I don’t know if anyone knows or cares but Syd was in Interview Magizine
Here’s the article:
Syd the Kyd
Producer and Musician, 19Syd the Kyd—that’s what they called Sydney Bennett when she first appeared as the DJ-producer-mixer-sound engineer for the 11-piece hip-hop group Odd Future. “My older brother gave me that name when I was younger, but I grew out of it,” she explains. “I ran with it until things got serious.” Indeed, Odd Future has exploded into a full-on phenomenon, with group members signing to taste-making labels like Fat Possum and XL, an Adult Swim live-action series in the works, and its own Sony-distributed label. Concurrently, Bennett’s profile has grown from shy, behind-the-scenes beatmaker to assured performer in her own right. The 19-year-old has always drawn attention, though, as both the sole female in the Odd Future crew and a gay woman in a group notorious for violent rape-fantasy lyrics. “We’re not trying to offend or intrigue people,” she explains. “It’s more of a social experiment. We make fun of society on a daily basis, and people take it so seriously. They’re proving us right.” Bennett’s own music also defies any stereotypes. Her initial solo effort, 2011’s “Flashlight,” evoked a spectral Prince ballad; meanwhile, “Love Song-1,” her first track with the difficult-to-google group The Internet, which features fellow OF members Matt Martian and Left Brain, suggests an android Sade. Syd promises that The Internet’s full-length, tentatively due next month, will keep people guessing, too. “It’s called Purple Naked Ladies, after a kind of LSD,” she explains. “It sounds like Stevie Wonder on acid. Basically, we tried to create a psychedelic trip without drugs, using music. We’re in control of our creativity, so expectations don’t matter. After all the outside bullshit goes away, then you can do anything. You can conquer the world.”
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Happy Friday everyone! I give you the world premier of the very unofficial:
Frank Ocean - Nature Feels
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Tomorrow, before you leave work and give the weekend the start it deserves, we’ll spread the love and release the music video that will change the industry (or give you something to talk about while downing pint after pint with your colleges).
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Students for a free Western Sahara: Elwali Amidane finally released
Today, Elwali Amidane was finally released from prison after being put there by moroccoan authorities as a punishment for engaging in demonstrations and other peaceful activities for a free western sahara. Elwali lives in the occupied Western Sahara, where even mentioning the name of your own…
this is my sister’s brother, for once the sun shined on those who deserve it. <3
This still is from my first music video ever, which will be out in the next week or so. I’m so excited and have such an amazing little team working soo hard to make this very extra ordinary!
Starring Rebecca Meyer and Katarina Gunnerholm. DOP by Chris Moore, Chris Lindqvist assistant on shoot, Edited by Anne Perri and directed by me, Lisa Ambjorn. (more credits to follow…)
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