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By Bryndis Ogmundson

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Even though there are eight people in AIH, they barely have enough hands for all the instruments heard on their albums. The latest release, In Case We Die , is jampacked with beautiful pop punktronic arrangements and there's even a bassoon and theremin! So, in a nutshell, Architecture In Helsinki...

Name: Kellie Sutherland, James Trelawny Buck Cecil, Cameron David Bird, Isobel Knowles, Gus Franklin, Sam Von Los La Huckle Schnitz Perry, Tara Shackell (T-shack), & James (Jamie) Landsborough Mildren.

Your defining feature/quirk?

Kellie: My uncanny ability for making inappropriately awful jokes.

James: Tall dark handsomeness.

Cameron: Missing tooth from horrific bicycling accident

Isobel: I get a rash on my arm every time we go on tour. I must be allergic.

Gus: My hip replacement...it makes me dance like a loon.

Sam: My naked dancing

T-shack: My ra-ra.

Jamie: Hair.

Your recent work of genius?

Kellie: Singing "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" by Bonnie Tyler at karaoke to a perfect score of 100%.

James: ...was a pun.  But you had to be there.

Cameron: I got a stain off of my Burmese alphabet T-shirt. That was near impossible.

Isobel: I cut Gus' hair last night. He's pretty happy with his new look.

Gus: Getting up in the morning.

AIH are hoping to help the environment by planting a treeSam: Functioning now, with only about 6hrs sleep in the last 5 days.

T-shack: My brand new dance move "the mystery tent"

Jamie: Hair.

Inspirations/Muses?

Kellie: Olivia Newton-John , Van Dyke Parks , Amy Linton , My mum.

James: Inspirations - Curtis Mayfield , Ennio Morricone , King Tubby .  Muse - My

girlfriend.  

Cameron: Jessica Russell and my 6 dead goldfish

Isobel: Xanadu

Gus: Shags...he's better than Jesus.

Sam: People who aren't what they seem, that constantly surprise you

T-shack: Sam Perry

Jamie: Tempeh, mountain/ocean air.

Favourite book and why?

Kellie: Peterson First Guide To Trees: The Concise Field Guide To 243 Common Trees Of North America . Because it helps me through the long drives and I still get to look out the window.

James: All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy .  A welcome respite from the mental impatience brought about by my life in front of computers, and a good substitute for actually being outside in the world.

Cameron: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love : Stories by Raymond Carver .

Isobel: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon is my favourite out of all the books I've read in the last 2 years. I like books that live outside the reading of them - this one made me get uptight about brown coloured things and feel lucky to see red cars.

Gus: Clockwork Orange totally fried my brain when I read it at the age of 16, but since then...i really enjoyed the screenplay adaptation of Ghostbusters .

Sam: The BFG , it kept me on the edge

T-shack: How do I choose just one book?

Jamie: Moby Dick , get back to me when I finish it.

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