I met Henry (Shlohmo) at Decibel Festival 2010..he had just played his set for the Modeselektor/Mount Kimbie showcase at Neumos. This a 21+ show, he is not 21..so he was outside once his performance was over..so lame! BUT, I wouldn’t have been able to talk to him for a bit, and now, bring you this blog post, so here’s to that!

Artist: Shlohmo | Song: Sippy Cup by Disco Droppings

I like his loose, spaced-out way of putting music together..

INTERVIEW.

1. Is there a certain kind of theme or idea your developing with Shlohmo?

no, it just gets weirder as time goes on.

2. My friends and I are moving ourselves into the Seattle music scene, especially for electronic music I think it’s right on the edge of really coming together..what would you suggest to young producer/Dj’s like myself, being in an area where electronic music isn’t fully developed and embraced (like LA)?

just keep doin your thing. get weird. keep it truth. don’t try to blend in or make something because you think it’ll be perceived well. make shit for yourself but keep going to shows and get inspired. i dunno, if the scene’s small enough, eventually you start to meet people. i dunno if there’s a set of rules for this one. just keep doin what you do and the rest will follow if it’s meant to happen.

Artist: Jed and Lucia | Song: April Showers (Shlohmo Remix) by Disco Droppings

3. Within the beat scene music their are so many little things to listen to, lots of crumpling, bubbling, squeezing and such..when it comes to the atmosphere in the your songs, how do they come together? Is it lots of effects going and just listening for the weird sounds to come out?

a lot of field recording. i barely even use digital elements or samples anymore. i end up sampling myself. looking for weird sounds that i like in random objects on my desk. i just build on shit until the song sounds like a complete object to me. or the opposite, depending on what i’m going for.

4. Who are some artists from different genres that you feel you have a connection with? People with a similar mindset that just comes out in a very different style of music..

nite jewel, lil b, how to dress well, dog bite. a lot of different shit. i definitely listen to that shit now more than any beat stuff.

5. What’s the best show you’ve been to in the past 6 months? What really stood out to you?

fuck. i played with mount kimbie again down in LA, 2 days after decibel. best show i’ve seen in a long time. it was in a theater with a big ass movie screen behind the performers and my friend Strangeloop was doing visuals. it was just the perfect setting for that kind of music. and their set really fucked up my head. made me want to start all over again.

www.myspace.com/shlomoshun

www.wediditcollective.com/

twitter.com/SHLOHMO

www.facebook.com/pages/Shlohmo/215424843565

-P

time to slow things down.. let’s be sexy now.

This World Soundcloud Beat Battle 9 – SeePM 1 by SeePM

hailing from London, groove with SeePM..ahh soo excited about this one..

INTERVIEW.

1. This be some super funky stuff! How do you harness that fresh breezy mentality?

Possibly because making it puts me in such a good mood. I think it’s impossible to be unhappy while producing a funk tune. My background is in jazz and improvisation – so the way I make stuff is to just jam to a beat or a sample until something sticks. It’s a lot of fun and I hope that comes across in the sound.

2. What show first got you real excited to become a producer?

Hard to say really. I first started making tunes when I was 14 on a Technics midi sequencer keyboard I bought after we had used them in some classes at school. Real cheesy shit. But I guess I really started to focus on making music properly last year when I saw Hudson Mohawke support Prefuse 73 in Islington. That shit blew my mind – it was at the time of his Polyfolk Dance EP and I had never heard that off beat ‘beats’ sound before (I know, I’m a proper late comer). So I just thought, ‘I’ve got to try and make stuff like this’.

*for those who arent familiar with Prefuse and Hudson..

3. Some of these tunes sound like epic movie soundtracks..any films that inspire SeePM?

More video games than films actually. The Final Fantasy series for example – those soundtracks are amazing.

4. Did it take a while to develop such an expansive sound?

Well it has never really been a conscious thing, so I’m not sure. But my mum is a pianist so I was brought up on a lot of classical music at home and at school. I guess that in some part might have influenced the sounds I choose and the way I arrange them. But I’m definitely still developing.

Bike Boogy Take 1 (Rough Version) by SeePM

SeePM – Bears Eat Beats (SCBB7) by SeePM

5. Have you done many collaborations? How have these differed from SeePM?

Yeah. I love to collab, it’s a lot of fun. I’ve been making music with a friend from uni for a while now under the name of Bohko. It’s a lot more chilled out and electronic than the stuff I do on my own. Plus Joe is a genius at making all the subtle textural glitchy sounds that add a whole new level to the sound. We have recently put out a free EP called Sulis, which you can check here:

http://bohko.bandcamp.com

I’ve also done a few bits with some MCs. Here’s a tune I did with Ax Butane:

http://soundcloud.com/axbutane/seepm-no-amor-feat-ax-butane

It’s still uncompleted, but Ax’s flow is always on point.

6. For those young producers out there like myself, what’s kept you going as an artist? What do you say to the ones who are really excited to produce, but haven’t gotten their sound quite yet?

Stay excited. I mean I feel like I’m still finding my sound, but the reason my music sounds the way it does is because of how much fun it is to make. I think it was Flying Lotus that said in an interview a while back that he is never happier than when he is in the lab making beats. I’d agree with that.

7. Any last words?

Thanks to you and anyone else that takes the time to check out my music.

Also writing this prompted me to put on Polkdadot Blues (from Polyfolk Dance) again, so thanks. I’m at work and it’s lunchtime in the office – I’m now nodding like crazy by myself.

Robin Squirrel Blackbird by SeePM

http://soundcloud.com/seepm

http://twitter.com/SeePM

-P

hi.

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doesn’t have to be so hard

Damn Kanye West. A movie?! I’m down to watch. Keep pushin’ man, always thought you were something grand.

http://www.vevo.com/VideoPlayer/Embedded?videoId=USUV71002509&playlist=false&autoplay=0&playerId=62FF0A5C-0D9E-4AC1-AF04-1D9E97EE3961&playerType=embedded&env=0

whooaaaa 3 posts in one day..yahhhhhhhhh

LAUGHING FOX – showcasing some of his snazzy video talent, putting you right in the party.

4. Any last words?

Ya, if anyone fancies themselves handy with a video camera, we should talk. If I’m going to be able to pull off the vision I have for all this – I’m going to need ALOT more angles. HaHa

http://www.youtube.com/user/coldradio89

HIT THIS GUY UP VIDEO PEOPLE.

P.S. There is one more Freaknight video on the way from Laughing Fox, this time I will be teaming up with him! Working on a big big mashup project to go along with his stunning footage keep an eye out!

and P.S.S. – I’ll be on the radio tonight! Providing you with some slick electronic music from 10Pm onto midnight with DJ Dorsia. Stream it on your computer while you get ready for the weekend..(click listen live!)

http://www.seattleu.edu/ksub/default.aspx?id=26824

pHANTOM out.

ok people. this is a fiery track. Lots of support from me on this Data Junkies remix! If you’re likin it..pick it up on soundcloud

BetatraXx-Drug Abuse (Data Junkies Remix) by Data Junkies

Here’s a tiny interview with Data Junkies..

“This remix is for a remix contest hosted by the group BetatraXx for their release Drug Abuse. I came across it and put in 14 hours on this remix the first day I started working on it. I did all of the production in Reason 4 and then once finished did a little mastering in Ableton. I feel like finishing this track was a big step for me from a production standpoint because I have a bad habit of starting a project and moving on to the next before i finish. Listening now there’s already so many things I wish I could add or make cooler but all in all i’m pretty happy with the track. Just hope everyone likes it and it does well in the contest.

My name is Nick Fisher and I’m 21 years old. I’ve been producing electronic music for almost 3 years now. I work as a Sound Engineer at a venue downtown called the King Cat Theater. I started out making more down tempo and trip hop style songs under the alias Obscura. The compilation ed rec. vol 2 is what totally changed my tastes and ambitions in music production. Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Skrillex (duh), Wolfgang Gartner, Bassnectar, Dirtyloud, Porter Robinson, Alex Mind & Far Too Loud (I could go on for awhile so i’ll just stop there). I’m hoping to release an EP soon containing 4 electro/dubstep tracks and one remix (not this one lol). In the meantime I’m just trying to play some more shows.”

Go get em’ Nick.

-P