JR² Studio

thIS p0st we shAll namE 20 LiL bluE liE’s aNd one wiLL be truE - y0u decidE: We’re mArried to another coLLab ARTISTS. There is a 3rd persOn in the cOllab - we dOn’t often speak of them. ‘R’ was raised by w0lves.  ‘J’ thinks that having a 0.5mm fringe meanS thEY are indie. As c0llaborative arTists they prefer the librAry 0ver the studi0. They can’t drivE - hOwever have cars and siT in theM revvin’ 0nt drive. NeitheR of theM own petS and nevEr wiLL. We have nO inTernet accEss @ h0me - we gO tO local library to use fb. TheY prefer to go C0-0P then LonDis.  ‘J’ has neveR been to a GaY bAR. ‘R’ doesn’T care f0r ABBa. ‘R’ ruinEd Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, for ‘J’. ‘J’ 0ften is sEEm performing on the West enD.  They’re tik tok stars - amaSSin 60k fOllowers. We 0nce boughT a grEEn daY TICKet for a fisH (koi carp - Georgina). We are ALWAYS keepin an eye 0ut for SelinA.

A StORy tiME - thE YoUng siR whO askeD too many questiONs S0 letS start fr0m the beginning - they sleep during the day - partY aT nighT. WanTing to be let into 0ur studio space. It was likE a lucky diPPP - WHo would we GET?? Remember the d00r to get t0 ask them - was it push or puLL? theN you’d walk through the passage - p0p round the corner n every0ne wud be as busy as EVA. Who’s gonNa ask? I’ll stand theRE you ask ok. Like in PriMary Sch00l wheRe U take ya pAL with ya. T0 give in the register.  TheN we’d be escorted to the studi0 like princesses.  NO princess should open their own d00r. 0nce were in studi0 normally it's just ‘J’ and ‘R’ but todaY we were JRS. Sounds like a banD. AnD theN the questi0ns and statemEnts start rollinG -  Well what d0 yoU do then? Do you paint renaissance? I beT you draw them liFe mODEls dont ya!! I’ve had my hand in the arts a few times - painting by nuMbers n What not. No time for rest in this JOb - party central at this uni!!  No tiMe...

TAble for 2 please? A l0vely blustery dAy. What w0uld you like to eAt? It’s all g0ing to p0t t0day. ShalL we Get OnE of each x2? dUno What dRinKs could we Get 4 u? 4 pints of COKE - and a large gall0n of T . Ok great. Where is OuR f00d am starvin. tHere is a vibe round ere that am not sure of - the music hasn't changed since 1935. I think we are the youngest people to come in here in centuries.   Everyone was a regUlar minus us. Local place LOcal pe0ple.  Wolfed the scRan down, nee’ bother, but hOw do we PAY? Bet its cash Only on this rAnch. I do l0ve ranch sauce from the subway, when's the last time u had subway lad? 2019 whEn cOusin T brOke his eXhaust sO we went to get it fixEd && accidentaLLy feLl intO subWay 4 T .  There is a code in this bl0g - can u get it? AnsweR Us on a pOstcard @ ysj studiOOOO or DM us on @jr_studio2 easehhhh or is it @jr_studio2 hehe gUd bye.  

ShAll we g0 to whitby tomorrow?  Yeah caN d0 got nowt else on. I’ll have to checK my 2p allowance. OK well, it is 10pm n0w, so if I pick U up at LETS say 10am That giVes US a lOvely sleep iN. Apparently the weather is supposed to be sunshine and lollipops.  iF u cant tell already, wE don’t want to do academiC writin.  G00d hEavens, I can’t wait.  *10am next DAy* ‘J’ is sat on her wind0w sill like rapunzel waiting for her lift, perhaps horse and carriage would be suitable. Oh no, a corsa able to wake up all of YRK. tunes tho, don't get this on a carriage.  ‘R’ pulls UP ready fOr the hour n a bit drive to WHiTby (gothic town) - ‘J’ comes oUt in Fancy DreSS - a lOng Black COat, thEy wanTed tO look like DraCula. It would be rude not to dress in suitable attire - remember when school would tell u to wear waterproofs and steel tow shoes for a trip to the library.  With that they were Flyin down A64 - weathEr conditiOns not great but doable, get to North YorkshiRe...

A l0t of pe0ple lacK common sense. Not us though - bloooDy intelligeNt Have u ever played ratchet and clank? I don’t think I have but I defo recogniSe the Name. I’m mOre of a CrasH BandicOOt kinDA PERson. Imagine back in the day, cans of p0p, sweets and crisps, playing simpsons hit n run. By back in the day I mean 2 week ago. 0mg DonT. aCtualLy DONT. All I want t0 do is ScraN sWEEts  n PlaY shit grAphics PS2 gameS. In a couple of years JR² will have their own pad and it’ll be so lush. G0nna have a games room, studio, cinema, pool, sea, sea side, arcade, bowling alley, just the essentials.  UNDeR da SEa - nOt the pAd - that will pRobs Be in like LEEDS? We R all LEeds aren’t we?? I won’t lie, there's a fair few LEEds merch in my wardrobe.  What an aBsolUTe GET - YA kepT that One QuiEt muSHY pea. QuesTION 1. wHicH famOus brand sp0nsors LeEDS UTD? Vodafone x IncoRreCt - no strawbeerrry LacES 4 u.  Questi0n 72. What is y0ur fish and chip order? Pls answer h0nestly. Batter...

Summet or n0thing Well, it has been a very busy day for JR² I won’t lie.  Order of the day: Wake up around 12pm. Shower for 43 minutes. Very precise. We know. Get some scran down ya neck, preferably something like shreddies (had no marmite). Did you know J has a really odd long bit in their undercut and sometimes it blows in the wind. How bizarre, how bizarre.  Teas ready gotta go. BRB. Speak to u l8ter. Do you have MSN? yOUR gonna get me in trouble - its g0nna g0 cold.  cOMING. Garlic bread and chilli - no roasties. AM COMIN. L0ts 0f l0ve --- J & R ---

d0 y0u kn0w what's an abs0lute TUNE --- 'The Cure' --- 'Inbetween Days' Now then, when we speak about the 'in-between' stages of our practice - we aren't talking about the times when we go silent, listen to our tunes and begin to make. We're talking about those 'in-between' moments, when will have some scran, have a lil gossip, go to shop, show each other new tunes, lil dance, put the world to rights or just look around our studio and think: 'We're well good us.' These moments are just as significant as the work, cos when you see how we work, how chaotic or chilled it can be then you can appreciate the work on a different level. And the thought of documenting these times on a high quality camera just ain't right. It's gotta fit the aesthetic of our work, accessible, low-tech. That's why we record on a 'dash-cam' camera, its blurry, the sound is as if we're under water but that's just how we want it.  Go...