It’s hard to leave George’s street alone

I recently spoke to Melbourne recording artist and filmmaker George Kalpa about the release of his new single ‘Leave that Street alone’ and EP,’ MODE’.
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The name George means ‘farmer’ or ‘earth worker’ and if one considers such work is being ‘fruitful’ it fits the multi-talented George Kalpa well, as he is interested in involvement and being ‘fruitful’ in many mediums of creative pursuit.

George has never been to Tasmania as yet, even though he has many Tassie friends who have only good things to say about our island state, and with that recommendation the Melbourne native said the question should be why he hasn’t been to Tasmania.

George says he hopes to remedy this either at the end of this year or the beginning of next year when he tours his new album MODE.

George has made a video for his single ‘Leave that street alone’, set in a laundrette it tells the story of a young man ‘who is having problems’, the song and clip leave it to the listener and observer ‘to connect with art in their own way.’

The idea of the film clip came to George when he was driving late at night with his single playing on the car radio. He saw a laundrette and even though he had passed the same laundrette many times before, this time he pondered on the idea of routine and doing the same thing forever. Which fits in with the meaning of his nameKalpa, a sanskrit word meaning ‘aeon’ or ‘long period of time’. This idea of never-ending repetition resonated with him at that point in his life and he had an epiphany of its connection to his own song and video. George doesn’t want to force the audience to see things a particular way but to help them find their own interpretation of his art and how it affects them in their own lives he calls these days of epiphany’s ‘a great day’ and agrees with Morris Gleitzman’s similar idea of’ the magic spaces’ where the creator meets the listener or observer and they bring their own story to their appreciation or understanding of a work of art.

With both a sound studio and a film production company George considers his talent as a film maker equally as important to him as his work as a composer and performer and says the two can co-exist side by side. George is very much interested in involving his artistic expression in as many mediums as possible.

At the time of speaking George said he couldn’t wait for the launch of MODE and’Leave this street alone’ on Saturday Oct 11 at Revolver. Melbourne where he had assembled‘a great live band together’ for the performance.

George’s single ‘Leave this street alone’ can be viewed here
http://www.georgekalpa.com/

and his EP MODE is available now
http://music.georgekalpa.com/album/mode
Paula Xiberras