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I had so many people working for my project. I somebody a prize for being the biggest or best we gave that away. Lots of clothes items. Just
didn’t have to do all the nitty gritty stuff at the fighter because everyone was going through little props like that. Nothing too big and just
bottom to make sure that deadlines get in, print- such heartwrenching issues and I just decided something that we could fit in a box to send over.
ing deadlines, that I had to save up all the to give away something to every single person It was always interesting to come up with what
money for marketing/PR and all that stuff, so it who entered the contest so I went through all the we were going to send over, just imagining
is a lot harder, but it IS so worth it.” cities and the buildings and we had these cus- somebody who didn’t understand what we were
Stepping onto the stage and performing in tom signs and one was ‘Welcome to Cyco City’ doing opening the box and just thinking, “What
front of an audience is what makes the heck is this and why are
everything worth it. Skye has said they sending it to my daughter
that being on stage is her happy SUMO CYCO or my son for this prize?” You’ll
place, and sings about it being OPUS MAR understand if you watch the
bliss. “To me, sometimes it be- (SUMO CYCO) video, that’s all I have to say!”
comes such a job. Sometimes I’ll While some artists soften with age, Skye Sweet- she laughs.
get on stage and I’ll just feel so nam is going in the opposite direction. After achieving At the beginning of Febru-
amazing and I’ll just remember why success and recognition as a pop singer, Skye rein- ary, the band premiered the lat-
I do everything and it becomes so vented herself as Sever, the frontwoman of Sumo est video to be released from
clear. And sometimes I don’t re- Cyco. ‘Opus Mar’ is the band’s second release, and one that should help ‘Opus Mar’ - ‘Move Mountains’,
alise how good it feels until it thrust Skye and her bandmates back into the public eye. ‘Anti-Anthem’ which features Benji Webbe of
comes back to me. But yeah, it def- bursts out of the starting blocks with rabid fervour. Boosted by pummeling Skindred, who Skye has sung
initely is tough in this industry, but drums, it’s a song inspired by the refugee crisis but can act as an anthem with and knows. She says,
everyone who does it and gets to a for rock fans too. Like many of the songs on ‘Opus Mar’, ‘Rivalry’ is an- “‘Move Mountains’ is the most
certain point has to have that total other out-of-control Catherine wheel spitting sparks in all directions while celebratory on the album and
passion and love for it or they just creating striking imagery and exciting adrenaline. ‘Passengers’ also kicks that makes complete sense for
won’t survive.” off at full speed, with male backing vocals that bring to mind fellow Cana- the fact that I got to do it with
dians Billy Talent (‘Kids Of Calamity’ too). “This train is running off the one of my favourite all-time vo-
e can see light at the end track,” Sever sings as the speedy ride twists and turns through various calists in the world – Benji – and
Wof the tunnel for this ex- time changes. ‘Move Mountains ft. Benji Webbe’ is obviously a high point, so it makes sense that that song
ceptional band though, who, if you since it does feature Benji of Skindred. This and ‘Brave II’ are more raga is positive and uplifting, because
haven’t checked them out already, styled. ‘Move Mountains’ has a very infectious mantra-styled chorus that it really WAS that feeling of
made all of the videos from their sticks in your head and that you will be believing by the end of the song. dreams coming true when we
previous release, ‘Lost In Cyco Sumo Cyco have their own unique style and are a band that you can’t got to do that song with Benji.”
City’, connect from one to the help take notice of. Move mountains they definitely will. We’re sure that more of
other. They’re a lot of fun and very YYYY Sumo Cyco’s dreams are going
intriguing. The videos have seen SBV to come true very soon, and
the band make an entire miniature look forward to witnessing them
city in their house and wear comi- become blissful reality.
cal costumes. The band have since given some for our miniature fighter set. I went through be- Visit www.sumocyco.com for more info, and
props away in a ‘Battle Of The Cycos’ contest. fore I got rid of all the buildings, and just got all get the band’s new album, ‘Opus Mar’, on March
Skye says, “For the ‘Fighter’ video we asked the coolest parts of each one and sent that out. 31st.
fans to send reasons why they had been a And we’ve given away lots of costume items…
fighter and there were so many inspiring videos in the ‘Cry Murder’ video we gave away the Words By Shari Black Velvet
and photos that I got that I could not just award butcher’s… we had this bloody cooking apron,
Photos By Francesca Ludikar

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