STACK #204 Oct 2021

MUSIC FEATURE

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A sacred soiree of blessed beats permeates the plane of Divine Intervention , the latest record from Monte Morgan and Harvey Miller – AKA Client Liaison.We asked the pair all about dancefloor divinity; don't forget to read the full piece online. CLIENT LIAISON

George Michael is one of our all-time musical heroes, a real trailblazer who is underrated for his production work. As his career progressed though, he had an inclination towards adult contemporary ballads, which often disguised his sublime craft for funky dance tunes. The unfinished/ unreleased second volume of Listen Without Prejudice , featuring Too Funky , is the album we we wish he had seen through. There’s a very neat panpipe-type instrument you’ve used across the album – what’s it called? We’re glad you asked. This is a favourite go-to sound of ours. If anyone else would like to use it, it’s a preset called ‘Expressive flute’ on the computer-based (VST) synth called Halion, that comes with Cubase.

Opener Club Called Heaven is a gorgeous tribute to the London institution in Charing Cross, which goes beyond the physical superclub into meta territory. Did either of you see Paul Oakenfold there, or do you have another special memory of the place? We played an awesome show there in 2018 to a packed house, which was the inspiration behind the song title. We like that the song has both a light and dark side to it represented by a physical place, but is all about reaching a metaphysical state. Strictly Business seems to take inspiration for its Middle-Eastern synth lick from Father Figure, and we heard flashes of homage to George Michael within your previous album Diplomatic Immunity too. What are your feelings about the man's contribution to the musical universe?

Divine Intervention by Client Liaison is out now via Inertia.

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360

The 10th anniversary vinyl reissue of Melbourne rapper 360's gargantuan LP Falling & Flying is out this month. In between eps of his ace RAPPERTAG vid series, 'Uncle 6' answered our questions; be sure to read the entire chat on the STACK site.

To so many Aussie hip hop fans, you demolished barriers between rap, pop and indie, and truly paved the way for crossover success. It seems easy for us to see that now, but you've

higher in your esteem since the album's release that maybe weren't singles at the time? My favourite songs are the more personal ones like I Hope You Don't Mind , Broken Wings and Miracle In A Costume , but I also grew to love the fun vibe in Hammerhead – looking back, I think we could’ve put Hammerhead out as a single, haha! We're so excited for this gorgeous blue-coloured vinyl reissue of Falling & Flying !Which classic hip hop records would you like to see reissued on some primo 180gram wax? Thanks, I’m excited too! I’d love to get Enter the Wu-Tang and Nas' Illmatic on some snazzy, shmick-looking discs.

said that at the time you weren't sure your style

would be accepted. How do you explain the motive that made you say, 'f-ck it'? I wanted to push the envelope and try a new sound, but was going

through an internal conflict of not wanting to look like I was ‘selling out’; after a while I realised that I had to just do what I wanted to do – if I liked what I was making then that’s all that mattered. It took a long time, but I’m glad I reached that point. Falling & Flying boasted seven (hit) singles out of 14 tracks.That is ridiculous by any standards. Are there any tracks that have floated

Falling & Flying by 360 is out now on solid blue vinyl via EMI.

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