Category Archives: Interviews

[En] ITW with Shifted (mote-evolver / syndrome z / avian)

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Shifted is an anonymous project from an artist who has been involved into the UK electronic scene (but not really related to techno) during the past few years. Since January 2011, the busy boy has released nothing less than three eps and a remix on Mote-Evolver, Szare’s Syndrome Z… and on his own imprint Avian. Close to the berghain-techno genre (Sandwell District, Stroboscopic Artefacts, Frozen Border…), Shifted doesn’t claim to be original, but does the job in a pretty good and proper way. Check out more about him here : Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Jason Fine (kontra musik / FXHE)

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I found on my old computer a mini-interview I did with Jason Fine few months ago (and never published), when he was releasing his second album Future thought on the Swedish quality label Kontra Musik. I think it’s the right moment to upload it to know a bit more about this secret artist, with the output March 17th of the Future thought remixed ep by Ben Klock and the amazing Oni Ayhun. Continue reading →

[Fr] Interview : Pierre-Nicolas (Boing Poum Tchak!)

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A l’occasion de la Nuit Electro au Grand Palais à Paris, organisée par un opérateur de téléphonie mobile, j’ai été interviewé cet été par le journaliste Jean-Yves Leloup, qui me demandait pour le compte de leur site, mon opinion sur la scène électronique actuelle. L’interview publiée sous l’accroche “Pierre-Nicolas Mader, blogueur en colère” (!) est disponible ici (edit 2022 : lien mort) en version tronquée. Je souhaitais tout de même vous faire part sur Boing Poum Tchak! des réponses qui n’ont pas été retranscrites et qui intéresseront peut-être certains d’entre vous. Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Tin Man

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Tin Man

Dark star from the underground, ambiant / acid / delicate techno dreamer (and singer) Tin Man takes time to speak with Boing Poum Tchak! while he’s releasing his last and excellent 12″ : Cool waves EP, including the amazing song Constant confusion. Find out who really is behind the shadow, now. Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Vakula (Uzuri / Quintessentials / Meakusma / Firecracker)

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Who could imagine that one of the best innovative house / detroit-house sound of the moment comes from East-Europe ? After Russian Anton Zap, let me introduce you Vakula, Ukrainian electronic artist who has signed some experimental warm & groovy underground-house tracks on Uzuri, then Quintessentials, Meakusma, before releasing a record on Firecracker in 2009. Find out more about him, his thoughts on electronic music in Ukraine while listening the mix he did for Boing Poum Tchak! with only unreleased material from him. Vashe zdo´rovye ! Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Roger23 (Playhouse / 240 volts / Swayzak Soundsystem / Meakusma)

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Pure underground dj, music lover, and vinyl addict, Roger Reuter aka Roger23 is the first guest to play at our Party launched in Paris this month. Close friend of Swayzak (he travel a lot around the world with them), former record-shop co-owner, composer who has released eps for Playhouse, 240 volts, Meakusma, it’s a pleasure to introduce him if you don’t know this artist yet. Continue reading →

[En] Tactile Soul [bptchk! 008] + Interview

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After a long time of very little inspiration, I believe that there is some great records being made at the moment, a lot of them are reminiscent of old detroit techno, which is the style that first caught my attention a long time ago. I think it is a very healthy time for techno production, so buying records is getting easier again.

Tactile Soul

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[En] Interview : Arne Weinberg

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Arne Weinberg is that kind of artists who prefer developing their own melodic retro-techno sound, rather than following any trends. Since 2001, he has released his music on labels like Styrax, Matrix, Echocord Colour, Down Low Music, and AW, his own label. Here, he explains the philosophy of his music, why he decided to move from Germany to Glasgow, and if one day, neo-detroit techno could become the next hype. Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Marcel Dettmann (berghain club / ostgut töntrager / mdr / berlin)

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You can’t speak about the Techno sound of 2008 without mentioning berliner Marcel Dettmann and his purist, strong and open-minded approach. Dj, producer, remixer for Ellen Allien, Deetron, Len Faki, Modeselektor, seller in the famous Hardwax record-shop, he has released a modern, solid and fresh techno mix on the OstGut Ton label, related with the Berghain club where he’s resident since its openning in 2004. With no doubt, one of the most important personality of the scene this year. Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Break SL (philpot)

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2 is a good number for german newcomer Sebastian Lohse aka Break SL. He’s only 22, and has released 2 12″ on Philpot, which have both received nice reviews and feedbacks. Sebastian is also Dj, and after having cooked a delicious slow deep&groovy house mix for Boing Poum Tchak!, it’s time to know a bit more about him and his debut album planned in 2009. Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Quarion (drumpoet community)

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One day before listening the exclusive mix swiss Quarion made for Boing Poum Tchak! let’s try to know more about one of most interesting artists of the new deep-house scene. After sweet remixes for Jamie Lloyd (“May I ?”), Agnès and some Ep’s for Drumpoet Community, he’s simultaneously releasing a new 12″ entitled “The workout” and a remix on Four:Twenty. And it’s just the beginning… Continue reading →

[En] Interview – Anders Ilar (shitkatapult / level / narita / Sweden)

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Anders Ilar

“Beautiful atmospheres between deep techno and electronica-IDM, dreams and nightmares, ecology and technology“. It’s quite a good start to try to describe the sound of one of the most brilliant electronic music composer who comes out of the shadows for this interview on Boing Poum Tchak!. With Sworn and Melt, his two new albums released simultaneously, swedish artist Anders Ilar grows up once more in the deep hearts of electronic music lovers, and here, he helps us to find out some clues to elucidate his emotional but not always easy-to-access music. Continue reading →

[En] Interview – David Brown (Swayzak / 240 volts / !K7 / Serieculture)

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David Brown Swayzak 240 Volts Serieculture !K7

David Brown is one of the two guys (with James Taylor) who’s running Swayzak since ten years now. After fantastic albums as the incredible minimal dubby tech-house Snowboarding in argentina (1998), the 80’s vocal-pop Himawari (2000), the big electroclashed Dirty dancing (in tribute to Patrick Swayze’s Dirty Dancing movie ;-), and the last one Some other country, David Brown is launching a new label with the dj and friend Roger 23 named Serieculture. We know all that the Swayzak’s lives are always amazing and improvised, but we know less about the dj-side, even if they have released two fantastic cd-mixes for Fabric and Goovetechnology in the past few years. So, here we go for a dj interview. Continue reading →

[Fr] Interview : Remote (kill the dj)

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Cette semaine est (enfin) sorti le premier album du duo français Remote. Boing Poum Tchak! les avait déjà suivi pour leur premier live au Pulp, ainsi que pour leur premier maxi Get a real job, il était donc logique de revenir vers eux pour leur premier long-format sur Kill the dj : la petite bombe dark italo / electro techno moderne Dark enough. Décryptage en règle des dix hits underground potentiels par Seb Fouble et Eric Guillanton, pour qui “la musique électronique n’est [décidément] pas faite pour les spotlights”. Continue reading →

[Fr] Interview : Clément Meyer / Get The Curse (One year)

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Get The Curse Bataclan

Il aura fallu à peine un an à l’équipe de Get The Curse pour s’imposer parmi les blogs de référence en matière de musiques électroniques. Apprécié pour ses sélections éclectiques et pointues, sa qualité rédactionnelle, et ses soirées très courues (dont la dernière au Bataclan vendredi 25 avril), il était enfin temps de faire le point sur cette aventure avec son fondateur Clément Meyer. La malédiction (the curse) n’a pas fini de nous poursuivre… Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Orphanear records (Pawel / Turner’s label)

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Orphanear records / Pawel / Turner’

Paul Kominek is one of the three founders of the highly respected Dial records. You probably have let your mind waking on his romantic and intimate music, recorded under his Pawel and Turner monikers. During the summer 2007, he has launched his own label named Orphanear. After only three releases, and many good feedbacks from dj’s like Laurent Garnier, Chloé, Josh Wink, he tells for Boing Poum Tchak! the story of this young label and announces the forthcoming new artist on Orphanear, the talented and mysterious Christian Löffler…

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[En] Interview : Bvdub (Quietus Recordings / Styrax Records)

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Brock Van Wey alias Bvdub has launched in december 2007 a very intimate label about ambiant and deep mind elevations. Based in San Francisco, Quietus only delivers 100 hand-made cd-r copies for each releases, including artists like Brock himself, Quantec and Remote_. A very talented crew who has already signed amazing stuff for the highly respected Styrax label. Here, Brock talks about his music, the story of Quietus and its releases, the mp3 vs the cd-r distribution, why it’s so important for him to produce hand-made cd-r’s, and the unexpected reactions of the listeners of Quietus. Far away from the techno (or the “minimal”) star-system, all the things you are going to read tends to suggest this guy is just a true music-lover. Continue reading →

[En] Interview : Newworldaquarium (NWAQ / delsin)

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The guy you’re watching overhead with the strange mexican hat is Jochem Peteri, well known for the international electronic scene under Newworldaquarium. Liked for his unexpected slow-dance groovy tracks, after released 12″ for planet e, peacefrog, or delsin, he plans to release in March the cd version (with bonus tracks) of the acclaimed vinyl-album “The dead bears” few months ago. Let’s try to uncover the secrets of a very talented but so discreet artist from Amsterdam. Our ears are wild open… Continue reading →