{"id":5306,"date":"2020-05-30T20:11:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T19:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/?p=5306"},"modified":"2020-05-30T20:12:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T19:12:21","slug":"interview-ghostly-kisses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/en\/interview-ghostly-kisses\/","title":{"rendered":"[Interview] Ghostly Kisses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Margaux Sauv\u00e9<\/strong> is a French-Canadian singer-songwriter who has created one of the most interesting alternative music projects &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostlykissesmusic.com\/\">Ghostly Kisses<\/a><\/strong>. As incredible as it may seem, (like her music made of small and delicate details, in a mixture of deep commotion in a clothing of apparent tranquility, always walking in a dichotomy between the sweet and the bitter of love), she remains an undiscovered jewel for some inattentive audiophile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Opportunity to get to know a little bit more about this artist who started playing the violin at the age of 5 and, after having studied psychology, realized that her life would be in music full-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/93540825_2763960190505805_165901753282199552_o-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5311\" width=\"593\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/93540825_2763960190505805_165901753282199552_o-2.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/93540825_2763960190505805_165901753282199552_o-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/93540825_2763960190505805_165901753282199552_o-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/93540825_2763960190505805_165901753282199552_o-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ecletismo Musical (EM): Can we say that, more than labels like \u00abdream pop\u00bb, \u00abelectro-pop\u00bb, etc, the best definition of your music is\u00a0<em>&#8220;Call them with soundless love songs\/A sort of ethereal seduction&#8221;<\/em> [&#8220;Une ballade des dames perdues&#8221; of William Faulkner from where Margaux took the name of her project]? The melancholy present in your creations are autobiographical?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Margaux Sauv\u00e9 (MS):<\/strong> I think it is difficult to label a musical creation.\u00a0Mine is definitely influenced by nostalgia and melancholy. I went through depression when I was younger and my personal background definitely influences my creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQ07i0ackLg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EM: Some artists argue that suffering is necessary for the success of their creations. Do you share this vision that pain (in all its different shapes) leads to overcome and that from ugliness it is possible to draw a soft (calm) beauty sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> I don\u2019t think suffering is a necessity to creation. I only think that suffering can lead to the need of expressing certain situations or difficulties and certain emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EM:<\/strong> <strong>Your new EP &#8220;Never Let Me Go&#8221; will come out on June 5th. What&#8217;s the main difference between this EP compared to previous works? Why the option to release EP&#8217;s and not full albums, are you adapting your career to the new reality where singles have much more impact than an album because &#8220;there&#8217;s no time to listen in one piece&#8221;?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> The main difference in this EP compared to the others is how we did the production.\u00a0We decided to record many more organic instruments and bring more contrasts in the arrangements with the recording of a live drum, a string quartet, guitars, harp, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For us at the moment it&#8217;s easier to release an EP instead of a full album.&nbsp;It allows us to work a sound for a certain period, share the songs with the world and then move on.&nbsp;Personally, I think it allows us to be more creative and when release music we still love the work we just did. I also think that the whole album concept is a bit scary in the actual changing musical environment that we live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxC2_u-5w2k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EM:<\/strong> <strong>You&#8217;re from Quebec, Canada. Do you have songs sung in French? Why English as a choice? Wouldn&#8217;t the romanticism of the French language allow you to express even more of this kind of \u201cgloomy sweetness\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> When I started writing and composing songs, without thinking, my ideas came in English.\u00a0I think English protects me in a way and allows me to express myself without restraint, it allows me a space of freedom. French for me is too close to reality in the expression of words.\u00a0But I\u2019m slowly trying to write in French\u2026 I\u2019ll see how it evolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EM: Professionally you are exclusively in the music industry or do you also have other activities? Is writing something you plan to develop further?? What is it like to live as a musician in Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> I live exclusively from my music.\u00a0It is quite convenient to be a professional musician in Canada. Our government is quite supportive for the artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2HEYHWPYoZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>EM:<\/strong> <strong>The fact that you have studied psychology is helping you to better understand the situation of pandemic and world chaos that we are currently experiencing? How do you think the world (especially music) will change?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> I think there are many things about the pandemic that are difficult to understand.\u00a0It is a very stressful and very difficult time for everyone. Personally, I try to work on the positive of this situation.\u00a0I&#8217;m not sure how the overall musical portrait will be affected in the long run, but one thing is certain, people will continue to listen to music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music brings people together and helps people in difficult times.\u00a0This is what encourages me to continue to work hard on composing new music and sharing it with the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EM: What names do you put on your &#8220;ideal festival&#8221;? (Alive or Not)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> Post Malone, Clairo, The Japanese House, Garbage, Lana Del Rey, Weyes Blood, Phoebe Bridgers, The Midnight, Tamino, Billie Eilish, Henry Green, Dua Lipa, Massive Attack, RUFUS DU SOL, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Bj\u00f6rk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tj149G4DKD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EM: If you had to identify the 5 best albums ever, what was your choice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> Very difficult to choose only 5 albums\u2026 all of them were major influences and help me understand many things in music,\u00a0 in composition, in writing&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>London Grammar \u2013 If You Wait<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/London-Grammar-If-You-Wait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5314\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/London-Grammar-If-You-Wait.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/London-Grammar-If-You-Wait-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/London-Grammar-If-You-Wait-150x150.jpg 150w\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cranberries \u2013 Burry The Hatchet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/R-7807432-1517142740-5509.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5315\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/R-7807432-1517142740-5509.jpeg.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/R-7807432-1517142740-5509.jpeg-150x150.jpg 150w\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daft Punk \u2013 Random Access Memories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/daftpunk_ram.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5316\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/daftpunk_ram.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/daftpunk_ram-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/daftpunk_ram-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/daftpunk_ram-768x768.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Japanese House \u2013 Good At Falling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/R-13294204-1551551007-3308.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5317\" width=\"301\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/R-13294204-1551551007-3308.jpeg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/R-13294204-1551551007-3308.jpeg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/R-13294204-1551551007-3308.jpeg-150x150.jpg 150w\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jorja Smith \u2013 Lost &amp; Found<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1540-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5318\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1540-1.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1540-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1540-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keane \u2013 Hopes and Fears<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.ecletismomusical.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/61CBB6RDRJL._SL1083_-1024x1018.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5319\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EM:<\/strong> <strong>What are your plans for the next months (maybe hard question in pandemic time)? Do you know Portugal beside the concert venues? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS:<\/strong> In the coming months I will be working on new music and I will be enjoying the summer in Quebec.\u00a0Summer is a great time to create, go outside and be inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I came two times so far in Portugal and I absolutely love your country. We were supposed to come back to Porto in June for the festivities of June 23. Can\u2019t wait to be back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/7EkzQPP0cgt2qCnXUg6PHj\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Merci <strong>Margaux<\/strong>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Margaux Sauv\u00e9 is a French-Canadian singer-songwriter who has created one of the most interesting alternative music projects &#8211; Ghostly Kisses. 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