Recently my good friend Stephen Boyer told me about a band called Tyskerhar and that I should check them out. I immediatly checked out their MySpace cause I knew it would be good if he was recommending them, and now I’m hooked. Stephen is a writer that I met more than a year ago and we’ve become very good friends. Not only does he have impeccable taste in music but he also just recently started getting his new book Jacob the Unicorn published. He is incredibly smart, a good writer, and a great dancer which made me think maybe he should try to interview them, and he did.
Interview by Stephen Boyer:
Tyskerhar is my new favorite act out of Berlin. They are a two piece, Seek Zag Lazer from Germany and Mao Dou Mao from China. I was hooked instantly and can’t stop dancing.
SB:How long have you been Tyskerhar? How did you meet?
SZL: We met about 3 yrs ago, so we’ve known each other for quite a long time, the idea of making music came much later, I think it was late summer 2006 when we – just for fun – started the “Shanghai Lapdance� track.
It wasn’t even really meant to be a track, the chorus line “chou tou� means “pig head� that was just an inside joke between us, and one day we just put a beat to it…
MDM: We got to know each other at a party, he made music at home for a hobby at the time, and then I joined in and it was great fun to make stuff together…
Tyskerhar- “C-Pop” (mp3)
rest of interview (more…)
Rory Phillips is a busy guy. Perhaps you’ll recognize him from sets alongside Erol Alkan at London’s dearly departed Trash, OR East London’s Our Disco, OR his main room slot at Durrr. Because of his unique style and close proximity to major players in the music game, he’s been able to dj with the likes of 2 Many DJ’s, Optimo, The DFA DJ’s and Justice…lucky bastard. He also likes to dip his fingers in the remixing pool, and has cranked out special concoctions for Chromeo, Annie, Of Montreal and Franz Ferdinand. He somehow manages to find the time for ‘prodding buttons’ for Whitey, too….
So Rory has provided you with a mix (via ourdisco.com) recorded live at Trash before its untimely end…its kindof like a fruit salad with a bunch of ingredients that you’d never even think to use together but end up being so delicious that you go back for seconds and thirds…..
Consider it an amuse bouche for the main entree coming to a city near you; Rory has various dj gigs coming up, beginning March 28th in LA…so check his myspace for more info.
Rory Phillips (mp3)
Rory Phillips - Live @ Our Disco 2/22/07
Tracklisting and Whitey Tour dates after the jump (more…)