Engleski DJ dvojac Layo Paskina i Matthew "Bushwacka” nije potrebno predstavljati. Prepoznatljivi su po tome što umiju da miješaju muzičke žanrove pa tako na njihovim izdanjima mogu se čuti elementi bluza, jazz-a i instrumenti koji su uživo svirani. Rezdenti su klubova poput The End (London), Panorama Bar (Berlin), Womb (Tokyo) i naravno Space (Ibiza). Ove godine dobili su poziv da budu dio Revolucije Carla Coxa, koji ovaj poznati DJ organizuje nekoliko godina unazad sa željom da promoviše ideju “muzike bez granica”.
Dio ste velikog muzičkog pokreta Revolucija Carla Coxa na Ibizi. Kakav je osjećaj biti dio ove sjajne ideje, i plejade muzičara koji su dio nje?
Počastvovano. Karl je moj dugogodišnji prijatelj. Počeo sam sa DJingom još ’88 godine I posjećivao sam njegove večeri na ostrvu od kad su počele i uvijek su bile nešto posebno. Ovo je prvi put da zajedno sviramo tamo I za sve nas je to zaista uzbudljiv nastup. Nastup koji smo priželjkivali već dugo vrijeme.
“Muzika bez granica” je snažna poruka, kao i odlična prilika da se sretnete sa kolegama i razmijenite iskustvo?
Za nas je sjajno, zato što smo uvijek slijedili ovu filozofiju u našoj muzičkoj produkciji i nikada se nijesmo izdvajali. Ovo je savršena skica naše muzičke poruke.
Za Carl Coxa Ibiza je mjesto bez granica, sa "stanovnicima" koji se ne razlikuju po boji, rasi, polu. Kako vi doživljavate Ibicu, i kakva su vaša iskustva?
Ibiza je čarobno ostrvo. To je zapanjujuće, iscjeljujuće, a ipak, mjesto koje privlači ljude iz cijelog svijeta da dođu i zabavljaju se uz energiju koja ne postoji nigdje drugdje na planeti. Ja sam odlazio tamo i svirao od 1989 godine i iako se dosta promijenila, energija je još uvijek tamo i to je zaista predivno ostrvo.
Kroz svoju muziku ste izrazili i divljenje prema Brazilu i Riju?
Da, i Layo i ja imamo vrlo jaku vezu s Brazilom. Za oboje to je naš drugi dom. Tamo imamo veliki broj sljedbenika, puno dobrih prijatelja i već toliko dobrih uspomena.
Za vrijeme Revolucije, publika je imala priliku da čuje Green Velvet, s kojim ste radili na 'Life2Live' singlu. Kako je raditi s njim?
Obožavamo Curtisa (aka Green Velvet). On je jedinstven producent i osoba takođe. Radili smo s njim mnogo puta. Snimili smo pjesmu, a zatim je on snimio vokale, dodali smo ih i pravili varijacije da bi na kraju dobili konačni proizvod.
Već sredinom 90-tih ste počeli pisati pjesme zajedno i raditi kao duo Layo and Bushwacka. Koliko je bilo teško početi DJ karijeru tada? Biti DJ nije bilo tako popularano kao što je to danas.
Mislim da danas to može biti mnogo teže, sada kao su svi DJ-evi. Ali oboje smo imali puno iskustva, i zajednički rada je prirodna progresija od onoga što smo do tada radili individualno.
Nakon uspjeha zadnjeg izdanja "The Longest Day" uradili ste 'Femme Fatale' plus dodatni remix "The Longest Day" by Audiofly?
“Femme fatale” je bio inspiriran elektronskom muzikom ranih osamdesetih godina, koji smo dodali na sopstveni produkcijski zvuk. Reakcije na plesnom podijumu na ovaj singl je bio ogroman. Audiofly's miks “The Longest Day” je bio fantastičan. Savršeno za afterhour i setove koji traju do 05:00 sati ujutro.
S mnogo novih mladih umjetnika i toliko muzike oko vas, koliko je teško ostati svjež i originalan, a opet biti uspješan?
Teško je -pogotovo što smo u produkciji toliko dugo vremena - ostati svjež i uzbudljiv, jer često naiđemo na stvari koje se ponavljaju od početka godine snimanja, ali uvijek postoje nove ideje, svježi zvuk, i nova ruha starijih stilova kako bi se napravilo nešto novo i kreativno.
Koja je Layova vrlina?
Za mene njegova najveća vrlina je njegova sposobnost da probudi pozitivnost u meni I u svemu što činimo. On ima iznenađujuće visok nivo razumnosti koji nas čini jakima i pomaže u donošenju pravih odluka.
Kako ste uspjeli ostati zajedno i ujedinjeni sve ove godine? Koji je recept?
Uvijek mogu da sagledam tačku gledišta sa koje on posmatra neku stvar, i obratno, pa čak i ako ne odmah. Oboje iznesemo najbolje iz sebe I na taj način održavamo ravnotežu.
Imate tendenciju da eksperimentišete sa zvukom. Kako vidite Layo and Bushwacka zvuk u narednih nekoliko godina?
Toliko je novih ideja i muzičkih pravaca. Sarađivaćemo s nekim drugim etiketama u budućnosti. Vrijeme je da se granamo i prenesemo našu muziku na novu publiku.
Na radost vaših fanova možemo objaviti da je na vašem ljetnjem rasporedu nastupa i Crna Gora, jer ćete nas 13. avgusta posjetiti i svirati za sve svoje fanove ovdje. Kako se pripremate za setove u mjestima u kojima nastupate prvi put?
Imamo odličan zvuk i kaoDJ-evi uvjereni smo da možemo napraviti fantastičan posao i zabaviti publiku bilo gdje u svijetu.
Da li ćete pripremiti za nas neki poseban DJ set?
Sasvim sigurno! Pričekajte i vidjećete!
Vatreni ste fanovi Arsenala. Sljedećeg oktobra će se naša reprezentacija sresti sa reprezentacijom Engleske. Kako vam se svidjela Engleska tokom nastupa na Svjetskom kupu i kakve su prognoze za meč sa Crnom Gorom?
Engleska je bila očajna na Svjetskom prvenstvu, i žao mi je što to moram da kažem! U meču sa Crnom Gorom, sve je moguće!
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You will be a part of huge musical movement The Revolution of Carl Cox on Ibiza. How do you feel being a part of this great idea with many great musicians?
Honored. Carl is a long time friend of mine since i started DJing in ‘88 and I have been going to his night on the Island since it started and it has always been really special. This is the first time we are playing together there and for both of us it a really exciting gig, and one we have been looking forward to for a very long time.
Music without border is a strong and powerful message, as well the opportunity to meet your colleagues and share your experiences?
For us it is fantastic as we have always followed this philosophy with our music production and have never been pigeonholed. So it is a perfect outline for our musical message.
For Carl Cox Ibiza is a place without borders, with „citizents“ who doesn’t have color, rase, gender etc. How do you see Ibiza, and what are your experiences?
Ibiza is a magical island. It is stunning, healing, and yet it is a place which attracts people from all over the world to come and party and the energy for this is like nowhere else on the planet. I have been going and playing there since 1989 and although it has changed quite a lot the energy is still there and it is a truly wonderful island.
Trough your music you have expressed also admiration towards Brazil and Rio?
Yes, both Layo and I have a very strong connection with Brasil. For both of us it is our second home. We have a great following there, many good friends and so many good memories already.
During The Revolution, public had the opportunity to hear Green Velvet, with whom you have worked on ‘Life2Live’ single. How was working with him?
We love Curtis (aka Green Velvet). He is a unique producer and person also. We have gigged with him many times. We were working with him we recorded the track, then he recorded the vocals and we added them in and messed with them for the final product.
By the mid 90s you have started writing tracks together and working as a duo. How difficult was starting DJ carrier back then? Being DJ wasn’t so popular as it is today?
I guess it may be a lot harder now as everyone is a DJ. But we both had a lot of experience from a long time ago, and working together was a natural progression from what we were doing individually.
Following the success of last release ‘The Longest Day’ you made ‘Femme Fatale’ plus an additional remix of ‘The Longest Day’ by Audiofly? Can you tell us something more on these tracks?
Femme fatale was much inspired from early eighties electronic music and we added this style to our own production sound. The reaction on the dance floor to this tune was huge. Audiofly's mix of the longest day was fantastic. Perfect for after hours and 5am sets.
With many emerging young artists and so many music around you, how difficult is to stay fresh and original with the tracks, and jet successful?
It is difficult, especially as we have been producing for such a long time - to stay fresh and exciting, because often we can find things repeated from early years of recording, but there are always new ideas, fresh sounds, and great twists on older styles to make something new and creative.
What is Layo’s strength?
For me Layo's greatest strength is his ability to bring out the positive in me and in all that we do. He has an amazing level headedness that keeps us strong and helps make the right decisions.
How did you manage to stay together and united for all these years? What’s the recipe?
We can always see each other's point of view, even if not straight away and we both bring the best out of each other to keep the balance.
You tend to experiment with the sound. How do you see Layo and Bushwacka sound in next few years?
So many new ideas and musical directions. We will be working closely with some other labels in the future, instead of seleasing everything ourselves. It is time to branch out and get our music across to new audiences.
With the joy of your fans we can announce that on your summer schedule is a Montenegro date. 13th of August you will visit us and play for all your fans here. This is your first visit here. How do you prepare yourself for the sets in countries that you are for the first time?
We have a great sound as DJ's and are confident that we can do a fantastic job entertaining audiences anywhere in the world.
Are you going to prepare for us some special DJ set?
FOR SURE. WAIT AND SEE!!
I read that you are big Arsenal fans. Next October Montenegrin football team will have a match with England team. How did you saw England on World cup and what are your predictions regarding the match with our team?
England were awful in the World Cup, I am sorry to say! Anything could happen in that match!!!
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