Fromage Disco

Fromage Disco are Nate B and Travis H ( Dr Disconyx) – two melbournites with a keen love of synthpop, post punk and disco. Apart from their eponymous Club night the two have been working as a production duo with future and present releases on Lightspeed Recordings and Sean Bronson’s (of Future Disco fame) Need Want label.

Winston: How did you guys first get into electronic music and in particular your brand of disco and house music?

Fromage Disco: Well we both listened to a lot of hip hop when we were young and I guess it was a natural progression into more beat driven music.  I got into US house such as Doc Martin, Farina, etc and UK tech house like Terry Francis and Craig Richards.  Travis always liked experiemental music, house and disco a bit of rock and funk. Attending clubs like Durr and Trash and a couple east end clubs like bar22, Mother Bar. The mixing of indie, house, disco and club has been going on since 2000 and he wanted to do that, in his dj sets and productions.   Then we ended up meeting on a love of the disco/nu disco scene a few years ago now, inspiring us to find great music both new and old and leading to us starting the Fromage Disco parties back in 2006. We’re big fans of DFA, Eskimo, Permanent Vacation, Tirk, Wall of sound, Delusions of Grandeur, Running Back, and all that and more ends up going in our sets.

Winston: How did you hook up with Lightspeed recordings? Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Fear the Reaper

I’m always dubious about covers especially if it’s a song as big as The Blue Oyster Cult’s Don’t Fear the Reaper. The utter lack of cowbell in both tracks is a bit disconcerting. However, the fact that both the Van She’s version and Holy Ghost’s reinterpretation are very different from the original allows me to enjoy them. The effervescent synths, sequenced drum and vocals of Van She’s version makes it sound like the original made a decade later. Holy Ghost! go in their DFA trademark slo-mo space dub direction to great effect for the remix.

Van She – Don’t Fear (The Reaper)
Van She -  Don’t Fear (The Reaper) [Holy Ghost! Remix]

New Young Pony Club

I have always have had a soft spot for New Young Pony Club. Yeah – they were pretty trendy when they first appeared but they have a sort of Tom Tom Club feel to them that’s really endearing plus they are fucking fun. their first single was released on Tirk which only adds to their appeal. This is the new single from their upcoming album that will be released on their own label The Numbers.

New Young Pony Club – Lost A Girl

Neurotic Erotic Adventure

Neurotic Drum Band is John Selway and Elliot Taub.  Their music has that playful, tongue in cheek sci – fi feel. Kitsch but also fresh Neurotic Erotic Adventure is an amazing 8 minute sonic journey.

Neurotic Drum Band – Neurotic Erotic Adventure

Link via Anthem Magazine

The Business

After a good friend of mine introduced me to Beats In Space a few years ago i have never looked back. Its been the ultimate source of knowledge and select listening for the Disco Genre. Tim Sweeney is one of the most important people in the industry in this day and age and it was an absolute honour to be invited to do a mix for his New York City radio show. 2010 here we come.

PODCAST

http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/498

Polaroid

Girl In The Blue Dress – taken with my Polaroid Square Shooter – Barcelona 2007

First Time At The Beach – taken with my Polaroid Square Shooter – Adelaide 2008

Changing my life when i was at a party once, the humble Polaroid. I am by no means a pro, rather i enjoy being a short distance from making photography my profession, for it allows me to conduct myself with a little naivety towards the art. There’s a lot to be said about capturing the stillness of time, all the time.

Launch Me Into Space

The Juan MacLean are one of the greatest electronic acts of this decade – hands down. They are touring Australia again around New Year. As I said in the last interview I really want to hang with Juan. Probably his biggest achievement this year is remixing Sidwho?’s Bowie For President.

Winston: First off I would like to say how amazing I thought your show was last year with Cut Copy.

Juan MacLean: That was actually or first bit of touring that we did in almost 2 years – that was sort of the warm up for the album tour.

Winston: You were playing the theremin a lot is that something you still do?

Juan MacLean: I put it through a lot of delay and wah wah pedals sometimes on  the record – live I play it quite a bit. It’s a hard thing to stay away from actually – I find myself playing it more than I should. I have been playing it since I was a teenager.

Winston: Are you still touring with the guys from Holy Ghost? Read the rest of this entry »

Lightspeed Recordings Part 2

The finally installment of our chat with Agent 86 of amazing Lightspeed Recordings. They have recently put out 2 more singles since our first installment (great read if I do say so myself) – Go Chic Lightning by Bodie Lee and Acid Strings by Fromage. Checkout their launch party at Cuckoo Bar on the 12th of December.

Winston : How did hip hop eventually came into your music or was it all just music to you- irrespective of genre?

Agent 86: It is all just music to me. Hip hop has influence me more than any other form of music. Having said that hip hop is just one angle of my music. I play rock and disco – it is just music to me. I kinda have a certain sound that I like – and when I say sound I don’t mean a particular instrument or type of sound. It’s kind of like certain melodies and keys that I like. I guess in strange sort of way they all connect together even though they might be different genres Read the rest of this entry »