Review Fix chats with BARBUDO’s Ben and Harry Stanworth, who let us know about their origin in music, future and creative process.
Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?
Ben Stanworth: We’ve made music from a young age. Our parents played instruments and played lots of music round the house when we were growing up ,which encouraged us to start ourselves.
Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?
Harry Stanworth: It varies really. Sometimes a song will just land on your lap complete, other times it takes a while to finish off. We usually work on the melody and lyrics first but sometimes we’ll just make a beat and improvise on top of it.
Review Fix: What inspires you?
Ben: Usually music that has a sense of familiarity whilst incorporating new elements that are fresh to your ear.Â
Review Fix: What does music mean to you?
Harry: For us, music is about expression. We make music to reflect how we feel, but sometimes this process actually evokes a different emotion within ourselves. Creating music is a strange sort of escapism in this way as it takes you away from everything else around you.
Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?
Ben: Nu-eyed funk.
Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?
Harry: We try to keep a consistency across the two but I would say our live shows have an extra energy. The dynamic between us and the crowd always bring the performace to life in a different way to the recordings.
Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?
Ben: We were inspired by lots of funk & disco. Groups like The Isley Brothers and The Brothers Johnson are always an influence.
Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2020?
Harry: We’ve put a hold on gigging but we are going to keep hosting live stream shows. We’ve also got a bunch of new material we want to finish off so we can release it as soon as.
Review Fix: What’s next?
Ben: We have a new single on the way. More on this tbc….
Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?
Harry: We’ve got some new merch we are releasing in the coming weeks. Head to our Instagram (@barbudoband) to find out more.
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