D.K.: Sincer să fiu, nu văd nicio evoluție. Îmi ia doar ceva vreme să scot tot ceea ce-am avut în cap de foarte multă vreme.

techno.ro: Știm că îți place muzica clasică. Cum ai făcut tranziția de la muzică orchestrală la cea electronică?

D.K.: Aveam 12 ani când le ceream părinților să-mi ia un secvențiator care să-mi permită să înregistrez părțile orchestrale ale concertelor pentru pian, pentru a putea cânta părțile solo peste înregistrare. A fost un mare noroc, ceea ce am primit avea incluse în întregime și sintetizatoarele TR808 și TR909; rezultatul a fost simfonia a 4-a a lui Mozart electronică și părinții înnebuniți.

techno.ro: Ai luat în considerare experimentarea și cu alte stiluri muzicale?

D.K.: Sigur că da. Am un album aproape pop cu piese bune din acest gen pregătite de acum 10 ani. Deocamdată aștept doar un moment bun pentru a le lansa.

techno.ro: Care ar fi următorul pas în cariera ta?

D.K.: Mi-ar plăcea să fac muzica pentru un film precum Thelma & Louise.

techno.ro: Ai avut deja evenimente în România. Cum ți s-a părut publicul din această țară comparativ cu cel din alte zone ale lumii?

D.K.: Un public nebun și un club foarte frumos în București. Îmi amintesc că prima vizită m-a impresionat de-a dreptul. Cred că și patronul clubului a fost impresionat pentru că m-am îmbătat bine de tot și i-am dat o palmă peste față. Cel puțin așa mi-a zis managerul meu, eu nu-mi amintesc :D.

Albumul este disponibil și pe Itunes.

Puteți asculta Beyond That Hill pe Beatport.

Interviu realizat în colaborare cu Adnana Mocian.

English version:

Beyond That Hill and That Hug, that’s really me naked.

techno.ro: What are your expectations regarding your latest album?

D.K.: I put a lot of energy and love into it, I know it is not the Beatport top chart selling style, but I’m really satisfied, lots of people already demanded some tracks for documentary and movie soundtracks, I’m very glad!

techno.ro: What difficulties did you come against while working at Beyond That Hill?

D.K.: I was trying to find something different but not too far from my past work, lots of people always tell me that they are able to recognize a track of mine in the middle of thousands, so I think keeping your style, that way you make music is something personal and very important.

techno.ro: What did you have in mind when you named the album? What does it represent?

D.K.: Compared to the previous A Raver’s Diary, which was definitely melody-based, this one is harmony oriented, there are no particular melodies to catch the listener’s attention, but I tried to push the music onto a far horizon. It’s definitely more introspective, in which the listener is free to find his own hideaway, beyond that hill, indeed.

techno.ro: Which is the most illustrative track on the album?

D.K.: Definitely both Beyond That Hill and That Hug, that’s really me naked. I met a person in a big rave in California last year… the night, the person and the location were kind of unconventional for me at that moment, but it was very emotional and… psychedelic from a certain point of view. „That Hug” is based on what I felt that night: fireworks, lasers, colors everywhere, madness.

techno.ro: „That Hug” is a 21-minute track and „Argia” a 16-minute one. Weren’t you afraid of the fact that the listener might get bored of such long tracks or you just like to take chances?

D.K.: Everybody who told me that listened to those tracks never got bored, thank God. In fact, maybe sometimes I’m too pretentious for the listeners, but I think its something you have to do sometimes if you want to experiment. Anyway, bored or not the main intent of those tracks (as everything I do) is to make something I’d like to hear that doesnt exist yet, and I don’t get bored of them since I made them for myself 🙂

techno.ro: This is your second album. How do you see your musical evolution up until now?

D.K.: I don’t see any particular evolution to be honest, I’m just taking my time to get everything out that’s been running through my head since ages 🙂

techno.ro: We know that you like classical music. How did you make the transition from classical to electronic?

D.K.: I was 12 when I was asking my parents to get a little expander/sequencer workstation that let me record orchestral parts of piano concertos, to play soloist parts over it. As luck would have it: this sequencer I got included the entire kits of TR808 and TR909 drum machines; result: Mozart 4th on the floor 🙂 and my parents mad….

techno.ro: Have you ever considered experimenting other musical genres?

D.K.: Of course yes, and I do it sometimes.. I have almost a pop album with good pop songs ready since 10 years, I’m just waiting for the right moment 🙂

techno.ro: What would your next step be in your career?

D.K.: I’d love to make the soundtrack for a movie like Thelma & Louise.

techno.ro: You have already had events in Romania. What do you think about the audience in our country as compared to other parts of the world?

D.K.: Crazy crowd, a really nice club scene in Bucarest, I remember the first time I’ve been there I was very impressed! The owner of the club was impressed too I think, I was very drunk and I gave him a big slap in his face… My manager told me that cause I really don’t remember 😀

The album is also available on Itunes!