Meet PURE ADULT

Now here is a real treat to zest up this day. It’s the expermental, loved up and layered sounds of PURE ADULT. Fresh of the release of their music video for their ferocious track “Mise En Scène” we chatted them up about reality TV, and being a musician in NYC.

A self-portrait by, PURE ADULT

Would You Rather

your sense of smell or sense of hearing be a hundred times stronger? Why?

Sense of smell, for sure. Can you imagine how insane every great record would sound? The industrialized world rumbling at 1,000 decibels, never being able to use the excuse, “I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you.”, not to mention my own records would be dull as hell because I’d be working with a sonic spectrum typically reserved for bats - but with a crazy sense of smell, I could just fill my nostrils with concrete and keep moving.

Some questions with PURE ADULT

What is the most adult thing you have had to do in your life?

Apologize. While I would argue everything I’ve done in the last 20 years is technically adult behavior, I think true mature behavior is banal and egalitarian. And I apologize now for making that argument.

If you could be on any reality TV show, what would it be and why?

Dance Moms, me and moms get along pretty well.

What was the creative spark behind your latest single Mise En Scène”?

I was reading Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation and I loved the disconcerting feeling it gave me to view my life as cluttered with copies mistaken for originals, with representations of reality turned into a new reality. I wanted to create something that had the sense of an eternally corroding loop and examine how that ideological cycle unfolds under late capitalism.

What is the creative dynamic collaborating as Pure Adult?

J: I play the majority of the instruments, record and mix all of our material and I think this can make my perspective on the work very insular. Bianca’s background in contemporary dance and the visual arts brings in a thoughtful, artistic critique unencumbered by musicality. You wouldn’t believe how laborious this music was before she got involved.

What was it like working on the music video for your song “Mise En Scène”? How do you feel about how it came out?

Like our records, we didn’t have a budget which just means no crew, limited equipment and doing everything ourselves. We got very lucky with the location but I think we made a pretty great video, considering.

What are the worst things about being a musician in NYC? What are the best things?

There’s this insidious idea that NYC is where you go to “make it”, the result of which is that there are roughly the same amount of good bands as other cities and an unbelievable shit-ton of mediocre ones. The positive side of this is that there are plenty of opportunities to play good shows to a broader fanbase.

New York is cool, I love it and it’s insane that I can get virtually anything I’m looking for within a couple blocks of my apartment at literally any time of the day. But making NYC an element of my identity can be a way to gloss over weaknesses in my work. I don’t want my music to need the context of being from NYC.

When would you want your music to come on during a nature documentary?

One hour before it begins, ending slightly before the first frame, forcing the viewer to sit in absolute silence for the duration of the film.

Like opening for John Cage but with snow leopards.

Any final comments? (This is your electronic soapbox for one last answer.)

Arm the poor.

PURE ADULT