Past, Present and Future : Digitalism

Written by Vince Pettit | Friday, June 27, 2008 |

Influenced by the likes of Daft Punk and movie soundtracks, German electro house duo digitalism are on the way up, having remixed tracks for Tom Vek, The Futureheads, Daft Punk, Tiga, Klaxons, White Stripes, Monk, Depeche Mode, Cut Copy and many others, including a re-edit of “Fire in Cairo” by The Cure (entitled “Digitalism in Cairo“). Their tracks and remixes are also played by DJs such as Erol Alkan, Soulwax, Boys Noize and Justice, among others. We spoke to the digitalism boys about past, present and future, here is what they had to say…

Past

Briefly, how and when did you get into the music scene?

We met at a record store, that was our initial touch with the scene. Right after school Jence started jobbing there and Isi was a frequent customer. The store was for DJs in particular, selling House and Garage and Techhouse. That’s how we started Djing and that’s where everything started for us.

Describe your style in 3 words

Electronic indie themes

How was 2008 been so far?

The year was really good so far, we played a couple of long tours in the US Japan and Germany, finished a new live show and received lots of very good reactions.

Who has been your favourite DJs and producers of 2008?

So far, Erol Alkan and Proxy

Present

What are you up to at the moment?

We’re in the middle of zge festival season in Europe, playing big shows every weekend, and we’re just about to release our first DJ mix CD with our friends from Kitsune.

Who are you listening to at the moment?

Lots of Proxy, Hercules and Love Affair, MGMT, and some of our new ideas as layouts..

What do you do when you’re not gigging?

At the moment we’re watching as much football as we can as it’s European Cup, and usually we’re meeting friends, try to hang out outside in the green, have nice dinners and all that.

Where can people get your tunes?

On CD in stores and vinyl, iTunes and other internet platforms. The whole spectrum.

Future

What do you have planned for the rest of 2008?

We’re gonna finish our “Idealism” tour (our current album), are re-structuring our studio and are already working on the next songs and ideas for the following tour.

Who do you think will be the next big thing this year

- DJ

Proxy

- Producer

Maybe phones, and Erol Alkan is back anyway..

Check out http://www.myspace.com/digitalism for more on digitalism, also keep a look out for their compilation album due out on 30th June!

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