{"id":5989,"date":"2015-11-09T11:37:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T10:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psybient.org\/love?p=5989"},"modified":"2015-11-08T11:56:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T10:56:58","slug":"interview-globular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psybient.org\/love\/interview-globular\/","title":{"rendered":"[interview] with Globular by Floyd 2.0 & Gagarin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there, psybient\u00a0readers!<\/em><\/p>\n

Today we share with you an in-depth interview: we had the honor of conducting with Globular this summer. Please enjoy and share with friends and fans of his music!<\/em><\/p>\n

Globular’s music is a bubbling mass of virtual sounds designed to stimulate the ears, tickle the brain and move the body. Deep dubbed-out bass lines provide the bedrock for the harmonic intricacies and grooving melodies that typify his sound. Globular strives to take listeners on a journey of their own choosing, encouraging all who enter to create their own stories and to dance their own dance..<\/p>\n

Written by Floyd 2.0 and Gagarin, edited by Kevin and Tanya in autumn 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

So let\u2019s start with the first question. Tell us your musical story. Where did you start and how did you end up where you are today?<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hi! And thanks for talking to me. ;) <\/span>
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It was kind of accidental actually. I quit school when I was 16, but I didn\u2019t really have any idea what I wanted to do with myself. So I was at a bit of a loss – luckily I had a friend who was interested in sound tech, and he convinced me to join the same course as him. So I found myself learning studio techniques, live sound, and how to use all the different software.. But it wasn\u2019t until after the course ended (2yrs) that I began to understand the awesome potential of sonic manipulation – it was around that time that I was introduced to Shpongle, Mystery of the Yeti, 1200 mics etc. I guess that was the point of no return…<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you listen to music of other artists and what are your recent discoveries?<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, absolutely. I tried not to listen to similar music for a while, but I found it impossible, I just love hearing the crazy inventiveness of all the amazing artists out there. Recent release\/discovery highlights for me have been Bwoy De Bhajan, RefraQ, Culprate, Koan Sound, Ryanosaurus – these people are putting out some seriously progressive (literally, not the genre) music at the moment, kinda blowing my mind. Also, all the releases from my brothers and sisters at Shanti Planti have been consistently awe-inspiring. Oh, and anything coming out of The Outtallectuals Collective too – they\u2019re doing amazing things. Also I just finished listening to Entheogenic\u2019s new album, which I\u2019m loving, all the things I loved about them back in full swing! …too much?<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you experience producing? Is it a natural process \/ flow?<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Usually it is, yes. Most of the time the music just feel like it wants to be written, and it\u2019s super f**king fun :) \u00a0At the moment I\u2019m in a bit of a bleak spot creatively though, which is annoying, but it just happens sometimes. What\u2019s being written is good, but it\u2019s slow progress..<\/span><\/p>\n

What kind of gear do you love to use in the studio?<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m pretty much 90% ITB\/in the box [computer] when I write. The only exceptions being guitars, some bass, and some percussion. All the rest is Ableton\u2019s native tools, some beautifully sampled world instruments, and a few VSTs (all the usual: Serum, Native Instruments stuff; Sylenth1 etc etc)<\/span><\/p>\n

Your first release was in 2010 with ‘Colours of the brainbow’, how did you experienced producing that first EP, was is it difficult to find a label?<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be honest, I don\u2019t really remember writing it, but I get the impression that it was pretty fun\u2026 haha. Never had trouble finding a label – as far as I remember, Paul from Gliese 581C got in touch at some point asking to release something, and it was released with them via Ektoplazm (which has been a huge part of my journey as an artists). Paul was a big help when I was just starting out, and Gliese 581C is a great label, but I\u2019ve never been too concerned with labels in this new age of digital distribution, with things like ektoplazm, bandcamp and youtube all freely accessible… <\/span><\/p>\n

Would you associate yourself with Psychedelic Trance music scene? <\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tricky. Yes, I would associate myself, but only because of the \u2018psychedelic\u2019 link, and the fact that most live bookings are from psytrance parties.. I don\u2019t really listen to psytrance or get a lot out of it myself. But it\u2019s a good and relatively healthy [p]symbiosis between the scenes I think.<\/span><\/p>\n

On your 2nd release (In Formation), you used some more dubby sounds, how did that come to play?<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Man, this is like, 5 years ago or something, I can\u2019t remember that far back ;) I think I discovered Ott some time after Shpongle etc, so that may have had something to do with it\u2026 I\u2019ve always been in love with off-beat reggae rhythms though – I love ska, reggae and dub sounds, and find it almost impossible to write a track without an off-beat element. I also love writing melodic bass lines, and that fits with dub pretty well..<\/span><\/p>\n