Following the hypnotic sounds of the Existense Is Absurd EP comes a more driving, club orientated release from Duncan Macdonald. The four track release puts 2 high energy, driving tracks at the helm with minimal breakdowns and constant energy. The B side contains a trippy number with a constant, gurgled and modulated Bassline leading the track. Followed by a powerful, metallic tinged driver to close out the EP.
The premiere is the track Duncan Macdonald – Is The Bottom Half Of Me On Fire from Berlin based label LowEnd records. Following the hypnotic sounds of the Existense Is Absurd EP comes a more driving, club orientated release from Duncan Macdonald. The four track release puts 2 high energy, driving tracks at the helm with minimal breakdowns and constant energy. The B side contains a trippy number with a constant, gurgled and modulated Bassline leading the track. Followed by a powerful, metallic tinged driver to close out the EP.
首发的是来自柏林厂牌LowEnd records的Duncan Macdonald – Is The Bottom Half Of Me On Fire的曲目。继Existense Is Absurd EP的催眠之声后，Duncan Macdonald又推出了一个更有驱动力的、面向俱乐部的版本。这张四首歌的发行，将两首高能量的驱动性曲目放在首位，并以最小的中断和持续的能量。B面包含了一个带有持续的、潺潺的和调制的Bassline引导的Trippy数字。紧接着是一首强有力的、带有金属色彩的驱动曲，以结束这张EP。
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Tell us about yourself. Where do you come from and how did that impact your path? How did you get into music production? Was it something you always wanted to do? Did you try other things before?
Hi and thank you for having me! I’m from a town called Haddington, just outside of Edinburgh. Growing up, it wasn’t really easy as there wasn’t any electronic scene in the town, so I didn’t really discover house and techno until I was living in Edinburgh. My interest then grew after moving to Oslo in 2013, where I started organising events and parties .
I have always had an interest in music, and both my brothers played instruments growing up, and it was nice to be able to try so many different things before I stuck with electronic production.
告诉我们你的情况。你来自哪里，这对你的道路有何影响？
你是如何进入音乐制作领域的？这是你一直想做的事情吗？你之前是否尝试过其他事情？
你好，谢谢你邀请我! 我来自一个叫哈丁顿的小镇，就在爱丁堡的外面。在成长过程中，这并不容易，因为镇上没有任何电子场景，所以我直到住在爱丁堡时才真正发现House和Techno。2013年搬到奥斯陆后，我的兴趣越来越大，在那里我开始组织活动和派对。
我一直对音乐有兴趣，我的两个兄弟都是玩乐器长大的，在我坚持做电子制作之前，能够尝试这么多不同的东西是很好的。
Your music has been released on many renovated labels like Super Sound Tool, Krill Music, Hayes Collective, ARTS, Planet Rhythm and Liberta. Which of your recent projects resonates the most with your currently released track? We are happy to premiere one of the tracks Duncan Macdonald – Is The Bottom Half Of Me On Fire?
As far as the sound of my previous releases go, I’d say this newest release on LowEnd is a bit different, as it’s rougher. I wanted to go for a more distorted and intense sound than my usual style, which tends to be quite clean in the mixdown. The first two tracks on the EP, one of which you’ve premiered here, are especially quite different both arrangement and style wise. I wanted to produce some gritty, loopy tracks and I think I succeeded with the A1 and A2.
你的音乐已经在许多翻新的标签上发布，如超级声音工具、Krill Music、Hayes Collective、ARTS、Planet Rhythm和Liberta。你最近的哪个项目与你目前发布的曲目最有共鸣？我们很高兴首演其中一首曲目Duncan Macdonald – Is The Bottom Half Of Me On Fire?
就我以前发行的作品的声音而言，我想说LowEnd上最新发行的这个作品有点不同，因为它更粗糙。比起我一贯的风格，我想追求一种更加扭曲和强烈的声音，因为我的风格在混音时往往是相当干净的。EP中的前两首歌曲，其中一首你已经在这里首发了，在编排和风格上都很不同。我想制作一些粗糙的、循环的曲目，我想我在A1和A2中成功了。
You are just working together with JohannesK on LowEnd Records – new Berlin based label and you already have a third release coming out soon on 02.12.22. How would you describe your signature sound of your label? How does the connection with JohannesK evolved into working together?
Meeting Johannes was one of those lucky coincidences. I was looking for a room in Berlin and was offered one by our mutual friend David, and Johannes was the other flatmate! We both realised quickly that we were producing in unique but similar enough styles to run a label together and slowly but surely LowEnd became a reality.
One of the things I really like about the label is there is still that room for me and Johannes to express ourselves creatively but overall I’d say the sound is focused on hypnotic and trippy techno.
你刚刚和JohannesK一起在LowEnd Records–位于柏林的新厂牌工作，你已经有了第三张唱片，即将在02.12.22发行。你会如何描述你的标签的标志性声音？与JohannesK的联系是如何发展到一起工作的？
认识Johannes是那些幸运的巧合之一。我在柏林寻找一个房间，我们共同的朋友David给我提供了一个房间，而Johannes是另一个室友！我们都很快意识到，我们都在为自己的音乐而努力。我们都很快意识到，我们的制作风格独特而又相似，可以一起经营一个厂牌，慢慢地，LowEnd成为了现实。
我非常喜欢这个厂牌的一点是，我和Johannes仍然有空间来创造性地表达自己，但总的来说，我想说的是，这个厂牌的声音集中在催眠和迷幻技术上。
Who are your favourite musicians so far you gain inspiration from? What do you think is essential for the best tracks in your opinion? Who would you imagine to work with in the future and who would perfectly resonate with LowEnd Records ?
I always find picking my favourite artist quite difficult, but I’d say it has to be a tie for me between Mike Parker and Regis. Mike Parker’s sound design is just unparalleled, and Regis’s ability to turn a simple loop into untouchable bangers time after time really just amazes me.
It’s probably a fair bog standard answer but I think a solid groove and low end are essential for any track, and if it’s done right even just that will get people going.
There are so many people I’d love to work with for LowEnd, and we do have a really exciting remix package for the Apples EP in the works, but for me, if I had to pick 4 dream artists for a VA I’d say: Nørbak, The Lady Machine, Reeko and Adiel. Thanks, Duncan
我总是觉得挑选我最喜欢的艺术家相当困难，但我想说的是，在Mike Parker和Regis之间，我必须打成平手。Mike Parker的声音设计是无与伦比的，而Regis把一个简单的循环变成无法触及的危险的能力，一次又一次，真的让我吃惊。这可能是一个公平的标准答案，但我认为坚实的凹槽和低端对于任何曲目来说都是必不可少的，如果做得好的话，即使只是这样也会让人兴奋。有很多人我都想和LowEnd合作，而且我们确实有一个非常令人兴奋的Apples EP的混音包正在制作中，但对我来说，如果我不得不为VA挑选4个梦想的艺术家，我会说。Nørbak、The Lady Machine、Reeko和Adiel。谢谢你，邓肯
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