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Sister Bliss. Faithless Sound System

Publicat in: 01.10.2011, 09:26AM
Autor: Richard Constantinidi
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Etichete: Ayalah Bentovim, Dj Mag, Dj Mag, Eric Prydz, Faithless, Faithless Sound System, Greatest Dance Act, Jamie Catto, Maxi Jazz, Mixmag, Reverence, Rollo Armstrong, Sister Bliss, Sudha Kheterpal

Disbanding in April this year, Faithless leave behind a legacy of live shows and some of the biggest tunes in dance history. Since 1995, Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo have released six studio albums – selling over 15 million records in the process.

We have just interviewed Sister Bliss for her upcoming show at Club Midi Cluj-Napoca (voted 25^th best dance club in the World by DJ Mag/2011).

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Sister Bliss (real name Ayalah Bentovim, b. 30.DEC.1970) started to play the piano at the age of five; moving on to the violin, saxophone and later, the bass. She formed Faithless in 1995 with Rollo Armstrong, Jamie Catto and Maxi Jazz, constructing most of the Faithless music herself. Faithless toured extensively, and while Rollo preferred to stay in the studio, Sister Bliss could be seen on stage with Maxi Jazz, forming the Faithless Sound System.

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On 10 September 2006 Ayalah Bentovim (aka. Sister Bliss) gave birth to a baby boy.

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CZB: How did you come up with the nickname Sister Bliss?

Sister Bliss (Faithless Sound System): ALL THE FEMALE DJ'S I LIKED WHEN I STARTED HAD COOL NAMES LIKE 'SMOKIN' JO' AND 'PRINCESS JULIA' AND I GUESS I WANTED A SEPARATE IDENTITY FOR MY DJING - RATHER LIKE A 'STAGE NAME'.

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CZB: You started playing piano at the age of 5 and moved on to the violin, saxophone and the bass guitar; do you come from a musical family and how supportive have your parents been of making your music dreams come true?

Sister Bliss: I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY AS MY DAD WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN, SO I GREW UP WITH MUSIC ALL AROUND ME, AND MY PARENTS LOVED TO THROW HOUSE PARTIES IN THE 70'S SO I THINK I INHERITED A LOVE OF BOTH MUSIC AND PARTYING!

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CZB: Faithless disbanded in April 2011. What made you decide to stop creating and releasing music through this project?

Sister Bliss: IT WAS MORE A DECISION TO STOP TOURING IN THE SAME WAY WE HAD BEEN - WHICH WAS A FAIRLY PUNISHING SCHEDULE OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS - BUT WE STILL GET ON GREAT AND HAVE BEEN ENJOYING A SUMMER RESIDENCY AT SPACE NIGHTCLUB IN IBIZA WITH FAITHLESS SOUND SYSTEM.

WHO KNOWS IF WE MAY GET TOGETHER TO RECORD AGAIN - WATCH THIS SPACE!

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CZB: Is the Faithless Sound System (Maxi Jazz, Sudha Kheterpal and yourself) going to continue or will you just stick to the DJ Set on your own?

Sister Bliss: WELL AGAIN, ITS SOMETHING WE REALLY ENJOY BUT WE WILL SEE NEXT YEAR WHETHER WE STILL WANT TO PLAY A FEW SELECT FAITHLESS SOUND SYSTEM SHOWS, AND MEANWHILE, I WILL BE DJ-ING ALL OVER THE GLOBE PLAYING LOADS OF NEW MUSIC THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON - SO ITS AN EXCITING TIME AT THE MOMENT!

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CZB: Faithless is currently in the shortlist for Mixmag's search for the Greatest Dance Act Of All Time. What was feeling back in 1997, playing to larger crowds and hearing children hum along to your music for the first time?

Sister Bliss: THE FEELING WAS ALWAYS AMAZING, AS WHEN WE RELEASED OUR FIRST ALBUM 'REVERENCE' IN 1995 VERY FEW PEOPLE BOUGHT IT, AND THERE WAS NO DANCE MUSIC ON THE RADIO IN THE UK AT THE TIME SO IT WAS A BIG STRUGGLE TO GET OUR MUSIC HEARD INITIALLY.

WE WERE ALWAYS SURPRISED WHEN PEOPLE KNEW THE SONGS AND ALL THE LYRICS - 'INSOMNIA' BECOMING A HUGE INTERNATIONAL HIT A YEAR LATER, COMBINED WITH OUR HEAVY TOURING SCHEDULE, MEANT WE REALLY STARTED TO REACH PEOPLE WITH THE ALBUM, THOUGH WE ALWAYS PLAYED INSOMNIA EARLY SO PEOPLE KNEW THEY HAD COME TO SEE THE RIGHT BAND AS THE MUSIC WAS SO ECLECTIC ACROSS THE ALBUM!

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CZB: Is this the first time the Sister Bliss DJ Set is coming to Romania and what genres do you prefer to mix?

Sister Bliss: NO, I HAVE BEEN TO ROMANIA MANY TIMES TO DJ, BUT IN BUCHAREST AND CONTANTA - IT WILL BE MY FIRST TIME IN CLUJ. I PLAY THE BEST IN HOUSE MUSIC - FROM TECH HOUSE TO PROGRESSIVE WITH AN ELECTRO EDGE! BASICALLY ANYTHING WITH A GREAT GROOVE AND EMOTION!

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CZB: How has the experience of having a child influenced your music or the music you listen to?

Sister Bliss: IT HASN'T REALLY INFLUENCED MY CHOICE OF LISTENING MUSIC - ONLY IN THAT I HAVE TO LISTEN QUIETLY ONCE HE HAS GONE TO BED - AND HE DOES DECIDE WHAT WE LISTEN TO IN THE CAR - ERIC PRYDZ IS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITES!

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Interview for CZB by RiCo

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Sister Bliss. Discography