THUMP: You have an impressive range of work in a number of fields. What do you feel unites your projects?I guess in all things, in art and in music, I'm really interested in communication, creating dialogue. I'm drawn to explore ideas across different media like with the record sleeves in Ante Vos, and in some ways working on those is like a conversation with the original artists and musicians. In music, it's interesting to think about sonics and melodies, and what chords do to people. And also to think what kind of direction you can go with them. I tend to focus on my own personal emotions because I feel as a human if you truly feel something there's bound to be someone else who's going to feel it too. Trying to represent that, I have to make sure I really believe in what's happening in the songs. Each sound should be something important.
Talking about communicating through music, Melati Melay from Young Magic is a big fan of yours, and approached you recently for a remix of one of their tracks "Fall In". Melati recently mentioned that your album Ardour was a constant companion during an extended time in the mountains of Tepoztlán, relatively isolated and away from regular internet access. Over months your album revealed itself more and more. Are there any albums or artists that you've connected in that way, discovering new things over repeated listens?Ah, that's interesting, what have I been going back to consistently? I think a lot of Caribou's old stuff as Manitoba. That stuff changed everything for me. There's a song called "Sinuses". The way he captured something, like when you see a beautiful photograph that really captures the spirit of a scene. That song in particular I could listen to on loop forever.
