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INTERVIEW.

1. How were you introduced to electronic music?

I suppose my first time enjoying electronic music was listening to my Jock Jam CD’s when I was in 4th grade. Then it turned into Daft Punk, Prodigy, yeah, not a really impressive entrance. My introduction to this niche genre of electronic music was stumbling across Paul Slocum and his synthcart for the Atari 2600 (http://www.qotile.net/synth.html), Animal Style (http://filefreakout.com/animalstyle/), and x|k (http://www.wayfar.net/).

2. How has your music creation process developed over time?

Going way back I just played guitar for an arty punk band, which consisted of me thrashing on a couple of chords and making pterodactyl sounds with my collection of effect pedals. This unethical approach to music just kind of evolved into me discovering music made on trackers. Started with Famitracker, wrote a couple of CD’s of material for the NES. Picked up LSDJ for the Gameboy, and have been doing that ever since. Something about writing/performing music on real hardware spoke to me and my old knob twisting days.

3. Currently, who are some of your favorite artists?

An artist that I respect the most out of my library has to Justin Broadrick, especially Jesu. I tend to listen to long, strung out music more than “dancey” music, though it still can inspiring within it’s own rights. To give you an idea: Eluvium, Nero’s Day at Disneyland, Mogwai, M83, Flying Lotus, Alex Mauer, GOTO80, Xiu Xiu, New Order, Hella, Eat Rabbit, Stay Ali, Cerror, Cheap Dinosaurs, and so many
more.

4. What is the electronic scene like in your part of Olympia?

I don’t live in Olympia anymore (Tacoma), but I wasn’t really a part of a scene, unless an handful of friends throwing shows in a basement counts. Seattle seems to be dying at a slow rate, though I hope Infradead, McFiredrill, and I will jumpstart the lo-fi electronics with our upcoming Shiftwave. The Portland electronic scene is alive and kicking, and keeps me coming back every time I’m booked for a Reactionary event.

Drop by one of his upcoming shows!

5/5 Cinco De Mayo @ Denny’s (Lakewood, Wa)
5/7 Reactionary (Portland, Or)
5/29 R.O.S.S.FEST @ The Fort (Olympia, Wa)
6/26 Shiftwave as Boys Club (Seattle, Wa)
8/25 Milestone Club W/ Wet Mango (Charlotte, NC)

www.superbutton.net/chumba.php

www.myspace.com/ovenrake

I really dig this guys musik…hella dig.

INTERVIEW.

1. How were you first introduced to electronic music?

I guess all of us ’80’s-born-children have never not been surrounded by electronic music. Whether it be the games we played or the god awful commercials aired on the Television. But for me, I didn’t really begin to “see” all that noise as stimulating music until I was in the 7th grade (13/14 years old) when a friend of mine’s older sister traded me a Nine Inch Nails disc for Aphex Twin’s RDJ album. I believe for whatever reason, the Universe wanted me to listen to this music and learn from it. And that I did. For the next 10 years I would listen to music alike in awe, imagining how one could put such intricate designs together. It wasn’t until summer 2005 when I first began creating my own productions. Stumbling over techniques I had only thought of, I found a German program called Ableton would allow me to make most of my “messy ideas” and turn them into something real I and others could listen to, and heck maybe even enjoy. So, after spending about two years making dogshit, I finally began to make songs that sounded almost like unique pieces of work.

2. Your sound has an interesting fusion of blissed out hip-hop and, r&b and electronic sounds-who are some of your big influences?

As a young boy growing up with two older brothers when hip-hop was at it’s boom boom stage, inevitably i was going to hear a lot of both hip-hop AND r&b. sayin? Now, it’s like I can’t help it. Sometimes (most of the time) I just like to make a nice hip-hop beat to toss around.

3. What the electronic music scene like in your area?

I am currently attending a school in the U.S. /WA. However, if your referring to where I stay in tokyo…. thats a whole ‘nuther lonnng story (^-^)/

4. Big plans for the rest of 2010?

2010 holds a lot in store for both Pressure Suit as well as my rock band (One Carper Green) we have shows booked throughout Japan for September-Oct that we are super excited for. Also too, I plan to release an actual Pressure Suit disc. Maybe full length maybe only a few songs…. I’ll let my buddies decide what songs they like and go from there.

http://www.myspace.com/pressuresuit

Dazed & Confused,

DJ Phantom

The Electric Margarita by Laughing Fox

“Picture yourself at a luau in Hawaii..walking up a volcano, you stare down into the lava..and dive right in.”

This be a quality mix!

DJ Phantom

Hello all the nu friends who stop by my blog! Came across a fun little electronic group! An intriguing musical salad of hip-hop, rock and electronica, FWW have been keeping people dancing across Michigan-glad to bring them over to Seattle..

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INTERVIEW.

1. How were you introduced to electronic music?

First and foremost we have to say that we love all kinds of music!! Last summer we decided to dive head first into the electronic sound. We’ve really been trying to learn the in’s and out’s of this genre because it is very complex. When we started working on “HipTRONica” (our lastest electronic-hiphop project) we began to listen to more types of electronica; dubstep, minimal, new disco, and techno. Some artists and DJs we enjoy would include: Daft Punk, Justice, Boy Noize, & A-Trak just to name a few. We anticipated the scene as one misunderstood and frequently judged. We didn’t want to be like many other artists who jump into a genre as a cliché. Its kind of like starting a hobby, say like photography. You may always like looking at pictures, but once u realize you have a knack for being behind the camera and the elements it consists of, it’s a whole different ball game. You fall in love with the art and craft..find new meaning to it. We’ve found a new element with our artistry in electronic music.

2. How has your music creation process developed over time?

Wow, it’s gone from recording with less than adequate computer mics, scavenging for free instrumentals online and sending back and forth material over a dial up connection TO recording in a professional studio, having exclusive beats made for us (and by us) and now we have a better internet connection hahaha :]

3. Currently, who are some of your favorite artists?

Oh where to begin! Michael Jackson, Prince, David Bowie, La Roux, N.E.R.D, Andre 3000, Kelis, Lupe Fiasco, A-Trak , Janelle Monae, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Black Eyed Peas, and PLENTY more.

4. What is the electronic scene like in your part of Michigan?

It’s a growing scene!!! Like we mentioned before we are still new to the scene but its amazing to see how fast its growing…We checked out a Bassnectar and Pretty Lights show recently both of which were sold out..It was great. The local DJ’s do very well also..

5. What’s building up for FWW in 2010?

We anticipate 2010 being one of our most productive years. We recently signed a distribution deal with Dandy Kid Records and plan to release 2 EPs with them. We also plan on jumping on their North America Tour as well as finalizing our mixtape, “Fly By Shooting”. Being from the Midwest, we haven’t experienced the joys of performing in a major city like LA or Miami so we look forward to that as well. We cannot wait to expand our craft for the world to hear and just continue to have fun making enjoyable music.

Check em out’

www.myspace.com/fw2music

http://www.datpiff.com/DJ_Kokiane_Flying_Without_Wingz__Hiptronica.m78702.html

Past infinity-
DJ Phantom

Even with two days of intense festival fun, my group of friends along with most of the crowd came to the third and final day with new energy, determined to get the most of out their last day.

The final batch of videos consist of Rusko, Club75 and the Gorillaz

Rusko-He’s so great. Constantly laughing and rocking out, Rusko always looks like he’s having a blast destroying the audience with his bass heavy tracks.

Push peace, and keep it in motion.

DJ Phantom