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ENGLISH INTERVIEW NOV 2006
 
THIS IS AN ENGLISH INTERVIEW WITH ALEX ABOUT HIS ALBUM "CREDO", PUBLISHED ON www.clubbingscene.com:
 
QUESTION: HOW DID YOU GET STARTED MAKING MUSIC, PRODUCING, DJ-ING AND WHAT WERE YOUR INFLUENCES IN THE BEGINING?

ALEX: MY INFLUENCES ARE MAINLY SYNTHIE-POP AND 80IES-POP FROM BANDS LIKE DEPECHE MODE, TEARS FOR FEARS, HUMAN LEAGUE OR EBM STUFF LIKE FRONT 242. THAT`S ALSO THE KIND OF MUSIC I STARTED DJING WITH BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 90IES. AT THIS TIME I ALSO INCLUDED SOME EARLY TECHNOSTUFF IN MY SETS. CUBIC 22, STAKKER, REAL CLASSICS IF I LOOK BACK TODAY ;-) PRODUCING CAME MUCH LATER AT AROUND 1997 WHEN I MET SVEN DEDEK, WITH WHOME I DID MY FIRST TRACKS AS BASIC IMPLANT ON FINE AUDIO.

QUESTION: SO AS A DJ, HOW DID YOU PROGRESS FROM THE TIME YOU GOT INVOLVED IN MUSIC, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU WILL GO FROM NOW ON?

ALEX: THAT`S HARD TO SAY! IF I LOOK BACK OVER THE LAST YEARS IT WAS A CONSTANT, POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN MORE AND MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE THE FEELING THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT YEARS. MUSIC, BOTH PRODUCING AND DJING, IS MY PROFESSION, BUT EVEN MORE IT`S MY PASSION!

QUESTION: HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR MUSICAL STYLE?

ALEX: EDGY, ROUGH SHAPED GROOVIN, DARK, ORGANIC ATMOSPHERIC TECHNO. ???

QUESTION: IS THIS ALSO HOW YOU WOULD DESCRIBE YOUR NEW ALBUM “CREDO”?

ALEX: WELL, YES, IN A KIND OF WAY. I THINK CREDO IS THE BEST I HAVE DONE SO FAR AS IT COMBINES SO MANY STYLES. MY FIRST ALBUM “CONNECTED” WAS VERY PURE TECHNO, MY REAL PASSION AND STILL A NICE ALBUM TO LISTEN TO. CREDO IS MORE A MIXTURE WIHCH SHOWS WHAT I ALSO PLAY IN THE CLUBS. I THINK IT`S MORE DJ-ORIENTATED, BUT CONTAINING A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACETTES.

QUESTION: WHERE HAS YOUR MUSIC TAKEN YOU RECENTLY?

ALEX: LAST WEEKEND I WAS PLAYING IN JAPAN, WHICH WAS A REAL GREAT EXPERIENCE. I WAS ALSO PART OF THE LAST ANNIVERSARY NIGHT OF CHRIS LIEBING`S “ES IST FREITAGAAABEND” AT U60311, FRANKFURT.

QUESTION: IS THERE MAYBE SOMETHING THAT YOU HATE, WHAT ABOUT THE TRAVELLING?

ALEX: NO, I REALLY DO NOT HATE THIS AT ALL! I THINK ALL THIS DJ`S WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT TRAVELLING ARE REALLY STUPID! I MEAN, WE SHOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE DIFFERENT PLACES ALL OVER THE PLANET, AND EVEN IF IT IS SOMETIMES REALLY HARD WITH LESS SLEEP AND EXHAUSTING LIFESTYLE, IT`S A GIFT! AND I WILL NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT IT!

QUESTION: SO WHAT'S BIG AT THE MOMENT ON THE HOUSE & ELECTRONIC SCENE IN GERMANY...IN WHAT WAY IS IT DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE EUROPE?

ALEX: STILL, MINIMAL AND ELECTROHOUSE SEEM TO BE THE DOMINATING STYLES IN GERMANY RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS KIND OF BORING. AS SOON AS YOU PLAY SOME KIND OF TRADITIONAL TECHNO, PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU`RE AN ALIEN. THAT`S FUNNY, MANY PEOPLE IN GERMANY ARE REALLY VERY MUCH FOCUSSED ON JUST ONE THING, THEY ARE NOT OPEN-MINDED. THERE ARE SOME OTHER COUNTRIES, WHERE TECHNO IS MUCH MORE ACCEPTED, LIKE HOLLAND OR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA IN GENEREL, AT LEAST WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED…

QUESTION: WHERE DO YOU SEE THE WHOLE ELECTRONIC SCENE, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THAT ELECTRO-TECH IS COMING BACK. IS HAT IN ONE WAY THE END OF TECHNO BEACUSE IT'S STARTING TO RECYCLE ITSELF IN A WAY OR WILL ANYTHING NEW COME OUT OF IT ALL?

ALEX: I THINK THIS ELECTRO-TECH THING IS EVEN ABOUT TO DISSAPEAR AGAIN, IT WAS REALLY POPULAR, BUT PEOPLE SEEMT TO START TO REALIZE THAT`S IT`S BORING IF YOU HEAR THE SAME BASSLINES, THE SAME 808 BASSDRUMS AND THE SAME SNAREDRUMS ALL NIGHT LONG. MANY OF THESE PRODUCTIONS SOUND REALLY POOR, I WOULD EVEN SAY THAT SOME PRODUCERS (NOT ALL, THERE ARE ALSO A FEW GOOD ONES) DON`T KNOW HOW TO CREATE GOOD, NEW SOUNDS, SO THEY STICK TO WHAT ALL THE OTHERS DO. BORING.

QUESTION: WELL WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AS A DJ OR WILL YOU MOVE ON TO MORE PRODUCING AND REMIXING IN THE FUTURE?

ALEX: I AM ALREADY PRODUCING A LOT, BUT I CHANGED IT IN WAY THAT I SPEND MORE TIME ON EACH TRACK AND I STARTED TO WORK ON THE SOUND VERY INTENSLY. MY MUSICAL CAREER STARTED WITH DJING, BUT PRODUCING IS MEANWHILE SOMETHING REALLY GREAT FOR ME.

QUESTION: SO WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL AS A DJ AND WHAT CAN WE EXPECT WHEN WE COME AND SEE YOU?

ALEX: I DON`T KNOW, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT APPROACH. MANY PEOPLE TELL ME THAT I PLAY RECORDS THEY DON`T HEAR FROM OTHER DJ`S AND THAT I PLAY VERY VERSATILE FROM MINIMAL TO STRAIGT TECHNO, AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT MY SETS ALWAYS SOUND VERY BASSY AND THAT I ALWAYS PLAY TRACKS WITH A HEAVY BASIS WHICH MAKES THEM DANCING. WELL, FOR ME IT`S NORMAL, SO I DON`T KNOW. EVERYBODY SHOULD GET HIS OWN IMPRESSION, I THINK.

QUESTION: DO YOU THINK TECHNO CAN PROGRESS ANY FURTHER THAN IT HAS IN THE LAST 15 YEARS AND WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ON THE WHOLE DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND IS IT GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU PERFORM?

ALEX: IT HAS ALREADY CHANGED MY STYLE AS I USE FINAL SCRATCH, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO PLAY ALL MY LATEST STUFF WHICH IS NOT OUT YET. ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE I THINK IT WILL DEVELOP ALL THE TIME, BUT I STILL LOVE VINYL RECORDS MORE THAN EVERYTHING ELSE.

QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU THINK, WILL DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY STAY OVER VINYLS?

ALEX: FOR SOME PEOPLE IT WILL, FOR SOME IT WON`T.

QUESTION: COULD YOU TELL ME A BIT WHERE YOUR PASSIONS LIE, NOT JUST IN MUSIC BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF MUSIC?

ALEX: ACTUALLY THERE IS NOT MUCH BESIDE MUSIC, EXCEPT MY GIRLFRIEND WITH HER TWO KIDS AND MY FRIENDS. IN THE SUMMER I LIKE BEING OUTSIDE, DOING SOME SPORTS, BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG UNTIL I FEEL I NEED TO RETURN TO PRODUCING AND MUSIC.

QUESTION: HAVE YOU MESSAGE FOR READERS OF KLUBSKASCENA.COM AND PEOPLE IN CROATIA?

ALEX: FIRST OF: THANKS FOR READING THIS INTERVIEW! ;-) FURTHERMORE, CROATIA FOR ME WAS ALWAYS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HAD THEIR VERY OWN PREFERENCES, WHICH WAS COOL. DECIDE ON YOUR OWN WHAT YOU LOVE, DON`T TRUST IN HYPES OR WHAT OTHER PEOPLE TELL YOU, IT`S ONLY ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE PERSONALLY AND WHAT MAKES YOU MOVE.