Chris elaborates that he sees his remixes as an interpretation, and he usually only takes one or two sounds from an original.
“If there’s a guitar I’ll normally always take that and cut it up into something really different.”
And on vocals, he offers a funny anecdote.
“I’d just finished a remix for a new band, One Of The People, and they’d asked for three versions: a vocal, an instrumental, and a dub. They then call to say, ‘you’ve sent the one labelled vocal but there’s no vocal in it’, even though there was and I’d just not used the whole sample. In the end they still took it!”
Chris Lake is a burgeoning bastion of beats, and on top of that he’s also a straight-up guy, with a warm manner and a thoughtful edge to his answers; a real pleasure to interview.
For those who have seen him perform before, welcome him back. For those who haven’t, prepare to be peppered by a pulsating package of progressive and house.
Let’s just hope in his quest for digital dominance, he doesn’t adopt the full internet world of virtuality, Lawnmower Man style, and relegate himself to virtually teleconferencing his DJ gigs in the near future!
Look out for Chris Lake’s artist album Crazy later in the year, and catch him at a club near you.
Keep groovin',
DC
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