{"id":32223,"date":"2018-01-09T11:32:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T11:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=32223"},"modified":"2018-01-15T10:56:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T10:56:18","slug":"family-ties-rose-berlin-of-father-daughter-duo-spc-eco-on-working-with-dad-dean-garcia-and-new-album-calm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/family-ties-rose-berlin-of-father-daughter-duo-spc-eco-on-working-with-dad-dean-garcia-and-new-album-calm\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMILY TIES – Rose Berlin of Father-Daughter Duo SPC ECO On Working With Dad Dean Garcia and New Album ‘Calm’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Father-daughter combos are as rare as hen’s teeth in the music industry, but for London-based duo\u00a0SPC ECO,<\/strong> it’s clearly a formula that works.<\/h4>\n

The pair recently celebrated their 10th anniversary as a band with the release of\u00a0Calm<\/strong><\/em> – their 9th full studio album.<\/h4>\n

Dad\u00a0Dean Garcia<\/strong> is a seasoned veteran having formed one half of indie band\u00a0Curve<\/strong>\u00a0in the 1990s, before going on to produce and tour with the likes of\u00a0The Eurythmics<\/strong>, Mick Jagger<\/strong>,\u00a0Sinead O\u2019Connor <\/strong>and Ian Dury<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

More recently he’s collaborated with\u00a0Preston Maddox\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Bloody Knives\u00a0<\/strong>as\u00a0STFU<\/a><\/strong>, re-mixed tracks for Ummagma <\/a><\/strong>and\u00a0released several solo albums under various guises.<\/p>\n

From a young age, daughter\u00a0Rose Berlin <\/strong>was a frequent visitor to his studio and the two soon began making music together, recording their first single together\u00a0You’re Alright\/Another Day<\/strong><\/em> in 2007.<\/p>\n

Here Rose tells\u00a0Matt Catchpole<\/strong>\u00a0about\u00a0the making of\u00a0Calm,<\/em>\u00a0her decade working with Dad and why they’re happiest writing sad songs together.<\/p>\n

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SPC ECO sleeve art for Calm designed by Rose Berlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So Rose, tell us about the new album Calm<\/em> \u2013 is the title an accurate summation of the\u00a0<\/strong>music \u2013 can we expect a calming experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I use the term \u2018calm\u2019 a lot with my friends, it’s like saying we\u2019re all on the same page. If something is calm, it\u2019s understood and is generally a good idea. I started using it in this way at home with Dad and it just caught on. Whilst compiling the album the term became the perfect way to describe the album.<\/p>\n

Describe your music for the unitiated?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our music has changed a lot over the years, so this is always a question I find really hard to answer. Originally, we were shoegaze with a hint of trip-hop. We had a period of <\/span>melancholy pop and have been known to throw in a ballad or two. This album we\u2019re all of the above.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dean says some of the music on the new record harks back to your first release \u2013 were you thinking about your past records as you approached your 10th<\/sup> anniversary together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This album was a new experience for both of us, in that we spent easily more than twice the amount of time on it than we have for any of our other releases. This was mainly my fault as I was out a lot and it was difficult to use the time we had together effectively. The way we write is very fluid, it\u2019s very much about our moods at the time that we record. If something isn\u2019t working we don\u2019t sit there and beat ourselves up about it, it\u2019s left for another time so we can revisit it later and make a decision. Personally, I wanted to really push myself with the vocal melodies. Whenever Dad plays me a track I really want my part to fit the vibe and for it to sit nestled in with everything else that\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve signed to Hamburg label Tapete for this release, why did you decide to go with them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

They actually came to us. When they got in touch we went and checked out what they do and thought they were really cool.<\/p>\n

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Rare breed – father-daughter duos are few and far between in the music biz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I understand you wrote enough songs for a triple album \u2013 was it a difficult process narrowing it down to the final 12?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The way that people listen to music has changed dramatically over the years. People don\u2019t listen to whole albums in order any more, instead tracks are picked out and played almost like singles, or albums are played as part of playlists on shuffle. We wanted the album to work as a collection, but for the individual tracks to be able to stand alone. We had loads of different combinations of tracks, but in the end, we decided on these because they had a cohesive vibe and in our opinion were truly \u2018done\u2019 with no doubt in either of our minds.<\/p>\n