yeah, it’s me and a bunch of my friends. My parents made me play. House Playlist: Little Dragon, Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers, and The Vaccines. It’s like when you’re playing sports or dancing, you have to stretch and you have a routine before going in. shilpa ray has a primal party for her nyc return at the bell house Brooklyn’s sonic siren Shilpa Ray has returned home from touring Europe and the states in support of her new album Door Girl , the title of which makes reference to the time she spent working the door at Pianos on the Lower East Side, a venue in which she had proudly sold out two nights back in September … 09/10. Shilpa Ray and I chatted before her set about the creation of Door Girl and the story that goes along with it. I get totally sick of it, I get sick of hearing myself, I get sick of sounds. BROWN: Have you finished working on your next album then? RAY: You have to do exercises. That is another mark of an introvert—I don’t want to leave the house and talk to you in person so I’m just gonna sit in front of the computer and say it. Her music is a force to be reckoned with—a wall of sound that strikes you unlike anything you’ve heard before. It was funny growing up because not only am I a goth kid but I’m also brown. I’m a night time person so a lot of it is me zoning out and peering into the dark. How do I cast? Having made her bones with the gothic Sturm und Drang of Beat The Devil and moving forward to the blues erosion of … and The Happy Hookers, Shilpa Ray has been, armed only with an incomparable voice and harmonium haunted by the ghosts of dead lovers, perpetually crying in the wind, hoisting both … Shilpa portrays chaos, glory, and tragedy throughout her music. When I drove off that cliff/ Blazing of gasoline / That I sold my arms and limbs for.” Shilpa cultivates a vivid image trough her lyrics. The band will present a Virtual Christmas Show on December 12th, 2020. There is a lot of poverty and loss of industry, I don’t want to get into the politics but I definitely don’t enjoy them being painted as these people that are backwards. I need someone to do things for, I know this about myself. “It’s like country music on Broadway. Some of it is beneficial but some of it is a little marginalizing—as someone who is classified as both I felt the need to say it’s a lot more complicated than what people expect from you or the progressive mentality that they expect from you. I didn’t like listening to music, especially last summer and over the fall, and have recently started putting my iPod back in the dock. Shilpa Ray is a wailing, fire breathing Cyclops. Her high stage energy flourishes into a spirited performance. Hello friends, on today’s episode, I reminisce about past sessions with Heliotropes, Orenda Fink, sad13, Shilpa Ray, … He’s also a very straight shooter, he’ll tell you exactly what he thinks about something and he’s not going to blow smoke up your ass. It was a great experience, I had a wonderful time doing that. Door Girl (Northern Spy Records, 2017) - video upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com With that kind of income, making a record and financing it is really difficult. Because you have to keep going, there’s no stopping at that point. Shilpa believes loitering, just being, just hanging out in public places, is about ‘claiming the city with your body’. An Interview with Shilpa Ray The Brooklyn musician is coming to True/False with her backing band to play the Saturday Showcase at Rose Music Hall and even sneak in a … Meet Shilpa Ray For anybody out there who has not already heard Shilpa Ray, they are a scream in your face rock and rolling explosion of good-time energy. The positive part of it was I could do whatever I want. Watch Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde interview post win: When asked if she took up Bigg Boss to change her image, the actor said, “Of course it was a major reason for me taking up the show. December 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM Public. Her singing conjures up an essence of Patti Smith heavily laden in blues. IN THIS EPISODE. It was frontwoman Shilpa Ray’s distinct voice, along with her harmonium playing (sort of an accordion played on a table, imported from Europe to India in the nineteenth century and popularized there), which was the band’s signature. S, hilpa portrays chaos, glory, and tragedy throughout her music. 54:05 Interview Thelma & The Sleaze. I like to climb out and stare out into nothing for a while. By Jon Young, Mother Jones, 22 Oct 2017. But there is more to Shilpa Ray than a cute coming-of-age story. Door Girl (Northern Spy Records). 40:14 - Interview - Shilpa Ray 47:25 - Maia 48:23 - Hot Steam (2017) - Thelma & The Sleaze 54:05 - Interview - Thelma & The Sleaze 59:53 - Outro 60:34 - Finish " 34 sec; JUN 17, 2020; Episode 23 // What I Love About Music Episode 23 // What I Love About Music "On today's show, the last episode of Mutual Core, I'm remembering what I love about music. It came on at a very difficult time because I’d just fired the last band I was working with because they weren’t listening to me at all about how I wanted to make the sounds. You’re always gonna get people that are ignorant and hateful and say things because they’re scared and they don’t know what to do when they see something that make them feel uncomfortable. RAY: I said it had a political twist to it, but I didn’t want to give it away, I didn’t want to say too much. All of a sudden I have all this freedom. TWEET. We’d chat on the phone like, “How do I do this? It’s my ‘Eye of the Tiger,’ much like ‘Rebel Girl’ by Bikini Kill or ‘Edge of Seventeen’ by Stevie Nicks. RAY: No. By BrooklynVegan Staff December 18, 2009 11:29 AM. It’s kind of like now I’m happy if I can just buy some groceries and hang out at my house and get something finished for once. I need deadlines, I need people breathing down my neck to make me finish things. Trying to pin down Shilpa’s sound is a challenge, even Shilpa can’t do it. Together with American Songwriter, we had the pleasure of interviewing Shilpa Ray over Zoom video! I’ve definitely slowed down a lot. 19K likes. I never thought I’d ever get feedback from Nick—that was crazy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilpa_Ray_and_her_Happy_Hookers Interview w/ Haley Fohr, aka Circuit des Yeux, before dinner at the Union. IN THIS EPISODE. I was really shocked at how much of a following I could get playing the harmonium from an American audience. It’s Indian. His crazy characters, Lonesome Cowboy Bill—who is that?” says Ray over coffee in New York. On Sunday, December 17th @ 2PM, DJ Velvet Einstein airs his recent talk with NYC musician, Shilpa Ray. We’re also in the same age range which is nice. “Manic Pixie Dream Cunt” is out today. Notable works include the animated visuals provided for Brooklyn-based musician Shilpa Ray’s track “Burning Bride and the State of Possession – Performance at the ICA in London which provided support for the band These New Puritans.. References But that stuff was crazy. Sometimes I do feel that certain things need to get cleared up. I hate The Eagles, but I’ve got to give them that.”. They all abandoned ship, I was left to my own devices which was both a positive and negative experience. I met him outside, he seemed like a really cool guy, and we just hit off. is filled with belting anguish. Last Year’s Savage was commenting on being worn out and having massive responsibilities. Me neither. I didn’t like being judged that way. Interview: Garrett Bradley on Exploring Human … Growing up in New Jersey, Ray’s conservative parents prohibited pop music in the house and encouraged their daughter to study Indian classical music and the harmonium. Shilpa isn’t just a ball of intensity, she’s purely funny too. Her dark humor is seen in songs like “Sanitary iPad” a cynical song commenting on capitalism from the P.O.V. With vocals, you have to make sure you have enough spit and drool in your mouth and your throat so you’re not scratching a dry muscle. 5 min read. New York’s Beat the Devil long stood out on the indie music scene, and not just because it was the lone drums-bass-harmonium trio. Why does this have to be so loud? Diving into the Depths of Door Girl, An Interview with Shilpa Ray. With that kind of income, making a record and financing it is really difficult. Check her interview below. ABOVE: SHILPA RAY. 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