Hooray, your first full-length project Cool Party is out! What are the key elements for a literal ‘cool party’ for you?
Thank you. I’d want people in a room together and feel great, safe, and in harmony with each other. No music snobbism allowed, or you’ll get kicked out immediately. There’d be an MC who interrupts the party every now and then screaming, “who here knows that alcohol is actually a hard drug?” while everyone takes an awkward sip of their drink, including me. Dance battles are only allowed if the entire room is absolutely silent with no music.
What’s your funniest party story so far?
This one time, when I was DJing at a party in Amsterdam, I had just finished my set and hung out behind the DJ booth on stage afterward. Suddenly I saw Martin Solveig walking up on the stage as well, and I remember he tweeted a couple of times about my previous project Klyne, so I thought, “Hey, I should say hi”. I walked up to him without having any idea what to say. I think, eventually, I mumbled some random inaudible words to him with incredibly loud music in the background. He looked sympathetic but very confused at me and, eventually, walked away. I felt so stupid. (laughs)
The project gives us an introspective perspective on your music. Which emotions were mostly the starting point of the songs?
I usually try to start from a point of feeling serene, after which all kinds of emotions can surface that result in certain sounds/words. I think the songs in this project mostly stemmed from having conflicting thoughts and feelings and ultimately trying to live with that inner ambiguity.
