Here’s a great mix for you…Peter Van Hoesen holding it down for the 66th episode of the Get the Curse Podcast. This is my kind of music!
I must confess, I hadn’t heard of Peter Van Hoesen before discovering this podcast episode, but he gets the job done here. Over the past few months, I’ve really come to appreciate the Get the Curse podcast – definitely one of my favorites at the moment.
Peter calls this mix Time to Express, and he says the purpose is to “To evoke the 6 am feeling of a jackin’, bass-heavy warehouse marathon. Strobes flash, your chest is rattling, salty sweat burns your eyes and you yearn for more.” Right on!
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Peter also shared some insightful information about his mix with Get the Curse. For your reading pleasure, I’ve copied a portion of the Q&A below. Enjoy the mix and the info, compliments to Get the Curse 
GTC: Tell us a few words about your mix; how and where was it recorded ?
PVH: The mix was recorded at my studio in Brussels, using two turntables, two cd players and a mixer. The idea was to let people find out about what’s in my record bag at the moment, going from slow and deep to uptempo techno. The ideal DJ set for me is one where I can go from dubby, slow grooves to faster, more abstract techno over a period of three hours or longer.
GTC: How would you describe a typical “Peter Van Hoesen track” ?
PVH: Something which is always part of it is bass, be it through grumbling basslines or deep kick drums, I always find myself going back to the bass, being a bass player originally. Also, my recent tracks all have a bit of ‘dirt’ in them, for some reason I’m attracted to imperfection, so when mixing down tracks I tend to add a layer of hiss or noise via the mixing desk…it’s not always very audible, sometimes it’s hidden, but it’s always there. And lastly, as it’s techno music I’m making, there’s a fair amount of attention to rhythm of course… it’s dancefloor music after all.
GTC: What are the future plans for your “Time To Express” imprint?
PVH: In June there will be a release by Donato Dozzy and Cio D’Or titled ‘Menta’. Then after the summer we will release two ‘various artists’ ep’s, with new tracks and remixes from artists who previously appeared on Time To Express, as well as one or two new names. Finally there will be one more Peter Van Hoesen ep on Time To Express in 2009.
GTC: I’ve read a few months ago that you were preparing an LP for release in November. What about it ?
PVH: Ah, the album…It’s correct that I was preparing the album for release in November, but last month I decided to change that and take more time for it. I deleted half of the tracks and kept those ones that I felt represented my sound in a new way. The album should be more than just a collection of tracks that could have been released as seperate ep’s. A big part of the album will feature much slower bpm’s, something I’ve been interested in lately; trying to fit the Time To Express sound within slower tempo’s opens up possibilities, and I want to explore that more deeply. So right now I’m looking at releasing the album early 2010.
