Interviews Interview: DJ Amb | Interview: DJ Amb |
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| Sunday, 21 January 2007 | |
 1) Why breaks? Breaks sounded very interesting to me in the late 90s, there was a lot of experimenting going on, producers trying to find new ways and ideas not like throwing together a tune in a couple of days' time, which happens to be fairly common these days. I found that forming, early breaks scene very innovative and inspiring. Maybe nothing terrible has happened to it, it just melted into the whole pie of music. To me it lost a little of its curiosity though. 2) Influences? Well breaks for its energy and broken, therefore more complex beats fit me greatly but probably the main thing about it was dance music in general, which I found really challenging. Back then, chillout and contemporary music were a lot more easy-to-understand for me, hence my inspiration from Fred Frith, The Orb, Psychic TV, Michael Brook, The Irresisitible Force, Autechre, and then later The Chemical Brothers, Headrillaz, Propellerheads, Plump DJs, Chris Carter, Bassnectar, Metric, General Midi.. 3) Everything except breaks (what do you listen at home, in your ipod etc)... When it comes to music, I am more interested in M U S I C than in genres or beat structures or trends. I obviously won't listen to just anything at all, I am fond of quality in every aspect but I don't believe there's one genre without a reason or meaning behind it. My curiosity about people in general and how we think and live on this planet makes me interested in many different kinds of music. And that means anything from Bebop Jazz, through Chopin, 80's pop hits, to contemporary, experimental, ambient, breaks, tech/proghouse… 4) What do you suggest to Zagreb's scene to become similar to breaks scene in Budapest which is one of the strongest in Europe? Find a partner, hold hands, don't talk to strangers. I'm only joking…but seriously, trying to build your breaks scene may be just as difficult (or easy) as building any scene. You want to know whether it's the general interest you need to improve first, or to give people better opportunities and more gigs, whether you carry out a reasonable promotion, or if you can get in touch with producers and DJs you'd like to have on your show. 5) What can we except from your dj-set on Friday? I'll give you my tipple of the freshest breaks, many of which are only to be released next year. 6) Why Sinister recordings for your last 12" "Neutrino"? Well actually it was quite straightforward: they liked it, wanted to have it, I was happy, they were happy, so we had a deal J 7) You moved in London. Why? As a producer I simply felt London was the city I had to live in. Technology based electronic music has a great past and culture there so there's a lot to be learnt. That's one of the reasons why I attend a Music Technology course at University and I feel I can be a music producer in London just as someone might be a lawyer or carpenter in Budapest – it is an acknowledged profession, and it gives you an identity. 8) Which was your first album you bought when you were just a child? ….well I don't quite remember… To be honest, I've never really had a very tight relation with objects and I've always been rubbish at taking care of them. So when I bought a CD, it soon ended up laying around somewhere without the cover and that. I'm the type of person for whom PCs brought a whole new world; I keep all the music that's important to me on my hard drive or burnt on some DVD. 9) When can we expect your new album to go out? I can't give you a definite answer for that but hopefully within the next 2 years. |
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