Photo from the official Noisex homepage.
Photo from the official Noisex homepage.
Photo from the official Noisex homepage.
Photo from the official Noisex homepage.
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A mindtrip with Raoul Rotation
On my trip down to Aachen for this year's Maschinenfest, I got the chance to have a few words with one of the persons that created the whole scene, and indirectly, made this event possible. I am speaking of Raoul Rotation of Noisex fame, one of the true innovators of the nowadays so popular genré rhythmic noise. While nothing new has been heard from Noisex since Serious Killer, Raoul is busy and still performing at Maschinenfest, though this time as , together with Patrick Stevens of projects like Hypnoskull, Tunnel and Sonar.
Raoul answers my question while at the same time smoking a cigarette and mixing vinyls in the DJ-area.
As my first question I ask him, aside from music within the scene, what other music he has an interest in.
- A lot of techno and drum'n'bass, but generally just anything I come across and like.
What are your thoughts about the scene in general? Is it getting a lot bigger?
- It's getting bigger for sure. And now when people making music within lots of other genres start to get an interest in this type of music, I suspect we'll see a lot of mixing of styles in the future. I suppose it's nice to see the scene grow big, but there are two sides of that, of course.
Raoul probably means that as the scene grows, it changes. The music changes, and the crowd changes slightly. But you can't always be certain that it is for the better.
You were one of the true innovators of this genre. Back when you started Noisex, what made you do that?
- That's a good question, actually. Haha. Well, I was listening a lot to electronic music; Kraftwerk or whatever. And then when I got my first synthesiser, I started playing around with it. I was quite bored with the typical sounds of the synthesiser I owned, so I tried creating new ones.
Raoul keeps en explaining for me that Ant-Zen is a great label to work with. Just perfect and he gets everything he needs from them. And that leads me to my next question:
How is the relationship between Ant-Zen and the other big labels for this kind of music? Competing?
- Oh no, it's always been great, and between the bands as well. We're all really good friends, and that's what has made this festival possible.
Noisex has changed a lot over the years. Where do you get the inspiration for the different directions that you have taken?
- Well, I never really think about that. I just play around, and if I like, I'll make something out of it. I never really think about if people will like it or not, or what style it is.
So what will the next direction of Noisex be, and when can we expect to hear something new from you?
- I can't say anything for sure, but possibly in the beginning of 2002. The new stuff will definitely be harder.
What about the new project with Patrick Stevens, . How did you come up with the idea of doing something together?
- Well, we've been friends for a while, and then we toured the US together...and I had been thinking about it, so why not? And we will keep on working together.
Are there any new acts that you feel are great?
- There are tons! One example is Needle Sharing vs. Panacea, their concert was just great!
At last, Raoul lets me know that it is very possible that we will see Noisex with new Material on the next Maschinenfest, 2002.
/Klas Molde
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