A couple of months back a handful of the best-of-the-best blogs were asked to compile a number of questions for a short interview with electro purveyors – and now stadium fillers – Digitalism, in promotion for 02 Wireless festival. Pelski has unfortunately been carelessly holidaying and just returned to see the festival’s been and gone. But I thought I’d post my three quick questions here anway – better late than never. Oh, and be sure to attend Wireless next year.
I’m interested in artists’ perceptions of mp3 blogs. Of course, there’s some out-spoken opposers – like Radio Slave and Duke Dumont – but do you think the better blogs (who are careful not to thoughtlessly post high quality new releases) are helping or damaging the scene?
We like blogs and respect them for their work; they can show people things that they normally wouldn’t have discovered. the major labels have lost their grip on sales and downloads anyway, so there’s no point in blaming blogs for damaging the musical industry. People just have to be careful when there’s so much stuff out there — they tend to “zap” through songs rather than appreciating a single song like they used to, back then.
I always used to enjoy a good Digitalism remix. 2006 saw you bang out a lot of top notch remixes, but that seems to have petered out now? Will we be hearing any new remixes or original material this or next year?
There’s lots of new Digitalism stuff coming up soon, but it’s our own music rather than remixes. we want to concentrate on the Digitalism stuff first before we point attention on other bands’ works.
Who are your favourite up-and-coming artists right now?
Hey Today! and Drums of Death might be amongst them.
Thanks guys. Pelski x
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For a little Idealism nostalgia get your teeth into this sublime remix from WhoMadeWho – stripping back the original dancefloor banger into a strumming and humming dreamy number. (the track’s courtesy of chums over at the ever-brilliant datasapiens blog, who also put a couple of questions to the digi-men here):
