Droid presents Swedish minimalist Mikael Stavöstrand‘s live set from this summer’s Superfreq event. Stavöstrand’s made his name over the years as both an experimentalist and a minimal club producer, and his tracks and remixes have become a mainstay of record collections and charts among his industry peers.
The Superfreq set showcases 95 minutes of Stavöstrand’s hypnotic minimalism. He also answered a few quick questions about the set, his recent move to L.A., and his career past/present/future.
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Droid: Looking back through your catalogue, are there any releases that you see as milestones in your career?
Mikael Stavöstrand: I would say my first release on Force Inc. since that was my first techno record, and it was on a big player in the scene as well.
D: When did you make the move to Los Angeles?
MS: Well I’ve been in LA for 2 years because of my fiance… and I really
like it. I’ve made loads of good friends over the years.
D: How has your experience of LA compared with your previous home bases?
MS: I think it’s pretty good… of course for such a big city it is pretty small, but there are lots of thing hapening all the time… for sure one of the best places in the US for the scene.
D: Where was this set recorded? Describe that night.
MS: It’s from Superfreq at Avalon/Bardot in Los Angeles last month. I am really happy that Mr C. invited me to play his night. It’s an after hours, and I played around 5-6 am which is pretty late for LA… all in all it was great night with Superfreq residents Biiba Scuba and Xo-Chic.
D: This was a live show. What’s your setup in terms of gear/software?
MS: Right now I am only using the basics, Ableton Live and a MIDI
controller. I want to integrate more equipment for my sets, like a
drum machine and a small synth. Working on that..
D: What’s in the works for the rest of the year / 2011?
MS: I’ve been doing a lot of remixes lately, all these are coming out on
different labels, so finally I have time to focus more on my own
productions. I am working on a couple of new EPs, hopefully an
album for 2011. Planning a Europe tour in November / December etc.
I also re-started my label Sunset Diskos, which has been sleeping for the last 2 years, so have I lots of interesting gems coming out there in
the next months..
Upcoming releases fall 2010:
Money Talks Remixes // Mikael Stavöstrand & Franco Cinelli // Sunset
Diskos // 2010
Your Skin // Vita // Foundation // 2010
Dig Down // Vita // Adjunct // 2010
Remixes:
Hijacker РAfterhours (Mikael Stav̦strand Remix) // Bombis // 2010
Les Freres Royale РLove Store (Mikael Stav̦strand Remix) // Emote // 2010
Dilo РWaheyra (Mikael Stav̦strand Remix) // Igloo // 2010
DEVELOPEr РEdificio (Mikael Stav̦strand Remix) // Modularz // 2010
Balcazar РMovida De Nervios (Mikael Stav̦strand Remix) // Blaq 2010
Christian Burkhardt & Einzelkind РMadison Man (Mikael Stav̦strand Remix) // Retrospect // 2010
Kriss РMirage (Mikael Stav̦strand Remix) // Mussen Project Records // 2010
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