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INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
PM: any advice to the upcoming producers
out there?
DC: Very simple advice I give everyone that asks
me that question, I tell them how I learned the
most. Pick a few tracks you think are the greatest thing ever made, and analyse the hell out of
them, truly in-depth. How did they do the kick,
the bass, what does it look like, try to recreate
these elements, and don’t be afraid to spend an
entire week on just that. You might not end up
with the same thing (which is good), but in that
process you will have learned a million things.
Persistence is the key.
FOLLOW DIGICULT
PM: How you see the psy scene nowadays?
PM: As always, let’s start from the basics,
who you are and where are you from?
DC: DigiCult is 2 people, both from Belgium, Bert
De Decker and Dries De Crop. The project has
been around since 2003 with the first release in
2005.
PM: How you started with Psytrance in the
first place?
DC: Like everyone else I guess, you hear the music and you’re hooked. This was way back in the
previous millenium, i think that might be one of
the main reasons our music has always tried to
stay true to those basic melodic principles.
PM: What “DigiCult” stands for and how you
came up with this name?
DC: Initially the project name in the first year
was ‘digital culture’ but that soon evolved to the
shortened version. No specific reason for choosing it, it just sounded exactly like what we were
trying to bring, and in the end, what’s in a name
:)
PM: oh, cool! And how you would define your
music style?
DC: Melodic in the first place, I think that would
be the most basic characteristic. Positive music with loads of layers, always psychedelic,
and most importantly, with an oldschool touch
throughout. More recently we’ve been exploring the lower bpm range, but with all the before
mentioned ingredients still there.
PM: What is your insparation when you produce music? If any.
DC: That’s an easy answer, my shining example
has always been Man With No Name, the vast
catalogue of amazingly beautiful music he managed to create in the nineties is just mindblowing. He was miles