Vortex IV - interview s Aphid Moon
U prilezitosti nadchazejici party Vortex s poradovym cislem IV jsme pro Vas pripravili rozhovor s hlavnim protagonistou Julesem Hammerem aka Aphid Moon. Interview je prozatim v puvodnim zneni bez titulku. Dabovana verze se objevi co nevidet:)
Hi Jules,
what about your summertime, where have you been? Which festivals have you visited?
I’ve had a pretty good summer I played in Copenhagen, Guatemala, Croatia,
Austria, Bologna Italy, "Life Fest" Ireland, "The Glade Fest" England, "The
Wickerman" Scotland, "Boom and Utopia" Portugal, "Kulu" Wales, "Eargasum"
Belgium, "Tribe of Frog" Bristol U.K., and Last week "Liquid Mystic" fest in
Columbia. I enjoyed all the traveling and gigs very much though the outdoors
being my favorites the highlight having to be the main psy stages at the
Glade. Wickerman and Boom. Though fantastic time was had at every party and
although some of the parties were not so big they easily made up for it with
vibe and spirit. Columbia was a great experience it is really another
beautiful South American country with a very friendly up for it growing
scene.
Have you ever been in Czech Republic? What crosses your mind if you hear
"Prague"?
I have visited Prague for a holiday with an old girlfriend about five years
ago. I remember it being a little cold but the beautiful classical
architecture and reputation for quality classical music left me with quite a
romantic feeling of the city. I enjoyed sitting in cosy taverns sampling the
tasty local dark and light beers though last time I missed out of the modern
music scene that is thriving there this time it will be a different
experience for sure.
How does psytrance scene in England look like?
The scene is very healthy at the moment we have our own licensed out door
fest in the Glade Fest, which this year attracted around 1200 people. In
London almost all the different styles from all around the Globe are
represented at the numerous club nights in London. There is a healthy squat
and free party scene always bubbling in the underground and new nights and
crews being created each year as another generation get involved. There are
regular label parties by the various different labels Old and new. There is
also a progressive scene that is ticking along nicely. So in London alone
you quite often have a choice of three or more parties to go to in one
weekend.
On top of this the scene had been blossoming throughout the country in the
north and up to Scotland and in the South West and Wales.
Down in the South West organisations such as Tribe of Frog in Bristol
regularly get 2000 to their nights each month. It’s great to be playing more
gigs within the country.
Which projects from scene do you respect most? Do you have some favorite?
I respect any of the acts, which got me into the music and are still
together today though I might not always be as enthusiastic about the
direction they have chosen. I generally go on whether I enjoy an individual
track I am not political in my taste so I choose on the basis of what I hear
my personal taste not who wrote the music. Production does play some part in
my taste but as long as it is not terrible then the vibe is more important.
I enjoy a lot of the music coming out from the second generation labels such
as Alchemy and Nano Records to which I’m signed. A lot of the music I play
is written by my peers in England who are all writing together and helping
each other there is a good feeling of community, which is beginning to span
generations. New acts are being created and improving their sound all the
time.
What kind of music do you listen, when you need to relax? What are your
favorite down tempo projects?
I have a broad taste in music from indie rock, contempory jazz, funk,
psychedelic rock, progressive trance, and breakbeat. I like to listen to
chillout with very few beats every night when I go to sleep at the moment my
favorites are Wabi, Flotation, Blue Moon Station, Sub Surfing, Alex
Paterson, Amorphous Androgynous, KLF and Brian Eno.
If you step back from your early tracks - what do you think about? Do you
listen to them sometimes?
I do listen to my early stuff now and again and occasionally play some out
though it tends to be the tracks, which the production is not so bad. I
often think the ideas are good but the production is terrible. I feel like
using today’s production tools, my knowledge and my ability to use them to
remaster them. This however is a time consuming business and you are better
off writing new tracks on the whole as this is what the labels and punters
really want besides it is invariably more interesting to create something
new.
Could you give us some link on your actual dj set?
I will try and do a new set sometime this week.
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