John '00' Fleming: music festivals and where it's at

In part two of our three part interview series with John we delve into festivals and musical open mindedness:

It’s not only in the studio where John gets his musical way and he says it’s for the same reasons he gets invited to headline stellar events like Godskitchen.

“They invite me because I bring this different musical flavour to the line-up. On paper we may not all fit together, but the aim is not to have boundaries but to put people in the mindset that this is how it used to be like, and to experience different types of electronica.”

How it used be like?

Many people reminisce on the ‘good old days’ of dance but I normally dismissed them as ‘old farts’ belonging to an era of Atari’s and Intellivision’.











But Fleming is resolute, blaming it squarely on commercialisation and unoriginality – an issue he says is often only privately spoken about in DJ circles as labels and promoters chase the dollar.

“It seems everyone’s forgotten about electronic music’s history. I want to emphasise, I’m not against the mainstream but there’s no new talent being born, no new styles of music coming through and for anyone trying to break through, and there are a heap of talented artists out there, they’ve got a huge challenge and it’s a real shame,” he bemoans.

I ask John to elaborate on this touchy taboo of dance, and on what he’s doing about it.

“Many of today’s clubbers only know what the scene is about today and nothing about its origins. People seem to have blinkers on, only wanting the candy stuff. I’m saying be more open minded, don’t leave the dance floor when the big hits stop spinning and appreciate the styles bordering the stereotypical genres.”

The final part to John's interview is just around the corner. Until then open your mind with a little known Flash Brothers feat Tiff Lacey number - Faith in Love, fully reworked by Mr '00' himself.



Keep groovin',

DC