Interviu: Axel Reinemer- Jazzanova
Dupa repetitiile trupei Jazzanova, Metropotamul si-a facut loc in culise si l-a prins pe Axel Reinemer, Dj-ul de la Jazzanova, exact inainte sa urce pe scena. A cules impresii si pareri si s-a distrat cu blondul din trupa la discutii despre muzica, public si calatorii. Ar mai fi stat de vorba cu Axel, dar era asteptat pe scena pentru un concert exact pe sufletul nostru (citeste aici cronica), asa ca l-am lasat sa plece si sa mixeze cocktail-ul de jazz electornic.
You stated on your website that your music can take people along on a trip. What kind of trip are we talking about, I mean, what is the feeling that you want to send to the audience while performing?
Sometimes our songs travel from this part to that part and we want to take people along with us on this trip. Also, the music we’ve done over the last years changed. We started with electronic music and now we started using instruments and musicians, and that’s a long travel for us, but people kept following us. It’s not another kind of trip, you know…(laughs)
No no no, I wasn’t talking about that trip. But what kind of feeling does the Jazzanova music launch?
It depends on the songs, but in the live show I am happy if I see that people are smiling and dancing and just feel really good. So that’s the trip. And if you also join slow songs or fast songs and understand why we do it and why we use these fluctuations, then you got the message. We like to discover and explore and it’s good that people like the last album, it’s our way to go, our new direction. Maybe people expected something else and they’re shocked, but the music we like is in this album and this is what we do and we're glad that we have followers.
So it's a joyful trip without the substance.
Yeah (smiles).
How was the change from using samples to create music to live concerts, how did you perceive this change?
The change... we got on stage for live performance for the first time last year, we didn’t use to play live before. But now with the new album we got on tour with musicians and this was something new, especially for me, because I was always in the studio making the music and I didn’t really get the reaction from the audience. I’m a DJ and I don’t really get to see the audience from behind the desk but now I get this good vibe from the audience and this is a great feeling.
sursa foto
On your website, you also stated that DJs and producers are rather anonymous and that they need a personal touch for the music to get to the audience. What is Jazzanova’s personal touch?
I think that for the live shows the personal touch is Paul Randolph, he represents the songs. As Jazzanova's personal touch I would say just the feel on stage that we have a good show and that we feel good and there’s a certain type of chemistry.
You said that you like to inspire from all kinds of music and styles, but which one is the most inspiring to you?
It depends on the mood. Sometimes I like to just play some hip-hop and feel: "oh yeah" (making a dangerous face). But that’s where we come from, we started making music with hip-hop and we discovered that American hip-hopers make their music from breaking jazz records so we started breaking records and we became more jazzy.
Did you get the chance to listen to Romanian bands/music?
No, just some folcloristic music in the car, on the radio.
Was that inspiring?
Not really, but what is this instrument that you squeeze (making a back and forth gesture)..
Acordeon?
Yeah, that’s the one. We listened to the sound of acordeon, sounded like Gotan Project.
2002 was a good year for you: an album and 3 compilations. What shall we expect for 2010 from Jazzanova?
We have to set the new album, then the live shows, we will play in South Africa for the football championship and then we’re gonna build a new studio, our own studio, a big one and that’s very important to us. To do whatever we want in our space.
This is Jazzanova's first time in Romania in this line-up. Have you seen anything else besides this amphitheatre?
No. But that’s how it always is, never time for visits, simply landing, rehearsing, food, show, food, sleep, leave.
You should find the time to squeeze in “visiting” in your schedule.
Yeah, I know. It’s a pity.
You've travelled a lot. What is your personal favourite city for shows?
Actually, a really good show was in Berlin.
Of course, that's you hometown.
No, it's not that. You know, the audience in Berlin isn’t easy, they’re very picky and you have to work a lot to get them to like you. But this time there was this big concert on a stadium, there were like 10.000 people and then it started raining but they didn’t leave, so that meant a lot to us. (a short pause)
...
I think Bucharest was good, I think this is what I’ll say after the show (laughs).
Varianta in limba romana
Ati spus pe site-ul vostru ca muzica voastra poate duce oamenii intr-o calatorie. Despre ce calatorie vorbim, mai exact, care este sentimentul pe care vreti sa-l transmiteti publicului prin muzica?
De cele mai multe ori, cantecele noastre calatoresc dintr-o parte intr-alta si noi vrem sa luam oamenii cu noi in aceasta calatorie. De asemenea, muzica noastra s-a schimbat mult in ultimii ani. Am inceput cantand muzica electronica si, acum, am inceput sa folosim instrumente si muzicieni si asta a fost o mare calatorie pentru noi, dar am avut urmasi si tovarasi de excursie. Sa stii ca nu ne refeream la un alt "trip"... (rade).
Nu, nu, nu. Nu vorbeam de acel tip de "trip". Dar ce fel de sentiment promoveaza muzica Jazzanova?
Depinde de melodii, dar, in concertele live, eu sunt multumit daca vad oamenii zambind, dansand si daca vad ca ei se simt foarte bine. Asta este calatoria. Si, de asemenea, daca ni te alaturi pe melodiile slow sau pe cele mai ritmate si intelegi trecerea, atunci mesajul nostru a ajuns la tine. Ne place sa descoperim lucruri noi si sa exploram si suntem fericiti ca oamenilor le place noul nostru album pentru ca asta este noua noastra directie. Poate ca ei se asteptau la altceva si sunt socati, dar pe album o sa gaseasca muzica noastra, cea care ne place si stilul pe care ne-am axat acum si suntem fericiti ca oamenilor le place noua directie.
Asadar, este o calatorie halucinanta fara substante ajutatoare.
Dap (zambeste).
Cum ati resimtit, ca trupa, trecerea de la folosirea sample-urilor la muzica live?
Schimbarea...am urcat pe scena pentru un concert live pentru prima oara anul trecut, pana atunci nu cantaseram live. Dar acum, cu ocazia noului album, am plecat in turneu cu muzicieni si asta a fost ceva nou pentru noi, mai ales pentru mine pentru ca eu eram tot timpul in studio, facand muzica si nu stiam niciodata care e reactia directa a publicului. Eu sunt DJ si nu prea am ocazia sa vad publicul in plina desfasurare din spatele pupitrului, dar acum, ajunge si la mine ce simte publicul si este un sentiment special.
Tot pe site-ul vostru, ati spus ca DJ-ii si producatorii sunt oarecum in anonimat si ca e nevoie de o atingere personala pentru ca muzica sa ajunga la public. Care este atingerea personala a Jazzanova?
Cred ca pentru show-urile live, atingerea personala este prezenta lui Paul Randolph, el este reprezentativ pentru melodiile noastre. Iar atingerea personala a Jazzanova cred ca este felul in care ne simtim pe scena, asta face show-ul mai bun, chimia dintre noi pe care publicul o resimte usor.
Ati spus ca va place sa va inspirati din diferite stiluri muzicale, dar care este stilul "izvor nesecat de inspiratie"?
Totul depinde de stare. Uneori imi place sa ascult hip-hop si sa ma simt "oh yeah" (face o figura periculoasa). Dar in hip-hop sunt originile noastre, asa am inceput sa facem muzica, moment in care am descoperit ca hip-hop-erii americani folosesc muzica jazz pentru sound-ul lor, asa ca am inceput sa imprumutam din sound-ul jazzy si am ajuns aici.
Ati ascultat si muzica romaneasca, stiti cam cum suna?
Nu chiar, doar niste muzica din folclor in masina, la un post de radio.
Si v-a inspirat in vreun fel?
Nu chiar, dar cum se numeste instrumentul ala pe care il turtesti si apoi ii dai drumul...
Acordeon?
Da, da, da, acela. Aducea un pic a Gotan Project.
2002 a fost un an bun pentru voi: un album si 3 compilatii. La ce sa ne asteptam pentru 2010 de la Jazzanova?
Ne pregatim sa lansam un nou album, mai avem concertele live, vom canta in Africa de Sud la campionatul de fotbal si vrem sa ne facem propriul studio, unul mare in care sa facem ce vrem, asta inseamna mult pentru noi.
Asta este prima vizita a trupei Jazzanova (trupa live) in Romania. Ati apucat sa vedeti si altceva in afara de acest amfiteatru?
Nu, dar intotdeauna se intampla asa, niciodata nu avem timp de vizitat; aterizam, mergem la repetitii, mancam, cantam, mancam, dormim, plecam.
Ar trebui sa gasiti timp si pentru vizitat.
Da, stim. E pacat ca se intampla asa.
Ati calatorit mult, dar care este orasul in care v-a placut cel mai mult sa cantati?
Am avut un show foarte bun in Berlin.
sursa foto
Desigur, acolo e casa voastra.
Sa stii ca nu e chiar asa. Publicul din Berlin este foarte pretentios, trebuie sa muncesti mult ca sa le intri in gratii spectatorilor. Dar, de curand, am avut un show pe un stadion, a fost foarte multa lume, aproximativ 10.000 de oameni. La un moment dat a inceput sa ploua, dar lumea nu a plecat. Asta a insemnat mult pentru noi. (mica pauza)
...
Si, desigur, ne-a placut si in Bucuresti, cred ca asta o sa spunem la finele spectacolului de aici (rade).
Metropotamul l-a lasat pe Axel si pe restul membrilor din trupa sa se convinga de potentialul Bucurestiului si sa ne treaca orasul pe lista locurilor preferate pentru spectacole.
You stated on your website that your music can take people along on a trip. What kind of trip are we talking about, I mean, what is the feeling that you want to send to the audience while performing?
Sometimes our songs travel from this part to that part and we want to take people along with us on this trip. Also, the music we’ve done over the last years changed. We started with electronic music and now we started using instruments and musicians, and that’s a long travel for us, but people kept following us. It’s not another kind of trip, you know…(laughs)
No no no, I wasn’t talking about that trip. But what kind of feeling does the Jazzanova music launch?
It depends on the songs, but in the live show I am happy if I see that people are smiling and dancing and just feel really good. So that’s the trip. And if you also join slow songs or fast songs and understand why we do it and why we use these fluctuations, then you got the message. We like to discover and explore and it’s good that people like the last album, it’s our way to go, our new direction. Maybe people expected something else and they’re shocked, but the music we like is in this album and this is what we do and we're glad that we have followers.
So it's a joyful trip without the substance.
Yeah (smiles).
How was the change from using samples to create music to live concerts, how did you perceive this change?
The change... we got on stage for live performance for the first time last year, we didn’t use to play live before. But now with the new album we got on tour with musicians and this was something new, especially for me, because I was always in the studio making the music and I didn’t really get the reaction from the audience. I’m a DJ and I don’t really get to see the audience from behind the desk but now I get this good vibe from the audience and this is a great feeling.
sursa foto
On your website, you also stated that DJs and producers are rather anonymous and that they need a personal touch for the music to get to the audience. What is Jazzanova’s personal touch?
I think that for the live shows the personal touch is Paul Randolph, he represents the songs. As Jazzanova's personal touch I would say just the feel on stage that we have a good show and that we feel good and there’s a certain type of chemistry.
You said that you like to inspire from all kinds of music and styles, but which one is the most inspiring to you?
It depends on the mood. Sometimes I like to just play some hip-hop and feel: "oh yeah" (making a dangerous face). But that’s where we come from, we started making music with hip-hop and we discovered that American hip-hopers make their music from breaking jazz records so we started breaking records and we became more jazzy.
Did you get the chance to listen to Romanian bands/music?
No, just some folcloristic music in the car, on the radio.
Was that inspiring?
Not really, but what is this instrument that you squeeze (making a back and forth gesture)..
Acordeon?
Yeah, that’s the one. We listened to the sound of acordeon, sounded like Gotan Project.
2002 was a good year for you: an album and 3 compilations. What shall we expect for 2010 from Jazzanova?
We have to set the new album, then the live shows, we will play in South Africa for the football championship and then we’re gonna build a new studio, our own studio, a big one and that’s very important to us. To do whatever we want in our space.
This is Jazzanova's first time in Romania in this line-up. Have you seen anything else besides this amphitheatre?
No. But that’s how it always is, never time for visits, simply landing, rehearsing, food, show, food, sleep, leave.
You should find the time to squeeze in “visiting” in your schedule.
Yeah, I know. It’s a pity.
You've travelled a lot. What is your personal favourite city for shows?
Actually, a really good show was in Berlin.
Of course, that's you hometown.
No, it's not that. You know, the audience in Berlin isn’t easy, they’re very picky and you have to work a lot to get them to like you. But this time there was this big concert on a stadium, there were like 10.000 people and then it started raining but they didn’t leave, so that meant a lot to us. (a short pause)
...
I think Bucharest was good, I think this is what I’ll say after the show (laughs).
Varianta in limba romana
Ati spus pe site-ul vostru ca muzica voastra poate duce oamenii intr-o calatorie. Despre ce calatorie vorbim, mai exact, care este sentimentul pe care vreti sa-l transmiteti publicului prin muzica?
De cele mai multe ori, cantecele noastre calatoresc dintr-o parte intr-alta si noi vrem sa luam oamenii cu noi in aceasta calatorie. De asemenea, muzica noastra s-a schimbat mult in ultimii ani. Am inceput cantand muzica electronica si, acum, am inceput sa folosim instrumente si muzicieni si asta a fost o mare calatorie pentru noi, dar am avut urmasi si tovarasi de excursie. Sa stii ca nu ne refeream la un alt "trip"... (rade).
Nu, nu, nu. Nu vorbeam de acel tip de "trip". Dar ce fel de sentiment promoveaza muzica Jazzanova?
Depinde de melodii, dar, in concertele live, eu sunt multumit daca vad oamenii zambind, dansand si daca vad ca ei se simt foarte bine. Asta este calatoria. Si, de asemenea, daca ni te alaturi pe melodiile slow sau pe cele mai ritmate si intelegi trecerea, atunci mesajul nostru a ajuns la tine. Ne place sa descoperim lucruri noi si sa exploram si suntem fericiti ca oamenilor le place noul nostru album pentru ca asta este noua noastra directie. Poate ca ei se asteptau la altceva si sunt socati, dar pe album o sa gaseasca muzica noastra, cea care ne place si stilul pe care ne-am axat acum si suntem fericiti ca oamenilor le place noua directie.
Asadar, este o calatorie halucinanta fara substante ajutatoare.
Dap (zambeste).
Cum ati resimtit, ca trupa, trecerea de la folosirea sample-urilor la muzica live?
Schimbarea...am urcat pe scena pentru un concert live pentru prima oara anul trecut, pana atunci nu cantaseram live. Dar acum, cu ocazia noului album, am plecat in turneu cu muzicieni si asta a fost ceva nou pentru noi, mai ales pentru mine pentru ca eu eram tot timpul in studio, facand muzica si nu stiam niciodata care e reactia directa a publicului. Eu sunt DJ si nu prea am ocazia sa vad publicul in plina desfasurare din spatele pupitrului, dar acum, ajunge si la mine ce simte publicul si este un sentiment special.
Tot pe site-ul vostru, ati spus ca DJ-ii si producatorii sunt oarecum in anonimat si ca e nevoie de o atingere personala pentru ca muzica sa ajunga la public. Care este atingerea personala a Jazzanova?
Cred ca pentru show-urile live, atingerea personala este prezenta lui Paul Randolph, el este reprezentativ pentru melodiile noastre. Iar atingerea personala a Jazzanova cred ca este felul in care ne simtim pe scena, asta face show-ul mai bun, chimia dintre noi pe care publicul o resimte usor.
Ati spus ca va place sa va inspirati din diferite stiluri muzicale, dar care este stilul "izvor nesecat de inspiratie"?
Totul depinde de stare. Uneori imi place sa ascult hip-hop si sa ma simt "oh yeah" (face o figura periculoasa). Dar in hip-hop sunt originile noastre, asa am inceput sa facem muzica, moment in care am descoperit ca hip-hop-erii americani folosesc muzica jazz pentru sound-ul lor, asa ca am inceput sa imprumutam din sound-ul jazzy si am ajuns aici.
Ati ascultat si muzica romaneasca, stiti cam cum suna?
Nu chiar, doar niste muzica din folclor in masina, la un post de radio.
Si v-a inspirat in vreun fel?
Nu chiar, dar cum se numeste instrumentul ala pe care il turtesti si apoi ii dai drumul...
Acordeon?
Da, da, da, acela. Aducea un pic a Gotan Project.
2002 a fost un an bun pentru voi: un album si 3 compilatii. La ce sa ne asteptam pentru 2010 de la Jazzanova?
Ne pregatim sa lansam un nou album, mai avem concertele live, vom canta in Africa de Sud la campionatul de fotbal si vrem sa ne facem propriul studio, unul mare in care sa facem ce vrem, asta inseamna mult pentru noi.
Asta este prima vizita a trupei Jazzanova (trupa live) in Romania. Ati apucat sa vedeti si altceva in afara de acest amfiteatru?
Nu, dar intotdeauna se intampla asa, niciodata nu avem timp de vizitat; aterizam, mergem la repetitii, mancam, cantam, mancam, dormim, plecam.
Ar trebui sa gasiti timp si pentru vizitat.
Da, stim. E pacat ca se intampla asa.
Ati calatorit mult, dar care este orasul in care v-a placut cel mai mult sa cantati?
Am avut un show foarte bun in Berlin.
sursa foto
Desigur, acolo e casa voastra.
Sa stii ca nu e chiar asa. Publicul din Berlin este foarte pretentios, trebuie sa muncesti mult ca sa le intri in gratii spectatorilor. Dar, de curand, am avut un show pe un stadion, a fost foarte multa lume, aproximativ 10.000 de oameni. La un moment dat a inceput sa ploua, dar lumea nu a plecat. Asta a insemnat mult pentru noi. (mica pauza)
...
Si, desigur, ne-a placut si in Bucuresti, cred ca asta o sa spunem la finele spectacolului de aici (rade).
Metropotamul l-a lasat pe Axel si pe restul membrilor din trupa sa se convinga de potentialul Bucurestiului si sa ne treaca orasul pe lista locurilor preferate pentru spectacole.
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