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AMB Interview + Digital Whomp #3

On Saturday, January 26th, the Digital Whomp parties will come again in Paris with a terrific Glitch Hop line up. 

As we will have the pleasure to see AMB there, we took the opportunity to ask him a few questions and let you know the man. So here we go:

                                                     Hi Ambrus ! 

Thank you for doing this and let's start with our first question.

In order to tell us a bit about your story, can you tell us how did you discover the Glitch Hop movement and what made you decide to be part of it ?

When I was starting out I was all about ambient and trip hop, loved the works of The Orb, The Irresistible Force, etc. But I felt you could kinda get away with murder sometimes experimenting with ambient textures and downtempo music, if something sounded a little shit, you could just go "yea that's deliberate". I found dance music very challenging though so I produced breakbeat for seven years then house for another three. The first Glitch Hop tracks I heard were probably some of the tunes on Bassnectar's album "Mesmerizing the Ultra", he actually sent some of them over to our label Chi Recordings as demos. I found them super cool but at the time couldn't quite relate to it, it was very new to me.

Only a couple of years later when I went to play San Francisco and Los Angeles did I realise there's a whole genre out there. Many of the guys who are big names now were just starting out back then, I played right after Ooah from the Glitch Mob for instance at Symbiosis Festival. Then I was amazed by the scene but still, didn't jump into it just yet, kept on doing breaks and house for another couple years. When I launched my music production school I took some time off from my music career. A year later I sat down and started to write a tune with no expectations, just play around and see what comes off it. It was something that clearly showed ambient, trip hop and breaks roots but it was slower than your 130BPM breakbeat. Then it just clicked. I'm more of a breaks than a house addict, always felt more at home around the trip hoppy tempo range, and making breakbeat taught me the tricks of dance music too, so it was as if everything was pointing towards Glitch Hop. I started to make my first Glitch Hop tunes in 2011, and in 2012 I had 18 releases.

You run the label called Chi Recordings, what are you aiming with it?

Chi Recordings is actually run by my friend Fine Cut Bodies and me. Our aim has always been simply to put out music that we find interesting. Not necessarily fat and huge tunes but perhaps more on the forward-thinking or innovative side if that makes sense. There's no real genre limitations at Chi, we'll take on glitch hop, experimental, techno, ambient, etc if it moves something in us. We tend to release tunes of up and coming and also more recognised producers, and we always focus on quality rather than quantity so we won't put out something just for the sake of it or just to keep the numbers up.

Which gig was your best one and why ?

I've played many shows in the past 12 years so to be honest I couldn't really pick one, but the best of the recent ones was funny enough probably Fargo, South Dakota, US. I played in a huge barn with lots of crazy people at Halloween, the city was literally snowed under yet Fargo came out in full force. It was an amazing show with an awesome and very very friendly crowd, I really loved it. 

What are you expecting for 2013 ? Are there some big things in the pipeline that you want to announce ? 

There are lots of things in the pipeline but I wouldn't wanna announce them just yet. Last year things have kicked off, took off more like, and this year is about taking it all to the next level. I'm looking to have another US tour and also my first ever OZ tour that I can't wait for, also doing collaborations with some big names. I don't wanna give away too much yet, but yea, 2013 is certainly gonna be a killer one. 

As you will be playing at the Digital Whomp party in Paris, January 26, do you have anything special to tell to the french public ?

Sure I'm already fired up, this is gonna be my first time playing for the French glitch hop heads and I really can't wait. I hope lots of people will make it to the show and I want them to know they're welcome to come up to me and say hi, let's have a drink. 

Thanks again Ambrus, see you on Saturday 26th !

Here is a preview of what you can expect from AMB :

[FREE Download]: AMB - 2012 Winter Mix by AMB

                                 As we said, AMB will be playing at Digital Whomp #3 soon, let's see now what you can expect from this huge Bass Music night, in French.

         Pour sa troisième édition, la soirée Digital Whomp s’invite au temple parisien de la bass music qu’est le Glazart, afin d’étendre toujours plus l’empreinte indélébile du Glitch Hop. Ce style musical novateur sera défendu par plusieurs de ses représentants les plus talentueux : le hongrois AMB, le britannique Vent, les lyonnais Flatmate, le parisien Parsifal, ainsi que des membres du collectif TSF, Abstracker et Animal Beatz. Afin de donner le coup de grâce à cette fièvre breakbeat et groovy, des performances visuelles seront animées par Vj Seve et ©Real, tout au long de la nuit.

# AMB (Adapted records, Simplify recordings)

Pionnier de la mouvance Glitch Hop, le producteur Hongrois a révolutionné la musique breakbeat avec des sorties sur les labels les plus prestigieux du genre.

Son approche de la composition est unique, audacieuse, et clairement avant-gardiste, mais fait également preuve d'une rare ingéniosité technique. 

Cela pourrait se résumer au fait qu'il masterise les plus grands noms du circuit ou qu'il dirige la plus prestigieuse école de production hongroise (imPro, Budapest School of Music Technology), mais son génie ne cesse d'étendre les frontières de l'electronic dance music et de construire la révolution digitale.

www.ambmusic.net

http://soundcloud.com/amb

# VENT (Colony productions, Hardcore Beats)

Derrière Vent se cache un duo de producteurs s'étant rejoint en 2007 dans le but de fusionner les styles et les tempos autour de basslines furieusement dansantes. 

Ils ont déjà diffusé leur musique de l'Australie aux USA, mais dans ce tour du monde, un arrêt en France était indispensable.

Représenté par Sam Ashwell, co-fondateur du label Colony Productions, attendez vous à un set qui ne vous laissera aucunement le temps de souffler !

http://soundcloud.com/vent

VENT @ GLADE JUNE 2012 by VENT

# FLATMATE (Screwloose records, Caliber music)

Le projet Flatmate se met en place dès 2006 dans le cercle encore très restreint des producteurs dubstep français.

Sculptant les basses d'une façon inédite, quelque part entre le style Neurofunk et l'impartiale lourdeur de la Wobble bass, leur recherche de la combinaison parfaite entre groove, émotion et efficacité, a rapidement interpellé des labels comme Ruff (Peace Off) ou Airflex Labs, et plus récemment Screwloose Records, et Caliber Music.

Toujours en quête de sonorités futuristes, le duo lyonnais travaille sur de prochaines sorties et remixes qu'il viendront présenter pour la première fois à Paris.

http://soundcloud.com/flatmate

Hot Ball EP / OUT NOW ! [Caliber music] by FLATMATE

# PARSIFAL (Prime Dub records)

Producteur et dj, Parsifal est un des précurseurs du Glitch Hop made in France. Développant un style à la fois mélodique et punchy, son talent s'est très vite fait reconnaître outre-atlantique, notamment par le label Prime Dub pour lequel il remixe des artistes tels que Pistol Shrimp ou Lokid.

http://soundcloud.com/parsifalmusic

Pistol Shrimp-Gravity (PARSIFAL Remix)-Out NOW on Prime Dub Rec by PARSIFAL

# ABSTRACKER (TSF)

L’heure est à la dissolution des genres et des styles, Abstracker casse les codes et monte la bass d’un cran ! Membre du collectif TSF Sound System et fondateur des soirées Digital Whomp, ce dj/producteur et music activist originaire d’Eure-et-Loir développe un glitch hop furieusement dansant et aux multiples influences, croisant des vibrations funky, electro ou encore psychédélique. 

http://soundcloud.com/abstracker

DIGGYLAND PODCAST 023 By Abstracker by Diggyland on Mixcloud

# ANIMAL BEATZ (TSF)

Le Bass activiste du collectif TSF a fait ses armes partout où il est possible d'imaginer un sound system. L'animal a déjà parcourut une bonne partie de la planète et c'est quelque part entre le Breakbeat et le Dubstep qu'il vous tiendra éveiller jusqu'au petit matin...

http://soundcloud.com/animaltheory

TSF Podcast #1 - L'Animal (Dubstep/Breakbeat/Dirty) FREE DOWNLOAD! by TSFcollectif

Afin d'en remettre une couche supplémentaire, la soirée Digital Whomp tient à promouvoir l'art visuel. Ces vos rétines qui nous remercieront !

# VJ SEVE (Cuisine graphique)

www.cuisinegraphique.com

http://vimeo.com/seve

# ©REAL

http://cyrilviartediting.com/vjing/

INFOS :

23h30 > 06h00

@ Glazart

7/15 avenue Porte de la Villette

75019 PARIS

Préventes : 10€ + frais de location

Sur place : 13€

https://www.facebook.com/events/498142336875360

https://www.facebook.com/digitalwhomp

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DIGITAL WHOMP #1

DIGITAL WHOMP #1 (OPIUO/SA BAT MACHINES/SPANKBASS/TSF)

La vague Glitch Hop s'échoue enfin en France avec la première édition des soirées Digital Whomp. Tant attendu, elle déferle le vendredi 2 novembre sur Paris, au Divan du monde, apportant avec elle son représentant le plus plébiscité : OPIUO. En plus de cette venue inédite, Spankbass, en digne représentant de la scène française, et Sa Bat Machines, membre éminent de la scène Dubstep, ont répondu présents.