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Ctrls about Live and music evolution

lanto — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:25:19 +0000

Ctrls is an uncommon producer from Copenhagen. One may consider him like a newcomer on techno scene as he outputs records (on Token) only for 9 years… after releasing more than 50 drum’n'bass records since 2000. We had a cool chat few minutes after his Live set while a DRØM rave.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer)
+ Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant)
Support: Nathalie Turri
Special Thanks à LGML, Maïdo, Jehan & David @ DRØM for hosting
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Bonuses-series #1… about the scene

… about french scene

… about techno scene in Denmark

… about diversity of the scene in Denmark

Bonuses-series #2… about releases and remixes

… on big and different upcoming projects

… about few remixes

Bonuses-series #3… about production and sounds

… about making and remixing music

… about potential to make an album

… about Token, new labels and future sounds

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant)
Support: Nathalie Turri
Special Thanks à LGML, Maïdo, Jehan & David @ DRØM for hosting
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D3 Descendants of the Resistance about total impro Live experience

lanto — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:14:54 +0000

D3 – Descendants of the Resistance is a trio composed by 3 Detroit artists that are part of the Underground Resistance galaxy. We had already met one of them, Mark Flash twice (in 2010 and 2012). And we were happy to have another cool chat with him this time with his both mates, De’Sean Jones and Jon Dixon few minutes before they play at Nuits Fauves in Paris.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Guillaume Sigfried (production assistants)
Support: Nathalie Turri
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Bonuses-series #1… about the scene

… in France

… in Detroit

… about places to go in Detroit

Bonuses-series #2… about music collective in Detroit

… on tight community

… on music culture

Bonuses-series #3… about their musical heroes

… for Mark Flash and Jon Dixon

… for DeSean Jones

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Ken Ishii on his ultimate hobby from early days

lanto — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:00:04 +0000

Ken ishii is on the scene from 25 years… that worth him to be called the Godfather of Techno in Japan. We had been already lucky to meet him 2 years ago for a duo-interview feat. french pioneer DJ Jack de Marseille. And the vibe was so cool that we couldn’t resist to meet him again when he came back in our city of lights for a Tokyo Hit party at la Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant)
Special Thanks to Aya Soejima for hosting @ la Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris
Press-Contact: Fred @ Deep’Art agency
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Bonuses-series #1… about the evolution of the scene

… in France

… worldwide

… in Japan

… about american influence on early Japanese scene

Bonuses-series #2… about productions and releases in the pipe

… about an upcoming album and latest EPs

… about album production

Bonuses-series #3… about collaborations and milestones

… about Marc Romboy and Dave Angel

… about Sublime and Exceptional labels

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Alexander Kowalski on new things to learn, Live, focus and re-launch

lanto — Wed, 31 May 2017 22:10:12 +0000

Alexander Kowalski is a highly-acclaimed multi-faces Berlin techno producer for 20 years. Besides his 70ish releases (including 6 albums) under 7 different monikers (as d_func. or DisX3) on labels like Kanzleramt, Tresor or Konsequent, he has also been asked for more than 150 remixes for a wide range of guys like Agoria, Octave One, Len Faki, Paul Kalkbrenner, or Dave Gahan).
So, we were happy to speak with him about his music and his Damage Music Berlin label when he came in Paris to play in a DRØM party.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant)
Special Thanks à LGML, Maïdo, Jehan, Laure & David @ DRØM for hosting
press contact: Manuela and Ligia @ AD Bookings
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Bonuses-series #1… about the scene

… in France, Europe and Argentina

… in Berlin

Bonuses-series #2… about production

… about impact of Berlin Wall Fall on his musical life

… on new DisX3 record and fun with remixes

… on getting back to hardware machines

Bonuses-series #3… about collaborations, friends & family

… about few labels

… about few guys he remixed

… about few guys with who he made productions

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant)
Special Thanks à LGML, Maïdo, Jehan, Laure & David @ DRØM for hosting
przess contact: Manuela and Ligia @ AD Bookings
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Markus Suckut about signature, freedom, family vibe and artwork

lanto — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:57:48 +0000

Markus Suckut is one of the very few raw atmospheric tunneling techno DJ on the rise with 30ish releases (on labels like Figure, Cocoon or Rekids) + 50ish remixes (for guys like DJ Rolando or Marco Bailey) in less than 10 years. For 2 years now, he’s also been running the already highly-acclaimed label, Exile (in duet with veteran techno producer Johannes Heil) besides his own imprint SCKT.
So, we couldn’t miss to meet him when he came in Paris to play to a DRØM rave.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Guillaume Sigfried (production assistants)
Special Thanks à LGML, Maïdo, Jehan, Laure & David @ DRØM for hosting
contact przess: Xavier Alexandre @ Wallroom Music Group
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Bonuses-series #1… about the scene

… in France

… about East Europe and Italy crazy with techno

… in Germany

Bonuses-series #2… about production and release in the pipe

… about feeling to produce music

… about his 2nd album

… about his production tools’ 50/50 mix

Bonuses-series #3… about collaborations and milestones

… about 2 important labels

… about requests for remix from legends of techno

… about 2 other remixes… + extra mentions

Pär Grindvik about new music, freedom and feeling with others

lanto — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:56:14 +0000

Pär Grindvik has been a central figure of the electronic music scene in Sweden since the 90s as record store owner, label manager and producer. Now Berlin-based, he released his 1st album few months ago after 15 years of EP’s outputs and keep being very active to the development of the international scene via his Stockholm LTD label.
We had a cool chat while him being invited for a Skryptöm night at the Rex Club in Paris.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (/producer) + Helena Hurry (interviewer)
Special Thanks to Electric Rescue @ Skryptöm and Valery B @ Rex Club for hosting
+ Xavier Alexandre (Wallroom – press contact)
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Bonus-series #1… about techno scene

… in France

… in Sweden

… about girls on techno scene

Bonus-series #2… about music production

… about production techniques

… about maturity to release his 1st album

Bonus-series #3… about new releases

… on his Mnemosyne EP

… about inspiration to release a lot more music

Bonus-series #4… about friends and supporters on the scene

… about Hardcell

… about Adam Beyer, Staffan Linzatti and Rødhåd

Heiko Laux about Berlin, minimal and Kanzleramt

lanto — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:00:49 +0000

Heiko Laux is the man on board of Kanzleramt, a very important label for a certain idea of techno development from +20 years. So, We couldn’t resist to meet him while an incredible DRØM rave party… And we’ve not been disappointed by chatting with such a interesting talkative artist. Maximum expression !!!

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer),
Guillaume Sigfried + Helena Hurry (production assistants)
Special Thanks to LGML, Maïdo, Jehan, Laure & David @ DRØM for hosting
+ Ligia and Manuela @ AD Bookings
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Bonus-series #1… about techno scene

… about coming back in France 20 years after

… about mesmerizing connection all around the world

… about absorbed sounds and connecting music

Bonus-series #2… about techno music

… about dreamy techno expressing a wish

… about result first in production

Bonus-series #3… about Ray Kajioka’s latest album released on Kanzleramt

… about his friendship and same understanding of music with Ray Kajioka

… enthusiastic about Ray Kajioka’s Consistency album

… about challenges for albums pushing the bar higher

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2000 and One about sound connecting people

lanto — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:55:53 +0000

2000 and One is a pioneer of house and techno, DJing and releasing music from 30ish years (in solo or through collaborations). More than being only an artist, he is also very respected for his involvment in the development of the genre with 600ish releases through his label 100% Pure or those he co-founded as Intacto or Bitten. We were then very happy to meet him while an awesome DRØM rave.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer),
Guillaume Sigfried + Helena Hurry (production assistants)
Special Thanks à LGML, Maïdo, Jehan, Laure & David @ DRØM for hosting
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Bonuses-series #1… about the scene in Netherlands

… about Amsterdam, electronic music international center of Netherlands

… about pure music of the Netherlands West Coast scene

Bonuses-series #2… about the scene in France and worldwide

… about the booming french scene

… about house and techno being all the same

… about music that will never die

Bonuses-series #3… about collaborations and milestones

… about Edge of Motion re-launch to allow young kids’ old-fashion experience

… about magic of artistic collaborations in studio

… about his break and re-start on records

… about friends and family

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DJ Bone on no wave and invisible support around Subject Detroit

lanto — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:38:38 +0000

2nd part from our interview with DJ Bone while Le Batofar’s 15th-anniversary… focusing on his label Subject Detroit (see main video upper) then speaking about Motor City and few important guys in his career (see bonuses below)

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (producer),
Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant)
+ PhD in musicology, Mathieu Guillien (interviewer)
Special Thanx to Rihab and Julie for hosting @ Le Batofar + Ahnne @ BookRealDJs
Extra-mention to Antony Dupont for support on site
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1st part of the interview

… about DJ Bone music and techno scene

Bonuses

… about leaving Detroit ?… Family’s first

… about being a Detroiter

… on the meaning of his nickname

… about few remixes

… about remixes at a personal level

… about Laurent Garnier: ‘He is The One !’

… about Laurent Garnier: nothing but Respect !

… about Mad Mike

… about Juan Atkins

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Pig & Dan on healthy relationship, signature and improvisation

lanto — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:37:44 +0000

Pig & Dan is a duo-leader of the DJ-producers raised in the 2000s. They produced 100ish EPs and 4 albums on labels like Soma, Cocoon, Drumcode, Herzblut, Bedrock and Terminal M…. and finally launched their own imprint Elevate 4 years ago. We were happy to meet few minutes before their set while Cloakrrom party #1 in Paris.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (producer/editor) + Irian Kirsten-Brandt (assistante production)
+ Valery B (producer) + Sara Swati (interviewer) for Rex’Perience Sonore on RAJE
Special Thanks to Fred B Side (Cloakroom) and Sebastien Paul @ Rex Club for hosting
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Bonus-series

… about the 1st time they met

… on free rules while 4th album’s jam sessions

… about unpredictable track for peaktime

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Inigo Kennedy on his non-academic melancholic techno

lanto — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 18:11:44 +0000

Inigo Kennedy is a higly respected techno producer for the creative orginality expressed from 20 years through 4 albums and 80ish EPs. And after releasing on labels as Missile, Molecular and his own imprint Asymmetric, he now is one of the headliners of Token. We were very pleased to chat with him just before… and after his DJ set a Skryptöm night at the Rex Club.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (producer) + Helena Hurry (interviewer)
Special Thanks à Electric Rescue @ Skryptöm and Valery B @ Rex Club for hosting
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Bonus-series #1… about Token

… about creation of Aesymmetric and now releasing on Token

… about working in Token family

… about Exhibit, Installation and label management

Bonus-series #2… about music production

… about producing less than before now

… about producing and DIing as a Live performance

Bonus-series #3… about UK environment

… on influences from teenager times in UK

… about Brexit

Bonus-series #4… around Skryptöm party

… about feelings just after his DJ set while Skryptöm party at Rex club

… about being a hero for Electric Rescue

… about next trips to Paris + upcoming release on Token

Bonus-series #5… about electronic music scene

… about waves on the scene in UK, France and all over the world

… about the scene in Netherlands, Georgia and North America

… about few artists

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DJ ANNA on her groovy deep dark techno productions

lanto — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:58:15 +0000

ANNA is a brasilian newcomer on the rise. After releasing her 1st productions in 2009, she now put out sounds more and more (with 15ish original EPs while the 5 last years on labels like Tronic, Twin Turbo, Kraftek and lately Terminal M). We had a deep chat about her music (from influnces to the future) few minutes after her DJ set while La Nuit Underground in Tours (240km away from Paris).

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer),
Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant – Flower Power) + Marion Abssi (support)
Special Thanks to Flower Power crew for hosting + Maxime @ No Sleep
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Bonus-series #1… about the scene

… about gigs in Tours, France and small cities

… on scene in Barcelona x Europe x Brazil

… about touring soon in USA

Bonus-series #2… about current stuffs

… about her remix for Wehbba + few others coming up

… about her track’s edit for a movie

Bonus-series #3… about production

… about Christian Smith’s important influence

… on her taste to machines’ touch

… on the view to change on female DJ-producers

Bonus-series #4… names’ game

… on 3 very close labels

… about 2 special remixes

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Dubfire about quality, new talents, time and balance

lanto — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:05:16 +0000

Dubfire is a top-headliner of the electronic music scene from mid-90s, firtst within progressive house duo, Deep Dish and now as a solo artist producing hypnotic atmospheric techno from 10 years. We were lucky to chat about his music and his label, Sci+Tec few minutes before his DJ set while La Nuit Underground, the biggest party ever organized in the city of Tours (240km away from Paris).

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer),
Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant – Flower Power) + Marion Abssi (support)
Special Thanks to Flower Power crew for hosting + Maxime @ No Sleep and Nikki @ Global Publicity
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Bonuses

… on the futuristic world of his Live hybrid

… on new challenges of creativity with controversial stems

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K’ Alexi about legacy and changes in music production

lanto — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:24:09 +0000

2nd part of our interview with Chicago house pioneer K’ Alexi Shelby while him being in Paris for a gig @ 4 Eléments.
After a 1st part focused on his state of mind when producing music or managing his labels, we then mainly chat about music production before to speak about albums, influences and friends & family (see Bonuses below).

Soundtrack (provided by K’ Alexi himself): Go Wild (extract From the Vault Vol.5 on K Klassik)

interviewer/producer: Lanto Ratsimbazafy
Special thanx to Ludivine Langella @ 4 Eléments
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Bonus-series #1
about production tools

… about production tools: from his 1st drum machine to softwares

… about History of music tools

Bonus-series #2
about production of an album

… about making compilations and a track album

… about releasing an eclectic album

Bonus-series #3
about projects form the past, friends & family

… on alternative projects as Risqué, Beat Junkies & Club MCM

… about DJ International, Djax-Up-Beats, Trax Records & Transmat

… about remixes by/for Ron Trent, Joe Smooth, Robert Armani & Paul Johnson

… about his bros. Ron Hardy, Franckie Knuckles and Marshall Jefferson

Bonus-series #4
about non-electronic music influences

… about inspirations as Stevie Wonder, Prince and Curtis Mayfield

… about listening hip-hop and r’n'b when not producing

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Luke Slater x Jack de Marseille looking back in the days

lanto — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:30:26 +0000

Jack de Marseille just celebrated his 25 years of DJing through a series of gigs where he invites few artists representing his vision of elecronic music. After launching these series in Paris with a Jack in the Box 25 years party @ the Rex Club, he set up a 3-days event in his hometown and we of course were there to share these emotional moments.
So, here is one of these moments… featuring Mote-Evolver founder, Luke Slater, one of the most important Techno icons from UK… in a duo-ITW with the french pioneer DJ… while the closing party of the 3-nights event.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Corinne Gi (production assistant)
Special Thanks to Aurelien Deloup for hosting @ Cabaret Aleatoire
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Andreas Gehm x Jack de Marseille in an upside-down acid chat

lanto — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:20:11 +0000

Jack de Marseille just celebrated his 25 years of DJing through a series of gigs where he invites few artists representing his vision of elecronic music. After launching these series in Paris with a Jack in the Box 25 years party @ the Rex Club, he set up a 3-days event in his hometown and we of course were there to share these emotional moments.
So, here is one of these moments… featuring Andreas Gehm, the new acid icon from Düsseldorf and Cologne… in a duo-ITW with the french pioneer DJ… while the special acid party on Day 2 of the 3-nights event.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Corinne Gi (production assistant)
Special Thanks to Aurelien Deloup for hosting @ Cabaret Aleatoire
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Bonuses

… about meeting in the hot’n'special acid party

… about how they connected together

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watch also the solo-interview with Andreas Gehm

Andreas Gehm about making acid music

Milton Bradley x Jack de Marseille meeting in a special acid party

lanto — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 01:09:37 +0000

Jack de Marseille is celebrating his 25 years of DJing through a series of gigs where he invites few artists representing his vision of elecronic music. After launching these series in Paris with a Jack in the Box 25 years party @ the Rex Club, he set up a 3-days event in his hometown and we of course were there to share these emotional moments.
So, here is one of these moments… featuring Milton Bradley, a versatile techno artist from Berlin (with a range of sounds from ambient to acid)… in a duo-interview with the French pioneer DJ… while the special acid party on Day 2 of the 3-nights event.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer) + Corinne Gi (production assistant)
Special Thanks to Aurelien Deloup for hosting @ Cabaret Aleatoire
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Andreas Gehm about making acid music

lanto — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:52:53 +0000

Andreas Gehm released several kinds of electronic music from a decade on labels as Creme Organization, Bunker, Mathematics, Skylax or his own imprint Cologne Underground Records. But he is especially known for his acid sound. We had a chat about it just after his Live performance while a 3-nights event set up by french pioneer Jack de Marseille in his hometown for his 25 years of DJing.

Bonuses

… on always so much records still coming

… about funny stories of his numerous nicknames

… from his 1st album + few extended EPs… to his forthcoming ‘Worst Of’

… about France and inter-connected scenes all over the world

… about moving from Düsseldorf to Cologne

… about electronic sounds of Cologne and Germany

… about Mathematics, Bunker, Creme and Solar One labels

… about remixes for Hard Ton and Live set for Helena Hauff

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Shifted from d’n'b to his several techno faces

lanto — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:59:44 +0000

Shifted is a Berlin-based UK producer pushing boundaries of techno sounds from his 1st record in 2011 on Luke Slater‘s label, Mote Evolver (after previoulsy making records from early-2000 as part of d’n'b trio Commix). And he does that by himself through half a dozen of own projects or via artists releasing on his label Avian).
We talked about all of that when we met while a Skryptöm night at the Rex Club.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (interviewer/producer),
Guillaume Sigfried (production assistant – Flower Power) + Helena Hurry (support – Bass & the City)
Special Thanks à Electric Rescue @ Skryptöm and Valery B @ Rex Club for hosting
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Bonus-series #1… about Avian and Shifted own stuffs

Shifted about working on albums to come for 3 different projects

… about the privilege to be surrounded by talented people in Avian

Bonus-series #2… about the scene worldwide

… about a scene hard to avoid in Paris

… about his jump from under-attack UK to florishing Berlin

… feedback on his 1st tour in South America

… about the challenge to play for the 1st time in Ibiza

about Paris & Amsterdam on top of the key scenes

Bonus-series #3… about various artists

… about few booming artists in all that happens everywhere

… about Ventress, Luke Slater & Sigha

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Darren Emerson moving forward with Detone and his own production projects

lanto — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:16:41 +0000

Darren Emerson‘s name is so much associated to Underworld he joined in 1991… that one sometimes forgets he left the legendary band 15 years ago to focus on his labels (Underwater first, Detone now from 2010) or his own music (in solo or in duo as with James McHugh or as The White Lamp). We had a cool chat with him to speak about all of that while a P.U.R.E Dinosaurs party at the Rex Club.

Production Unit: Lanto Ratsimbazafy (producer) + Helena Hurry (interviewer – Bass & the City)
+ Paolo Campanella (pics)
Special Thanks to Manu Casana and Valery B for hosting
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Bonus-series #1… about the scene

… about Ibiza, UK scene and intimate places

… about solid and massive Techno scene

Bonus-series #2… about production

… about forthcoming releases

… about working in studio with other artists
as Jamie McHugh or within The White Lamp

Bonus-series #3… about friends & family

… about his friends Sasha, Kink & John Digweed

… about his old friends Björk & Chemical Brothers

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