Der norwegische Pop-Newcomer präsentiert seine neue Single „Puppet Master“ – eine Piano-Ballade über die Qualen des Liebeskummers. Über die gedämpfte, aufgeräumte Piano-Produktion legt Slopes seinen gefühlvollen Gesang. Der Ton ist zurückgenommen, die Stimme von Kummer durchdrungen – man kann seine Seelenqualen förmlich spüren. Verstärkt durch Harmoniewechsel, Streicher und Backgroundchöre, erzählt „Puppet Master“ auf packend lebensnahe Weise davon, was der Liebeskummer aus uns machen kann – eine Puppe, die sich verzweifelt an ihren Fäden festklammert, um nicht ins Bodenlose zu fallen. Passend zur neuen Single haben wir Slopes unsere 10 Wunderfragen gestellt.
Frontstage Magazine: If you looked at your Wikipedia entry 10 years from now, it would say …
Slopes: Slopes is known for combining organic elements from past decades with modern toplines (lyrics + melodies). After having skyrocketed from obscurity into the mainstream, he increasingly started to push the boundaries of pop music, becoming an inspiration for a new generation of artists. He is also very humble.
Frontstage Magazinre: If your biggest idol asked you for some advice, it would be….
Slopes: If you’ve lived a few years you probably know what’s good for you, so my advice would just be to listen to yourself and follow your own advice. Almost all of my idols are lonely, sad alcoholics, so I guess they really could need a good piece of advice.
Frontstage Magazine: If you could host your own festival, then…
Slopes: I would make sure the toilets were absolutely impeccable at all times. Also, there would be places to chill without music, silent rooms or whatever, just to make sure people could get a break and clear their minds and ears before moving on to the next gig and keep drinking.
Frontstage Magazine: If you could trade places with a musician/band for a concert….
Slopes: If Chris Martin got food poisoning before a Wembley gig I wouldn’t mind standing in
Frontstage Magazine: If your absolute favorite band/artist would play with you in the opening program, then…
Slopes: I’d be so starstruck I’d probably fuck up my own songs, and also I’d be kind of scared because most of them are dead, but whatever, I’ll take it. Bring it on Amy Winehouse, Jeff Buckley and Nirvana.
Frontstage Magazine: If you had to do any job well for the rest of your life, you would…
Slopes: I’m amazing at painting walls, or at least that’s what I tell myself when I’ve been renovating my flat. So maybe I’d do that. Honestly I’d love to be an eternal student. Just study things, keep learning things without doing anything useful. And I’m pretty good at that too, haha. Anyway, I’ll stick with music.
Frontstage Magazine: If, starting tomorrow, every human being could travel back and forth to any number of parallel earths untouched by humans, then…
Slopes: Then I’d probably choose one of the less populated ones. Find a cabin and bring a guitar and like 20 of my friends. That’d be nice.
Frontstage Magazine: If you had everyone’s attention for 30 seconds, then…
Slopes: I’d pass it on to someone who has a more important message to get across.
Frontstage Magazine: If you wake up tomorrow and don’t know anything about being a musician in the morning…
Slopes: I’d be fine, I think. Like I said, I’d paint walls or study. Haha. I feel like I could’ve enjoyed doing a lot of different things. War reporter? Explorer? Politician? Writer? I wish I had more than one life so I could try it all.
Frontstage Magazine: If you were about to drop out at the next concert, but you have to play, then…
Slopes: I didn’t really understand the question, but if the sound fell out, and I had to come up with something to entertain the audience, I’d try to get the audience to sing. Like a choir. Divide the audience into two or three and make them sing different notes and see if we could make a beautiful, or at least funny, song together.
Fotocredit: Sony Norway
