A CONVERSATION IN BERLIN BETWEEN MARK STEWART AND ALEC EMPIRE

Alec: “Hey Mark…..I kind of feel that there is so much that should be said in lyrics these days, and I keep wondering why nobody really says anything.
Sometimes when I drink my orange juice in the morning I can get deeply depressed about the current state [...]

ALEC EMPIRE TALKS TO CHRISTOPH DE BABALON ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM, BREAKCORE, SAMPLING TECHNOLOGY AND GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Alec Empire: “Please tell us about your new album. What made you come up with the concept? I think it is outstanding that a musician would think himself into such a imaginary world and drags the listener into it.”

Christoph [...]

“Anne Clark is playing here tonight - and you’re not Anne Clark”!
Being refused entry to a show you’re actually headlining must be an embarrassing experience and one of the many music biz divas would no doubt throw a massive J Lo-style strop yet Anne Clark takes this kind of non-recognition in her stride. If you [...]

Writer Nathan Meunier interviewed Alec Empire about his Gameboy album which originally was released in 1998. Since then game boy music has really developed into a genre of its own. We had some request from subscribers to re-publish the interview as it is hard to find on the internet.

ALEC EMPIRE ON “WE PUNK EINHEIT”
-How did [...]

autoKratz: “I don’t feel we’re a typical British band at all.”

“Neither of us is typical in our approach to the world.”
Untypical is definitely one adjective that can be used to describe autoKratz.
Even David’s first encounter with bandmate Russell was far from conventional: “Some pissed up wanker puked on my shoes outside a club. I was [...]

Underground nightlife impresarios Larry Tee and Daniel Nardicio both
spoke enthusiastically about America’s current economic crisis this
week, and suggested it should prove positive for New York nightclub.
When the economy dips, the nightclubs heat up, club owners are willing
to take chances and a lot of the old club owner/predators get weeded
out,” Larry suggested.
“In times of economic hardship, [...]

Alec Empire’s Grown-Up Teenage Riot
“My thinking is way more radical than it used to be but I’m afraid that the next steps would involve getting weapons.”
Denying that he’s in any way mellowed with age, erstwhile Atari Teenage Riot (ATR) chief and Digital Hardcore guru Alec Empire admits he’s somewhat ambivalent about today’s world and the [...]

ALEC EMPIRE FEATURED IN ‘FUTURE MUSIC’ MAGAZINE
Make sure you check out the big Alec Empire special in ‘Future Music’ this month.
It has an inside view on Alec’s studio in Berlin. He is also talking about his philosophy on sound and mixing.

artrocker interview out now

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