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| Topic Started: Feb 9 2010, 09:53 AM (36 Views) | |
| zeitgeist | Feb 9 2010, 09:53 AM Post #1 |
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Hey you, what's that sound? Yet more electro going down? Oh yes – but this is something rather more potent. For the ostentatiously named but immensely modest 27 year-old Dominic Fraser Rowan-Gentry is currently deftly twiddling knobs to create music that blends the precision of German techno tearaways, the flair of French disco heroes, and the ballsiness of our own unshaven, red-eyed London warehouse party pioneers. If you're familiar with cocking an ear in a dirty car park rave to the likes of Vitalic, Simian Mobile Disco, Auotkratz or DFA 1979, then 10 Rapid's party starting will appeal to you too. Named for Mogwai's landmark 1997 CD and formerly a drummer in guitar bands, Dominic has grown old disgracefully and now brings a world of indie influences to his thoughtful but accessible electronic oeuvre. But enough of this introduction, let's let Dominic do some talking: 1) What is the music that influenced you Dom? When I lived in Sheffield I literally went to Urban Gorilla every week, it was their I saw James Lavelle, Evil Nine, Tom Middleton, people like that who didn't seem to give a fuck about genres they just played what they liked. This was when I started producing and was massively into the rocky sound so i was inspired to make the kind of thing Adam Freeland was doing, I used to send demo's to Alex Metric, who would pass them on to Freeland. One of my favourite bands is Mogwai, you cant make a direct link from my music and theirs but they are a massive inspiration. Nowadays I don't try to sound like anyone, I just write whatever I would want to hear on the dancefloor.* 2) Describe your sound to a complete 10 Rapid newcomer in five words S*ound Of A Minor Riot* 3) What do you want to achieve with 10 Rapid? I would really love to make a massive trance record; you know the ones with the same 3 chords in them. I could get to number 2 and hopefully get in a celebrity gossip magazine or maybe on Big Brother - but just an internet version, not on the actual TV. That's too ambitious! * 4) Any thoughts about the way the music industry is going now, and where you fit into the changes? I think you could talk this topic to death, no one really knows what the f**k is going on, some big labels are scared by this, some musicians are excited. Daft Punk are doing the soundtrack for Tron 2 - what else is there? 5) Is touring and DJing live important to you? Extremely important, it's where you get to see if locking yourself in a dark room for weeks was a good idea or not - luckily most of the time it's worth it. Getting to see people go nuts to something you have created is an incredible feeling. 6) Who would you like to support? Vitalic, Daft Punk,The Bays, Foals, Tom Vek, The Kills. 7) Are you guys into that Kitsune scene? Do you mind if we call you electro or will you want to fight us? I like a lot of records on Kitsune, and their early compilations helped me to discover new artists, so yes. Electro is a very broad term, my music is currently reviewed and categorized under 'warehouse', 'indie dance', 'nu disco', and 'electro house', but electro will do. I'm definitely up for fighting you; I'm extremely good at Mongolian wrestling. 8) Dominic – weirdest thing that's ever happened to you please? Okay, I had been camping in a national park in Mongolia and hadn't seen a soul for a week, when I returned to the capital (Ulan Batur) there was a riot going on, I ended up surrounded by cars on their roofs on fire in front of the government building (which was burning down and being looted). It was total mayhem - it was in the next few days that I started writing Minor Riot 9) What's your musical heritage? When I was 15 I was drumming in bands and did evening sessions for Steve Lamacq and John Peel. Steve Lamacq had to apologize to me for saying on the radio that it sounded like I drummed using biro's. I took offence but he reassured me that it was a compliment and gave me a Silk Cut to make it up to me - which is terrible as I was under-age.* 10) Anything else? I have a PHD in rock n roll which makes me the rock n roll doctor. Oh and I did too much Yabba in Laos. Haven't we all? Practicals 10 Rapid's* latest single was "It's not Right" (Exceptional Records), featuring a Streetlife DJ's remix, is due out in March, followed by more singles, an E.P, and an album later this year. |
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