10 : MAY : 06
Interview by Seremoth.
DESTROYX
Who is Destroyx?
I am a humble student currently living in Berlin
but originating from Sydney Australia.
I am part of a crazy out of control cyber punk band called Angelspit.
We are an audio visual
group, so we not only make noise but also produce some pretty intense
visuals. I also used
to run a hair business, but I’ve pretty much retired from
that, so I’m focusing on design and
music now. Underneath it all, I’m a geek who likes to design
and create ultimately.
Every kid has dreams of what they want
to become when they grow up, what were your dreams?
I always just wanted to be creative… I was
always the quiet shy girl who no one wanted to hang
out with, so I always just created to get away from all of that.
I always knew that I didn’t want a desk
job, I haven’t really had one of those yet and I plan to keep
it that way. I never thought I’d be doing
what I am doing now that’s for sure. I don’t think I’ve
grown up either!
You have toured with “The Cruxshadows” and “Ayria”,
what is the funniest thing that happened?
A couple of extremely funny things happened, most
of which probably should be kept a secret but
a funny thing that kept happening to me was that I kept getting
loose microphone leads. I would be
singing a song and then thrash about too much and pull the lead
out of the microphone (midway
though singing). It happened weirdly enough about 4 times over different
nights. It probably didn’t
impress the audience but it definitely was funny for me. I think
I will take Jen from Ayria’s lead and
get a wireless microphone!
What is your favourite stage outfit?
This is a difficult question, because I have so
many… but my favourite has to be my all latex outfit,
consisting of my black latex girdle and skull hands corset as seen
in this photo
I really love latex... it’s a bitch to perform in because
it doesn’t breathe well, but it looks great
on stage because of its super shiny texture.
Do you design your own clothes? And what inspires you in
it?
I design a lot of my own clothes, but I’m
not professionally trained so I’m afraid I don’t have
enough
talent to create everything that I could imagine. So I work with
a very dear friend of mine who is a
costume designer (http://www.quantum-flux.com) who helps me realise
my designs. In our most
recent photo shoot I decided to design every single piece of clothing
to make it as unique and
memorable as possible. It was extremely hard work but incredibly
rewarding. At the moment I’m
most interested in hat making.
I’m inspired to design clothing because I’m
ultimately a visual person. I don’t like a lot of what I see
in stores, so I have to make what I want to wear. I like to express
myself through my clothing. Even
the alternative scene has become homogenised, so I feel that I have
to strive very hard to create
new and distinctive looks to represent the music of Angelspit. I’m
inspired very much by history..
and mainly films and the work of other designers. My favourite designer
at the moment is Mother
of London (http://www.motheroflondon.com/)
You seem to be very popular in the Fetish scene, in what
way do you feel connected in that scene?
I am most certainly connected to the fetish scene.
I am attracted to the powerfully visual nature of the
scene. Being a visual artist I could say that I have a visual fetish
which is definitely stimulated by fetish
photography and fashion design. I think there are many people pushing
the envelope in the scene and
creating some incredible work which inspires me. I have a fetish
for corsetry, stockings, heels and
boots… but I am not into BDSM as such.
You are studying German, why?
This is a tough question… as currently I’m
wondering why I bothered studying German because it is
such a difficult language. I am studying it because I needed to
study a language for one of my degrees,
so I picked German because I thought it might be useful (as it is
definitely a main hub for industrial music).
Hopefully I will be better at speaking in a few months.
CombiChrist did a great remix for you,
how was it realised?
When we got signed it opened up a lot of opportunities
for us to meet new bands.
Patrick from Dancing Ferret introduced us to Andy and that was that!
If you were a nurse what kind of nurse would you be?
A sonic nurse… just like in Sonic Youth’s
album Sonic Nurse (one of my favourite albums from one of
my favourite bands). If I couldn’t be that, I think a latex
clad nurse from hell would probably suit me. Have
I mentioned yet that I have a medical fetish?
You will play at the dutch summer darkness festival, is
it your first time in the Netherlands
and what do you expect from the concert?
I have never been to the Netherlands, so I have
no idea what to expect. However I am really looking
forward to it. We always put everything we have into every concert…
so hopefully this festival gig will
go OFF! We have been in contact with the Cybercase people for some
time, as they have been so
supportive of our music, so it will also be great to meet them and
give them a show to remember!
What can we expect from an Angelspit concert?
A crazy out of control audio assault. It’s
heavy, it’s loud, it’s dirty and screwed up… bring
your earplugs
and expect to be pulverised.
What was the most embarrassing moment in your life?
Every day of my life! Especially here in Germany
because my German is terrible… Other than that
another embarrassing moment was playing the hugest gig of our lives
in Philadelphia (with the
Cruxshadows) while being completely sick with the flu. It was the
first night of the tour, which made it
extremely nerve racking. We had just got back from the hospital
(because that was the only way I could
get a hold of the doctor) and I was feeling really terrible and
my voice was barely there. I managed to
get through the gig, and then just fell asleep backstage.
What do you think is the most overrated virtue?
Genius.
Many people think that people who are successful are blessed with
this thing called ‘genius’. Sometimes they are, but
ultimately it’s a lot of hard work. It’s 99% inspiration
and 1% inspiration a lot of the time.
Any last words for the readers?
Support your local artists, bands and clubs…
without your support we can’t make the scene better.
Turn off the TV, stop bitching and start creating!
Read the original Interview here:
http://www.cyber-angels.nl/InterviewDestroyxAngelspit.html
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