A WORD FROM THE WISE - Heartbreak

Lex Records latest signing Heartbreak, made up of smooth as silk Argentine vocalist Sebastian Muravchix and British-born beatsmith/italo disco legend Ali Renault, are figuratively, and some may argue quite literally, on fire. Their emotive pop infused italo disco tones tempered with metal has had everyone from Aussie electro-rock misfits The Presets to Delorean-obsessed label mates Neon Neon scream their praises. With their debut album Lies due for release later this year, not to mention several of their remixes getting played on heavy rotation from London to Shanghai (check their complete remix of Bowie’s ‘Loving The Alien’ on Rapster’s remix compilation 'Life Beyond Mars' earlier this year), solo releases on Dissident and Lycra on the horizon, plus an international tour so tough it’ll make Jigga weep, it’s fair to say these chaps have it sorted. With that in mind, we thought we’d ask them to geek out with their thoughts on life, music and everything.

1 - MP3s are the equivalent of looking at pictures of a painting in a book. You can study from MP3s, become aware of music, but not truly experience its depth. For Van Gogh, get to the Musée d’Orsay, for music, get it on vinyl!

2 - Irony is an understatement. If you treat an understatement as something to use as a statement, then your discourse is poor.

3 - When you listen to music, you need to think about what is specific to music: sound, melodies and harmonies and rhythm, and its intangible emotion, energy and power. If you don’t experience these things, then you’re not really listening to music, you’re just listening to yourself.

4 - Don’t look for music to fit into your lifestyle. Let music change your life!

5 - The old - new dichotomy is OLD! The power of this binary must wane. Help us destroy all binary power!

6 - Good sex is very good for you, so it must be your aim to understand and conquer it. Love helps good sex a great deal.

7 - Every product you buy is political contribution. Kids are exploited when you buy a certain thing, families such as yours live happily when you buy others. I know you know, now stop buying Nestlé for fuck’s sake!!

8 - What you do with the power you gain within a rotten system is what makes who you are, not the power itself. What you do to gain that power is where all the most uncomfortable complexities
of morality lie.

9 - Follow your heart. Sometimes it’s good to stick to your first instincts even when you’re the minority. Don’t bow to peer pressure.

10 - It’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re at.

11 - Water your plants. They will die if you don’t.

12 - If you’re feeling down, tune into magicwaves internet radio www.magicwaves.co.uk . It will cheer you up.

13 - Go and see live music every week if you can. It will keep things in perspective and possibly change your life.

14 - Invest in a good pair of earplugs for when you are out listening to bands or DJs. You will hear the music better.

15 - A broken heart can be what seems like the most painful experience one can handle, but it can be a true test of character and therefore inspiration.

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