![]() That hybrid approach paid off when he began recording in earnest as a young adult. “It was everything at once depending on what mood I was in.” He didn’t see much difference between acoustic and digital instruments. “I was addicted to computer games … and then all that obsessive nature just piled into music.” At the age of 15, he took piano lessons, taught himself guitar, and applied his geeky smarts to an early version of Ableton, now the industry-standard production software. “I have an addictive personality,” he says. I love that way dance music can put you in a trance.”įor the young Nick Murphy, electronic-music production was just another channel for his teenaged obsessions. “It inspires the hell out of me, I listen to a lot of it. To Faker, electronic music is where musical experimentation takes place today. Offsetting the blue-eyed soul, his productions incorporate some of the same electronic soundscapes and scattershot breakbeats as his counterparts in the booming Australian electronic scene, including Flume, Ta-Ku and Seekae. “There’s a song that’s 135 BPM – and that’s fast … Half the reason Talk is Cheap was the first single is because it is a segue into what’s coming it felt like a natural progression.”ĭespite his organic vibe, Faker is no retro or revival act. But I listen to a lot of fast music, a lot of techno and house.” He says the new album has new, more upbeat directions in store. Talk is Cheap exemplifies his approach, with the sleepy intensity of its sultry, jazzy funk and its lyrics chock-a-block with double entendres. ![]() Faker’s winning combination of indie, electronica and the more gritty, passionate strains of soul and R&B seems to have built-in appeal to a wide audience both in Australia and overseas.Ī little like his namesake, Baker is a white guy with earthy good looks, an unselfconsciously gritty vocal style and a keen sense of what will sound great in a smoky lounge at three in the morning. ![]() ![]() The first single from the album, Talk is Cheap, already has more than a million hits on YouTube (possibly also thanks to the eerie beauty of the video). His first full-length album, Built on Glass, drops this month on Future Classic, the Sydney-based label that scored a smash hit with Flume’s debut. The music’s so personal, you know?”Īfter riding a viral-hit R&B cover ( No Diggity), a highly regarded EP and a string of canny collaborations with fellow Aussie wunderkind Flume to wide exposure, Faker now finds himself on the verge of huge success. So is he used to fans and journalists referring to him at Chet? “I am used to it … I mean, it basically is me. Though his real name is Nick Murphy, it turns out that his nom de disque is not mere snark but a sincere tribute to the legendary jazz trumpeter. But he's also low-key, disarmingly genuine, an old soul who wears his musical heart on his sleeve. With his quintessential hipster beard, ironic stage moniker and cool-as electronic production chops, the 24-year-old singer, songwriter and producer is unquestionably a product of his generation. The Melbourne crooner occupies an interesting niche in the musical landscape. “Soul music was the last time pop music was cool … soul music is still cool now,” Chet Faker declares.
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