EMMIE 2024 Issue: The Drive Issue

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COLLAGE BY BAILEY KRAUSE AND ELLIOT NOVAK

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FOR THE RECORD WORDS BY EMMIE STAFF

ART BY ELLIOT NOVAK, MADELINE SCHULTZ & MACY CHEN

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-- ELLIOT NOVAK

-- OLIVER GERHARZ

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-- AIDEEN GABBAI

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TWO STAR & THE DREAM POLICE, FD' @>>

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-- MADELINE SCHULTZ

-- EASTON PARKS

9 / EMMIE

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-- EMMERY CLEMENTS

10

-- ELLIOT NOVAK

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-- ARTHUR MACHADO

11 / EMMIE

MERCY, K>FH =KBO> Hg^ h_ eb_^ l `k^Zm^lm frlm^kb^l bl par K^fh =kbo^ bl ma^ hger [Zg] maZm bl ghm Zeehp^] mh Z[Zg]hg ^fh' :l m^^gZ`^ Zg`lm _Z]^l ZpZr Zg] ma^ ma^kZir lmZkml mh iZr h__% ie^gmr h_ Zkmblml aZo^ ln\\^ll_neer mkZglbmbhg^] _khf ma^bk ^fh khhml mh bg]b^ kh\d !l^^3 =^Zma <Z[ _hk <nmb^% Cneb^g ;Zd^k% LeZn`am^k ;^Z\a% =h`% ^m\'"' R^m% bm l bfihllb[e^ mh aZo^ Zgr ]bl\nllbhg h_ ma^ IZnelhg [khma^kl hgebg^ pbmahnm [^bg` [hf[Zk]^] [r \hff^gml ghmbg` ma^ bkhgr h_ ahp ma^r aZo^g m lhng]^] `hh] lbg\^ Greatest Hits' K^fh =kbo^ ^qieh]^] bg ma^ l\^g^ pbma ma^bk ]^[nm Ze[nf [Z\d bg +)*0% [^bg` eZn]^] Zl hg^ h_ ma^ fhlm ^q\bmbg` ^fh Z\ml Zm ma^ mbf^' Ahp& ^o^k% Zl ma^ ari^ _hk ma^bk l^\hg] Ze[nf [k^p^]% ma^ [Zg] [^`Zg mh lh_m&eZng\a ma^bk ]^iZkmnk^ _khf ma^ lhng]' Pa^g ma^ bg]b^&kh\d Natural, Everyday Degradation ]khii^] bg +)*2 _Zgl p^k^ ng]^kpa^ef^]% mh lZr ma^ e^Zlm' H_ \hnkl^ bm pZl Z ab`a [Zk _hk ma^ Ze[nf mh lnkiZll bml ik^]^\^llhk% [nm pbma ma^ k^e^Zl^ h_ A Portrait of an Ugly Man a year eZm^k% bm pZl \e^Zk maZm K^fh =kbo^ pZl ghm `hbg` [Z\d Zg] ma^r ]b] ghm \Zk^ paZm rhn aZ] mh lZr Z[hnm bm'

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-- CAMILA TRIMBERGER- RUIZ

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-- PAIGE KEARNEY

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Angel and Lulu Prost are not like other duos. The two siblings from St. Louis eat, breathe and are: Frost Children.

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LULU

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WORDS BY CORI DYNER ART BY MACY CHEN PHOTOS BY CAMILA TRIMBERGER-RUIZ 19 / EMMIE

The emergence of new music styles dominated the 2000s. With the garage rock revival, rise of nu-metal, birth of a new indie rock style and more, the Y2K era of music is extremely notable. ;nm paZm b_ mahl^ `^gk^l ]hg m Ûm rhnk mZlm^8 Bglm^Z]% bfZ`bg^ this: your favorite songs, upbeat and amped to the max.

The creators of the nightcore genre put it perfectly, “We are ma^ \hk^ h_ ma^ gb`am% lh rhn ee ]Zg\^ Zee gb`am ehg`' MahfZl L' Gbel^g Zg] Lm^__^g HcZeZ LÎ]^kahef Zelh dghpg Zl =C MGM Zg] =C LHL \k^Zm^] gb`am\hk^ bg +))*' Mahn`a ibm\a&lab_m^] oh\Zel previously existed, the duo added their own style to nightcore makhn`a li^^]bg` ni mkZ\dl [r +. ,) ' Ma^l^ ^]bml p^k^ mribcally applied to trance or Eurodance songs and the style stuck.

Ma^ lab_m _khf <=l mh hgebg^ Ûe^&laZkbg` \hgmkb[nm^] mh ma^ ikhfinence of the genre online. Nightcore boomed in underground Zgbf^ _hknfl Zg] Ûe^ laZkbg` ieZm_hkfl% ebd^ Ebf^pbk^' Pa^g RhnMn[^ ^f^k`^] bg +)).% gb`am\hk^ l ihineZkbmr hger \hgmbgued to grow.

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: jnb\d RhnMn[^ l^Zk\a h_ gb`am\hk^ pbee \hf^ ni pbma angdreds of thousands of edited versions of your favorite songs, all sped-up and pitched. These videos all have distinctively high ob^p \hngml' Ma^ gb`am\hk^ o^klbhg h_ Ma^ <Z[ l :g`^e Pbma : Lahm`ng% ^]bm^] [r <NMEho^Kq hg RhnMn[^% \nkk^gmer aZl ho^k +.+ fbeebhg ob^pl' Hma^k gb`am\hk^ o^klbhgl aZo^ lbfbeZk ob^p \hngml% pbma Ob\mhkbhnl MZd^ : Abgm% ^]bm^] [r Gb`am\hk^K^Zebmr% aZobg` +*- fbeebhg Zg] <Zl\Z]Z l% ;Z] ;hr% ^]bm^] [r :eb\^;ehh]KZ[[bm% pbma *)- fbeebhg' =^libm^ gb`am\hk^ aZobg` s^kh hkb`bgl _khf Zgbf^% gh lhg` bl lZ_^ _khf [^bg` Zllb`g^] Z Ûmmbg` Zgbf^ bfZ`^' Ma^ :g`^e pbma Z Lahm`ng gb`am\hk^ ^]bm _^Zmnk^l Zg Zgbf^&lmre^ l\ahhe&`bke pbma Z ]kbiibg` ]Zkd Zg`^e pbg`' Ma^ MZd^ : Abgm gb`am\hk^ edit takes it a step further, including two anime-style catgirls with fZm\abg` aZbk Zg] hnmÛml' The use of these images match the fan culture surrounding the genre, with fans of anime overlapping with nightcore fans. But

the tie of nightcore to anime goes even further to 2000s internet meme culture.

B_ rhn aZo^ [^^g hg ma^ bgm^kg^m lbg\^ ma^ fb] +)))l% bm bl ebd^er that you have seen some version of anime girls dancing to a particularly fast paced and upbeat electronic dance song. The ]Zg\^ bl \aZkZ\m^kbs^] [r bml abi&lpbg`bg` Zg] aZg] fho^f^gml bfbmZmbg` kZ[[bm ^Zkl' =hg m k^\h`gbs^ bm r^m8 B_ ghm% mabl lhg` bl ghg^ hma^k maZg ma^ `eh[Ze ia^ghf^ghg% <ZkZf^ee]Zgl^g' Lp^]bla fnlb\ `khni <ZkZf^ee k^e^Zl^] <ZkZf^ee]Zgl^g bg +))*' Bglm^Z] h_ ma^ hkb`bgZe% ma^ Ûklm l^Zk\a k^lneml h_ <ZkZf^ee]Zgl^g bg\en]^ ma^ ]Zg\^ ]^l\kb[^] Z[ho^% Zg] Z li^]&ni and high-pitched version of the song. The original version has the same electronic dance elements and upbeat energy, but not ma^ ]blmbg\m ab`a ibm\a' Mabl o^klbhg h_ <ZkZf^ee]Zgl^g% pab\a took the internet by storm, is a nightcore edit.

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The edit with the iconic “Caraf^ee]Zgl^g ]Zg\^ pZl ihlm^] [r nl^k Lo^g _khf Lp^]^g hg -<aZg% pa^k^ ma^ ob]^h `Zbg^] traction and took off as a meme.

The dance matches the edited ;IF mh ma^ ihbgm maZm Zgrhg^ would get tired after one minute of dancing, but the three anime `bkel cnlm d^^i `hbg` _hk ma^ ^gtirety of the song. Each element of the video works together to inm Z mkZg\^ h_ ho^klmbfneZmbhg bg ma^ [^lm pZr ihllb[e^ hg ma^ viewer.

Hk ]b] bm8 Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, or bg mabl \Zl^% [e^ll^] mh k^i^Zm bm' =n^ mh ma^ ihineZkbmr h_ MbdMhd% nightcore rose once again under a new name: sped-up versions.

Li^]&ni o^klbhgl Zk^ ^qZ\mer Zl ma^r lhng] Zg] ma^ ^qZ\m lZf^ as nightcore edits. The original versions are sped up by a percentage and pitched, giving a breath of fresh air and energy to already-loved songs.

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Nightcore lives on today through other music genres, like ari^kihi Zg] A^q=' LbfbeZk mh gb`am\hk^% ari^kihi ^f^k`^] bg ma^ +)*)l% [nm ^qi^kb^g\^] Z k^oboZe bg ma^ +)+)l' Ari^kihi songs are equally processed as nightcore and features throwbacks to the 2000s. This comes as no surprise, as nightcore is commonly cited as an inspiration _hk laZibg` ari^kihi l lmre^'

“We are the core of the night, lh rhn ee ]Zg\^ Zee gb`am ehg`' ƈƈ AȦA ƈƈ

Gb`am\hk^ ^qiZg]^] [^rhg] cnlm -<aZg f^f^l bg ma^ +)*)l' Ma^ genre boomed in popularity online, with producers expanding from eurodance and other electronic dance genres. They creat^] gb`am\hk^ ^]bml h_ cnlm Z[hnm Zgr lhg`% \Znlbg` ma^ o^klbhgl mh become more mainstream than before. ?khf ma^ `^gk^ l fZllbo^ ihineZkbmr pbmabg `Zfbg` \hffngbmb^l% nightcore eventually made its way to rhythm games. The popular rhythm game, osu!, is one of the most prominent games featurbg` gb`am\hk^' Gb`am\hk^ pZl Z]]^] mh ma^ `Zf^ bg +)** Zl Zg :ikbe ?hhe l chd^% pa^k^ Zee [^ZmfZil ZnmhfZmb\Zeer mnkg^] bgmh gb`am\hk^ _hk ma^ ]Zr' Mabl fh]bÛ^] o^klbhg pZl lh p^ee&k^\^bo^] that it later became permanent, allowing all osu! enthusiasts to experience nightcore themselves.

The inclusion of nightcore in osu! furthered the feedback loop between anime and nightcore that was already in motion for years. There is great overlap between fans of osu! and anime, Zg] cnlm [r ehhdbg` Zm ma^ lhg`l bg\en]^] bg ma^ `Zf^% maZm fn\a is clear. Anime fans brought nightcore to osu! and even more nightcore edits were generated as a result.

*)) `^\l% Z ihineZk ]nh Zllh\bated with the hyperpop genre, aZl bgÜn^g\^l _khf gb`am\hk^' Hg^ aZe_ h_ ma^ ]nh% EZnkZ E^l% was inspired to edit her vocals lbfbeZk mh maZm h_ gb`am\hk^' E^l has expressed how pitch-shifting her vocals allows her to fully express herself in her songs.

LbfbeZk mh ari^kihi% A^q= _^Zmnk^l +)))l ghlmZe`bZ Zg] bglibkZmbhg _khf gb`am\hk^' A^q= bl Z k^eZmbo^er ni&Zg]&\hfbg` `^gk^% pbma k^e^Zl^l cnfibg` _khf Û_mr mh ho^k _hnk ang]k^] [^mp^^g +)*2 Zg] +)+)' Ma^ [bm&\knla^] Zg] h\\ZlbhgZeer li^]&ni Zg] ibm\a^] oh\Zel% Zehg` pbma ma^ `^gk^ l lZfiebg` h_ ^qblmbg` fnlbcal material, is reminiscent of nightcore.

Though these genres trended in 2020, they are following the footsteps of their predecessor and are beginning to fade in popularity. The internet is developing at an even higher-speed nature. Trend cycles come and go at rapid rates and the entire lifecycle can happen in only a month. As we go full throttle toward the next big thing, nightcore could be left in the dust once again.

There is no telling what will happen years from now. Will these ^]bml ln__^k ma^ lZf^ _Zm^ Zl bg ma^ +)*)l8 :_m^k ]^\Z]^l% pbee gb`am\hk^ ^]bml kbl^ mh ihineZkbmr r^m Z`Zbg ng]^k Z g^p gZf^8 Hger mbf^ pbee m^ee'

Ebd^ fhlm bgm^kg^m l^glZmbhgl% gb`am\hk^&k^eZm^] ^]bml Zg] f^f^l ln__^k^] ma^ lZf^ _Zm^ Zg] eZk`^er ]b^] hnm bg ma^ eZm^ +)*)l' Though traditional nightcore edits are found off-and-on online today, the golden age of the genre ended.

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JAVIER MONTOYA, GUITAR

GAVIN UHRMACHER, VOCALS

HEIDI ANDERSON, BASS

GRIFFIN BERONIO, GUITAR

CHARLEY CATON, DRUMS

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Following the “Turnstile boom” in 2021, hardcore has reached new heights with a fresh sense of ultra-inclusivity and growth.

One of the rising leaders in this melodic hardcore uprising is One Step Closer who hails from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. a city that boils over with musical talent. With bands such as Title Fight and ;k^Zdbg` ;^gcZfbg \^f^gm^] Zl iZkm h_ Pbed^l&;Zkk^ l ablmhkr% a new generation of musicians look to this success with the most prominent being One Step Closer.

“I just want to be in, like, top three bands that come to mind.

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Fronted by vocalist Ryan Savitski, One Step Closer is completed [r `nbmZkblml Khll Mahfilhg Zg] <hefZg H ;kb^g% Zl p^ee Zl drummer Connor McAuliffe. Combining aspects of hardcore, emo and shoegaze without an inkling of arrogance, the band is unapologetically themselves. Wearing straight edge on their sleeves openly since inception, the band takes joy in this fact and how fundamental it is to their existence.

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Bm l lhf^mabg` maZm B _^^e aZl k^Zeer ebd^% B phne]g m lZr lZo^] fr eb_^% [nm bm l k^Zeer a^ei^] fr eb_^ Zg] bfikho^] ^o^krmabg` bg ln\a Z ihlbmbo^ pZr' :g] r^Za% bm l [^^g ma^ [Z\d[hg^ h_ mabl [Zg] lbg\^ p^ p^k^ lbg\^ p^ lmZkm^] bm% Zg] B ]hg m l^^ maZm changing,” said Savitski.

I^k_^\mer ^q^\nmbg` fr Ûklm lmZ`^ ]bo^% B \Zn`am Hg^ Lm^i <ehl^k at their X-Ray Arcade Milwaukee show on March 12th. With energy quintessential to a hardcore show, the band slammed the venue with deafening noise while still checking up on the \khp] l p^ee[^bg`' Pabe^ aZk]\hk^ fZr [^ ik^l^gm^] pbma Z mhn`a hnm^k la^ee% pa^g i^^ebg` [Z\d ma^ [Zg] l ldbg ma^r Zk^ compassionate and humble.

The show I attended at the X-Ray is part of their 22-date triple headliner tour across America with good friends and contemporaries Anxious and Koyo.

P^ k^ Zee dbg] h_ hg ma^ lZf^ e^o^e h_ `khpma Zg] _Zg [Zl^ Zg] lmn__ ebd^ maZm lh p^ p^k^ ebd^% e^m l cnlm ]h ebd^ Z \hhe mkbh mhnk% pa^k^ ^o^krhg^ l lpZiibg` a^Z]ebg^k ^o^kr gb`am% Zg] p^ could just rock and have fun, you know, play to our fans and

WORDS BY EASTON PARKS, PHOTOS BY ELLIOT NOVAK, ART BY ERICA KALLAS

play to people that just care and just make it the coolest thing ever,” said Savitski.

After some member turnover in 2022, the band released the EP Songs for the Willow showing a shift towards more melodic and slightly slower songs. Now in 2024, they have released their lead single “Leap Years” for their upcoming album All You Embrace.

“I think losing the members, like it sucked and everything, but I think the band itself is at such a healthier place now and everyone is really stoked. I think we have people that really add a lot mh ma^ [Zg] Zg] k^\hk]bg` mabl k^\hk] lahp^] ahp fn\a p^ o^ all progressed as musicians and really put in some work to make this record the coolest thing we possibly could do,” said Savitski.

“The reaction to the new single has been incredible I think. I \hne] m^ee [^\Znl^ p^ inm bm hnm ma^ Ûklm ]Zr h_ mhnk Zg] maZm gb`am% Ûklm lahp% i^hie^ Zek^Z]r dg^p ma^ erkb\l% Zg] bm pZl hnm for like, 12 hours,” said Savitski.

KrZg l erkb\l mrib\Zeer k^Ü^\m hg bgm^kgZe lmkn``e^l Zg] [^bg`

away from home while the place you love changes. While previous lyrics focus on these traumatic experiences and trapped feelings, All You Embrace pivots to welcome change and learn how to live with it.

“Man, I think when we were writing this record the overall theme of the record is kind of like change. And just like how you kind of cope with life changes, environment changes, and even career changes and stuff like that,” Savitski said.

One Step Closer is driven to be the next anointed prince of the genre. Following their Wilkes-Barre heritage and the release of All You Embrace on the horizon, the band is set up for lead-foot acceleration.

Leaving off with this sense of growth from the band Savitski exieZbgl% ;^\Znl^ ^o^krhg^ l lh nl^] mh fhk^ Z``k^llbo^ oh\Ze% bm l l\Zkr _hk f^ mh ^o^g inm frl^e_ hnm ma^k^ bg maZm lZf^ pZr' ;nm B f k^Zeer ikhn] h_ ahp fn\a B o^ `khpg Zg] ahp fn\a everybody else has grown as musicians and I think we really pushed it to the limit on this one, which is cool.”

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28 WORDS BY ARTHUR MACHADO, PHOTOS BY ELLIOT NOVAK, ART BY ERICA KALLAS

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WORDS AND ART BY MADELINE SCHULTZ PHOTOS BY ELLIOT NOVAK

:_m^k fhobg` mh <ab\Z`h% Mre^k ^qi^kb^g\^] Z [k^Zdni pabe^ k^\hk]bg` ma^ l^\hg] liebm >I% The Battle at Kiganjima Island' Mabl \aZg`^ \hgmbgn^l mh bfiZ\m R::F< l fnlb\' Mre^k k^o^Ze^] ma^ ni\hfbg` Ze[nf ^qiehk^l abl eb_^' Mre^k lZb]% Ma^ Ze[nf bl [Zl^] hg fr i^klhgZe `khpma _khf e^Zobg` Z k^eZmbhglabi Zg] bl bg iZkm bgÜn^g\^] [r ma^ \nemnk^ lab_m _khf fr fho^ mh ma^ Fb]& p^lm' Pa^g Zld^] paZm mph phk]l phne] ]^l\kb[^ ma^ ni\hf& bg` Ze[nf% Eh[h Zg] Mre^k \ahl^ `gZker Zg] mkZnfZmb\'

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Growing in the Midwest, random drives are a lifeline for the bored high school community. Grab your friends, pile them up in a car, give them a vague destination and boom — begin your land cruise. This random drive was just like any other: we piled into my friends old Jeep Patriot, set course for the county highway, laughed at stupid vanity plates and shared some tunes.

I had just begun listening to Weed, the Vancouver-based music project of Will Anderson and Kevin Doherty and needed to hear more. After a quick spin of the volume knob, “Set Me Back” came on and immediately blew the backseat chatter out of the window. Distorted riffs, furious drums and angsty but airy vocals became the focal point of this random drive, until the backseat ho^kihp^k^] ma^ [eZlmbg` fnlb\ Zg] ihbgm^] hnm maZm ma^ ]kbo^k l headbanging was distracting his driving. I understood; our taste in music till that point had been atmospheric Cocteau Twins lhg`l hk cZg`er Ahnl^fZkmbgl \nml Zg] P^^] l ngihebla^] lmhnergaze was maybe inauspicious to the easy listening members of the backseat. I reluctantly handed over the aux cord to the disembodied and dark hand reaching over the console.

Since then, Weed disbanded, Anderson went on tour with Matt Berry and the Happy Diving crew, Hotline TNT formed, I moved to Madison, and Hotline TNT dropped their most accessible and polished record to date “Cartwheel.” A perfect mix of the jangly guitars the back seat loved and while keeping the chaotic overdriven noise the front seat required. Despite this being their Ûklm k^e^Zl^ hg CZ\d Pabm^ l Mabk] FZg K^\hk]l% <Zkmpa^^e k^ik^l^gml ma^ ÛgZe ikh]n\m h_ r^Zkl li^gm iheblabg` ma^ Ahmebg^ TNT sound from the frantic shoegaze of early Hotline TNT EPs into the noisy but ethereal indie pop of today.

Lyrically, Anderson explores his interpersonal life, lamenting over love lost and drawing brief sketches of life at its most k^eZmZ[e^4 nlbg` LgZi\aZm Ûem^kl Zg] fbllbg` rhnk _kb^g] l ahnl^ show. These sketches come together to form delicate macaroni mosaics of modern angst: hopeless romantics lost in the digital age and burned-out ex-rockers assimilating into dead-end jobs.

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A crucial piece of the Hotline TNT sound is their commitment mh =BR \nemnk^' Ho^k ma^ r^Zkl% ma^r o^ [^\hf^ o^m^kZgl h_ ma^ Vancouver and Brooklyn local scenes, bringing the punk ethos with them anywhere they go. For Hotline TNT, this might look 40

like playing cheap strat-copies from Japan or pushing a lone ;b` Fn__ _nss i^]Ze Zg] Z [Z\debg^] [^^k&lhZd^] Zfi mh their absolute limit. In a testament to this, Hotline TNT per_hkf^] Zm FZ]blhg l hpg Kb`[r In[ Zehg`lb]^ eh\Ze _Zohkbm^l Interlay and Mio Min Mio. The crowd, a sort of coming together for the Isthmus hipsters of Willy Street and the 20-nothing \Zfinl ingdl% pZl Zg h]] [nm [^Znmb_ne k^Ü^\mbhg h_ ma^ =BR ethos that Hotline TNT carries with them.

I got the opportunity to talk to Will Anderson and Matt Berry while they were in Idaho on their US tour.

Ian Johnson: Ahp ]b] phkdbg` pbma Lbeb\hg IkZbkb^ bgÜn^g\^ you on the album?

Will Anderson: Yeah, I mean, I just liked the way Ian (Silicon Prairie) records. The Silicon Prairie albums always turn out really cool so I wanted to get his DNA imprinted onto the Hotline lhng]' A^% ]^Ûgbm^er% ]b] Z `hh] ch[ pbma bm' Đ I was looking at your Spotify playlist you made for the new Cartwheel album, and I saw a lot of really fun songs on there. You had “Motorbike” by Momma on there and we were talking earlier about working with their producer.

WA: R^Za% :Zkhg l k^Zeer ^Zlr mh phkd pbma Zg] p^ aZ] toured together as well so we had a nice relationship from that. I was kind of hearing those [Momma] songs a lot. Allegra Weingarten sings on one of the songs on this album. Đ Ghm hger ]h rhn fZd^ rhnk hpg G;: _Zgsbg^ !:ll G Ni"% rhn k^ Zelh Z\mbo^ hg hma^k lh\bZe f^]bZ' Rhn k^ lmk^Zfbg` hg BglmZ`kZf% rhn o^ aZ] rhnk hpg mZed lahp% Zg] lhf^mbf^l rhn ^o^g ebo^lmk^Zf ?hkmgbm^' Rhn o^ ]^l\kb[^] bm Zl hg^ [b` f^]bZ \hg`ehf^kZm^' Lh% ^o^g b_ Zee h_ bm l ghm bgoheobg` ma^ [Zg] directly, what do you think the importance of a social media presence is to an up-and-coming band?

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people to hear it, then you have to be a part of it. You might as well have fun with it. You might as well enjoy yourself and not get too caught up in the game of like” Ha% bm l lh [Z]' Bm l lh labmmr' :g] B aZm^ bm Bglm^Z]% cnlm you know, use it as a means to reach people if you can.

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WORDS BY JESSE FROLIK PHOTOS AND ART BY ELLIOT NOVAK 46

In the area of experimental music, the live aspect of DIY music seems to be just as important to Scheller-Suitor as all the time spent recording. In DIY spaces, artists are given the opportunity to express themselves like nowhere else, especially with how willing the audiences are to hear something different. Scheller-Suitor describes the perfect DIY show attendee as “down for Zgrmabg`% pab\a \hne] ghm [^ fhk^ mkn^' Bg ma^ liZ\^l pa^k^ a^ Ûg]l abfl^e_ i^k_hkfbg`% pa^ma^k bg FZ]blhg hk Z\khll the East Coast during his Spring 2024 tour, he saw audiences willing to experience the unexpected.

Many bands spend their weekends playing shows in basements and at DIY venues around town, making noise into the wee hours of the morning. Other bands embody what it means to be DIY around the clock. One such artist, the synth-heavy solo project of local Madison musician and DIY advocate Cam Scheller-Suitor, is Friendly Spectres.

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Promised Land, the most recent release of Friendly Spectres, ]^fhglmkZm^l lhf^ h_ ma^ k^Zebmr h_ L\a^eehk&Lnbmhk l Zmm^fim to experiment and challenge himself. While still clearly full of ma^ mpbgder% ]blmhkm^] `nbmZk Zg] ingd oh\Zel b]^gmbÛZ[e^ bg abl Ûklm Ze[nf% Make Some Good Memories and Then Forget, the >I Ûg]l \e^Zk ]^obZmbhg bg ma^ ZkmbÛ\bZe ]knf[^Zml Zg] lrgma^sizer that drives each verse into a cacophonous chorus. He blg m ]hg^ ^qi^kbf^gmbg` ^bma^k' Pa^g B Zld^] paZm abl g^p music was going to look like, he explained “I think the only thing to expect is that every release will probably be a little bit ]b__^k^gm _khf ma^ hg^ [^_hk^ bm' B f cnlm `hbg` mh mkr mh d^^i ma^ ]kbo^ ^g`Z`^]'

The community is what makes it possible for Friendly Spectres, and similar smaller artists, to travel state lines and play to packed crowds and friends all across the country. When I asked who makes this possible, Scheller-Suitor recounted the many artists that he has made friends with on their own tours coming through the Midwest. “People in the DIY community Zee Z\khll ma^ \hngmkr Zk^ `^g^kZeer ]hpg mh a^ei _kb^g]l hnm% Scheller-Suitor says, “same goes to them if they ever want to come back to Madison, the doors open as far as me trying to a^ei ma^f hnm' :g] pa^g gh _kb^g]l Zk^ Zkhng] mh ahi hg Z [bee mh`^ma^k% a^ l k^Z]r mh mZd^ Z k^\hff^g]Zmbhg Zg] kng with it. “In my opinion, you really have to enjoy the work of ]hbg` bm% a^ \hgmbgn^l% Z_m^k l^g]bg` \he] \Zee Z_m^k \he] \Zee to venues to get even a response back.

No stranger to the work himself, I would be remiss to not menmbhg L\a^ee^k&Lnbmhk l mbf^ ahlmbg` Zm [^eho^] FZ]blhg o^gn^% Mkn\d^kl :meZl' Ma^ o^gn^ liZ\^% pabe^ Zm fhlm ahnkl Z ikZ\tice space for Friendly Spectres, Dear Mr. Watterson and local shoegazers Interlay, the hot and sweaty room moonlighted as a DIY haven for traveling artists to perform, “we made it work Zm Mkn\d^k l :meZl% p^ ]b] paZm p^ \hne] L\a^ee^k&Lnbmhk lZrl' Abl hpg ÜZk^ _hk ma^ ^qi^kbf^gmZe Zg] ]bo^kl^ phne] h_m^g Ûg] bml pZr bgmh ma^ mri^l h_ lahpl a^ [hhd^]% pa^ma^k maZm be a hip-hop/hyperpop bill, an electronic synth punk bill or all the local homies playing together regardless of genre. With the help of fellow bandmates and local volunteers, Schellor-Suitor helped to foster a venue for people who enjoy the live music experience as much as him, “we were all able to have a space where people could come and enjoy music and ^gchr aZg`bg` hnm pbma ^Z\a hma^k% a^ ^qieZbgl' :g] pabe^ Mkn\d^k l :meZl ma^ o^gn^ bl gh fhk^% ma^ libkbm \hgmbgn^l mh follow Schellor-Suitor into new avenues where people can engage with live music absent of barriers.

When I explained the title of this edition of EMMIE, The Drive Issue, I asked Scheller-Suitor what drive means to him in continuing with the DIY ethos. “I think drive, to me, means staying fhmboZm^] hg rhnk hpg m^kfl% a^ explains, “Out of the sense of purpose.

Oh yeah, I guess I have a sense of inkihl^' Mabl k^o^eZmbhg fZr [^ fhk^ obvious to people surrounding Friendly Spectres than themself, but this intrinsic ]kbo^ bl ZiiZk^gm mh Zgr eblm^g^k hk Ûklm& time experiencer of Friendly Spectres.

Everyone has that drive in them to create something exciting and new, and <Zf L\a^eehk&Lnbmhk [hma i^klhgbÛ^l and seeks out that drive in every given opportunity.

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Through the publishing of our three student-run journals and magazines, the Publications Committee of the Wisconsin Union Directorate provides a creative outlet for UW-Madison students interested in creating poetry and prose, reporting on music or delving into food. We celebrate creativity on campus by providing hands-on experience in publishing, editing, writing and design.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO: Publications Committee Director: Katerina Stuopis Publications Committee Advisor: Robin Schmoldt Associate Director of Marketing: Autumn Payette Associate Director of Programming: Heewone Lim Associate Director of Access & Outreach: Brianna Rau All the artists featured in the issue Illumination Journal, The Dish Magazine, WUD Music, Jamie Coletta, Beanie Lawrence, Thax Douglas & Wisconsin DIY

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