Kaiserdisco have been at the top of the dance charts ever since they exploded on to the scene two years ago. They are being played by all the best jocks and make the tunes of choice in many a DJ's audio arsenal.
With the release of their first album In No One's Shadow which is nothing short of exceptional, we thought it was a great time to ask them a few questions.
So let me introduce Patrick Buck and Fredrick Berger otherwise known as Kaiserdisco...
We both were working on single projects two years ago one with the name Kaiser and the other with the name Disco in it. When we meet up we thought it would be fun to mix up the names.
Was Kaiserdisco a concept or was a natural progression for two friends who share similar ideas?
No, Kaiserdisco was and is not a concept. We meet about 2 years ago in a club in Hamburg, decided to go to the studio and made our first production together.
We felt a special vibe between us and had so much fun that we decided to keep it going, and so Kaiserdisco was born. Since that day we sit together in the studio every day, producing music. We have become close friends.
Kaiserdisco have shot to success since you joined forces in 2008, what prompted the collaboration?
I think we both wanted the same thing, liked the same music and wanted to produce music as we do right now, together. We had a very good and successful start and so we saw the chance to fulfill our dream to become part of the worldwide dj/Techno-scene.
How would you describe the music you create?
Something in between Techno and Techhouse. Always groovy, that makes the people dance. We try to conjure up a smile on the faces of the crowd, with our music and with our dj-sets.
There seems to be a strong groove in all your work that's identifiable, where does that inspiration come from?
It's all about the groove that's right. We are always try to find the best groove for our tracks or remixes to make people happy. Sometimes its not so easy but in the end it has to work. For us the groove is as important as a voice in the darkness. It has to catch you, take you on a trip and tell you a story.
Every release or remix you've been doing seems to skyrocket to number one in the dance charts, you guys are on fire at the moment, how do you remain so grounded?
Thanks thats very nice to hear. To be honest, it makes us very happy but its not the important thing for us. We are just 2 simple guys from Hamburg cooking with water like a lot of other great producers in the world. For us there are only 2 important things... Would we play the track and would we buy it? If not, we won´t release it. And thats the way Kaiserdisco works.
The album has flavours of funky Latino grooves to head shaking techno of legal weapon and soulfully impressive You & Me....Do you purposely set out to create a house track, or a techno track or does a track form it's own character?
When we start a new production we definitely know if we want to produce a house or a techno or a techhouse-track. It starts by choosing the right tempo, the right bassdrum and all the other sounds we put into a track.
You've got the balance right, groove, tension, arrangement... do you work to a road map in the studio or is it a much more fluid experience?
It depends. Sometimes we have an idea and search for the right sounds to fit to the idea. But most of the time we just start with a kickdrum and a few little loops without a road map. The good thing is that we are 2 guys working on the same track, so we push and inspire each other at the same time so its always very exiting to have no road map.
Traum Schallplatten is known in the electronic music community as one of the best labels in the world. Riley Reinhold and Jacqueline Klein are an inspiration running five labels, what have you learned working with the Traum team?
We learned to plan our releases. Riley and Jacqueline want to have every release at least 3 months before the release date. They tell us the dates for the releases for the whole year and we can plan perfectly when we have to do the productions. We know when we have got time for other releases on different labels and so we already got the complete production/release plan for the next year.
Another thing is that they work very professionally and we try to do the same.
What do you use for DJing… vinyl, CDJs or another technology?
We use two MacBook Pro's with Traktor and two X1 Controllers. It's a good way to play together by using a two laptop set up. One can listen to the tracks while the other is playing. We are very fexlible and its a lot easier for us to be up to date as most of the time we organise our playlists on the road.
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