Posted on 09 September 2008 by Lauren Down
Photograph by Sonny Malhotra
This week saw the eagerly awaited release of Mothite’s debut The Flax of Reverie. Having only played two live shows so far them have already amassed a solid following. To find out where they have come from and where they plan on going to next I caught up with Daniel O’Sullivan and Antti Uusimaki, the creative duo behind Mothlite’s epic sound.
So it has been just over two months since we last caught up with you guys, what have you been getting up to since?
Daniel: Well we’ve been busying laying down demos for the new Mothlite stuff. We have a lot of new material, it is way more poppy, but not in an obvious way. I have always played in weird, avant-garde bands and have only recently discovered good pop music. I’ve always had a soft spot for it but I’ve always just been hiding away in this bleak universe of dissonance. Continue Reading
Posted on 19 August 2008 by Lauren Down
Photographs by Sonny Malhotra
A buzz reverberates around the room. Tucked away in an old underground railway alcove, hidden from the blinding lights and pounding bass lines of Ministry, an unlikely looking bunch take to the stage. For a band that has been performing live for just over a month now, Mothlite have attracted quite a crowd this evening.
There is something quintessentially English about front man Daniel O’ Sullivan tonight, perhaps it is because he is dressed in a suit reminiscent of that flat cap and Whippet that he seems to love so. But actually, when I think about it there is something quintessentially English about Mothlite: English like Lewis Carroll or Pink Floyd. Continue Reading
Posted on 18 July 2008 by Catriona Boyle
After reading some guff about the industrial revolution and children on their website, I was expecting The Flax Of Reverie to be, well, a load of guff. And the fact that they’ve put the tracklisting on the CD and not on the sleeve also made me not want to like it. Annoyingly though, it’s actually quite good.
It will certainly not be to everyone’s taste, and requires a fair bit of concentration to fully appreciate it, but it’s some clever stuff.
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