Paris XY

Take the dark side of Trentemoller, Gui Borrato and Apparat and add the smoky, sultry voice of Alice Smith doing it in the vein of The Knife and you get Paris XY. I first met James Orvis, the other half of Paris XY, when I was dj-ing at Release Yourself a few months back. He was telling me about the DIY parties they’ve been organising and I thought it sounded pretty neat. That’s how Paris XY grew and evolved – tired of getting fucked around and fobbed off by shitty promoters, Alice and James decided to do things their way – by starting their own shows in their own basement and they invited people to come check the music out. I love this brave motivation that is so lacking in today’s electronic bands. We all know how easy it is nowadays to buy some software, and start producing shit music from your bedroom and expect to get known quick – there is hardly any effort, or discipline. Doing your own shows are not only fun and give you full control, it’s effective at getting the word out. I relaly like the bleak, atmospheric synthscapes. It’s the perfect soundtrack for a (...)