SCHLACHTHOFBRONX SPEAK TO GENERATION BASS

August 20, 2009 - Posted by dj umb

BACKGROUND

Who are you, please introduce and tell us a little bit about yourselves.

We are 3 guys in the studio and 2 when we play. Making primitive club music to make people party hard.

How long has SCHLACHTHOFBRONX been going and how did you get together and what was the plan?

We started to produce some stuff in the beginning of 2008 and after a harddrivecrash: we started again. the main goal was to make music that we wanted to hear in the club.  We were kind of bored by minimalist and monotone dj and live sets and we wanted the party to have more balls and diversity.  That’s why we always change styles a lot when we play, different genres / tempo etc.

How did you get the name and WTF does it mean and of course you know it’s such a bitch to spell?

We all live in the same quarter in Munich called “Schlachthof” (in engl: meat district) Schlachthofbronx is the nickname for that quarter.

We have more quarters in Munich that has names like that, for example Giesing Heights.  A local joke thing, boring story but funny in a Munich context

NEW ALBUM:

Tell us a little about your upcoming release; is it your first commercial release?

The album on disko b is the first official release so far.  We wanted to make an EP but the label wanted an album… We got some features with Bavarian artists and artists from (for example) Mali and South Africa (Spoek Mathambo from Sweat x is one part of Slush Puppy Kids).

How long did it take for it all to come together?

We finished the album in March but with all the paperwork and promo stuff it took till now that it could finally come out

Diplo, Sinden, Edu K and a whole host of others, absolutely love the new album.  As far as Dance albums go, they are usually quite a disappointing affair, usually containing a clutch of a few good dance tracks but a lot of fillers.  However, I did not feel any of that with your album.  It just kept me completely interested from start to finish and I wanted to listen to it all over again and again.

Thanks

It contains so many great dance tracks but also some wonderfully surprising quirky numbers covering sounds from the Balkans, South America, Jamaica, Africa, Ireland, Bavaria and even Middle Eastern percussion on one track, all souped up in a GHETTOBASS flava.

Where did the inspiration come from for all of this?

Maybe that is why there seem to be less “fillers”.  If we made an “album”- album there would probably be more fillers in it to make it easier to listen to in one piece… but I don’t think we would be able to do so…

We get inspired by many things; when we are traveling or going out to all kinds of parties… listening a lot to different music in the studio

How are the musical ideas conceived and how do you go about turning an idea into a fully formed track?

In the studio we usually think about stuff we all need in our dj sets. Maybe a certain sound or appeal of a genre.

Criteria 1: it has to work in the club

Criteria 2: it has to have balls in a way

Criteria 3: see criteria 1

We wanted to combine all that stuff we like and where we think it works well in our sets.  As soon as we got an idea for a new track we take the raw idea to the club and see how it works with the people.  If they don’t respond well we leave the idea and try the next.  I think that it’s evident that some tracks on the album are more dj tools than real tracks.  Sometimes we just took the raw idea of the track because it had all 3 criteria’s already…

If I had to choose, my favourite track on the album is “Too High” and it has this wonderful Middle Eastern percussion intro but the rest of it just reeks of sex man, but what is it about?

Big booties and dip diving in the pool (!)

As I said you’ve been getting some great feedback about it, including from the main men like Diplo et al, how does that make you feel?

We are really happy that we get some good response and some people seem to really like our stuff.

What else do you hope for with the release of the new album, putting fame and fortune aside ?

Playing more, making an even better album next year.

How do you perform it Live?

Right now we are some kind of funfair dj team.  We have all these siren boxes and delays, 3cdjs, an  mpc, white towels, whistles ,a mic and two bottles of liquor.  We play 75 to 85 % of our own tracks, edits, remixes, etc and 25 to 15% regular tracks which we usually customize before we play them.  Usually editing the “good” parts together and stuff like this.  Maybe we start to perform the whole thing like “real” live at the end of the year…

GHETTOBASS/TECH

You know there’s a little debate raging on about the use of the word “GHETTO” to describe music, I use it myself to describe my current DJ sound, GLOBAL GHETTOTECH.  Some of the music scholars are saying that the word “GHETTO” is being used irresponsibly and in a manipulative way by DJ’s/Producers to romanticize the Ghetto and to essentially exploit it and third world/foreign music.

What does the word Ghetto mean to you and what would you say in response to these accusations?

C´mon!

Does it at all matter in your view?

No!

GHETTOBASS/TECH/TROPICALSCENE

How is the scene in Germany?

Kinda small but good.  People here are not that picky about scenes anymore.  If it’s good and they like it they come.  Be it Boy 8 Bit or El Hijo De La Cumbia

And which new names do we need to look out for coming from that scene?

Tim Turbo & Danny Scrilla

How do you think the scene is in other places?

We can only talk about places we’ve been to. So: Brusselsmassive is crazy (the lowup party there was great) and when we played Lyon it was insane.

How do you view the future for the scene?

Much potential that has not reached its peak yet.

Please give us your TOP 10 records from the scene!

July 09:

1 “Chicorizo” Moreno Negron

2 “We Nah Run” Stush

3 “Di Finga” Schlachthofbronx feat Doubla J

4 “Pobum Coco” Daniel Haaksman

5 “Baltic Pine” Boy 8 Bit

6 “Meme Pas Fatigue” Magic System& Khaled

7 “I Fucked Your Girl” Busy Signal

8  “Belly Full of Pills” Schlachthofbronx feat Slush Puppy Kids

9 “Mega” Count and Sinden

10 “808″ Tom Piper  (Schlachthofbronx rmx)

MUSICAL INFLUENCES

How did you get into music, what are your musical influences?

When we were young(er) we listened to Guns N Roses and Michael Jackson, Hip-hop and Gabba, Dancehall and Polka. I think this is where it comes from.

When you are not working on music, what sort of music do you listen to?

None. Only when cleaning or cooking (rub a dub, fado, thrashmetal)

Who you do you rate at the moment?

-DJ’s

Too many to mention

-Producers

Switch, Marc Houle, Flying Lotus, etc

-Artists
Stush, Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, etc

Your all-time favourite song/piece of music?

Mike Oldfield Foreign Affair or Get To France

Drifters  Under the Boardwalk
DJ Assault Ass n Titties

Your all-time favourite movie?

Godfather I, II, III

Your all-time favourite book?

Some Bret Easton Ellis, Palahniuk, Faldbakken the normal reading without getting smarter stuff

THE FUTURE

What is next on your musical agenda?

We’ll release some more EP’s hopefully by the end of this year and in the beginning of the next year.  Right now we are trying some different stuff.  Right now we love tracks around 150/160bpm.  Definitely no classic orchestra! Promise!

GENERATION BASS would just like to say BIG UP guyz for giving us your time for this and as you know we are RINSING the new album so baaad, it’s a CLASSIC!

We’ve said before don’t download some dodgy copy, no matter how enticing that may be, BUY THAT FUCKER, it’s one for your collection.  I can’t wait to pre-order the vinyl!

You can buy the EP and Pre-order the album online at most Amazon stores (Thank you Mr Leub).

GRAB THE NEW MIX HERE

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