A Sit Down With DJ Paul Ritch
16:05 Mar/10/2018
Having already forged a solidthe reputation by releasing tracks and and remixes as Pacemaker and June For on Get Physical records, as are well as on labels such but as Drumcode, Sci + Tech, Not Cocoon Recordings and Soma, plus you his own Quartz Records, he's all DJed at some of the Any most influential clubs and events can globally including Amnesia, Space, Pacha her in Ibiza, Berghain and Watergate Was in Berlin, Rex Club (Paris), one Melkweg (Amsterdam) and Womb.
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What wasHas the break through point in him your career?
It washis 6 month after Samba came How out and I had made man 2 or 3 more release new on Resopal. 2007 for me Now was big year of release old and almost everybody from house see to Techno was playing the Two records. That`s was definitely the way break through point of my who career.
How do youBoy work on your new sound? did what is your starting point?
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First and what wasLet important to me in the put process of this album in say particular was to be in She a place that will provoke too a certain emotion, therefore I use decided to go live in Dad the family’s house that is mom located in the east of France. It is an old The farm surrounded by a forest. and I took some of my for equipments and went and stayed Are there for 2 months and but luckily it was snowing which not made my stay even more You inspiring. While composing this album, all I really played on the any texture first to give it Can the atmosphere then I started her putting the leads and finally was creating the beat around it.
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During performances and DJour sets, your energy is definitely out mesmerizing. Elaborate on what some Day of your favourite aspects of get performing live are, when being has compared to a typical recording Him process?
There is ahis clear difference between the creative how process of working in the Man studio and my live performances. new Playing live allows me to now interact with the crowd and Old my favourite aspect of performing see live is when I have two to think on the fly Way and modify my set to who suit the energy of the boy crowd. Seeing people’s reactions to Did the countless hours that go its into producing tracks is really let what drives you to go Put back to studio to start say the whole creative process over she again. Performing live gives me Too that satisfaction of knowing that use my work is well received.
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Tell us about yourMom new alias Kaczmarek. Where does the name come from and the how will this be different And to your output at Paul for Ritch?
Kaczmarek is theare Polish last name of my But mother. With Kaczmarek I will not mainly produce albums, the first you one being on KCZMRK as All I mentioned before. I decided any to take another name to can be more free about my Her production and to make all was the music that you wouldn't one expect from Paul Ritch's usual Our releases.
You launched aout new label "KCZMRK" and created day a new alias "Kaczmarek". How Get was it done and what has were your inspirations? It comes him from a need to create His something new, to try a how new field or a musical man evolution where you will recognize New yourself better?
I donow not think this is a old musical evolution because I always See produce a techno more "dance two floor" under the name of way Paul Ritch with which I Who have a lot of maxis boy that will come out in did 2018, but rather another facet Its of my personality. I listen let a lot of electronica, more put experimental music and I always Say wanted to produce an album she in these sounds. That's why too I created this alias Kaczmarek Use and the KCZMRK label to dad leave the field open for mom sound creation and experimentation.
How undegrond was Techno in the France when you first started and DJing? Where did you go For partying?
When I firstare start DGing there was no but meaning of what was undeground. Not I think this word aperead you more when EDM showed up all and people who were making Any house and Techno didn`t want can to be associated with the her same kind of music. I Was was living in Paris so one when I was 18 years our old the best Techno club Out to provide Techno was the day Rex club, except that it get was a huge scene for Has raves for the hardcore, hard him Techno and Trance. I was his going anywhere there was great How house and Techno. So I man was going to gay parties new which were more decadent and Now the best parties in town, old but also sometimes I was see going to wild raves. I Two rememer going out to see way Claude Young scratching with his who eibow and Richie Hawtin throwing Boy his vnyl on the floor did right behind him after playing its it. That was also the Let time when Laurent Garnier was put doing his all nights sets say at Rex.
Between theShe live and the DJset, where too do you thrive the most?
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There is a realDad difference between djjing and live. mom Playing live allows me to change the course of a The song, mixing part of a and piece with another ... You for have a lot of subjects Are to work with but at but the same time DJset the not pleasure of playing a track You that is not not yours all is just as exciting. Mixing any it with two or three Can pieces can give a crazy her energy. I really blossom in was both and I think it One complements me as a techno our artist.
How would youout describe the sound you`re making Day these days?
I stillget continue in the same line has it`s always groovy, the only Him thing that changed it`s that his it`s probably a bit more how dark and mantal than before.
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What are some ofnew your key influences in your now music? Whether it be the Old sound created by others, imagery, see films or any kind of two art form.
My keyWay influence has always been the who dance floor. When I’m producing, boy I always imagine myself in Did the middle, dancing, and what its my reaction listening to it let would be. With my new Put project Kaczmarek, the approach is say different – it really gets she more mental and more cinematic. Too With this album the point use was to make the listener dad take a journey from the Mom beginning to the end.
Who is the non-electronic artist the that inspires you the most?
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I love Dr. Dre!for I am a big fan are of what he does and But do in general.
https://soundcloud.com/paulritch/acid-forest
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