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A quick-fire round with five acts ahead of the Good Manners’ MMW showcase

Asking all the big questions.

Melbourne Music week will see the town’s brightest emerging artists take the stage at the Former Royal Women’s Hospital. The Good Manners Music showcase features a line-up consisting of synth-pop sweetheart Banoffee, electronic duo Kllo, sound game-changers I’lls, skilled multi-instrumentalist LUCIANBLOMKAMP and ambient productionist Planète. Before these cool kids hit the stage, we thought we’d get to know a little more about them. From their meal preferences, to their guilty pleasures, we got all the goss. 

Kllo

If I wasn’t in music I would be… attempting to build a career in acting.
The best meal of the day is… breakfast…cereal, cereal and more cereal.
The best advice I’ve been given is… from my Grandmother. “Stop procrastinating and just do it, because once it’s done you’ll be glad.”
If I could change one thing about the world it would be… *no comment* I’m garbs with the world peace questions. 
My guilty pleasure is… choc Scotch Fingers. 
My ultimate party jam is… ‘Parallel Jalebi’ by Four Tet.
My pet’s name is… Buffalo.
My fashion inspo is… Aaliyah.
My favourite song to play live is… an unreleased track we’ve been trialling, we think it might be our next single.
My most-used social media is… Instagram.
Our music is… mostly created in a bungalow. 
You can expect our MMW performance to be… full of unreleased tracks from our upcoming EP.

Banoffee

If I wasn’t in music I would be… homeless.
The best meal of the day is… brekkie hands down.
The best advice I’ve ever been given is… the truth only hurts temporarily but lies hurt forever. I actually made that up. HA!
If I could change one thing about the world it would be… patriarchy. If women had more of a presence in our history the world would be very different. I’m not saying it would be better – but I’d like to see what our present would be like if women had a hand in big decisions throughout history. 
My guilty pleasure is… they’re all just pleasures. Fuck guilt. 
My ultimate party jam is… ‘Step by Step’ by Whitney Houston.
My pet’s name is… Igby. 
My fashion inspo is… Gwen Stefani, Japanese cartoons.
My most-used social media is… Instagram by farrrr.
My music is… messy and misbehaved.

I’lls

If I wasn’t in music I would be… a part time venture capitalist.
The best meal of the day is… dessert, because Xanax helps me sleep.
The best advice I’ve ever been given is… if you don’t try then you can’t fail.
If I could change one thing about the world it would be… ATM transaction fees. 
My guilty pleasure is… Aristos, Surprise Chef.
My ultimate party jam is… ‘Death With Dignity’ by Sufjan Stevens.
My pet’s name is… Dumpling House.
My fashion inspo is… Aristos, Surprise Chef.
My favourite song to play live is… a top-secret banger we’re releasing this summer (shhhhh).
My most-used social media is… JSwipe.
My music is… $ummer.
You can expect my MMW performance to be… touch and go.

LUCIANBLOMKAMP

If I wasn’t in music I would be… getting very fat and very sad.
The best meal of the day is… I generally never eat breakfast. The waiting game for lunch makes it all the more enjoyable. Plus the options are essentially endless. Lunch for life. 
If I could change one thing about the world it would be… rap music. The standards have just gotten so painfully low that we’ve become conditioned to accept absolute drivel. Other than that, world peace would also be pretty sweet I guess. 
My guilty pleasure is… Justin Bieber. 
My ultimate party jam is… ‘Esta’ by Peaches. 
My pet’s name is… Pepsi and Ben. Naming animals after food always seems like a good way to go. Pizza, Waffles, it all works.
My fashion inspo is… Melbourne, a low price tag and a lot of black. 
My most-used social media is… Facebook. I guess everyone can relate with falling into the trap of scrolling through the news feed for longer than they’d like to admit. Dark times. 
My music is… changing. 

Planète

If I wasn’t in music I would be… in design.
The best meal of the day is… breakfast. Eggs and extras. Enough said.
The best advice I’ve ever been given is… “forget about it.” 
If I could change one thing about the world it would be… three-day weekends.
My guilty pleasure is… dim sims.
My ultimate party jam is… ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ by Stardust.
My pet’s name is… Kai.
My fashion inspo is… boots and green jumpers, pretty much Link from Zelda.
My favourite song to play live is… ‘Helix’.
My most-used social media is… Facebook.
My music is… ambient and percussive.
You can expect my MMW performance to be… textually driven sound surprises.

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