KCNV Presents EDMiX mixed by Timo Juuti & Hector 87 + Interview
Nous voilà enfin au nouveau EDMiX, cette fois-ci mixé par le duo Finlandais Timo Juuti & Hector 87. Si vous ne connaissez pas leur nom, alors vous n’allez pas assez souvent sur KCNV ! Depuis maintenant plus d’un an, le duo n’arrête pas de sortir EPs, remixes, ou encore ces bootlegs du nom de Disco Wobblez. Evoluant dans un style orienté house, ils évoluent toujours, passant d’une house plus oldschool à de l’electro house plus « banger ». C’est donc après avoir sorti un -excellent- EP sur la Valigetta, ou plus récemment signé un remix pour Combostar sur ce même label, qu’ils nous offrent encore une fois un de ces fameux bootleg qualifiés de « Disco Wobblez ». Pour savoir ce que signifie ce terme, je vous inviterais tout sumplement à aller en bas de page pour lire l’interview.
Le duo Finlandais s’est attaqué cette fois-ci au groupe The Ting Tings et à leur musique One By One. C’est donc en me répétant que je vais dire que c’est une nouvelle fois très réussi, dans leur style unique mélangeant house et dubstep, du complextro sans vraiment l’être, pour un résultat qui groove tout en étant puissant. Et évidemment, c’est en téléchargement gratuit.
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The Ting Tings – One By One (Timo Juuti & Hector 87 Disco Wobblez Bootleg)
Pour en revenir à notre mixtape, on a exactement ce que l’on attendait de Timo Juuti & Hector 87 : des tracks groovy, mélangées à des tracks plus « banger », comme le remix de Lucky Beard (contrastant complètement avec la précédente), ou le SebastiAn. Evidemment, on retrouve le tube de leur dernier EP, Cheap Bad Moves (vers 7min 15), que je ne cesserai d’inciter à aller acheter, sur Beatport par exemple. Tout s’enchaîne à la perfection, oscillant entre périodes plus ou moins calmes, encore une excellente mixtape pour KCNV, par des artistes que nous aimons tout particulièrement. N’oubliez pas de les rejoindre sur leur page Facebook !
TRACKLIST :
Mr. Oizo ft. Carmen Castro – Two Takes It
Shindu – All In My Fridge (Kreap Remix) EDIT
Kill The Noise – Perfect Combination
Timo Juuti & Hector 87 – Cheap Bad Moves
DWNTWN – See My Eyes (Beataucue Remix)
Sinden ft. Jesse Boykins III – High Demand (Lucky Beard Dub Remix)
SebastiAn – Kindercut
Eumig & Chinon – Kaschow
Burn It Out – This Is Remix
Oliver – Dirty Talk
Combostar ft. Mani Hoffman – Free (Timo Juuti & Hector 87 Remix)
The Ting Tings – One By One (Timo Juuti & Hector 87 Disco Wobblez Bootleg)
INTERVIEW :
KCNV : Who are you? how and when did you meet, and then decided to create the duo ?
Timo Juuti : We are two guys making music and playing it. Hector and I go way back, so I don’t remember exactly how we met. It took us quite a long time before we started making music together…
Hector 87 : I have no idea where, how or why we met.
KCNV : How did you start creating music, and why this style?
H87: One day after listening tons of filter house, we decided to visit the local library.
TJ: We sampled hours of early 80’s disco 12” records, dropped all that into a sampler and went crazy.
KCNV : You started with an oldschool house style, like every bla bla, and then step by step you evolved into something more modern, with an electro touch, and even with some slight dubstep, what you define like disco wobblez. How did you get to producing house, to finally evolve to what you do now ? Can you explain the term ‘’disco wobblez’ to us ?
TJ: You’ve kept a close eye on us! We always wanted to bring something new on the table, and it was an easy start from the old school sounds. We’re both big fans of Crydamoure stuff so why not…
H87: The transition from disco/French house to more modern sound was a natural thing to do.
TJ: I think ”Disco Wobblez” came up when we did our first bootleg and quite unconventionally mixed together disco and dubstep. We’re not creating a new genre here or anything… it just got stuck.
H87: We might not use the term as much in the future, but we will keep the Disco Wobblez alive. At least in a way of working with sounds that are not often combined, even with the risk of being labelled too eclectic.
KCNV : Where did the inspiration or the idea to start produce come from ?
TJ: I think it was the timing… I mean, while all that chord bashing came big, you started hearing disco as well, mostly in really simple house tracks though.
H87: Definitely, it was the timing! I’ve been around to see many different genres grow big… but this must’ve been the only time I wanted to be part of that.
KCNV : What material do you use ?
H87: Our music is a combination of sampled stuff and software synthesis. With this kind of sound it’s a constant balancing between those two techniques.
TJ: Nexus and Vengeance samples, nothing else. Just kidding! We do have some old hardware, but we rarely use it…
KCNV : What are you influences ? may it be a specific artist, a music, a musical movement or even someone you know ?
TJ: There’s tons of different artists that has influenced me, but we also try to borrow things elsewhere, for e.g. from indie rock bands. Not as much specific sound, but more like the overall feel on the track… I know it sounds cliché, but getting that certain vibe to a song is really important for me… us?
H87: Yes. It’s more about the musical content than certain genre or even artist, and if the content is cool then it doesn’t matter where it comes from. So it’s a bit difficult to just name a bunch… but I guess the obvious influences would be 80’s disco, the late 90’s french house and good rock music!
KCNV : If you were to do a collaboration, who would it be with, and why ?
H87: I would love to do a track with Dust Brothers. Their way of sampling is so unique yet musical. They manage to have fun with music without turning it into a joke.
TJ: …I guess we could ask Bootsy Collins to write a bassline for something?
KCNV : How do you see your projects in the years to come ? is there something in perticular that you wish to do ?
TJ: Our full focus is definitely on TJH87 now, but we try to avoid becoming just another DJ / producer thing you know…
H87: We are currently building our live setup, which is definitely something to keep an eye on.
KCNV : Talking about the futur, new stuff to come out, singles, EPs or remixs ?
TJ: Our remix of Free by Combostar ft. Mani Hoffman just came out from La Valigetta, and we uploaded another bootleg to soundcloud which you can now get. The next single is due to be out late this summer and it’s loaded with high expectations.
KCNV : Your top5 favorite tracks right now ?
Lemâitre – Excuse Me
Sami Saari – Swing Thing
LBCK ft. Chuuwee – Real Caviar
DWNTWN – See My Eyes (Beataucue Remix)
Oliver – Dirty Talk
KCNV : If you weren’t DJs producers, what would you do ?
H87: I’d sell my computer
TJ: I have absolutely no idea…
KCNV : You come from a country – Finlande – that doesn’t give birth to a lot of electronic artists. How is the electronic scene over there ? What kind of electro music is most represented over there ?
TJ: Like our success in football championships… going to be huge in 2058.
H87: It’s relatively small and focused on Helsinki, but we got talented people here so anything can happen.
KCNV : The track that would be impossible to hear in one of your sets ?
H87: The Trashmen: Surfin’ Bird
TJ: …I’d play it!
KCNV : How would you react if Paris Hilton played one of your tracks ?
TJ: I try not to set borders on who is allowed to enjoy our music and who isn’t… so I guess my reaction would be somewhere around ”whatever”.
H87: I’d welcome the support!
KCNV : Any last words ?
H87: My favourite pet is tortoise.
Thanks Timo Juuti & Hector 87 for the mixtape and the answers !
Special thanks : Ryan L.
