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housefloor.de: |
on your new mix-compilation “world service 2” which will be released in
germany in june 2005, you present a techno-set and an electro-set. why
has it ever since been important to you to go musically double tracked - to make music of different styles? |
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dave clarke: |
i love both kinds of music but feel it will short serve each genre to only be represented by a few tracks on one cd. |
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housefloor.de: |
you have remixed artists like depeche mode, underworld and many others.
what does a remix mean to you: is it like support for a good friend or do you want to express something very own or new with a remix? |
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dave clarke: |
i must like something about the original, i must feel i can do something fresh.
i also like to keep some of the original musicality present and build something from it, it‘s important to be respectful but yet not scared of change, so in a way like a good relationship with a friend, yes.
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housefloor.de: |
on your homepage you keep quite a close contact to your fans. after
gigs you say „thank you“ to your audience. what does this interaction mean to you? |
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dave clarke: |
i can be quite shy at gigs, but it doesn‘t mean i don‘t appreciate the attention. so it’s my way of saying thanks for the support and making my
life great. |
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housefloor.de: |
while many still swear on the feeling and handling of vinyls, you now
play with cds on your technics cd-mixer. why have you changed the material? |
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dave clarke: |
vinyl was great, a set standard for so many years, time to move on.
i was embarrased playing vinyl sometimes as i am so technical and yet here was something so old, it‘s the message (the music) not the messenger (the format) that matters and i waited ages for the right cd player to come along before i felt confident enough to switch.
i am so happy playing with cd on so many different levels, it was the right decision for me. |
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housefloor.de: |
meanwhile you have played in front of 25.000 people in brazil. this year
nearly 30.000 partypeople are looking forward to seeing you at sonnemondsterne festival in saalburg. can you name differences in the way of partying between the people in the different parts of the world?
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dave clarke: |
well the brazilians were more into watching me intensely than dancing at
certain key points of my set, and that can happen in reverse in other
territories such as germany. it is a combination of so many things.
weather, temprement, setting. that is the beauty of festivals, you never quite know what to expect.
it keeps you on your toes.
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housefloor.de: |
you consider yourself as an alternative artist. why don‘t you like
commercial music? is it inherent in pop music or is it the commerce
around it you dislike? |
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dave clarke: |
i actually don‘t mind commercial music....but it is the music that was
clever or wry that happens to sell a lot that i can relate to.
music that is made specifically to sell a lot with intent coming in second place
upsets me. i like system of a down, i would say they are commercial because
they sell a lot. i like many „pop“ records, but i dislike cheesy trance or watered-down techno or obvious rap like will smith‘s new track.
it makes me sick to my stomach. |
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housefloor.de: |
you wrote „what was her name“, one of your greatest club hits, consciously on your birthday. are you superstitious? |
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dave clarke: |
no, it was a backing track initially for tiga, we are both virgoans.
he suggested it‘s a good omen to make a track on your birthday, so i did.
he was scared by the track though and felt he couldn‘t come up with anything suitable. another time perhaps. |
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housefloor.de: |
on stage you can do with quite a few number of machines compared to some colleagues. why do you work only with samples and abandon for example drum machines and sequencers?
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dave clarke: |
if it is preprogrammed drums or worked out sequences then they are already a sample of time, far more efficient to get those samples of time in one machine for ultimate controllability. i have never really owned a drum machine longer than a few weeks, i get bored and sample them.
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housefloor.de: |
what kind of people are your partners at label-work? which values do you
appreciate in people you work together with in music business? |
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dave clarke: |
i didn‘t get too involved at paperwork level, but the people at resist
i was dealing with on a day to day level were very capable and reliable.
i like honesty, integrity and hard working people that are capable of overview with attention to detail. i dislike sloppiness and excuses, that can wind me up no end. |
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housefloor.de: |
already with 16 years of age you were independent and in the first years it was quite hard for you to live on making music. meanwhile you live in one of the nicest parts of england. what does it mean to you to earn your living with producing music? |
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dave clarke: |
complete freedom from boredom and „cul de sac“ jobs & lifestyle.
i am in a privileged position, but i am fully aware of that and appreciate that even though i have worked damn hard for it, it is not a right and you have to continue to earn your place. |
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further information at dave's site and at resist & skint. |
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