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Interview with Mumbai Science!

February 10th, 2010 | Hyped by REDNIK

Mumbai Science, hmmm, who are these guys? Let me see: “Jonas Kiesekoms and Maarten Elen” , hmmm, wait a minute? Aren’t these the two guys behind Project Cyborg?….
I had to know who or what was behind Mumbai Science and contacted them for the following exclusive interview!

Hello guys, I’m going to start off with a question you were probably expecting. Why a new alias Mumbai Science and not just continue under your known name “Project Cyborg”?
Well, we felt the time had come for a fresh start. We’ve been working under the Cyborg alias for more than 5 years now, and a lot has changed in both our lives. Signing with Lektroluv records gave us the perfect opportunity to think about where we were heading in the future. You could look at Mumbai Science as a new chapter for Maarten and me, and a new chapter needs a ringing title!

The EP teaser definitely sounds more “mature” or “serious” then your Project Cyborg productions, is that the biggest difference between the two?
Our sound has definitely evolved over the past few years. With Mumbai Science we decided to go back to our roots and use a cleaner sound than our previous work. To be honest; the biggest difference is that the tracks just sound better than our old stuff (laughs).

Lektroluv Records is becoming a rather big Belgian label, how did you guys get in contact with the green doctor?
Scientific conferences off course… That and he picked us up after Wearhouse Music showed interest in our tracks. After that it all went pretty fast, we met the doc at his office, had a few drinks and here we are today!

I read about people saying Mumbai Science being the “new” Sound of Stereo. It is clear when listening to the EP teaser of your upcoming release that you guys have been influenced a lot by Sound of Stereo (I think), or are there more other influences that brought fort these productions for the first EP?
Jochen and Vincent are good friends of ours. They released on Lektroluv records and they’re also a duo so obviously there are some resemblances; but we differ quite a lot when it comes down to sound. Sound of Stereo’s productions are more layered whereas we like to keep our sound a bit more basic and dry. We have been inspired very hard by those guys on one point though and that’s their perfectionism. We really admire both of them for the massive amount of time and work they spend on all of their tracks and EP’s as a whole. Another Belgian artist we think high of would have to be Keatch. We differ a lot when it comes down to sound or genre for that matter, but we share the same philosophy about music in all its forms. He’ll definitely kick some international ass very soon!
Off course there are some international producers who we admire as well. Number one on our list at the moment is Harvard Bass!

If we book Mumbai Science, are we getting a different set than if we would have booked you guys in the past?
Mumbai Science DJ sets are a lot fresher than the stuff we did in the past. We like to build the tension in our sets a bit slower and give the crowd some time to really get into the vibe. Once there, we’re on our way to a banging apotheosis! We have been using a lot of techno influences in our sets lately and it seems to work very well. The power in some of those tracks is amazing and should never be underestimated!

2010 is looking good for you guys. Signing up with Lektroluv records probably opened a lot of doors, … more than Project Cyborg would ever had opened you think?
There are some great things happening at the moment, we’re really on a roll! Signing with Lektroluv has been a major change in our career and we’re able to do some pretty amazing stuff. But we like to believe we made it happen through our hard work in the past. We’re really grateful for the opportunities we get today but most of all we’re proud we were able to make this step. We’re up for the challenge, and hope we’ll get some major support from both Belgium and abroad!

Mumbai is one of the most popular cities in the world. Why the name Mumbai Science? Do you guys have any connection with this city for some sort, or?
We’re both scientists by day, so the second part of our name is quite easy to explain. The first part however… We both like the cultural background of Mumbai and South-East Asia as a whole. We also used the Lotus Temple as an inspiration for our logo. Culture and religion meeting science in music! Sick

So to line things up, which releases are coming on which label and of course ‘when’?
You can expect the first Mumbai Science EP on Lektroluv records somewhere around the end of March! We’re already working hard on the second EP, which will sound a lot different from the first one. But I guess we’ll keep you posted about that!

Thanks for the interview guys and good luck with Mumbai Science!
Thanks for having us!

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INTERVIEW: WAXDOLLS

November 25th, 2009 | Hyped by EJECT!

On friday the 6th of November the WAXDOLLS had to play a set at Fight Klub, Brussels. I stopped them before they jumped on stage and asked them a few questions. For the ones who don’t know WAXDOLLS, they are two crazy fools who love to smash rocking guitar riffs and electronic bleeps together and regularly crowdsurf all the way to the exit.

How did you guys meet?
Well, we were at the same school. I (Lieven) was in class when all of a sudden the professor said to everyone to be quiet. He went to a chair where someone (Wim) was sleeping. He took a book and punched him. I thought it was so funny that I had to meet him.

When did you come up with the idea to start under the name Waxdolls?
Wim and I were in a school with 600 girls and a few boys. In that time the band “Hanson” was very famous among youngsters. They had very long hair and many girls were in love with them, we also tried to grow long hair and with success. We were getting loads of love letters from girls at our school.
It was also the time where every boy was in a band, so did we. Wim was the drummer and I played the bass. We weren’t professional but it was real fun to do. Later on we decided to create our own band, WAXDOLLS was born.

Your album “High Speed Killer Ride” was released in May 2009. How is it going so far?
It’s doing great. It was released in Belgium, the Netherlands and also on Itunes. The album opened many doors for us, ever since the release we got many bookings for parties and even a few festivals during the summer, we’re not complaining.

You recently made a video clip for one of your tracks, “15 minutes”. Why this track?
15 minutes had some more guitars in it than our other tracks. We thought it would reach a larger audience. Another reason is because we both think that it’s the best track on the album.
The track is also remixed by Modek. You can buy his version here

Waxdolls are often compared to Goose, is this something positive?
Yeah, we don’t think that it’s something negative but also not really positive. We are compared a lot with other artists but we actually do something completely different. The one thing that we have in common are vocals and a guitar.

Do you have some kind of project comming up? For example a new track or even an album?
No not really. We are currently taking it slow. By slow we mean playing in clubs, etc. We recently went to the Netherlands and just came back from Paris.

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Interview GTRONIC

August 24th, 2009 | Hyped by GetHypedOnThis

With an Australian tour coming up and his tracks being played everywhere GTRONIC is one of Belgium’s newest producers to finally break through. Check the interview and see how he feels about all this:

INTERVIEW GTRONIC

What got you into producing music? And why the trash, rave genre?

When I was tired being ‘just another dj’, I wanted to use my music knowledge in a creative way. So I started experimenting with Reason, Cubase, Fruityloops etc. I just love to hang out in my music studio, searching for crazy distortion sounds. I try to find my own sound, and spend a lot of time in fine tuning. Trash, rave, wobbly, pumping, heavy basses,… I just love it.
Put me in a minimal room, and I’ll drop dead hehe

We know you did a remix for Beatbouncers’ newest EP (which is nice btw) but what have you planned for the future?
Well, I’m trying to make new remixes as much as possible.
I just finished 2 remixes:
- Soda n Suds – We do it again (GTRONIC duck&slide rmx)
- Robot Disaster – Boy (GTRONIC chilin’ in the studio rmx)
Further remixes planned:
- NT89 & Distrakt – Pumping
- Autodidakt – 15 seconds
- Devnik – Concrete
- ….
With these remixes I can experiment in other synth sounds and track structures.
Working with new samples and trying to create a solid EP for other artists,
that’s why I love to do this.
And it’s also a good way to promote your name…

Your track Iron Man is going all over the world right now thanks to the bloody beetroots. How did you react when they played your track? Or did you already got a reaction from them before they dropped it at 7Years CC?
It all happened on the day after 7Years CC!!
Fuck, I almost had a tear of happiness.
I saw the video on facebook. 2 hours later I received an email of Bob Rifo with his compliments. Damn, I still can’t believe it hehe.

In some of your tracks you have that typical gtronic sound like in your remix of foamo and Iron Man. When and how did you create it?
Mmm, difficult question.
When: During the 2 years I’m producing.
How: Can’t tell you this, sry hehe.
It was worth asking ^^
I see you have an Australian Tour coming up. Can you give us some more information about it?
Well, I don’t have further details on the tour. The organisation is still waiting for gig confirmations. Tour date: 16th oct to 26th oct. I’ll be playing on 4/5 events.

How are you preparing for such a trip? What are you bringing along?
Everything will be organised by Trashbags Touring Agency.
I just need to prepare a good DJ set. That’s why I made this track ‘Destroyer’.
I had to create a ‘wicked’ own intro hehe

Are there any other countries you would really like to spin at? Why?
Uhm, I want to see the whoooole fucking world! These life experiences are awesome.
That’s why I love to produce so much. I chill out in my music studio, creating some beats, and then go around the world to play them.
I want to do this for the rest of my life!

Which artist should we interview next? Why does he deserve it?

Mmmmm, I know a lot of good guys who deserves to be interviewed.
I would say: Look into my top friends on myspace.
These guys I support the most…
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Exclusive Beatbouncers Interview + Remix

August 10th, 2009 | Hyped by GetHypedOnThis

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Beatbouncers are climbing their way upon the producing ladder. I can imagine them paying many bills for all the roofs they will be blowin’ up with their tracks. That’s why they were kind enough to give our readers their latest remix for free as a promotion for their upcoming EP which is remixed by Gtronic, Serial Chillers and The Deficient.
In their spare time they were kind enough to answer a few questions for us:

INTERVIEW WITH BEATBOUNCERS

Your track “Bubblegum” got a lot of attention; did you expect things would go like this?
We never thought things would go that quick; but we can surely say that we’re not unhappy about it ! The EP also got good comments because of the Lee Mortimer remix we think

How do you think your newest EP will do?
Well, You never know what the reactions will be, but we hope to do better than our Bubblegum EP, until now we heard mostly good comments on both our new track and the remixes featured on the EP

What kind of producing material do you use? Are you planning on getting new soft-/hardware?
Currently we’re using Ableton with some additionals VSTs, no further hardware, but we’re planning to get some hardware, such as a kaosspad etc.

What are your expectations for the future?
We hope to get massively famous, play everywhere around the world, meet loads of hot chicks while earning billions and drinking way too much alcohol. No, serious, we’ll see where we get, we’re just lucky we’re able to meet a lot of crazy nice people and having loads of fun while playing & partying

What was your first gig you played at and how did you manage to reserve it?
Our first gig was actually already quite cool, it was in Antwerp, in a club called the Cinema. We had to open, just before Sound of Stereo, The Proxy and Geht’s Noch ft. Lextravaganza. We managed to get there because a friend of Nicolas organised the party, and Nicolas helped him.

When playing at a gig do you have a premade setlist, mix on the spot or something between?
Well, we never do anything before playing a gig, mostly we trade some new tracks before the gig, but that’s it, we just improvise on the spot, taking into account what makes the crowd goes wild, as most DJs do.

Do you guys request anything when you play at a gig?
Not really, just a Pioneer-installation, and we love to drink vodka-redbull and beer.

Which artist/release is getting too little attention and should deserve more?
Actually there are too many artists who receive less attention than they deserve, and otherwise too, some artists get way more attention than they deserve.
Gtronic is getting really hot these days, finally ! His tracks are massive, and he really deserves more attention than he has got until now, and there are many more artists like Project Cyborg, The OddWord, etc who play awesome Dj-sets and have great tracks !
Belgium is on fire, and it’s only the beginning

Promote your upcoming EP. Why should people buy it?
Because it’s a cool, because it’s bouncy, because it’s ravey, because it’s Fidget, because it’s pounding, because Serial chillers made a remix, because Gtronic made a remix, because the Deficient made a remix, because it’s on a Belgian label called MSMD, because we’re Beatbouncers, and because we need cash to fund our drinking problems.

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Interview with Sound of Stereo!

July 24th, 2009 | Hyped by GetHypedOnThis


Most wanted dj’s this summer are most definitely Sound of Stereo. While they are hitting some of the biggest festivals in Belgium (Pukkelpop, Dour, 10 days off, Laundry Day, etc …) their succes doesn’t seem to end. While going from one gig to another they still managed to answer some small questions for us!

Where do you guys know each other from?
We met online thru myspace, discovered we live near to eachother and had some of the same friends.

Why did you choose the name “Sound Of Stereo”?
Jochen already was in a band, together with another guy, I don’t know where the name came, we just kept it because we couldn’t find something better at that time… what’s in a name you know?

Who/What made you wanting to start producing music?
Jochen is the bigger producer of us both, he already had a musical history by playing in bands. Later he got into electronic music and started producing some stuff. We have our studio at his home, He does most of the production work, we finish stuff together.

What was your very first set-up?
Dj or production? I had a lot of djstuff before sound of stereo even started. Actually I started out Deejaying with some old stuff from my dad. Productionwise jochen just started off with a Laptop and a good headphone, now the studio is expanding and growing bigger …

What was your worst dj experience?
Mixer broke down, together with tons of other PA troubles…

We see you have a great summer tour coming up. You’ll be playing at DOUR, 10 DAYS OFF, PUKKELPOP and many more. But do you guys have some sort of dream venue?
I love techno (be), and Coachella (us) for festivals, Womb (tokyo) as a Club

And where do you guys get the energy to play a few days in a row and sometimes even twice a day? Are there energy drinks involved?
Jochen drinks some redbull, I just sleep a lot

Can you give our readers a sneak peek towards any future projects?
A release on a cool label, starting with DUB ending with SIDED, a new release on LEKTROLUV in October and Touring outside Belgium

I’d like to end this interview with a rather uncommon question.
If you had 5 minutes air time on television broadcasting all over the world
What would you do?
Give the time away to people in this world who can make a difference.

Bonus:
Sound of Stereo @ 10 days off 2009 (link by LAFriendly.com)

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