Your name:
Millie Gaum.
Where are you
from?
I was born in London but raised in Brussels, returning to London with my
mother when I was 13. I have lived in Sheffield since 1997.
Name of band:
From Apes to Angels.
Who else is in
your band?
Andrew Brassleay, who makes all our additional noises, I believe,
from some kind of underground lab in a secret location.
How would you
describe yourselves and your music?
Re-imagined 80s synth pop. Like The Book of
Love having raided Chvrches' studio and pinched all their best 21st-century keyboards.
Who
are your main influences musically?
In terms of
songwriting it has to be Everything but the Girl, The Cocteau Twins, Joni
Mitchell, Bjork, Suzanne Vega, The Cure, The Smiths, Billy Bragg, The Velvet
Underground and more recently The Album Leaf, M Ward and Sufjan Stevens. I'm a sucker for a sad song. In terms of musical genres I like ambient
and dance music.
Andrew is into
artists such as Grimes, Purity Ring, and iamamiwhoami.
What
do you hope to achieve in music?
I love that
question! I still have a childish urge to be recognised and praised and I guess
I would really like for my music to be heard more widely. I will always write
songs because I need to to process my feelings and I guess any achievement is a
by-product of that.
What
has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
From Apes To
Angels has only just started so we hope our highlights are still to come,
although we've had a few blogs say nice things about us. But in 2011 a DJ got
in touch with me, having heard me online, and asked me to do some vocals for
him. I recorded a song for him which he worked his magic on and the track got
picked up by a label and remixed and is still now used in sets. I love
the idea of a nightclub full of people dancing to one of my songs!
And
what’s the moment you want to forget?
I would like to
forget that time my old band and I drove, full of excitement, all the way to a
recording studio in deepest Cornwall but got the day wrong and ended up
standing around for hours hoping the guy might show up. We didn't have mobile
phones. We managed a call from the local pub's phone but no one was in.
If
you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it
be and why?
We've only
launched two into the public domain so far! There are more to come that are
currently under wraps. But I like the direction our new single Perfection is
taking. It has an 80s vibe, but it also feels like a modern dance record. I
love the beat. You can listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/fromapestoangels/perfection
Where
can we find out more about your music?
Anything
else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
Perfection is
out now at https://fata.bandcamp.com/
You can also
download our first single, Head & Heart, there for free.
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