2013 Saw the LGBTI Community Experience Unprecedented Steps Forward in Terms of Visibility and Acceptance, While Also Facing Many Challenges

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RINGING IN 2014 WITH A KISS 2013 saw the LGBTI community experience unprecedented steps forward in terms of visibility and acceptance, while also facing many challenges. To celebrate, New Year’s Eve parties were held around the country to kiss goodbye to what was certainly a momentous year, and welcome the fresh challenges of 2014 in style. INSIDE: Star Observer’s 2013 year in review - page 8 | NYE party photos - page 12

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Contents Policy on medical intervention 03 ... National News National 08 ... 2013 In Review Benjamin Riley 10 ... Opinion THE LGBTI Health Alliance has issued a policy on the medical necessity of gender 11 ... Entertainment affirmation, making a statement on the rights and needs of trans*, intersex and 12 ... New Year’s Eve 2013 Photos gender-diverse people around medical 14 ... Out & About Victoria intervention. Acting executive director Andrew 15 ... Scene photos Victoria Little referred to research into the health benefits of this and said the Sex 16 ... Out & About Queensland Discrimination Amendment Bill may 16 ... Scene photos Queensland protect from indirect discrimination caused by financially prohibiting them 18 ... Out & About New South Wales from accessing medical intervention. The policy also condemned unwanted 19 ... Scene photos New South Wales and forced medical intervention, and Little highlighted the ongoing issues 20 ... Classifieds Spencer McLaren to get of forced sterilisation and normalising 22 ... Adult Classifieds hitched on and off stage genital surgery on intersex infants. CEO/Publisher Daniel Bone Tale of two Us Editor Elias Jahshan Victoria Debuting in New York to critical a near-monologue delivered by a Staff Journalists Serkan Ozturk, Benjamin Riley acclaim in 2011, the show is touted as suburban homemaker paranoid the International Benjamin Riley, David Alexander a heartfelt look at same-sex marriage. neighbourhood gays are trying to Features and Opinion Editor Miles Heffernan ONE week after Spencer McLaren McLaren said his own impending influence her. THE holiday season saw Uganda passing Design / Social Media Troy Murphy finishes his run performing in same-sex nuptials have given the “I think everyone’s well aware that an anti-gay bill and the American state Staff Photographer Ann-Marie Calilhanna, This publication has been independently Standing on Ceremony – The Gay rehearsal process a surreal quality. that’s the danger, that you end up in of Utah enabling same-sex marriage. Office Manager/Accounts Gary Stocks audited by the Circulation Audit Marriage Plays, he will marry his off- “I don’t think I’ve ever rehearsed mush territory... it’s heartfelt but fun,” Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Advertising Mike Evans, Ben Fingleton, Board. Todd Buttery, Kate Balazs, Zachary George, stage partner in a same-sex ceremony. anything that I’m almost going said McLaren, arguing it also avoided on December 20 enforces a prison life Belinda Symington “We’re having a ceremony in through in a parallel experience. That being preachy. sentence for those caught having gay ClassifiedsMike Evans Melbourne and then we’ll have a is quite strange,” he said. “I don’t think you can put on a sex involving a HIV-positive person, Board of Directors Sebastian Rice (Chair), Daniel Bone, Denise Hanlon, Scott Hartley, Garry Oliver, Kate Radcliffe delayed honeymoon in July. If it’s The parallels are highlighted in play called Standing on Ceremony sex with minors or the disabled, and not legal here by then we will then the final play of the evening, Pablo – The Gay Marriage Plays without for those caught having gay sex for the Contact 1300 500 379 go overseas and do the legalities,” and Andrew at the Altar of Words, in it just having an inherent political second time. It also makes it a crime to Published weekly and distributed free nation wide by Star Observer McLaren told the Star Observer. which McLaren plays one of two men perspective, because of where we are,” publicly promote homosexuality. 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WITH Sydney preparing for an influx of thousands of visitors for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, excitement is growing with a brand new party aimed at women and gender-diverse people and community groups begin work on their floats for the world-famous parade. The Mardi Gras workshop, situated at Rosebery, will be in use over the next two months by members of the Mardi Gras creative teams and community groups as they put all the costumes, scenery and props together that make each year’s parade the colourful event for which it is known. Coinciding with the opening of the workshop, Mardi Gras also has launched its arts initiative to help raise funds for long-term projects such as the “We need a holistically-sustainable specifically for women and gender- to share the night’s festivities with The full program for the 2014 season establishment of a permanent Mardi creative space to support GLBTQI artists diverse communities with an all-female celebrities and other VIPs in an outdoor of the Mardi Gras Film Festival will Gras workshop. and creatives. Our hope is that the DJ lineup that includes Astrix Little, hip- club-style environment. be launched on January 15 at Event “In recent years our workshop has [Mardi Gras Arts initiative] will make this hop party-starter YO! M.A.F.I.A., and the Meanwhile, what was formerly Cinemas on George St during a special been secured at the last possible moment happen.” multi-talented Shalyn Gray on decks and known as the GlamStand, the Flinders screening of the Alan Cumming drama as we move from venue to venue each One of the biggest changes for the drums. Seats located centrally on Flinders St Any Day Now. Some of the films year, creating instability for both the 2014 festival will see the addition of a Changes have also been announced will allow families and other punters already slated to screen include gay organisation and the community,” Mardi new party at The Hi-Fi during the official to some of the viewing areas for the an unobstructed view of the parade teen comedy G.B.F and the critically- Gras board associate Michele Bauer said. parade after party on Saturday, March 1. 2014 parade. The Diamond Club, while being seated. Ticket prices for acclaimed feature Concussion. “Without a workshop, we don’t have a Curated by DJ Sveta and queen of formerly known as Club Tropicana, will The Diamond Club start at $99 for parade and without a parade there is no bent burlesque, Lillian Starr, the party be placed right in the centre of action at members and The Flinders Seats INFO: For the full festival line-up of events and Mardi Gras. will aim to create “a vibing experience” Taylor Square, providing an opportunity from $143. parties visit mardigras.org.au

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determined in court. The controversy security demanded the stall be closed and surrounding police power and alleged students wearing the t-shirts disperse as the most-read excessive force sparked anger among they were “offensive” and other students Sydney’s LGBTI community, with a mass had complained. Students were then protest to Surry Hills police station and reportedly threatened that police would articles of 2013 community forums throughout the year. arrest them if they did not leave. The As we herald in 2014, the Star Observer reflects on a big year of LGBTI news in 2013. activists involved said the actions of Here’s a compilation of the top 10 most-read news stories that appeared online. security were a complete disregard for civil rights. and Happy float in the Sydney Gay and Knights stick it to Stig Lesbian Mardi Gras, the group dedicated Nigerian student their march to Roper that year. over “demonic” gay slur “disproves” homosexuality October 29, 2013 Mardi Gras police assault with magnets Newcastle Knights NRL footballer Ryan September 16, 2013 Stig angered the LGBTI community over allegations A university student in Nigeria claimed comments posted on his social media March 5, 2013 he could prove gay marriage was wrong pages that compared homosexuality Several men came forward to complain of Queer students through science with his “breakthrough” to alcoholism and a “politically correct excessive force and dishonest practices by threatened with arrest of a magnetic experiment that showed charade” that was tantamount to a Missing man found dead NSW Police on the night of the 2013 Mardi homosexuality was “improper”. “spiritual disease” and “demonic”. Stig January 31, 2013 Gras parade. One of them was former over Abbott shirts Chibuihem Amalaha said his turned to Facebook and Twitter on October The news of Ben Roper, who went Community Action Against Homophobia September 10, 2013 experiments showed the north and south 23 - just a day after the ACT’s historic same- missing on Australia Day, struck a chord co-convenor Bryn Hutchinson, who Student activists were threatened with poles of two magnets were attracted to sex marriage legislation was passed - to post with Sydney’s LGBTI community and alleged he was assaulted by police on arrest after security at Sydney’s Macquarie each other, while the same poles repelled the long note on his opposition to marriage triggered a large-scale social media Oxford St after attempting to cross the road University claimed that the t-shirts they each other. He concluded this meant: equality on the proviso he was adding his campaign that saw celebrities urging with friends and being verbally warned by were wearing and selling, emblazoned “man cannot attract another man “2 cents”. The Knights stated they did not people to report any information or an officer. Hutchinson claimed he was with the words “Fuck Tony Abbott”, were because they are the same, and a woman support Stig’s views and would handle the sightings of Roper to police. The 32-year kicked several times by police officers creating an “unsafe” environment on should not attract a woman because they matter “internally”, while the NRL Integrity old flight attendant was reported missing while he was on the ground. Meanwhile, university grounds. The activists, who are the same. That is how I used physics Unity also launched an investigation - but after family and friends did not hear from video footage of teenager Jamie Jackson were campaigning for marriage equality, to prove gay marriage wrong.” Amalaha found Stig did not engage in vilification. him after he left his Randwick home at being thrown to the ground by police on had set up a stall to sell the shirts, which also said: “In general, same-sex marriage After the Star Observer broke the news, around 7pm on January 26. the same night went viral on social media were produced soon after the Federal is evil. It should be stopped by those controversy ensued on social media, Unfortunately, he was later found over the weekend. Hutchinson was later Election saw Tony Abbott and the practicing it”. The story became the Star in particular attracting the criticism of dead at the basement of his apartment acquitted from assault charges laid against Coalition win. The university’s Campus Observer’s highest-rating shared social Australian rugby union star and noted building. A regular on the Free Gay him by police. Jackson’s case is yet to be Engagement Development Officer said media story of 2013. LGBTI rights supporter David Pocock.

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Gay icon Dennis Altman gay son to become heterosexual went coming out was applauded by millions same-sex legislation was struck down, NOTABLE MENTIONS: viral on social media. While the parent’s around the world, including fellow diver the High Court judges unanimously Homosexuality a “mental attacks marriage equality words attracted the ire of many readers and Australian Olympic gold medalist stated that the Federal Government had November 12, 2013 (and equal amounts of criticism in that Matthew Mitcham. It was later revealed the power to amend the federal Marriage disorder”: Nile Gay academic, activist and icon Dennis it may have been a fake letter), it was that Daley’s partner was Academy Award- Act to enable marriage equality. July 17, 2013 Altman launched an attack against the Dickinson’s scathing response in defence winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Christian marriage equality movement during a of the parent’s recently-out teenage son Black, 39. Democratic Party presentation at the Victorian Gay and that provoked people to share the story leader and NSW Lesbian Rights Lobby AGM. Altman extensively on all social media platforms. Australia’s first same- upper house MP argued the marriage equality movement Fred Nile called took focus away from more important sex marriages attract homosexuality a issues and further marginalised LGBTI widespread support “mental disorder” people not in longterm relationships. December 7, 2013 and warned that Altman acknowledged the symbolic value Thousands of social media users legalising same-sex marriage could lead of marriage equality, but said losing his dominated Facebook and Twitter feeds to legalised incest and paedophilia in his longterm partner a year ago highlighted with posts that showed widespread Audiences bamboozled submission to the Social Issues Inquiry the way the movement excluded single support for Australia’s first ever legal by transphobic Tropfest into Same-sex Marriage in NSW. The people. He also believed the LGBTI press same-sex marriages in the ACT on winner notorious LGBTI opponent, aged 79, later had failed to provide a forum for rigorous December 7. The High Court was meant went on to marry Silvana Nero, 55. It was debate on community issues, and argued to have passed its judgement on the December 9, 2013 his second marriage after late wife Elaine for more advocacy around the power Tom Daley admits to being in constitutional validity of ACT’s same-sex The winner of the 2013 Tropfest Film died in 2012. of fundamentalist religion in society, a relationship with a man marriage legislation on December 3, but Festival was widely panned for being particularly in schools, and around the it reserved its judgment until December transphobic as well as offensive to gay men. Congratulations New persecution of LGBTI people worldwide. December 2, 2013 12 - which effectively allowed same-sex Bamboozled sparked controversy on social Social media went into meltdown when weddings to legally take place in the ACT media for several days, with many leading Zealand: same-sex Washington Post’s the Star Observer was the first media outlet from December 7, the earliest date under film critics and LGBTI advocates adding marriage becomes legal in Australia and one of the first around the the legislation in which couples were their two cents to the debate. The film August 19, 2013 smackdown response to world to report British Olympic medallist able to get married. It was the first time centred around a sex change and involved The Star Observer followed Australian homophobic parent and diver Tom Daley had posted a ever in Australia that same-sex weddings the lead character bumping into an old couple of 11 years Trent Kandler and Paul November 22, 2013 YouTube video where he admitted he took place and were legally recognised. girlfriend who was now apparently male. McCarthy - who had won the Making A published advice column in the was dating a man. In his video, he said However, despite the widespread public The pair end up sleeping together but it is History competition in July after New Washington Post on November 19 that that even though he was still attracted to support, it was shortlived. On December then revealed by film’s end that the main Zealand legalised same-sex marriage - to saw an anonymous parent ask columnist women, he was now dating a man and 12, the Federal Government won its character had sex with a man who was set Wellington where they became the first Amy Dickinson for ways to convince made no clear admission to whether High Court challenge against the ACT up to play the role by his ex-girlfriend as Australian couple to marry under the new the parent’s 17-year-old recently-out he identified as gay or bisexual. Daley’s Legislative Assembly. Although the part of a reality television show. laws that came into effect on August 19. Star Observer 10 OPINION Soapbox Friday 03 January 2014 | Issue 1207 | starobserver.com.au How far have we really come with worldwide acceptance Opinion recriminalised or transgender people banned our society and our legal system. “Gay panic” In Western Australia, transgender people a psychiatric institution. Stereotypes that portray Melissa Star from using the bathroom. is still a valid legal defence in Queensland, and are not covered by state anti-discrimination gender transition as an extreme and potentially With conservative forces gaining political could be used as a basis to giving a murderer a laws unless they have had both surgery crazy act were used, until recently, to justify a I READ with tears in my eyes, that the ACT’s power, we don’t have any excuse to become more lenient prison sentence if his victim was and individual approval by the state Gender legal situation in which parents wanting to help same-sex marriage laws have been overturned complacent. Social and political change will only gay or transgender. Reassignment Board. The law allows anyone in their transgender children to avoid puberty in the by our High Court. A couple of days earlier, the happen if people are passionate enough, and if NSW anti discrimination law gives transgender WA to deny employment, accommodation, and wrong gender had to seek permission from the high court in India recriminalised homosexuality, people who care manage to win enough hearts men the legal right to play women’s sport but services to a transgender person who dares not family court. reinstating laws that make gay sex punishable by and minds that we can swing more votes than the tells transgender women that they should play to be post op, or to stay married to their spouse There’s not much point complaining about a life imprisonment. And it’s only been a few weeks extreme political groups who dream of India’s laws single-sex sport with men, ignoring the realities from before transition. problem unless we can find a solution. The gay since the suicide of Dasha Stern, a beautiful and Putin’s laws being introduced in Australia. of what hormone therapy and removal of gonads Throughout Australia, relatively high levels and lesbian community has won social and legal Russian transwoman fired by a municipal In the transgender community, I see a lot does to one’s physique over time. Superannuation of unemployment, suicide and mental health acceptance over the years by coming out of the authority that was forced to discriminate of work that still needs to be done. A short schemes are allowed to treat transgender people problems within the transgender community closet. Successful gay men and lesbians have against her in order to avoid breaking Putin’s film called Bamboozled recently won the 2013 as being of their birth sex, as are religious-run are used to justify “gatekeeping”. Transgender become role models within the community and “homosexual propoganda” laws. Tropfest festival. A straight man wakes up in schools and nursing homes. people wanting to start hormone therapy are have helped create a world where homosexuality Fortunately, not all the news this year were bed with someone he thought was his former In Victoria, changes of name may be declined often referred for psychiatric evaluation and is no longer illegal or classified as a psychiatric bad. girlfriend, but who was in fact a man who tricked if a transgender person does not have a good occasionally are declined and refused medical illness in Australia. We have new federal anti-discrimination him. The “joke” would be a whole lot funner if credit history, unless he or she has been able treatment. Treatment protocols being promoted I believe that, as more transgender people laws. Two thirds of Australians support marriage not for the many transgender people who get to negotiate a payment arrangement with every in Australia call for a two year real life “test” come out and stop hiding who we are and what equality, and our Catholic Prime Minister is at bashed or murdered around the world every year single creditor. The argument used to justify this ahead of surgery approval, twice the period we can achieve, we will help to improve our least being polite to his lesbian sister and is using by men who feel they were “bamboozled”. policy is that we might be somehow trying to required by the World Professional Association acceptance. I hope that, as a transsexual lesbian the right pronouns when he talks about his good In spite of much social progress over the last mislead our creditors and avoid paying our debts, for Transgender Health. In China the waiting 14 years after my own transition and surgery, friend Kate McGregor. few years, the concept that transgender people and that informing a creditor of the new name period is five years, while in Belarus the my own recent “coming out” will help with this Australians aren’t about to see homosexuality are somehow dishonest still runs strong within and contact details is somehow not enough. evaluation must be undertaken as an inpatient in process and encourage others to do the same. Sex work is a game of risk, repeated outings and marginalisation

Opinion so frustrating it takes me hours to wind down, sex workers - who are conceptualised in radical this doesn’t make me polyamorous). And yes, I about the need for “promoting environments Jane Green and sometimes - unfortunately - it’s violent. I also feminist theory as all-female and rendering male am grossed out mainly by people who think they and settings that support people disclosing their get asked to lie. Asked to lie about what I do by and trans sex workers invisible. This isn’t just a have a right to ask intrusive questions about my HIV status”. Meanwhile UNAIDS Goodwill ON World AIDS Day, I was at Government House friends when I am going to their birthday parties “difference of opinion”. This is hate speech. sexual identity and/or work. Ambassador Aung San Suu Kyi spoke about in Melbourne mentoring someone in the art of and weddings. Asked to lie about both my queer Speaking of invisible, as a sex worker, Yes, I do get turned and no, I am not bi. discrimination, stating it was “not acceptable in bugging strangers for their help. I do this a lot. identity and sex work by one family member, my queer identity is constantly questioned. Dating hasn’t been a problem, ever - people find a civilised world”. Approach strangers and ask for help, that is. I am while another strongly disagrees with my choice Persistently. Pretty much by anyone that I come the idea of someone who has spent a significant time Laws for sexual conduct should be the same an activist, so I routinely lobby politicians and other of work they tell people I am deceased. I get in contact with that finds out that I am both queer honing the erotic arts attractive. (Who knew?) And for all members of the community - not applied useful bystanders. But as a queer sex worker, I am asked and can’t be bothered explaining. I get and a sex worker. Questions like: you might not be any good at it, but you could try. according to any discriminatory characteristic. always on the outside asking to get in. asked and (occasionally) explain in detail... And “How does that work?” When I’m not invisible, I am being outed against Kane Mathews, an out sex worker living with HIV The discrimination I face, both because of every time someone asks there’s that choice. “If you have sex with men for money how can my will through forced STI and HIV testing. Current and former president of Scarlet Alliance, argues my work and as an activist, are compounded in When people know I am a sex worker, I get you be gay?” laws in Victoria mandate the monitoring and that “the presence of money does not affect HIV complex ways by the fact that I am both queer hate. Yes, hate. Telling people the truth about “Don’t you get grossed out?” criminalisation of sex workers, even though sex transmission”. Rather obviously, laws criminalising and a sex worker. Yet each is distinctly different being a sex worker is a little like a lottery - but “Do you ever get turned on?” workers have lower rates of STIs and HIV than the those that are HIV positive do not support the and cannot be compared. Queer and sex work every now and then you get someone that feels “If you get turned on, how can you be gay?” general population, and have higher compliance disclosure of HIV status, this affects sex workers. communities are diverse and no-one should they have the right to tell you that you don’t have “So you must actually be bi, right?” with condom use. Government-mandated health Laws in Victoria that criminalise sex workers living attempt to speak to collective experience - I a right to exist. That sex workers’ right to work “I could never date a sex worker, it must be hard checks are offensive and demoralising to Victorian with HIV go against the currently-stated goals of speak to my lived experience only. should be abolished. That is the position of both finding a partner?” sex workers. The most regular unwelcome contact both the Victorian Health Minister and UNAIDS. “So what do you do?” conservative politicians and radical feminists - an “I could never do what you do...” I have is when I am forced to be examined by Going into 2014 as a queer sex worker, and That’s a standard question when you meet unholy alliance. Radical feminists believe that To start with, it’s work. I maintain boundaries someone (a doctor) who - because they know I am looking towards events such as AIDS 2014 in people, usually one of the first asked. Every time sex workers suffer from false consciousness between private life and work. My sexual identity a sex worker - is able to make whatever bigoted Melbourne that impact so profoundly on both I am asked this, I have to choose between lying - that I don’t know my own mind and lack the and my working life do have points of interaction comments they like, and I, needing my certificate communities I inhabit, it would be better if (which I don’t like), or telling the truth and dealing ability to consent to sex work, which considering (obviously), but neither of them obscure or to be allowed to work will (usually) shut up and belonging to both of these communities at once with the aftermath. I’ve been able to consent for a while now, I find overwrite the other (if you want me to explain take it. didn’t compound ongoing discrimination, and It’s called “sex work 101”. Sometimes it’s pretty offensive. Also, this is a position that further - book me). At the World AIDS Day event I listened instead made potential contributions to such actually okay, other times it’s boring. 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FOR BOOKINGS & INQUIRIES CALL US ON 02 9909 1969 / 02 9368 0898 OR EMAIL US ON [email protected] Star Observer Friday 03 January 2014 | Issue 1207 | starobserver.com.au Music ENTERTAINMENT 11 Matmos: “We have couple fights at soundcheck” Music and improvise a new song live, on the fly. crowds of 60,000. It was fun and scary, Nick Bond but Bjork was very good at bringing us Q: Your 2001 album A Chance To Cut Is along without forcing us to be anything MARTIN Schmidt and Drew Daniel are A Chance To Cure was a dance record we weren’t. She pushed us to work at experimental US music duo Matmos, comprised of the sampled sounds of things like choruses and chord changes Peace be with us famed for building their songs from all surgical procedures. How on earth - I got a real songwriting bootcamp from manner of unlikely sounds and samples do you arrive at the idea of making a having to learn her music. Music throughout their 15-year career. record like that? Nick Bond For their breakout album A Chance A: I had a weird childhood: my father is Q: You’re a couple as well as a musical To Cut Is A Chance To Cure, the pair a surgeon and so I grew up surrounded duo. Are there challenges and benefits ENGLISH actress-turned-singer/ recorded the squirm-inducing sounds by surgery. Once we had a few records that come along with that? songwriter Heather Peace had her of surgical procedures and turned them under our belt, I felt like it was time to A: We just had our 21st anniversary. We first tour of Australian in 2012, which into a danceable record. stick my neck out and look back on the face questions every gay couple faces - included a performance at Mardi With the recent release of their latest circumstances in which I grew up, and how do you define the rules, what you Gras. The openly-gay star of lesbian album The Marriage of True Minds, the make music out of that. We thought, want and don’t want? As a band, we have drama series Lip Service is back again pair are heading down under for their MATMOS: The experimental music duo are people are already afraid of surgery, so it’s this incredible opportunity in that we in February, and she said gay festival first-ever Australian tour, as part of the also a couple, having just celebrated their 21st not very interesting if you make the music don’t get alienated from our partner; we gigs always felt special. Sydney Festival. anniversary. sound frightening. Can you turn it into don’t go off on tour and have this big life “Somehow I feel very relaxed at The Star Observer spoke to Daniel something funny, silly or lighthearted? experience we haven’t shared with each festival shows and I like being able to about working with Bjork, the Matmos live show, but it wasn’t airtight - it had a That was the challenge. other. Martin and I know each other in check out other acts too,” she said. live experience, and couple fights on the hole in it - so it just sat there on stage like a I like that people can experience the this weirdly telepathic way because we’re Peace said she also loved Australia. road. giant, smelly condom. There’s a lot of trial music on their own terms, and then together all day every for months on end. “I love being outdoors all day. I love and error as we figure out what’s going to where they find out what it’s made out of, I do feel sorry for the engineers and the people, the food and the I love the Q: Your studio recordings are made work on stage. it changes for them. sound guys in venues, because we roll up gig audiences there, they are so vibey using so many unusual samples and But I don’t really relate to that model and we start having a couple fight about and warm,” she said. objets. Is it sometimes hard to recreate where you put out an album and then Q: The first time many people would’ve how we want things to sound, and I don’t “I just can’t wait to get out there the sound in a live environment? become a touring delivery machine to heard of Matmos was when you worked think straight dudes in bands really do again.” A: We’ve learned the hard way. We tried play those same songs to sell records. on Bjork’s 2001 album Vespertine. Did that. to play this track using the uterus of a cow That’s not as compelling to me as that feel like a real turning point for you? IN-DEPTH: You can read the full interview live. The one we had made the record presenting work I’m excited about, A: We’d played to crowds of maybe a INFO: Matmos play at Sydney’s City Recital Hall at starobserver.com.au. Heather Peace tours with was airtight, and we could play it like whether it’s new or old songs. Often we’ll couple of hundred people, then suddenly Angel Place on January 15 and Melbourne’s Australia from February 28. Details: www. a bagpipe. We got this other one to do a bring a new object or instrument on stage we were with Bjork playing to festival Howler on January 19. www.sydneyfestival.org.au heatherpeace.com/live-dates/ Star Observer 12 OUT & About New Years Eve 2013 Friday 03 January 2014 | Issue 1207 | starobserver.com.au

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