The Savage Patch Kidds are a genre-bending duo comprised of Canadian, Ramona Vogue, and kidd Chaos of the U.S.A. The group was formed in 2019 after meeting in Los Angeles, which could only be described as kismet. The two discovered their mutual infatuation with writing and performing music. After quickly learning each other’s style, they wrote, recorded, and published their thought provoking EP, “1991.”
We spoke to the duo about their newest project and what’s to come. Read the full interview below!
For those who don’t know, how long have you been making music and how would you describe your style?
(Ramona) Separately, we had both been writing and playing for most of our adult(-ish) lives. kidd was in the Pittsburgh hip hop scene while I was in the indie rock scene back in Toronto. We describe our style as ‘genre-bending’ as we love to fuse the roots that create our sound and pull inspiration from a big catalog of artists.
Could you briefly describe your music making process?
(kidd) Our process is quite unique because it’s usually done from 3,000 miles apart (myself in LA and Ramona in Toronto.) If we have an idea ready, we will write and demo individually, compare, and then select what we like the most. It’s a very collaborative and amoeba-esque process because it grows and develops until we’re happy.
What can you tell us about your latest release?
(Ramona) We released ‘1991’ on 9/1 and it has been the best experience. As our debut, we wanted to showcase the different angles in which we write and perform. The tracks we wrote are unique to each other including ‘Radio Silence’, written as an homage to my late uncle, Neil Peart. We were fortunate to have an awesome team including Khari Mateen as our vocal engineer, he acted as our ‘sound mentor’ and really helped develop the EP to the next level.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would you choose?
(Both) We have an encyclopedia’s worth of artists that inspire us and would love to work with…but we freaking love Peter Gabriel. Honorable mentions would include: Mike Posner, Chester Bennington (R.I.P.), and “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket” era Blink 182.
What do you have planned creatively for the upcoming year?
We are really looking forward to the next year- Covid has really put a dent in things for everyone but it has given us the gift of time to write and really hone in on who the Savage Patch Kidds are. We are currently writing a full length album and can’t wait to showcase our dancing through the visuals we have planned. Like Pinky and the Brain…we’re going to do what we always do. Try to take over the world!
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