Triple J unearthed high alumni / grand champion Asta is setting off on her first headline tour this September/October which is kind of awesome because well… she’s kind of awesome. She’s also kind of young so it’s probably one of a series of ‘firsts’ that she’ll be dealing with as she progressively blows up bigger and bigger. She also successfully deciphered what the sample in Flume’s Holdin’ On says so like I said she’s awesome… Sorry I’m gushing, I need to center myself again.
Ok I’m back. She’s hitting the road but amid her busy schedule she generously donated some time to the good folk at Cool Accidents (us) and knocked together a little something something for our brand new Spotify App. Yep, WE HAVE ONE. We asked her to fill us in on her musical influences and current audio loves and she then waxed lyrical about a few of her faves. Check that out below and make sure you check her live in action later this month and the first part of next.
Asta’s Unorthodox Jukebox - Spotify | Youtube
1. Salt n Pepa ‘Independent’
2. Destiny’s Child ‘I’m a Survivor’
3. Billie Holiday ‘Summertime’
4. Bjork ‘Hyperballard’
5. Cat Power ‘Cherokee’
6. Cat Stevens ‘Moonshadow’
7. Daft Punk ‘Lose Yourself To Dance’
8. Enya ‘Sail Away’
9. Jamie XX ‘Beat For’
10. Joan as Policewoman ‘Human Condition’
11. Mark Ronson ‘The Bike Song’
12. Mazzy Star ‘Fade into You’
13. Moby ‘Porcelain’
14. Nina Simone ‘My Baby Just Cares For Me’
15. Portishead ‘Glory Box’
Salt N Pepa I heard blaring out of my brother’s room when I was a child. He had good taste in music and I was always sneakily stealing his CD’s. When I got my drivers license last year I blasted ‘Independent’ and felt way cool. I loved the beats and lyricism and could tap into that at a very young age.
Cat Power’s most recent album changed my life. It was a real refreshing dirty sound and it felt like she had just gone into the studio and put her arms up in the air and in a chilled manner said “Just record what ever I do. What ever I hit or sing just record it”. ‘Cherokee’ is a great track that will always appear in my head on a sunny day whilst riding a bike.
Nina Simone came into my life when I was around 14. I found her CD in mum’s dusty draw and was hooked on it. Over and over I would play ‘My Baby Just Cares For Me’ swinging about and lighting candles acting as if I had a hot date over. Nina to me was a queen and her songs spilled honestly and were painted gold. Her songs encouraged me to write even more openly.
Daft Punk I never got into fully until their latest album flooded and oozed itself into my senses and body. ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’ is so funky and vibrates my world. It’s perfection, and that is what has inspired me to reach new heights with my sound and work harder at it, that is, if I had millions of dollars of course.
Mark Ronson I stumbled upon when I was 16 and oh was I a happy person for a while there. I would ride my bike home from school, listening to of course ‘The Bike Song’ on repeat, with the wind blowing through my hair, I felt on top of the world.
For further information check out Asta’s Facebook page.
