Dennis DeSantis, ein relativ "neues" Gesicht in der Techno-Landschaft, präsentiert mit seinem Debut-Album "Clock Wise" (Kanzleramt), absolut frisches und hochwertiges Techno/House-Material! Emotionale und detailgetreue Tracks beeindrucken und leisten einen kreativen Beitrag in Sachen Technomusik! Die im Vorfeld erfolgreiche Tournee zum Album und Auftritte u.a. bei Electronic Beats unterstreichen, dass mit der Person Dennis DeSantis ein neuer und gefragter Musiker am Start ist, der mit Sicherheit noch so Einiges von sich hören lassen wird! Wir haben Dennis kontaktiert und er stand uns zu einigen Fragen Rede und Antwort. Interview in englisch!
TO: 1. Why do you produced your record in the style you did ?
DeSantis: It wasn't really a conscious decision. I really didn't have a particular
sound in mind for each track as I was working on it. Everything evolves as
I work, so the compositional process is really one of open-minded
experimentation combined with an intensive auditioning process.
TO: Which musical instruments did you use?
DeSantis: Everything was done entirely in software. I use Reaktor for a lot of my
sound design, as well as some of the other Native Instruments software
synths. Their stuff is really limitless in potential. I arrange most of my
tracks using Reason, which is another amazing product. Some people think
it's a toy because it's so easy to use but if you really know what you're
doing it can be an incredibly powerful tool.
TO: How did you produce the album?
DeSantis: Lots of late nights and lots of coffee. Basically, every track started with
sound design. The materials for the tracks come very quickly once I have a
basic idea of the sounds I'm working with.
TO: Why did you released this record at Kanzleramt Records?
DeSantis: Mostly because they wanted it. I've been a fan of Kanzleramt music for a
while now, so it seemed natural to send them a demo. I was pleased and
surprised that they were interested.
 TO: What is your favorite music taste?
DeSantis: It really depends on the day. I generally like any music that strikes me as
honest and competent. The only stuff I really don't listen to is music that
tries too hard - to be arty, retro, nostalgic, or whatever.
TO: What do you listening at home?
DeSantis: Lately, I've been listening to lots of stuff by the other artists on
Kanzleramt and k2o. I really feel priveledged and humbled to be associated
with such a great family of artists. Other than this, lots of artists on
the Warp label and lots of contemporary classical music like György Ligeti,
Steve Reich, and others.
TO: Tell us one of your favorite classic records?
DeSantis: Classic techno or "classic"? For classic techno, Robert Hood´s "Internal
Empire" or the Maurizio "M" series are among my favorites. For "classic",
probably Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring".
TO: What´s your experience of playing live in front of partypeople?
DeSantis: It's mostly been really great. Some of the parties on the tour have been
packed, some have been empty, but at all of them at least someone has come
up to me and said kind things. That pretty much makes my night.
TO: How do you see the past, present and future of electronic music /
electronic music scene?
DeSantis: I still consider myself a real newcomer to the scene, so any perspective I
might have doesn't really have much credibility yet. But I will say that I
think producers, labels, and listeners will eventually be able to separate
the fads from the classics and that a real canon of quality techno will
become apparant. Frankly, I can't wait for the 80's retro-hype to be over,
and it's only a matter of time before it will be. I honestly believe that
hardly anyone actually likes that music - they just like the feeling of
revisiting their youth. Once that feeling passes, I expect that most people
who treat this stuff like it's the future of techno will realize that,
musically speaking, it's pretty lifeless and uninteresting music. Other
than this, I just hope that the whole scope of electronic music comes more
to the fore of the listening public. There are so many people making such
interesting music and it breaks my heart when this music gets passed over.
Das Interview führte P.Grosser.
Contact:
www.dennisdesantis.com
www.kanzleramt.com
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