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The Temper Trap
If you've watched the overrated 500 Days Of Summer, you know The Temper Trap. On the semi-indie inspired soundstrack, The Temper Trap's Sweet Disposition stuck in the mind like a piece of bacon on a non-Teflon pan. The breakthrough track has also been used in commercials around the world, so it's quite tough for anyone to miss it.
Hailing from Australia, The Temper Trap is led by the operatic voiced, Indonesian-born Dougy Mandagi who formed the band in 2005 alongside bassist Jonathon Aherne. Their first album Conditions came out in 2009, and went platinum in Australia and gold in the UK. The Temper Trap released their self-titled, second record last year. Mandagi and Aherne stopped by for some quick questions.
Hi, when did you get in?
Dougy Mandagi: Just last night. No, the night before.
How's the reception been for your second album after such a massive success?
DM: I'm surprised that in some places it's not doing so well (followed by laughter). Whatever that means!
What are the differences between your first and second albums?
Jonathon Aherne: We're in the process of writing the third album. For the second one, it felt like we pretty much followed the structure of the first one, but we played around with new sounds and instruments. We always w
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The Temper Trap’s Dougy Mandagi opens up about his new project BLOODMOON, a breathtakingly expressive and immersive artistry full of intimacy, ethereality, and endless possibility.
Stream: ‘Giving Up Air’ – BLOODMOON
There’s a moment in BLOODMOON’s stunningly ethereal debut single when the artist’s past meets his present, his heart and soul collide, and everything falls into place: “Giving up air, laying it bare,” BLOODMOON – aka Dougy Mandagi (of ARIA Award winning band The Temper Trap) – sings. There’s urgency and immediacy, yearning and drive in his voice as he follows through on his words, laying himself bare for all to see, hear, and feel: “Hoping my dreams will reappear, when everything I know is hanging on a prayer…” It’s an arresting moment of intimacy, and one that sets the tone for the artist’s entire debut EP. A breathtakingly expressive and immersive introduction, BLOODMOON’s haunting Giving Up Air EP marries vivid electronic production with tender vocals and raw lyrics to create a moving musical experience into which we can escape, indulge, transcend any given moment.