DEATH ON THE BALCONY
So how did it all begin, no one actually died on a balcony did they? Paul: Not exactly no! Our name came from the working title we gave to our 1st studio session, it was held on my balcony of my flat at the time…Mark: We were having a break from the beats and a smoke and got into a fairly deep conversation about life & death – on the balcony.. there you have it!
One of your more recent releases ‘Them 3 Words’ was part of the superbly creative Pet Recordings ‘Friends Will Carry You Home’ compilation – how do you guys get creative? Does it often end with them 3 words being pronounced to each other when you’ve finished a track?
There is a
endless ways to be inspired from anything & everyone around you, it
regularly starts with one of us bringing an idea, be it a melody, a sample, a
vocal hook or whatever and we will then build it together. The important thing
about a duo is that you have respect for each other and there is no power struggle.
You have confidence in each others ability and also are able to voice your
opinions when you don’t like something without the other taking it personally.
Obviously no ones perfect you argue sometimes but its all for the good of the
track.. most of the time its all about “them 3 words“ but in a purely plutonic
brotherly way of course!
You guys are rather eclectic in regards to style – can you explain how and why?
We don’t
always see ourselves as eclectic, but suppose the use of that word is subjective.
What’s most important to us is playing music for people to dance to. Whether it
is a disco track or a house track we always want to make people dance. We like
to draw influences from many different genres across the board bringing them to
the dancefloor while maintaining a warmth & soul. The thread throughout our
sets that links the music is through a 4x4 beat.. we just feel it makes for
entertaining listening & we hope you agree!
Are there any stand out artists that have had a huge influence in your music
(apart from Bananarama of course!)? In terms of
our sampled work we have many different artists to thank, most of whom had
their success in the 70’s/80’s.. A certain side of our production is dedicated
to taking fairly obscure samples/tracks perhaps not originally dance/club
tracks and bringing those to the club. Half the fun is the guessing part though
so wouldn’t want to name our sources here as it would spoil the way you
experience the music!
Can you tell us a few tracks/producers that are really doing it for you at the
moment? You could
really could go on forever. Even if the music industry isn’t making anywhere
near the money it used to the one thing it can say is that there is still a
hell of a lot of good music out there!! Which is what its all about!
Finally, what can we expect from your ‘Magicbag’ at You Are We?
Some gems
from the realms of disco, house & deep techno! We think
Data transmission summed it up best recently, “Whether it’s disco inflected fuel or house rhythms, these eclectically
deft producers will juxtapose anything they lay their hands upon, mixing the
beat of the drum with the melodic buzz of a hazy brain. “We’ll let
you decide on the night!
Death on the Balcony (Culprit LA/Pets/Silver Network/One Records)
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