And of course more touring, both solo and with Sebastian. TM404 – Acidub is just out, a new Wa Wu We EP, remixes of the Dance album I did with Sebastian Mullaert, a Frak album and so on. ![]() We have so many releases in the pipeline. Sebastian is a force of life and positivity and a very experienced and motivated musician. So in a way I think I have become more interested in pure dance music and how you can use it over time in a dj set to create an interesting, deep and meaningful journey for the listener. Sebastian is very much focused on dance music and how dance music can stimulate almost a spiritual experience. Has playing with Seb had any influence on how you approach music and perform? Over the last year or two you’ve been developing the live/DJ hybrid performance with Sebastian Mullaert. All the connections I have today that makes this festival possible, basically comes from working with Kontra-Musik for all those years. Also somehow everything in my work is part of the Kontra-Musik web. ![]() Always the same headliners over and over again because they sell. There are so many festivals these days that just showcase the same artist as everybody else. There is an element of risk involved and no bookings are made out of safety. The festival works mainly with experimental music, a proper budget and has as a main purpose to stimulate meetings between genres and audiences. I do not think I can compare how I work with the festival and the label. It was the second year and it just felt very familiar and special. This year was fantastic and I am so very happy about it. Intonal is an experimental music festival in Malmö, Sweden (my home town) that I do in collaboration with CTM (Berlin) and Unsound (Krakow). I am not so interested in all the branding going on.Ĭan you tell us a bit about the recent Intonal festival you organized? Do you have a similar approach with booking acts to running the label? Creative and good music should be enough. I like labels who mange to stay alive without to much hype strategies. Sonic warfare… Today I am older and maybe wiser and actually more influenced by the opposite. I liked the way they communicated that their releases was something more than just music, but rather a subversive force. The name Kontra-Musik and the attitude back then was of course influenced by Underground Resistance. A bit worn out, but Sun Ra is a good example.īy the time when I started the label I was very inspired by American and especially Detroit techno. I like honesty, musician and artists who do not take the easiest or fastest way, but rather stay true to the vision. Who / what were some of the formative influences in shaping your approach to music? And the releases are always more focused on personality than functionality. Kontra-Musik is independent, free and brave. Still I think the foundation of the label is the same. I love all kinds of music and I do not like to limit the label into a narrow sound. Change is also a must to keep things interesting and changeling for my self. I think that is a must if a label shall be able to survive for 10 years. Musically the label changes all the time. Do you think the aesthetic / idea behind the label has stayed consistent over this time? Or have you and the label changed? This year you are celebrating 10 years of your label Kontra Musik. I liked Ulf’s answers and thought some people might be interested in reading them. The interview only appeared in Japanese, however. Myriad different worlds are explored from textured and tense to blissed out and beautiful, but the whole mix is held together with a narrative arc that is greater than the sum of its parts.Ahead of Ulf Eriksson playing at our MNML SSGS party on Saturday night, I did a short Q&A with him for RA Japan. This was a special experience for me, and I am very grateful to be able to share it with you." And he does just that over the course of four absorbing and compelling hours. I tried to play in a way that really captures my approach to playing ambient, moving between different energies and making contrasts, while featuring many of my favourite artists. ![]() This is the recording of an extended extended ambient and deep space session at a chill out party in Tokyo. ![]() Then, finally I did, again, and this was what happened. Well, for two years, I did not play in any rooms, big or small. He says of this week's mix, "Half-jokingly I describe my style as ‘big room ambient’. It is in that city that he has hosted a number of events while also playing his own ambient, techno and experimental sets further afield around Japan as well as at European clubs like Nachtdigital, Sustain-Release and Berghain. Though originally from Melbourne, he has been based between Osaka and Tokyo for some time.
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