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À bien des égards , la musique du producteur de Copenhague Paxton Fettel incarne parfaitement ce qu’on aime chez Bolting Bits . Depuis son apparition sur la scène en 2010 , ses productions ont tissé avec goût house, jazz, hip-hop et une disco chaleureuse, mélodieuse, à la fois nostalgique et moderne. 2015 a été l’année la plus prolifique pour Fettel , avec ‘The Secret Ingredient is Crime‘ EP sur Apersonal Music, un 12′ København – London EP avec Norm de Plume on Plumage records et le fantastique LP “Everything Stays the Same” pour son troisième release sur le label anglais Greta Cottage Workshop. Nous avons eu l’occasion d’échanger quelques mots avec lui pour accompagner ce nouveau mix qu’il a préparé pour nous.

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INTERVIEW

Hi Paxton, thanks for joining us! You have had an impressive 2015, I especially enjoyed your album. Any retrospective thoughts on the past year, or ambitions for 2016? 
2015 was a good year, but it had a tendency to become a bit stressed at times. I reckon 2016 will be a year with less gigs, less releases and overall more time spent on enjoying life. I’m in no rush.

Unless you prefer the secret be kept, what are you working on at the moment? My bass- playing is undergoing great improvement, and as always I play the keys as much as possible.
But yea, again. I’m working on getting my own expectations of life in line with what i’m actually capable of.
Hopefully I can stop dissapointing my self as much in the future.

What’s your studio set-up looking like these days? Are you more into hardware, software, or the integration of both?
Well, as you see I like hardware a lot. Tactile feel, nice knobs & lights, a way of not looking into a screen all the time all that jazz.  I do love good plug-ins & software bips. Check out Valhalla DSP for example.. Brilliant software verbs & efx.

 
How would you describe the electronic music scene in Copenhagen? Do you see yourself staying there for the foreseeable future?
I don’t bother much with the scene. I’ve never been a very active raver – so to be honest I wouldn’t know.

Do you listen to a lot of club music at home, and what music is particularly inspiring to you at the moment?
Not a lot of club music, but some. Mostly I like to listen to music or mixes done by friends or people whom I find interesting. (Andy Hart’s Resident Advisor podcast is on as we speak). Iasos – Interdimensional Music is in mad rotation at the moment.

What would be your ideal live set up?
For some time I’ve been doing live, but just decided not to do it anymore.. I need to play in a band if I’m gonna do any kind of live performance. The onemanband is getting kinda old and tiresome. I’d love to be able to communicate with people and share the journey with some fellow musicians.  Onemanband is a lonely band.

Some of your harmonies are quite interesting, the jazzy flourishes betray a musical background. Did you teach yourself the instruments you play?
Well, I took drum lessons from age 6-13(approximately). All the other instruments are self taught. Bass, Piano, Studio Techniques & so on & so forth.

How did your approach to your album differ to that of your EP’s?
In every way. The album was a much more decisive process. I really wanted to make something that felt whole. Tell a story. Not just 4 different cuts for your dancing pleasure, something that would be more appealing to your Hi-fi. And still have relevance in a 6am sore feet sence.

What is the relationship between DJing and production to you? How do you balance the two? Any favourite DJ’s and why?
I’m first and foremost a music lover. Which is one of the most important relations in my life. Dj’ing – is fun and I love sharing music with people. It’s a nice way of communicating with people who wanna dance and have a great time. But I’m a real troglodyte. I prefer being in the lab, cellar or what you prefer to call it.

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Dès le plus jeune âge Erik Faulkner a cultivé une réelle passion pour la musique électronique. Arpentant Montréal depuis plus de 10 ans en tant que DJ on reconnait Erik Faulkner à travers ses sets mêlant les genres: du garage et loft classics, Italo et électro, synth pop et post punk des années 80, des classiques importés tout droit de NY ou Chicago alliant house ou encore techno. A chaque mix son histoire. Erik Faulkner veut créer une atmosphère particulière propice au développement de sa trame narrative. Ses contributions actuelles sur la scène locale comprennent notamment la création des after party OUT OF SIGHT dont le but premier est de promouvoir des talents locaux. Il y a peu, en partenariat avec Le Bleury Bar à Vinyle, Erik Faulkner a pu inviter et jouer aux côtés de la divine Black Madonna pour sa première à Montréal.

Follow him : @djerikfaulkner

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TRACKLIST

01. Fred P, “Other Music”
02. Schatrax, “Mists”
03. DJ Duke, “The Rain”
04. Guilhem Monin, “Omen”
05. 2 AM/FM, “Dynasty Warriors”
06. Johnick, “C’mon Give It Up”
07. Appian, “Operator” (Monty Luke Mix)
08. Ike Release, “Dance Equations”
09. Risk Sound System, “The Sound Is Yours” (Kerri Chandler Instrumental Remix)
10. Paxton Fettel, “fnkinnit”
11 Tyree, “Let The Music Take Control” (Tyree’s House Is In Control Mix)
12. Chrissy Edits, “Double Trouble”
13. The Barking Dogs, “HI-NRG”
14. Doc L. Junior, “Twilight”
15. Jitterbug, “Ache 4 U”
16. Nina Simone, “Here Comes The Sun” (Francois K. Remix)

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Daniël Leseman est un producteur et sound designer issu de hollande. Il a évolué sur la scène électronique depuis les années 90. Après un rapide passage par la trance progressive il trouve sa voix : la house. Il débuta sa carrière sous le pseudonyme: 3 Colours. Récemment Daniël Leseman a opté pour conserver son propre nom sur scène. Nourrit par la house de Chicago et le soul de Détroit, il créer ses propres productions oscillant entre la house et une fine deep house. 

Parallèlement, il se produit avec Hans Peeman sous le pseudo de Fouk avec qui il a crée le label Outplay. Après sont dernier EP  “Time to go”  très remarqué l’année précédente Daniel Leseman est revenu avec « Tease me » que vous pouvez retrouvé dans notre dernière MIXED BY / … 

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TRACKLIST

Junktion – Solitude
Tornado Wallace – Don’t Hold Back
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Journey Reverse – Soy Beans
Daniël Leseman – Tease Me
Daniël Leseman – Time To Go
Times Are Ruff – Three
S3A – Those Voices
Session Victim – Stick Together
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Paxton Fettel – Sundown, As The Beat Gently Skips

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