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At RV, we have a company subscription to receive the monthly CD releases from Fabric Live. For those who don’t know, the 42nd installment of the series was mixed by FreQ Nasty. If you haven’t heard it, I’m not sure I can accurately describe it for you. It’s a very different mix, which suggested (to me) it was created by a very different artist. With these thoughts in mind, I jumped at the opportunity to bring you an exclusive interview of FreQ Nasty, the man with an eye-catching hairstyle and ear-catching sound…Enjoy!
Q: It’s really a pleasure to be able to interview you. There’s a lot of industry buzz about FreQ Nasty right now, but let’s go back to the beginning…You were born in Fiji. Can you tell me how and when you started getting into electronic music? …and who were some of your most important early influences?
A: The first electronic record I remember hearing was at school when Grandmaster Flash’s “White Lines” came out. I was just a kid and led a pretty sheltered NZ lifestyle, so I probably didn’t know it was about drugs…but the beats blew me away. The early days of hip hop are in part the roots of electronic dance music…but the first proper “electronic dance music” tune I remember buying was Baby Ford’s “Oochy Koochy.” I actually found the etched 12” in a shop in the UK years later, and it still sounded DOPE – acid house with huge bass. I remember reading in the (three-month-old) press that got to NZ that this record was notorious for destroying pre-electronic-music sound systems in London in the acid house days. Fucking brilliant record!
I was very impressed with the recent Proton Music release from Alex Golovanov (better known as "Mango"), especially the track "Forever July." As I was listening to the track, I found myself wanting to learn more about the artist who had produced it…luckily, I was able to catch up with Alex for an interview, and now it’s my pleasure to share an inside perspective with you…Enjoy!
Q: Alex, I’ve been listening to your track “Forever July,” released on Proton Music, and I’m absolutely digging it! Can you tell me how you developed your warm, smooth, melodious production style? Were you heavily influenced by other artists, or did you develop the style on your own?
A: Thanks, I’m really glad you love my recent release. I love how the EP turned out. We worked hard on it with Jay Epoch, even on the release art. Big thanks to Jay – he gave me an opportunity to choose the cover art photo. I think it’s obvious that my recent sound was influenced by the early works of Deadmau5 and Adam K & Soha. Nevertheless, I’ve worked hard to develop my own signature. Mostly, it’s about the melodies. I try to make positive, laidback, carefree themes – no sad or dark stuff.
This week, we caught up with Storyteller for an exclusive interview 
Our timing is particularly opportune because his Soundproof EP just hit our store as an exclusive pre-release from Toes in the Sand Recordings. I’ll give you more information on that in another post soon, but for now, I’ll let you dig into this interview…
Q: You joined the RV DJ roster in September of last year. Can you tell us a little about what you’ve been doing since then?
A: I have been doing a lot of things. I stay busy, especially with music. Getting DJ gigs is still hard, but there are some plans in the works for me to play a cool event in Finland, which would be my 4th gig there in about a two-year period. I also have plans in the works for a gig in Serbia. I’ve also been busy on the production front. I’ve ended an 18-month period of writer’s block with a bang. I finished five tracks in less than two months. Prospects for a couple of those tracks are good, though they aren’t signed yet. I also started on another interesting trancy tech house project with a friend, and that’s given me a much-needed fresh perspective on production.
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