‘To me everything is political, and if you say it’s not political that’s a privileged choice to not have to interact with politics,’ says East-London’s Poppy Ajudha.
‘The best musical projects are where the individuals involved are pulling each other in different directions, and challenging each other’s weak points or unconscious tendencies,’ says Solo Collective’s Sebastian Reynolds.
‘All of my work, in some way or another, is informed by the place in which it was recorded. The outside just seeps in,’ says acclaimed composer and sound-artist Richard Skelton.
‘Everybody coming to Glastonbury is ready for a good party, so the audience never disappoint.,’ says Ibibio Sound Machine’s lead vocalist Eno Williams.
‘It’s grown, its migrated, it’s viral… it’s gone from the underground to pop, and back to the underground. There’s no limit to music,’ says Inner City founding member Kevin Saunderson.
‘I realised you can contribute. PRS needs the voice of the writer, it’s so important,’ says PRS for Music’s deputy chair Simon Darlow.
PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial kicks off today at London’s Southbank Centre and we’ve concocted a taste of what’s in store for this week’s playlist…
‘I just used my phone, filmed a load of stuff and made a video’ Crushed Beak’s guitarist and songwriter Matt Poile nonchalantly remarks about their latest promo.
‘This place is magical. It’s such an honour to be here, I’m buzzing,’ says Tom Walker of playing Glastonbury Festival.
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