“Try to use music as a vent for the pain and frustration…” 909originals catches up with techno legend Umek
Arguably Slovenia’s finest musical export, Umek is approaching a quarter century as one of techno’s…
Interview
“My objective was always to make cooler records than the sh*t you hear on daytime radio…” 909originals meets Duke Dumont, part two
Following on from part one of our chat with Duke Dumont, in part two we…
“Music should always be at the top of the pyramid…” 909originals meets Duke Dumont, part one
There are few dance artists that have enjoyed the commercial success that Duke Dumont has…
“I hope we use this downtime to figure out a more sustainable way…” 909originals catches up with Riva Starr
Raised in Italy and residing in East London, Riva Starr, aka Stefano Miele, has earned…
“People want to dance, and will find a way…” 909originals catches up with Italian techno maestro Luigi Madonna
Look up ‘Italian techno’ in the dictionary, and you’re likely to find a reference to…
“Nobody really takes the nightlife scene seriously…” 909originals catches up with Moscoman
Raised in Tel Aviv and now residing in Berlin, Moscoman is known for fusing various…
“I think that’s the core of house music to be honest, to bring people from where they’re at to a better place…” 909originals chats to House Gospel Choir’s Nat Maddix
From its humble origins on an industrial estate in Stratford, London, House Gospel Choir has…
“Mixing it all up keeps things exciting for me…” 909originals chats to James Burnham about his latest INSTINCT release
While he may be better known for releasing quality house grooves under his Burnski moniker,…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Edzy (Unique 3), part two
Picking up where we left off in part one, in part two of our interview…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Edzy (Unique 3), part one
Having set the template for the ‘bleep’ movement with 1989’s The Theme, Unique 3’s combination…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Kurtis Mantronik, part two
Following on from part one of our interview with Kurtis Mantronik, we talk to the…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Kurtis Mantronik, part one
The author F Scott Fitzgerald once remarked that “there are no second acts in American…
Interview: “You’ve got to grab peeps by the hips and insist that they move…” 909originals catches up with Kevin Knapp
Reared in San Francisco and residing in Berlin, Kevin Knapp is a custodian of jackin’…
Interview: “Say what you want about those years musically, but EDM truly created something out here that didn’t exist before.” 909originals chats to Chris Lake
Close to two decades on from bursting onto the scene with a widely-caned bootleg of…
Interview: “Sometimes it’s good to fly in the face of what outside perceptions of ‘good taste’ are, and just do what the f**k you want…” 909originals chats to Paul Woolford
Paul Woolford has been pushing musical boundaries since the turn of the Millennium. Under pseudonyms…
Interview: How LFO made ‘LFO’ – 909originals catches up with Gez Varley on the 30th anniversary of a techno classic
There are techno masterpieces, and then there’s LFO – LFO, which was released on this day…
Interview: “When things get back to normal, everyone in the industry will come together and make the comeback absolutely unforgettable…” 909originals catches up with Darius Syrossian
Darius Syrossian lives and breathes house music, with the Iranian-born artist a regular fixture on…
Interview: “We looked at each other as if to say ‘are we wasting our money on this project?'” Tricky Disco’s Michael Wells on the creation of a Warp Records classic…
When it comes to making an immediate impact, few record labels were as effective as…
Interview: Still kicking like a mule… 909originals catches up with Nick Halkes
As music industry execs go, Nick Halkes certainly has a story or two to tell….
Interview: “Urban living sometimes provokes distortions…” 909originals chats to Ellen Allien about her new album, AurAA
Few artists go as hand in hand with Berlin techno as Ellen Allien – having…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Quenum
Switzerland is well established as a bastion of electronic music (home to Sonja Moonear, Deetron,…
Interview: 909originals catches up with Third Son following the release of his ’20 Days’ album
For those looking for creative inspiration during lockdown, London based recording artist Third Son, aka…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Roland Clark
DJ, producer, vocalist, songwriter, label owner… Roland Clark may well be one of the hardest…
Interview: On the right track… 909originals catches up with Squire
Do you know what you were doing a decade ago? In the case of Jaime…
Interview: Here come the drumz… 909originals chats to State Of Bass author Martin James about the origins of jungle and drum ‘n’ bass
Emerging out of the melting pot of broken Britain in the early 90s, jungle (and…
Interview: ADMN’s new label Infolines aims to capture the electronic pulse of the Motor City…
‘As techno and house have become less underground and moved to the main stages of…
Interview: How Josh Wink brought acid house to Philadelphia… and the world
Bursting into the mainstream with 1995’s Higher State Of Consciousness, the seeds of Josh Wink’s…
Interview: ORIGINALS…. A Guy Called Gerald, part two
Picking up where we left off in part one (click here to read), here’s part…
Interview: ORIGINALS…. A Guy Called Gerald, part one
Gerald Simpson, aka A Guy Called Gerald, has been at the forefront of numerous musical…
Interview: 909originals chats to Stretch & Vern about keeping the spirit of the 90s alive…
There was a time in the mid 90s when you couldn’t set foot inside a…