Quince is recognized as one of Holland's biggest talents in the techno scene. Since his first release in 2006 on Amsterdam's Delsin label, he impressed with his well produced, warm house sounds.
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From October 22 to 25 our capitol is the stage for its annual Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) again. Beatfreax has created the ultimate online guide to keep you up to speed with the coolest parties and venues during the event.
Voor het derde jaar op rij organiseert de Melkweg tijdens het Amsterdam Dance Event een avond samengesteld door de succesvolle Brits/Nederlandse dj-producer Dave Clarke. Naast gevierd techno dj is Dave Clarke sinds enkel jaren succesvol radio DJ.
For about three or four times, Cari Lekebusch had to cancell a gig at the famous ‘Gashouder’ in the nineties, a place where his typical sound is at his best. In 2005 he finally took place behind the decks at the Awakenings Drumcode Night. This Friday Cari Lekebusch will play again in the all-star line-up from promoter Rocco Veenboer. Time to learn more about this friendly and ever-smiling artist; “I don’t really have a secret, I just love the synergy.”
You are into Kung-Fu, break dancing and spray painting. Do you think that’s the reason that you always play funky sets?
I think it is the control of raw energy that attracts me to these various art forms. Kung-fu, breaking and painting are pretty much the same thing for me. When I’m on a party I don’t want to get bored by something you’d rather listen to at home or when you wanna calm down. We need the action to release the plug from time to time that the city environment lays upon us. I have been exploring all types of beats since the 80´s and I will continue in that way. I also have many different dj-sets, but mainly I create an energetic format for the parties in Holland for example. Important it is though to build during a DJ set, which is hard if you only do one or two hours. But many dj’s totally ignore this and just hammer 2000 tons for three hours straight. In my opinion this creates an anticlimactic-effect.
You are one of the few dj’s who’s always interacting with the crowd. Do you need that to perform well?
My stage formula is easy: if the crowd is responding I will react back to the crowd. I love the synergy. But if the crowd is dull and they don’t like my stuff, I don’t get hyper either and just want to pack my stuff and get out of there. Most of the times it’s big fun, but of course I have had less fun gigs as well during my 17 years of nightlife.
What is your secret, the Cari Lekebusch trick to entertain a crowd?
I don’t really have a secret. I just am who I am and I don’t pretend or play some kind of charade. I’m trying to deal with positive experiences and vibes at parties and events and I try to leave negative experiences at home for a few hours.
Drumcode has become a big name in the scene. Is Drumcode a good reflection of the Swedish techno scene?
It’s a good reflection of a certain Swedish techno style, but there are many other styles as well. DC is one of the most known, but I think it’s important to remember that DC and many other Swedish labels together create the scene here, since it is not comparable with other European scenes.
"Our" Swedish dance music scene is very "underground" if you compare it to the German or the Dutch scene. Actually we can’t really claim to have a scene at all, since the only official dance scene in Sweden only deals with mainstream pop music, besides a handful of decent people. So to make it clear: the Swedish techno scene isn’t in Sweden: it’s in the rest of the world.
Could you tell what the status of the Swedish techno scene is?
There is a big mainstream dance scene that gets its hits in charts in the UK, Germany and the USA. The Swedish music market is too small to even be compared. The underground dance scenes are very small and spontaneous. You can find a few nice parties each month, but you really have to keep your eyes and ears open, because they never get announced in the media.
And who are the new Swedish talents?
There is a lot of new talent, but the lack of money in the Swedish techno scene isn’t helping them at all. And it’s getting harder and more difficult to "get up" amongst all the new dj’s and producers. Personally I like the new young electronic scene in Sweden that combines the philosophy of techno and electro with Hip-Hop, Funk and similar stuff. Artists like Max Peezay or Dudeman (Basutbudet). Check out their websites www.devrim.se and www.nflkru.com.
You’ve spent the first months of the year in the studio. Do you need to take a few months off to work there and to charge the battery?
Yes, I like to tour for a few months and then start with some new music again. It’s not good to try and tour and make music and have a life at the same time. There is simply not enough time for that.
What do you do when you’re on tour? What are your hobbies?
Being alone on a tour can be quite relentless. You’ve got to be inventive. I kill some time with touristy moves, and I read a lot of books. Furthermore I work out, buy records and have dinners with cool people. It’s all quite good actually, besides being locked up in airplanes for 30 hours.
For about three or four times, Cari Lekebusch had to cancell a gig at the famous ‘Gashouder’ in the nineties, a place where his typical sound is at his best. In 2005 he finally took place behind the decks at the Awakenings Drumcode Night. This Friday Cari Lekebusch will play again in the all-star line-up from promoter Rocco Veenboer. Time to learn more about this friendly and ever-smiling artist; “I don’t really have a secret, I just love the synergy.”
