Falling Ethics from P.E.A.R.L, the influential techno label, is proud to celebrate its 11th anniversary with the release of a special compilation, Falling Ethics Eleven Years. This carefully curated collection features exclusive tracks from a diverse group of talented artists, including the legendary Oscar Mulero, rising star Nastia Reigel, Blanka, Temudo, and many more.
We sat down with the founder P.E.A.R.L to talk about the compilation and the premiere.
Hello Sergio, how are you? We’re excited to have you on KEYI. Could you introduce yourself?
Hi! Everything’s going great! Thank you very much, it’s a pleasure to be with you! I am a Spanish-born Berlin-based DJ & producer. I grew up in Santander and Barcelona. Then in 2012, I moved to Berlin.
“Falling Ethics Eleven Years” marks the label’s 11th anniversary. Could you delve deeper into the selection of artists for the compilation?
For this very special release, I wanted to feature artists whose sound I consider to be in line with the label’s identity. Whether it’s artists like Oscar, who has already worked with me on previous occasions for Falling Ethics, or Chloe Lula, with whom I’ve never worked before but who brings that characteristic sound known to the label. The same goes for other artists like Not A Headliner, with whom I’ve worked on Moral Standards (Falling Ethics’ sub-label), or Nastia Reigel, with whom I’m collaborating for the first time now—but you’ll hear more from her soon.
We are here to premiere your track P.E.A.R.L. ‘s ‘Others Steal Hope.’ Could you tell us more about the story behind creating the track and the process involved?
Like 90% of the music I make, it’s a dancefloor-focused track. I wanted to create something driving, something that would set the mood on the dance floor. Sound-wise, I aimed to capture something sonically in the middle of what I’ve done so far for Falling Ethics. Process-wise, I have to say it was one of those tracks where you sometimes get stuck with certain sounds, but in the end, I think it worked. As always, I use a balance between sounds recorded with hardware machines and a computer.
Your track is placed on side B of the vinyl, in between contributions from other outstanding artists like Nastia Reigel and BLANKA. How do you feel your track complements or contrasts with the other pieces on the compilation?
I think they complement each other well, to be honest. In the end, it is a 100% techno compilation with a fairly homogeneous sound, so it’s easy for all the tracks to work together more or less seamlessly.
How do you approach creating music that works within a compilation setting, where all the sounds are coming together?
For this compilation I wanted the placement of all the tracks to have a certain coherence between them, almost as if it were a mini DJ set or as I understand it. Non-linear. I always like a controlled contrast when mixing, a sort of eclecticism. Of course, I also had to put some of them in certain places due to technical matters regarding the vinyl.
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