Boatsis the project of local artistBlake Paterson. After years of travelling, introspection, and exploration, Blake returned to Melbourne to pursue his musical craft."Spider's Soul"is the subtly psychedelic first single from his forthcoming debut EP. It's a sublime ride, all languid beats, fuzzy acoustic textures and mellow tones. It also boasts the magic touch of local masters Joshua Delaney and Andrei Eremin. THUMP is pleased to premiere the video, as blissed out as the song itself. Sit still while everything around you flys, floats, falls, drifts, drips, melts, morphs, shakes, and spins. Enjoy.We also caught up with Blake for some insights on the project, and inside information on the video.THUMP: When and how did Boats begin?
An old friend suggested I pick up the guitar again after a few years of having zero creativity in my life. I had spent some time talking with him about some bad stuff that was happening and I think he knew it would be good for me and it was. I don't speak to him so much now but he was certainly influential in many ways. I spent alot of time playing, I never imagined ever sharing any of it until another friend overheard me one day and suggested I support him at the Toff.You mention that travel has formed a major part of your experience these past few years. What were some of the places that left the strongest impression, and what did you learn about yourself overseas that you didn't know before?
There are so many things to say to this question, but here's one: travelling allows me personally to play and create outside of my own ego. We all have one and it tends to shape in various ways as time passes. People and your environment knock on its door everyday and somehow we come to certain conclusions about ourselves that restricts us. It tells us what we can and can't be or do, and then we place ourselves in internal boxes which end up as monologues in our head. Travelling acts like an ego clean, a refresh, so to speak. As the environment and people change so too does your ego. It's liberating and refreshing. When I travel I tend to learn more about others and this allows me to compare and draw conclusions about myself. The place that has left the strongest impression on me would be Vanuatu. The local people have very little, I mean they have dilapidated houses, some chickens, and if they're lucky, a pig, yet they are the happiest people I have ever met. Their hearts are as big as their smiles. It got me thinking a lot about our cultural needs and expectations and I drew a lot from this.Your new video definitely gets us thinking about the world around us. But what does it say to you?
It's actually quite surprising how Nick Ashby put this together. He asked me briefly what the lyrics were about and to be honest I didn't say much. So for him to have nailed it like he has is brilliant. I just hope some people can get something out of it, its pretty visually active but there is a theme running through it.More news from Boats is available via website here
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An old friend suggested I pick up the guitar again after a few years of having zero creativity in my life. I had spent some time talking with him about some bad stuff that was happening and I think he knew it would be good for me and it was. I don't speak to him so much now but he was certainly influential in many ways. I spent alot of time playing, I never imagined ever sharing any of it until another friend overheard me one day and suggested I support him at the Toff.You mention that travel has formed a major part of your experience these past few years. What were some of the places that left the strongest impression, and what did you learn about yourself overseas that you didn't know before?
There are so many things to say to this question, but here's one: travelling allows me personally to play and create outside of my own ego. We all have one and it tends to shape in various ways as time passes. People and your environment knock on its door everyday and somehow we come to certain conclusions about ourselves that restricts us. It tells us what we can and can't be or do, and then we place ourselves in internal boxes which end up as monologues in our head. Travelling acts like an ego clean, a refresh, so to speak. As the environment and people change so too does your ego. It's liberating and refreshing. When I travel I tend to learn more about others and this allows me to compare and draw conclusions about myself. The place that has left the strongest impression on me would be Vanuatu. The local people have very little, I mean they have dilapidated houses, some chickens, and if they're lucky, a pig, yet they are the happiest people I have ever met. Their hearts are as big as their smiles. It got me thinking a lot about our cultural needs and expectations and I drew a lot from this.Your new video definitely gets us thinking about the world around us. But what does it say to you?
It's actually quite surprising how Nick Ashby put this together. He asked me briefly what the lyrics were about and to be honest I didn't say much. So for him to have nailed it like he has is brilliant. I just hope some people can get something out of it, its pretty visually active but there is a theme running through it.More news from Boats is available via website here