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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 THIS WEEK MUSIC When did the idea for The Suburbanite first come about, and what were some of the initial ideas you wanted to explore with this project? I wish I could say that The Suburbanite was the result of years of planning and careful crafting of lyrics but really, in 2003 Peter Sant (Hunters Palace) pushed me into a dark room with a mic and told me to ramble. Not the most auspicious beginnings... but it is a beginning. With the Suburbanite, my modus op- erandi is to keep things simple; catchy melodies and relatable lyrics, like my favourite band, Beat Happening. I also wanted the group to be a loose collective, with contributions from other musicians so that the music stays fresh. How did the project – and The Suburbanite's personality – evolve as you started writing and recording? The Suburbanite's evolution started when it moved from a bedroom project to something bigger when I wanted to debut the music live. The songs had to be fleshed out, and now when I write songs I have live performances in mind. The early material was awkward due to inexperience and I'm tickled to say that I've developed my awkward nature into a swagger in the new music! How about The Suburbanite's live shows? A typical Suburbanite live show is like a homemade Christmas decoration; far from perfect but made with love (with rubbish jokes slotted between the songs). Our audiences are tiny, and that's the way we like it. You've been a DJ on the local indie scene for quite some time. What have been some of the most significant changes you've seen happen in the scene over the years? The biggest change is that the crowd has become tolerant to different genres. When I started back in 2002 you had The king of awkward chic is set for an on-stage return as librarian-turned-lo-f i indie musician Robert Pisani (aka The Suburbanite) gets ready to perform at the BEWYLD indie music festival later this month. Also an established DJ in the indie scene and a prolif ic book blogger, he speaks to TEODOR RELJIC about what informs the feel and aesthetic of his work All about that (awkward) good time Bob goes Boating: Robert Pisani's musical persona The Suburbanite was largely the fruit of improvisation

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