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Interviews: Apparat, Joris Voorn, Alex Niggemann, Haelos
Do you have a clear vision, in advance, of how a new album should sound? «
Apparat / Initially, there are always big concepts. For my current album “LP5”, the concept was to create the greatest possible distance from our Moderat project. It always comes out different than you intend for it to be. You have to go with it. If you fight too much, you kill the essence. That‘s why the plans you had in the beginning always dilute after a while and the relationship between the songs is more likely to come from the sound design. In my song folder, there are a lot of basic ideas that you could easily turn into rock songs. It‘s only the electronic arrangements that give my songs that “Apparat feeling”.
Haelos / We don‘t plan anything, wei simply go to the studio and see whati happens. It‘s like a gold mine. We always want to discover something new.i Our first album „Full Circle“was completely studio-based. When we toured with it and brought it on stage, it changed something in us, which for formed the new record. We tried out a lot in front of an audience and watched their reactions. The boundaries are now wider than on the first album and there are more live parts compared to programmed sounds. We like the combination of electronic parts and live instrumentation. It‘s a nice thought that our music is a collaboration of man and machine.
Joris Voorn / I still get my inspira tion from electronic music in the mid 90s. To this day, I believe that it was the most beautiful time for dance and electronic music. So much was discovered back then, from the heyday of Aphex Twin to Detroit and UK techno. It was all very melodic and opulent, which left a great impression on me. I like to make music that sounds good in a studio, in the car or just walking around in the city. I want to create something that touches you in a different way than club grooves. When I make music, I try to make it come from the heart.
Alex Niggemann / It rarely happens that I have a concept in my head. We are all influenced by different things in our surroundings. Therefore, I prefer to benefit from certain moods. That means I go intoi the studio and simply let the sound i inspire me. I am more of a composer and creator than a technical nerd who has to try many different things. There are always those moments when I have melodies in my head, or someone plays a note, and I have an intuitive feeling for what has to follow.
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