FMF2009 Reverence Showcase: An Interview with Null Device
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Interview at dane101.com by Kat Kosiec
Who would you like to work with that you haven’t yet, and why?
There aren’t so much specific people as certain types. I’d love to work with a good tabla player, or maybe a traditional Persian singer, or a skilled duduk player, or…well, I’m pretty open to lots of things. I’ve recently discovered that you can play a Donegal-style fiddle reel pretty well over the top of a north Indian bhangra beat, so I guess I’m not especially constrained.
What are some of your current musical influences/obsessions?
I’ve been listening to Bear McCreary’s “Battlestar Galactica” soundtrack a lot recently. I normally just sort of ignore soundtrack albums, but this stuff stands on its own remarkably well, and he’s basically doing the kind of thing I want to do when I grow up - this wild, pan-ethnic, expansive, cinematic stuff. But then I’ve also been listening to Deadmau5 and Royksopp a lot too, as well as a hefty dose of random bhangra artists. So take that as you will.
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