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Madam is Sukie Smith, the Essex born musician, composer and actress. Sukie wrote the soundtrack for the film 'Hush Your Mouth'(directed by Tom Tyrwhitt) and sent me a blank CDR of it to listen to. I replied to ask if she had done that on purpose to see if I really did listen to every submitted demo (man, she’s sneaky like that, I still think she did)... and we got talking from there. The first song I heard of Sukie’s was a demo version of this track. She’s created a noir sound all of her own with a wide array of influences and even a windscreen wiper solo on one album track. She’s also always in touch but never talks on the phone (why?). When I’m down in London, she’ll tell me which way to go and how to get places... she’s streetwise, funny, caring and clever. Madam is also utterly bonkers and her shoes are always mental - or rather, the height of London fashion! She says she’s "equally influenced by, mountains, betrayal, intrigue, boys, girls, inbetweeners. x can, Townes van Zandt, Mary Margret O'Hara , Francoise Hardy and Phil Spector." As requested, I took her first CD of demos to the top of a car park to listen for the first time, so I could see the city and sky at their best. Then we texted ideas about the tracks for an album. They turned out quite different; she had a clear vision and didn’t dilute it, she did most of the record all by herself and the few bits she couldn’t do, she learned or got people in who could do it and teach her at the same time. Sometimes I think her arrangements sound like someone has taken all the instruments apart and put them back together slightly wrong, they are off balance and skewed, but that’s in a good way. Sukie has collaborated with Saskia Volde to make the Tate Gallery exhibited piece "Placebo", she also says every word in her lyrics are true. I have been sent three emails and a text this week about new songs... I can feel another trip to the top of a car park coming on.

http://www.safeconcerts.com/events/hugo-race-nov-2009.asp

oh the violence oh..with soundscape john mercedo.....5 of us....supporting the extraordinary hugo race..ex birthday party.....astonishing musician with a wild wild list of amazing things he's done and writen..cor.our honour, our honour
we would love you to come
we are on stage 9 ish
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http://www.wegottickets.com/event/60947

yes yessssssssssss
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