Maria Minerva is the Estonia-hailing, London-dwelling singer and producer whose sensual, drugged-out dance-pop – heard on her Tallinn At Dawn tape on Not Not Fun and subsequent ‘Noble Savage’ 12″ for 100% Silk – has established her as one of the most brightly beaming talents in the NNF galaxy. Her new album, Cabaret Cixous, is out now, and she’ll be performing live at London’s Shacklewell Arms on August 22.

“I’m currently in love with a JPEG image.”

The first record I bought was…

A disco house compilation with Ce Ce Peniston, The Bucketheads, etc on it. I was 11.

The last record I bought was…

I’m in a state of general homelessness where I’ve stopped buying stuff until I know where I’ll be. I’ve already left everything behind once. Didn’t enjoy.

The worst gig I’ve ever played was….

My first gig in Tallinn, it sucked. I cried for hours after that.

When I was a kid, the thing I most wanted to be was…

An adult, so I could stay up all night if I wanted to. Doing it all the time now!

If I wasn’t a musician, I’d probably be…

Ah, the what-if’s…

My dream cinema is screening…

Memories of the future.

My best quality is…

I’m goofy.

My worst quality is…

Nervousness, obsessiveness, laziness.

The last time I cried was…

Reading about the Norway shootings.

The most fun I ever had was…

I don’t have “big fun”, but I do have those moments when life seems good – recently I’ve had a lot of these while cycling in london.

I get inordinately pissed off by…

Arrogance.

The one thing I wish I had more time in life for is…

Listening to all the new music that comes out.

If I could work with any one person, living or dead, it would be…

Missy Elliott?

If I could’ve had a tempestuous romantic relationship with any one person, living or dead, it would be…

I’m currently in love with a JPEG image.

If I could live in another time or place, it would be…

Don’t care about that. We have the arts for that – namely, time travelling.

As told to Donna Rix