Quanti anni sono che la mattina del 31 dicembre ancora non sai dove trascorrerai la sera di Capodanno e nel mentre ti fai pure due conti in tasca su quanto verrà a costarti l’ennesima sera di bagordi, che non differisce poi tanto dai tuoi normali w/e? Poiché DLSO è sensibile al problema, ma ci tiene anche alla qualità del tuo preziosissimo tempo, ti manda a sentire il djset di un ospite noto da queste parti, uno simpatico, che concede interviste senza menarsela troppo e ti fa ballare su un djset pop-poliedrico che ben si adatta a trenini e trombette. Stiam parlando di Olugbenga dei Metronomy, che reduce da un matrimonio e da diversi show in Russia e Giappone sia in veste di dj che in quella di componente della nota band inglese, torna a Milano per un Capodanno cheap and funny ospite de Le Cannibale e q|LAB, per la prima volta insieme dietro le quinte de Lo Zoo di Venere.
Noi abbiamo fatto una chiacchierata con Olugbenga per sapere cosa è successo nella sua vita dall’ultima intervista, ci ha consigliato una serie di tracce da scaricare per salutare il nuovo anno e vi presentiamo anche un freschissimo minimix che ha realizzato apposta per l’occasione. Le info per la serata le trovi in fondo all’articolo, ma mi raccomando: non metterti in coda al Tunnel come ogni venerdì perché la serata è al Q21 di via Padova. Se vuoi bene ai tuoi amici, non ridurti troppo male. Saranno tutti messi peggio di te e nessuno potrà aiutarti.
1) How are you? If this interview goes online, it means we have all survived the Maya’s prophecy. In respect to the latter, did you made any foolish promise to anybody, one that you’re now forced to keep?
I’m very well. Ending the year in Italy, which is the country where I proposed to my wife, so I’m excited. With regards to the 2012 thing… Diplo, PSY and 2 Chainz were apparently all in the studio together last month – I think this is what the Mayans were really predicting!
2) I interviewed you about six months ago. What has happened in your life meanwhile?
I turned 30, I got married and I’ve met with a label who will be releasing original OLUGBENGA music next year. So… a lot. I’ve also been back to Japan and Russia to DJ as well as doing the biggest ever shows with Metronomy.
3) The end of the year is always a good excuse for magazines to make some charts and tell their followers who and what they liked. Tell us about phenomenons in music (or even in other fields) you fell in love with during last twelve months.
In music, I really got into the music of the TDE camp this year – Kendrick Lamar and Ab Soul, particularly. In fact, I’d say 2012 is a year when I really fell back in love with rap and rap beats – the TNGHT EP would fall into that category. There have been great releases all the way from the underground to the mainstream.
4) Will you drop any of the tracks you suggested to us in your chart, while performing in your dj set at Q21? Are you excited to be back in Milan for New Year’s Eve?
It’s difficult to say because every set I play is a reaction to the people in the room, but I’ve found that TNGHT’s ‘Higher Ground’ and ‘Waves City’ by Drums of Death find their way in very often – I’ve played those tracks in clubs all over the world and they always get a very strong emotional response.
I had a lot of fun the last time I was in Milan, right down to my last minutes in the city. The cab driver who took me to the airport was a real character – told me he liked English women because of their milky white skin and then admitted he was probably a bit of a pervert! So, I look forward to another very interesting time in the city.
Playlist consigliata di fine anno:
EAN – Darknet (Cosmic Bridge)
Kanye West – Mercy (RL Grime & Salva Remix) *white label*
Foamo – There For Me (Chew The Fat)
Siriusmo – Idiot (Ed Banger)
Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle (Aftermath)
TNGHT – Higher Ground (Warp)
OLUGBENGA – Hafiza [INNOCENCE] (Pictures Music)
Boys Get Hurt – Can’t Wait (Velcro City Record)
Drums Of Death – Waves City (Civil Music)
Miike Snow – Paddling Out (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) (Columbia)
Minimix in esclusiva per DLSO & Le Cannibale:
Adesso vorrei sapè chi l’ha accompagnato all’aeroporto. Per conoscere tutte le altre info sulla serata, sbircia sotto:
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closing 10:30
last entry: 8 am
Promozione al bar: 3 DRINKS A 20 EURO
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da 03:00 o non in lista 18 euro
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