We had a chance to chat with Nicholas, the producer behind the project, about his music and what inspired to get him involved.

Q: How did this release come together?

A: I had been debating releasing these songs and other versions of these songs for the last few months. With the bushfires in Australia being so destructive it’s easy to feel so helpless in the situation, but when I started seeing other artists releasing music in an effort to help fund relief efforts, I was inspired to do the same.

Q: So you’ve had these tracks for a while?

A: These are all songs that I have been working on over the past 6–8 months. I had been playing shows and recording different versions towards the end of the year. These were the six tracks I thought worked from the setup I was using.

Q: And the release is dedicated to Marley?

A: Yeah. My family dog Marley died in 2018 after living a long full life. She was my muse and an inspiration. This is dedicated to her as it’s the first thing I’ve released since her passing. The title is a reference to the fact that every time I turned on my synths in my studio back home she would immediately exit the room as she hated the noise.

Q: What organization are funds going towards?

A: On Emanate, the payments from digital streams are going to WIRES. They provide wildlife information and education in addition to rescuing and caring for thousands of animals around Australia. The ecosystems and wildlife which has been devastated by the bushfires needs our help now more than ever.

Q: How did working with Emanate come together?

A: We have worked with another Emanate artist last year, Aaron Rays, and he introduced us to the team. Since then our label Postseason Franchise Records has added most of our catalog of releases, with plans to include all 2020 releases as well. I like what Emanate is doing with their platform and I’m very interested in anything that challenges and disrupts the established structure for major streaming services. When I did this release my label partner TTilawok suggested we reach out, and sure enough, Emanate was on board with the idea.

Q: What else is on the horizon for you and Postseason Franchise Records?

A: In addition to making a lot more music, we are really excited to finally press records this year. TTilawok and I made some songs a few years ago in Stockholm which we are finally pressing to vinyl. That EP will be out in March under the name Rymdeko. We also have a compilation album and another EP from a Norwegian artist coming later this year. I should have a few digital releases out over the next few months as well. So those will be on Emanate soon!

Stream “These Are All Songs Marley Would Hate” below!