Interview with DJ Galactic
Why creating and producing music alone?
DJ Galactic:Galactic Funk is my second music Album produced almost alone. First I strongly believe that creating and producing music alone, is the best way to express an artistic music vision.
How did You come to the idea of recording an Electronic music album?
DJ Galactic: After Rebirth, which was quite a success, I decided to continu in the Electronic Music World : but I wanted to focus more on the French Touch aspect. Creating a more convetionnal electronic music with jazz and funky grooves was quite a challenge for me.
Can you define Electronic Music ?
DJ Galactic: It's difficult to define this. There are all kind of Electronic music.Basically, it s machine drum based music with guitare, bass recorded. Most of electonic music artist use a computer (PC) with a good sound card, and editing software. Me I have used, a AMD PC Dual Core that I have build my self, with Cubase SX3 and Reason together to make it.
Why Electronic Music?
DJ Galactic: I found my path in music. This way is the best for me because I can create what I want, and also it let me experiment some new music style (Electro Jazz, Electro Funk). In Galactic Funk, I felt that this music album is really a part of my personnality, like I can see my self in the mirror, by listening to the music. It s a kind of authobiography album.
How do you define Galactic Funk's music Style?
DJ Galactic: This is not an easy question : I will let people comment on it and sees what critics says. In the beginning of the project I was thinking about the Electro Funk music of the 80's, that inspired me a lot. I tyred to analyze it andd I have made a research about their way of producing music. In my point of view, I tryed to represent the French touch music : it s electronic music, with vocoder ( I used many kind of vocoders) which gives the futuristic element. I also bringed Jazz funk grooves, and even some hip hop ingredient. It s a future undergound style!
Why no cover songs in your Galactic Funk Album?
DJ Galactic : I just like to create! It s my pleasure to bring new original songs.
Are you working on a new music album?
DJ Galatic: Indeed I am going to release a new music Album in 2009 with 15 new songs and videos.
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What are your music influences ?
DJ Galactic: For this album , I will say Daft punk (because of the vocoder) : I didn t try to do like them, I just used some technical means they have done in their Discovery Album. But my style is totally different, more underground I think, and less rock. I think we can say that we both belong to the french touch and that s the only thing we can comparate. My second music influence, is Jamiroquai, for the Soul funk style. I am interested by many kind of music, but I think these two artist have contribuate to the Galactic Funk music Project.
How did You produced "Galactic Funk " and why this Album title?
DJ Galactic: I produced this music album in my home studio in Israel,half in Tel Aviv and the second year in Jerusalem. It took me 2 year to produce this music Album. Beeing alone, make things much more longer. I choosed this title, because It sounds futuristic, and the word Funk resume the music flavour of the album.
