1. Perverse Factory- Hardtek/Hardfloor Demo
2. Salaryman- Chaos in Olympus
3. Off White Pegasus & Kessenchu- Dracula's Vibrator
4. Apache (Lindien)- A
5. Excision Subsonic Vs A (Apache Remix)
6. Subshock- Lets Rock
7. Subshock- Survival
8. Subshock feat. MC Maksim- Ear Drum Bleed
9. Subshock- Overpower
10. Krew- Space Invaders (DAVR Remix)
11. Krew- Space Invaders (Panick Remix)
12. Downbeat- Every Body (Access Denied Remix)
13. Impossible Nothing- Depthcharge
14. Impossible Nothing- Whaleshark Paperchaser
15. Excision- Subsonic (Pyroclasm & Cyrokinesis Remix)
16. Dublime & Phatman- Makita (VIP)
17. Elastic Fish- Bad Habit (Sketi Remix)
18. Sketi- Target Acquired
19. BeFP- Dripping
20. BeFP- Fractals
21. Liohmann- Go Ghost
22. Liohmann- Hip Hop Hooray
23. Beyonce- Halo (Make.Shift Remix)
24. Industrial Death- ID Stomping Gypsies
25. 12os pithikos- ta vradia (crspace remix)
26. Krstevski- Parallel Universe
27. Matthew Dear- Slowdance
28. Com Truise- Polyhurt
29. Tricil- One Day soon
30. Feel on me (ruff mix)
31. Get Stupid
32. Whats Wrong?
33. Relapse- The Real Yardcore Bunglist
34. Skrillex- Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Blasta Guyz Remix)
35. The Damn Bell Doors- Calcutta (Blastaguyz Remix)
36. Adrien Aubrun & Francois Dennig- 1992 (Blastaguyz remix)
37. Charliekane- Bass Invaderz
38. MD- Incoming!
39. hooloovoo-trippin
40. Crystal Distortion
41. JUNGLE
42. Mf Doom Spankbass 666 remix
43. SPANK MY MOTHERFUCKING BASS BITCH!
44. Nook and the Crannies- Nooksteady
45. Subsonic- Excision (Ariok Remix)
46. Mechanicuz- Ariok
47. Dream- Ariok
48. Bass- Ariok
49. Blame & Cohke- We're The Electricity
50. Cohke- Feel So Small
51. Psidream & Pacific- Tanker
52. Psidream & Pacific- Throwback
53. Panic Girl- Midnight (Sone Remix)
54. Nitty Gritty- Manifest N Meth
55. Deception- Manifest
56. Bicba- Now!
57. Billain- Total Darkness
58. Billain- Coded
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Interview With Aeon Pulse
1. How would you describe your music? How would you descibe both your method and and attitude towards producing electronic music?
I can say my music is a place where I put all the things I want to say, but there's no words for it. I like to mix emotions on it. Some musics inspires happiness, other sadness, angry, calm, dreams, freedom... It's hard to say, it's a lot of sensations.
2. What program(s) do you use for production?
I use Steinberg Cubase 5, and I just love it! In addiction, a lot of plugins of course and all that stuff.
3. How long have you been producing?
Have been three years since I've started to make electronic music.
4. What inspired you to make electronic music?
The energy, the good vibrations. Psytrance is a full energy sound and I love that.
5. How is the electronic music scene in Brazil?
It's huge and it's growing more and more! Wherever you go have a party to dance.
6. What would you say is the most popular sub genre in the electronic music scene in Brazil?
Electro House and Tech House. These kind of music play everywhere around here.
8. Do you feel that the uprising of technology via the internet via sound cloud could spark a possible cultural revolution being sound cloud is a growing community of producers that produce their music out of shear ambition and not for the purpose of monetary gain?
This is a nice question. SoundCloud is a revolucionary tool in the music world. Since the failure of MySpace, the artists was needing a stage to appear to the world, then comes SoundCloud. About monetary gain, nothing can change it. Some people produces for love, others for money, and the major part for both.
9. How many shows have you played? Any festivals?
Many places, and I just closed my first international show two days ago. Will be a electronic music festival in Mexico at december. I'm very excited to it! Will be awesome.
10. What other producers do you admire in the current electronic music scene?
Infected Mushroom, Bizzare Contact, Electro Sun. These ones are my Top 3. Infected Mushroom first.
11. I really like your dubstep/psytrance track, Do you agree with me that dubstep really is a special genre because it has become so versatile and is increasingly so?
Absolutely! I've heard a lot of Dubstep tracks in the past few days, and all of then is different each other. Completely different styles in the same genre.
12. What producers inspired you to producer the music you produce?
I can say the same three I said before (Infected Mushroom, Bizzare Contact and Electro Sun), plus Red Hot Chili Peppers. They are not electronic producers but I just love their music since I started to play guitar eleven years ago.
14. Have you collaborated with any other producers? If not, do you plan to?
Yes, I did with some friends like Static Insane (Which one is coming with me to Mexico in december), Solaris and Eric Farias (Upcoming Electro House artist! Remember this name!).
15. What are you working on currently that is not released yet to sound cloud?
I have a important track called "Like an Angel" that isn't on SoundCloud. Today it's my mainly track at the shows. Have a strong voice line and I love it hahaha.
I can say my music is a place where I put all the things I want to say, but there's no words for it. I like to mix emotions on it. Some musics inspires happiness, other sadness, angry, calm, dreams, freedom... It's hard to say, it's a lot of sensations.
2. What program(s) do you use for production?
I use Steinberg Cubase 5, and I just love it! In addiction, a lot of plugins of course and all that stuff.
3. How long have you been producing?
Have been three years since I've started to make electronic music.
4. What inspired you to make electronic music?
The energy, the good vibrations. Psytrance is a full energy sound and I love that.
5. How is the electronic music scene in Brazil?
It's huge and it's growing more and more! Wherever you go have a party to dance.
6. What would you say is the most popular sub genre in the electronic music scene in Brazil?
Electro House and Tech House. These kind of music play everywhere around here.
8. Do you feel that the uprising of technology via the internet via sound cloud could spark a possible cultural revolution being sound cloud is a growing community of producers that produce their music out of shear ambition and not for the purpose of monetary gain?
This is a nice question. SoundCloud is a revolucionary tool in the music world. Since the failure of MySpace, the artists was needing a stage to appear to the world, then comes SoundCloud. About monetary gain, nothing can change it. Some people produces for love, others for money, and the major part for both.
9. How many shows have you played? Any festivals?
Many places, and I just closed my first international show two days ago. Will be a electronic music festival in Mexico at december. I'm very excited to it! Will be awesome.
10. What other producers do you admire in the current electronic music scene?
Infected Mushroom, Bizzare Contact, Electro Sun. These ones are my Top 3. Infected Mushroom first.
11. I really like your dubstep/psytrance track, Do you agree with me that dubstep really is a special genre because it has become so versatile and is increasingly so?
Absolutely! I've heard a lot of Dubstep tracks in the past few days, and all of then is different each other. Completely different styles in the same genre.
12. What producers inspired you to producer the music you produce?
I can say the same three I said before (Infected Mushroom, Bizzare Contact and Electro Sun), plus Red Hot Chili Peppers. They are not electronic producers but I just love their music since I started to play guitar eleven years ago.
14. Have you collaborated with any other producers? If not, do you plan to?
Yes, I did with some friends like Static Insane (Which one is coming with me to Mexico in december), Solaris and Eric Farias (Upcoming Electro House artist! Remember this name!).
15. What are you working on currently that is not released yet to sound cloud?
I have a important track called "Like an Angel" that isn't on SoundCloud. Today it's my mainly track at the shows. Have a strong voice line and I love it hahaha.
Music I discovered today
http://soundcloud.com/billain
This first artist is a Neurofunk producer, They are amazing!!!
http://soundcloud.com/bicba-dub
This is Serbian dubstep, extremely fucking unique!!
http://soundcloud.com/sven-nalis
Some cool liquid dnb from Croatia
http://soundcloud.com/krakota
Its a great day from drum n bass i guess!!
http://soundcloud.com/manifest
MORE DRUM N BASS FROM THE UK!!
http://soundcloud.com/shadybrain
Shady Brain RADIO!!
http://soundcloud.com/metalheadz
MORE DNB
http://soundcloud.com/psidream
Some really trippy DNB from Canada
http://soundcloud.com/cutline
Some UK Dubstep, how much UK Dubstep have we heard at this point? LOL
http://soundcloud.com/ney-faustini
Funky House music from Sao Paulo, Brazil
http://soundcloud.com/findpro
Hip hop from the Bronx yo!!
http://soundcloud.com/cohke
His music is addictive; eNLGISH RAP RULESS
http://soundcloud.com/ariok
EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS!!
http://soundcloud.com/nook-and-the-crannies
TOTALLY UNRELATED BUT IM DIGGIN IT!
http://soundcloud.com/spankbass
SPANK MY BASS AND TIE ME UP!!
http://soundcloud.com/kajj
JUNGLE
http://soundcloud.com/lab51rat
I went to Marseille, I shoulda hit him up
http://soundcloud.com/booker-eforik
Techno is coming back in the biggest way
http://soundcloud.com/hoo_loo_voo
I wish Dom was here to shuffle to this!!
http://soundcloud.com/maxmd
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO QUEBEC!
http://soundcloud.com/vitality
I'd say Hardcore has a lot of vitality!!
http://soundcloud.com/retriever
BRAIN MELTING MUSIC
http://soundcloud.com/chimik
FRANCE IS AWESOME!
http://soundcloud.com/the_grim_speaker
WHAT A GREAT NAME!
http://soundcloud.com/twistedbrain74
I told you techno is coming back!!
http://soundcloud.com/charliekane
MY NAME IS CHARLES FOSTER KANE!! ROSEBUD!!
http://soundcloud.com/antrik
THE BASS
http://soundcloud.com/blastaguyz
BASSLINE
http://soundcloud.com/psykosis
I really like this....
http://soundcloud.com/padlock
This is cool....
http://soundcloud.com/amen-tal
I am really growing keen interest for Jungle!!
http://soundcloud.com/dr-um
More Jungle!
http://soundcloud.com/starry-eyes
DUB DUB DUB
This first artist is a Neurofunk producer, They are amazing!!!
http://soundcloud.com/bicba-dub
This is Serbian dubstep, extremely fucking unique!!
http://soundcloud.com/sven-nalis
Some cool liquid dnb from Croatia
http://soundcloud.com/krakota
Its a great day from drum n bass i guess!!
http://soundcloud.com/manifest
MORE DRUM N BASS FROM THE UK!!
http://soundcloud.com/shadybrain
Shady Brain RADIO!!
http://soundcloud.com/metalheadz
MORE DNB
http://soundcloud.com/psidream
Some really trippy DNB from Canada
http://soundcloud.com/cutline
Some UK Dubstep, how much UK Dubstep have we heard at this point? LOL
http://soundcloud.com/ney-faustini
Funky House music from Sao Paulo, Brazil
http://soundcloud.com/findpro
Hip hop from the Bronx yo!!
http://soundcloud.com/cohke
His music is addictive; eNLGISH RAP RULESS
http://soundcloud.com/ariok
EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS!!
http://soundcloud.com/nook-and-the-crannies
TOTALLY UNRELATED BUT IM DIGGIN IT!
http://soundcloud.com/spankbass
SPANK MY BASS AND TIE ME UP!!
http://soundcloud.com/kajj
JUNGLE
http://soundcloud.com/lab51rat
I went to Marseille, I shoulda hit him up
http://soundcloud.com/booker-eforik
Techno is coming back in the biggest way
http://soundcloud.com/hoo_loo_voo
I wish Dom was here to shuffle to this!!
http://soundcloud.com/maxmd
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO QUEBEC!
http://soundcloud.com/vitality
I'd say Hardcore has a lot of vitality!!
http://soundcloud.com/retriever
BRAIN MELTING MUSIC
http://soundcloud.com/chimik
FRANCE IS AWESOME!
http://soundcloud.com/the_grim_speaker
WHAT A GREAT NAME!
http://soundcloud.com/twistedbrain74
I told you techno is coming back!!
http://soundcloud.com/charliekane
MY NAME IS CHARLES FOSTER KANE!! ROSEBUD!!
http://soundcloud.com/antrik
THE BASS
http://soundcloud.com/blastaguyz
BASSLINE
http://soundcloud.com/psykosis
I really like this....
http://soundcloud.com/padlock
This is cool....
http://soundcloud.com/amen-tal
I am really growing keen interest for Jungle!!
http://soundcloud.com/dr-um
More Jungle!
http://soundcloud.com/starry-eyes
DUB DUB DUB
DEATHSTEP!! WOOT WOOT!!
http://soundcloud.com/mantisdubstep
This producer from Atlanta is flat out amazing. I have a keen ear for deathstep. I am really intrigued by the Excision Subsonic remix. Very hard and heavy. I really like how dubstep has become integrated with death metal. Dubstep within itself has many qualities that run parallel to metal.
TOTALLY UNRELATED RANTS:
For everything to exist as it is it has to be a complete, interconnected system of everything that every was, will be, and is, down to the smallest aspect and to the largest scale. But being of infinite amount of decimal places and numerical places, there is no smallest or largest aspect therefore it keeps going and that is why everything exists as it does. It is one thing...
This producer from Atlanta is flat out amazing. I have a keen ear for deathstep. I am really intrigued by the Excision Subsonic remix. Very hard and heavy. I really like how dubstep has become integrated with death metal. Dubstep within itself has many qualities that run parallel to metal.
TOTALLY UNRELATED RANTS:
For everything to exist as it is it has to be a complete, interconnected system of everything that every was, will be, and is, down to the smallest aspect and to the largest scale. But being of infinite amount of decimal places and numerical places, there is no smallest or largest aspect therefore it keeps going and that is why everything exists as it does. It is one thing...
Drum N' Bass
It seems today being dubstep is becoming the main focus in the electronic music scene, drum n bass seems to be on a lower radar lately. Today I discovered a mainly dnb producer that I really like. A lot of drum n bass being produced now is too low key for me. I prefer drum n bass that is more bassy and more active. Drum n bass that is closer evolved to dubstep- i.e. Dieselboy's newest mix. This drum n bass producer I discovered is called Ekol. They are out of Britain, and their tracks are very smooth but very active, as drum n bass should be.
http://soundcloud.com/ekol
http://soundcloud.com/ekol
Monday, April 25, 2011
Interview with Distrikt
Distrikt is a dubstep producer from the Netherlands whom I discovered via sound cloud.
1. How would you describe your music? How would you descibe both your method and and attitude towards producing electronic music?
A: I would describe my style as next generation dubstep. I always try to add new and unusual elements to my tracks, To my opinion straight up wubs are overdone.. you dont hear much musicality anymore. Producers now a days spend more time on the technical stuff, instead of working on the arrangement and making it sound like music..
2. What program(s) do you use for production?
A: I use a lot of different sequencers while making my tracks. I personally love to make some sounds first in Ableton Live or Fl Studio. and then render them out as wav so i can tweak around with them a litte more, When i record my vocals or doing a mixdown I use Logic or either Protools. Then you get that quality sound!
3. How long have you been producing?
A: I've Been producing since i was a little kid. I think i was 11. Spending days on making Hiphop Beats and producing styles such as Breakcore, Drum and Bass, Ambient, Minimal, Dancehall, Reggae and so on.. i also played in a lot of bands in different genres such as : Funk, Nu-metal, Soul, Ska, Reggae. With singing, keys, drums and percussion as my main instruments.
This is what i try to bring forward in my music. i try to approach dubstep more as a song in the arrangement then just straight up Intro... Drop... Kick in...16bars..intro... drop...
4. What inspired you to make electronic music?
A: I started with making electronic music because of my bands. I always had riffs and lines in my head which i could'nt explain to others. This frustrated me so much that I started my own one-man -band.. recording everything myself.
5. How is the electronic music scene in the Netherlands?
A: There is a very broad electronic scene In The Netherlands. On this moment the most popular styles in music are Dirty Dutch, House, Fidget and Dubstep. I love the dubstep and fidget crowd the most coz they usually go bananas ;)
6. What would you say is the most popular sub genre in the electronic music scene in the Netherlands?
A: Electro/House
7. Are you connected?
A: Yes always have been. nationally and internationally.
8. Do you feel that the uprising of technology via the internet via sound cloud could spark a possible cultural revolution being sound cloud is a growing community of producers that produce their music out of shear ambition and not for the purpose of monetary gain?
A: The Internet has really helped me to get where I am now. Good producers always have to charge money for their work. coz it's their work and they need to make a living as well.
I think it's fine that beginners get their chances to drop their music online and let others check it out and comment on it. Though i think that if you dont have any musicality in you, that you should'nt pollute the scene with it, coz you get so much more crap on the market by making it this easy to spread you music. Wait till you know you've got a killertrack that is well mixed and well produced. You'll have so much more in hands then.
9. How many shows have you played? Any festivals?
A: With my bands i played on a lot of festivals. But this is the first year i'm going to be spinning records on festivals worldwide.
As a Dj i have done like 65 Gigs now. coz this is the first year I'm actually doing gigs as a DJ
10. What other producers do you admire in the current electronic music scene?
A: I'm a underground music lover but also like the upcoming artists, shout out to : Sinister Souls, Robokop, Affe Maria, Zjasp-Air, Devnik, Eptic, Jogo, Torqux, Stereologue, Kaizoku,
My unchanged personal favorites remained the same : NOISIA! The best in sounddesign mixdowns and arrangements to my opinion.
11. Do you agree with me that dubstep really is a special genre because it has become so versatile and is increasingly so?
A: Yes, What I love about Dubstep the most is that I can go in different ways with each track.. sometimes i have a track and i just make 4 versions of it and then decide which version i'm using.
12. What producers inspired you to producer the music you produce?
A: Producers like Dimlite, Louis Bordeaux, Broken Note, Trentemoller, J.Dilla and Flying Lotus
13. Would you say your strengths lie in mixing or producing?
A: Then I would say producing. I do all my mixdowns myself as well, and even tho I let my tracks being mastered, for some reason i always like my own version the most.
But because i spend so much time with my bands back in the days i have som many different approaches to a song which really helps me in the proces of the making.
14. Have you collaborated with any other producers? If not, do you plan to?
A: Yes done lots of collabs. Have an E.P. Coming up With Robokop (FIRE EP) Forthcoming on MWM-Recordings (NL). Also an E.P. Coming with my crazy ape Affe Maria Forthcoming on Betamorph recordings (USA) I recently did a couple of tracks with Zjasp-Air, One of them (Printer Drive-By) is now out on Chronos Recordings(UK) On the Farmville EP. Also have an EP upcoming with Torrid Dubstep from Belgium. (Basscake EP) More info about that soon. also plan to do collabs soon with N1cksn, Sinister Souls, Sterelogue, Korkey Buchek and more...
15. What are you working on currently that is not released yet to sound cloud?
A: Im working on a lot of new things but i'm not telling you yet. What i will tell you is that I recently did a 5 track EP for an artist who you will here about in the upcoming months.
I will also be giving away some fresh Freebees soon so be on the look out! ;)
16. What are your thoughts on your preference program for producing music?
A: Like i said i'm using multiple sequencers so every one has its ups and downs..
17. What equipment do you use to dj?
A: Pioneer Cdj 350's White editions and a Reloop RMX-40 DSP LTD (Mixer). Can also spin with traktor But i don't like that as much as the feel of Cd's or either vinyl. I think traktor is more for the deejays that cant count theirselfs. Being like SYNC SYNC SYNC SYNC and then still " trainwrecking" in every transition...
18. How socially accepted/popular is electronic music in your area?
A: When I spin in The Netherlands i always get a decent crowd bangin with me.. 2 months ago when the farmville e.p. got released My label came up to me with the question if they could do my gigs in the future. so then i will be spinning more through Europe. In my hometown I always get the crowd going :)
19. How do you feel about the status quo of planet earth?
A: Que? Dubstep is taking over! Keep it filthy but keep it musical as well! PO!
1. How would you describe your music? How would you descibe both your method and and attitude towards producing electronic music?
A: I would describe my style as next generation dubstep. I always try to add new and unusual elements to my tracks, To my opinion straight up wubs are overdone.. you dont hear much musicality anymore. Producers now a days spend more time on the technical stuff, instead of working on the arrangement and making it sound like music..
2. What program(s) do you use for production?
A: I use a lot of different sequencers while making my tracks. I personally love to make some sounds first in Ableton Live or Fl Studio. and then render them out as wav so i can tweak around with them a litte more, When i record my vocals or doing a mixdown I use Logic or either Protools. Then you get that quality sound!
3. How long have you been producing?
A: I've Been producing since i was a little kid. I think i was 11. Spending days on making Hiphop Beats and producing styles such as Breakcore, Drum and Bass, Ambient, Minimal, Dancehall, Reggae and so on.. i also played in a lot of bands in different genres such as : Funk, Nu-metal, Soul, Ska, Reggae. With singing, keys, drums and percussion as my main instruments.
This is what i try to bring forward in my music. i try to approach dubstep more as a song in the arrangement then just straight up Intro... Drop... Kick in...16bars..intro... drop...
4. What inspired you to make electronic music?
A: I started with making electronic music because of my bands. I always had riffs and lines in my head which i could'nt explain to others. This frustrated me so much that I started my own one-man -band.. recording everything myself.
5. How is the electronic music scene in the Netherlands?
A: There is a very broad electronic scene In The Netherlands. On this moment the most popular styles in music are Dirty Dutch, House, Fidget and Dubstep. I love the dubstep and fidget crowd the most coz they usually go bananas ;)
6. What would you say is the most popular sub genre in the electronic music scene in the Netherlands?
A: Electro/House
7. Are you connected?
A: Yes always have been. nationally and internationally.
8. Do you feel that the uprising of technology via the internet via sound cloud could spark a possible cultural revolution being sound cloud is a growing community of producers that produce their music out of shear ambition and not for the purpose of monetary gain?
A: The Internet has really helped me to get where I am now. Good producers always have to charge money for their work. coz it's their work and they need to make a living as well.
I think it's fine that beginners get their chances to drop their music online and let others check it out and comment on it. Though i think that if you dont have any musicality in you, that you should'nt pollute the scene with it, coz you get so much more crap on the market by making it this easy to spread you music. Wait till you know you've got a killertrack that is well mixed and well produced. You'll have so much more in hands then.
9. How many shows have you played? Any festivals?
A: With my bands i played on a lot of festivals. But this is the first year i'm going to be spinning records on festivals worldwide.
As a Dj i have done like 65 Gigs now. coz this is the first year I'm actually doing gigs as a DJ
10. What other producers do you admire in the current electronic music scene?
A: I'm a underground music lover but also like the upcoming artists, shout out to : Sinister Souls, Robokop, Affe Maria, Zjasp-Air, Devnik, Eptic, Jogo, Torqux, Stereologue, Kaizoku,
My unchanged personal favorites remained the same : NOISIA! The best in sounddesign mixdowns and arrangements to my opinion.
11. Do you agree with me that dubstep really is a special genre because it has become so versatile and is increasingly so?
A: Yes, What I love about Dubstep the most is that I can go in different ways with each track.. sometimes i have a track and i just make 4 versions of it and then decide which version i'm using.
12. What producers inspired you to producer the music you produce?
A: Producers like Dimlite, Louis Bordeaux, Broken Note, Trentemoller, J.Dilla and Flying Lotus
13. Would you say your strengths lie in mixing or producing?
A: Then I would say producing. I do all my mixdowns myself as well, and even tho I let my tracks being mastered, for some reason i always like my own version the most.
But because i spend so much time with my bands back in the days i have som many different approaches to a song which really helps me in the proces of the making.
14. Have you collaborated with any other producers? If not, do you plan to?
A: Yes done lots of collabs. Have an E.P. Coming up With Robokop (FIRE EP) Forthcoming on MWM-Recordings (NL). Also an E.P. Coming with my crazy ape Affe Maria Forthcoming on Betamorph recordings (USA) I recently did a couple of tracks with Zjasp-Air, One of them (Printer Drive-By) is now out on Chronos Recordings(UK) On the Farmville EP. Also have an EP upcoming with Torrid Dubstep from Belgium. (Basscake EP) More info about that soon. also plan to do collabs soon with N1cksn, Sinister Souls, Sterelogue, Korkey Buchek and more...
15. What are you working on currently that is not released yet to sound cloud?
A: Im working on a lot of new things but i'm not telling you yet. What i will tell you is that I recently did a 5 track EP for an artist who you will here about in the upcoming months.
I will also be giving away some fresh Freebees soon so be on the look out! ;)
16. What are your thoughts on your preference program for producing music?
A: Like i said i'm using multiple sequencers so every one has its ups and downs..
17. What equipment do you use to dj?
A: Pioneer Cdj 350's White editions and a Reloop RMX-40 DSP LTD (Mixer). Can also spin with traktor But i don't like that as much as the feel of Cd's or either vinyl. I think traktor is more for the deejays that cant count theirselfs. Being like SYNC SYNC SYNC SYNC and then still " trainwrecking" in every transition...
18. How socially accepted/popular is electronic music in your area?
A: When I spin in The Netherlands i always get a decent crowd bangin with me.. 2 months ago when the farmville e.p. got released My label came up to me with the question if they could do my gigs in the future. so then i will be spinning more through Europe. In my hometown I always get the crowd going :)
19. How do you feel about the status quo of planet earth?
A: Que? Dubstep is taking over! Keep it filthy but keep it musical as well! PO!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Interview With Rob Kral
1. How would you describe your music? How would you descibe both your method and and attitude towards producing electronic music?
A: I like to think of my music as being very experimental, I like having no boundaries and being able to do what I want to do, which is the beauty computer based music these days, the sky is the limit. As for my attitude I just hop on and do my thing! But in all seriousness meditating actually helps me a lot.
2. What program(s) do you use for production?
A: For my main production I use Logic Pro 9, how ever I will use fruity loops at times to WAV things over to Logic. I also have Ableton 8 but I haven’t had the time to use it yet unfortunately.
3. How long have you been producing?
A:I didn’t hop on the computer until about 3 years ago, but I’ve been making music for over 8 years now. First instrument I picked up was a guitar, it’s incredible where music will take you.
4. What inspired you to make electronic music?
A:Pretty much everything has inspired me to make this kind of music (especially living in Chi-town), everything is changing and it’s never easy to say what will happen next which gives it that thrill. Like I said before the sky is the limit with this style of music because you can go in any direction possible.
5. How is the electronic music scene in Chicago?
The electronic scene in Chicago right now is MASSIVE there are little dubsteppers everywhere! I’m constantly getting show invites on facebook of all sorts of artists coming through here which is dope. Several times weekly there are artists of all kinds from all over the world. Chicago is the perfect place for music because EVERYTHING that come through this city, were like a big hurricane of music sucking things in and spitting new things out.
6. What would you say is the most popular sub genre in the electronic music scene in Chicago?
I would definitely say dubstep and glitch but of course it’s not limited to just that, although jam bands are making a great come back as well.
7, Are you strongly connected within your local community of producers and djs? Nationally? Internationally?
I try to make as many contacts as I can, especially when going to shows and meeting new artists. The great thing about this city ( in this scene) is that almost everybody knows each other, it’s really beautiful.
8. Do you feel that the uprising of technology via the internet via sound cloud could spark a possible cultural revolution being sound cloud is a growing community of producers that produce their music out of shear ambition and not for the purpose of monetary gain?
I sure hope so! Soundcloud has done a lot for me, it’s very inspiring to hear peoples wacky tunes from the other side of the world, all for free too. I highly expect it to keep growing and soon blow up into something bigger. It gives everyone the chance to share what they have created musically.
9. How many shows have you played? Any festivals?
I haven’t played any major shows, no festivals. I’m mainly strictly production at this point in time so I can perfect my sound, (i’m very anal about it and over analyze everything till I get it where I want it) With the contacts I’ve made I can expect to be throwing down at the clubs in the next year just in time for 2012..
10. What other producers do you admire in the current electronic music scene?
I would say Freddy Todd(glitch) because he’s become so much in such a short amount of time, really amazing what the guy can do to sound. If you haven’t heard of his stuff you should totally check it out.
11. Do you agree with me that dubstep really is a special genre because it has become so versatile and is increasingly so?
I totally agree. It’s flooding the world!
12. What producers inspired you to producer the music you produce?
Almost everyone I’ve ever listened to has been my inspiration, the people I look up to are Eskmo and Amon Tobin because they approach their music in such a beautiful way that it’s really indescribable. They take random natural everyday sounds and turn them into works of art. I could probably fart into a microphone and they would turn it into something awesome as fuck!
13. Would you say your strengths lie in mixing or producing?
My strength is definitely with producing, I haven’t had much time to mess around with the Dj aspect of my music.
14. Have you collaborated with any other producers? If not, do you plan to?
I mainly collab with my good friends, I really hope I get to to do some collaborations with people I really admire in the future!
15. What are you working on currently that is not released yet to sound cloud?
I’ve been getting into field recording, just recording natural sounds and turning it into something awesome. (more like sound FX and trippy things to add to my music)
16. What are your thoughts on your preference program for producing music?
I was first introduced to logic so thats why I stick with it, you can do SO much in this program, I just don’t see my self moving on to something else entirely. But it’s all a matter of what your comfortable with.
17. What equipment do you use to dj?
Well I’m not really Djing right now, but my main tool is my Korg nano Kontrol and my Akai MPK25 which is truly an awesome machine. I also recently just picked up a mic made by BLUE so I can make my own samples and field record. But all in all it’s not about the gear you have it’s weather or not you know how to use it.
18. How socially accepted/popular is electronic music in your area?
I live in the north shore, so it’s finally just starting to leak it’s way up here but it’s really down town where it pops.
19. How do you feel about the status quo of planet earth?
Complete shit. Not to offend anyone. But something inside me is keeping me going and making me extremely anxious for something big to come. People seem to becoming more aware of whats going on around them and this is good. I hope the best for planet earth. I hope to see aliens very soon as well ;)
http://soundcloud.com/rob-kral
A: I like to think of my music as being very experimental, I like having no boundaries and being able to do what I want to do, which is the beauty computer based music these days, the sky is the limit. As for my attitude I just hop on and do my thing! But in all seriousness meditating actually helps me a lot.
2. What program(s) do you use for production?
A: For my main production I use Logic Pro 9, how ever I will use fruity loops at times to WAV things over to Logic. I also have Ableton 8 but I haven’t had the time to use it yet unfortunately.
3. How long have you been producing?
A:I didn’t hop on the computer until about 3 years ago, but I’ve been making music for over 8 years now. First instrument I picked up was a guitar, it’s incredible where music will take you.
4. What inspired you to make electronic music?
A:Pretty much everything has inspired me to make this kind of music (especially living in Chi-town), everything is changing and it’s never easy to say what will happen next which gives it that thrill. Like I said before the sky is the limit with this style of music because you can go in any direction possible.
5. How is the electronic music scene in Chicago?
The electronic scene in Chicago right now is MASSIVE there are little dubsteppers everywhere! I’m constantly getting show invites on facebook of all sorts of artists coming through here which is dope. Several times weekly there are artists of all kinds from all over the world. Chicago is the perfect place for music because EVERYTHING that come through this city, were like a big hurricane of music sucking things in and spitting new things out.
6. What would you say is the most popular sub genre in the electronic music scene in Chicago?
I would definitely say dubstep and glitch but of course it’s not limited to just that, although jam bands are making a great come back as well.
7, Are you strongly connected within your local community of producers and djs? Nationally? Internationally?
I try to make as many contacts as I can, especially when going to shows and meeting new artists. The great thing about this city ( in this scene) is that almost everybody knows each other, it’s really beautiful.
8. Do you feel that the uprising of technology via the internet via sound cloud could spark a possible cultural revolution being sound cloud is a growing community of producers that produce their music out of shear ambition and not for the purpose of monetary gain?
I sure hope so! Soundcloud has done a lot for me, it’s very inspiring to hear peoples wacky tunes from the other side of the world, all for free too. I highly expect it to keep growing and soon blow up into something bigger. It gives everyone the chance to share what they have created musically.
9. How many shows have you played? Any festivals?
I haven’t played any major shows, no festivals. I’m mainly strictly production at this point in time so I can perfect my sound, (i’m very anal about it and over analyze everything till I get it where I want it) With the contacts I’ve made I can expect to be throwing down at the clubs in the next year just in time for 2012..
10. What other producers do you admire in the current electronic music scene?
I would say Freddy Todd(glitch) because he’s become so much in such a short amount of time, really amazing what the guy can do to sound. If you haven’t heard of his stuff you should totally check it out.
11. Do you agree with me that dubstep really is a special genre because it has become so versatile and is increasingly so?
I totally agree. It’s flooding the world!
12. What producers inspired you to producer the music you produce?
Almost everyone I’ve ever listened to has been my inspiration, the people I look up to are Eskmo and Amon Tobin because they approach their music in such a beautiful way that it’s really indescribable. They take random natural everyday sounds and turn them into works of art. I could probably fart into a microphone and they would turn it into something awesome as fuck!
13. Would you say your strengths lie in mixing or producing?
My strength is definitely with producing, I haven’t had much time to mess around with the Dj aspect of my music.
14. Have you collaborated with any other producers? If not, do you plan to?
I mainly collab with my good friends, I really hope I get to to do some collaborations with people I really admire in the future!
15. What are you working on currently that is not released yet to sound cloud?
I’ve been getting into field recording, just recording natural sounds and turning it into something awesome. (more like sound FX and trippy things to add to my music)
16. What are your thoughts on your preference program for producing music?
I was first introduced to logic so thats why I stick with it, you can do SO much in this program, I just don’t see my self moving on to something else entirely. But it’s all a matter of what your comfortable with.
17. What equipment do you use to dj?
Well I’m not really Djing right now, but my main tool is my Korg nano Kontrol and my Akai MPK25 which is truly an awesome machine. I also recently just picked up a mic made by BLUE so I can make my own samples and field record. But all in all it’s not about the gear you have it’s weather or not you know how to use it.
18. How socially accepted/popular is electronic music in your area?
I live in the north shore, so it’s finally just starting to leak it’s way up here but it’s really down town where it pops.
19. How do you feel about the status quo of planet earth?
Complete shit. Not to offend anyone. But something inside me is keeping me going and making me extremely anxious for something big to come. People seem to becoming more aware of whats going on around them and this is good. I hope the best for planet earth. I hope to see aliens very soon as well ;)
http://soundcloud.com/rob-kral
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