Apashe talks about his upcoming Aus/NZ tour, future collabs and his origins making hardcore!

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Apashe talks about his upcoming Aus/NZ tour, future collabs and his origins making hardcore!

Bass warrior and all round legend Apashe blesses the shores of Australia and New Zealand yet again for a seven stop tour, and was generous enough to shed some light on collaborations, what he’ll be up to in his down time, and his modest roots.

If you aren’t familiar with Apashe, here’s one of my personal faves:

STONEY ROADS: Hey there Apashe! You’re touring Australia and New Zealand shortly for seven shows, what are you bringing with you? What are your touring must haves?

APASHE: Hey! Super stoked for this tour. Had the chance to come last year and it was awesome; can’t wait to do it again! What I’m bringing with me? Well nothing too weird, the usual but most importantly my hard drive and a good pair of headphones so I can still work on my music while traveling. On the weirder side, I just crossed the borders with a banana. It felt quite strange to declare such thing like it was some kind of super illegal item. Got lucky the Australian customs, they let me in anyway!

SR: What will you be doing in your down time?

A: I’m going to hang with my ‘oz cunts’ and talk about how awkward it is to drive on the left. Just kidding, probably going to work, have some beers and share musical knowledge with the fellow Australian producers like PhaseOne, Oski, Hydraulix.

SR: You took to Facebook to ask fans who you should collab with, what were some of the most popular responses?

A: The most popular response was definitely people writing ‘me’, haha, but that was expected. Otherwise the answers were very diverse, it’s difficult to spot the ones that popped more often. I saw Foreign Beggars, Kai Wachi, Aero Chord, Dope D.O.D, Snails, Noisia, Jauz quite a lot. I can already confirm that Kai Wachi will be in the album perhaps more from that list ;).

SR: Who would you most personally like to collab with?

A: Foreign Beggars, Noisia, Dope D.O.D and the homies Kai Wachi and Snails.

SR: In your recent Reddit AMA you told fans your album will have 10 new tracks, what kind of sound can we expect?

A: In that album I wanted to release all the tracks I made that sound too different to release in an EP or as singles. So expect a bit of everything, every genre from chill music to hard bangers.

SR: Which track of yours are you most proud of and why?

A: I would say ‘Kannibalen’ because it was more a personal challenge. I made it after the music video was shot. I had to recreate the mood of the visuals with sounds and melodies. These were in asian scales and the sound design was complicated, pretty much all the basslines were made out of horns to have a real acoustic texture rather than synthetic, then resampled lots times. But since the album is almost ready I can say the upcoming tracks are the ones I’m most proud of!

SR: Where’s been your favourite place to play?

A: It really depends, it’s different everywhere. I love playing in the US for its energy however in Australia people seems to enjoy the music so much it’s awesome to be part of this!

SR: What’s your most memorable show?

A: New Year’s Eve in Brussels, it was super fun. I’m originally from there and had the chance to have my friends over from Montreal with me, which is the city I’m currently living in. All my friends from different countries partying all together with an awesome crowd for NYE; that’s memorable I can tell you!

SR: What would you say influences your sound?

A: Everything really, movies I watch, people I meet and music I hear on purpose or not. I believe today it’s difficult to filter out things around you from influencing you. We are so connected and see so much information daily, it’s hard to know what influences you in particularly. Sadly I believe it’s one of the reason’s why everyone sounds the same these days.

SR: You’re based in Montreal, what’s the bass music scene like over there?

A: The Montreal scene is awesome, not necessarily bass but in general. I find that people have good taste and are loyal. It’s not always because it’s trending that people like it. I find in some other places people tend to just follow whatever is ‘cool’ to follow. The shows are epic too, the energy you can get there is incomparable.

SR: Speaking of Montreal, you studied electro-acoustics, how did you get from there to where you are now?

A: After studying electro-acoustics I worked 2 years in Studios now called the Apollo Studios. Worked as a Sound Designer and music writer mainly for post production. That really taught me how to make any kind of music and specifically work hard and fast. Wouldn’t have made it in the music industry without that experience.

SR: You’ve been making music for quite some time now, what did your older music sound like?

A: Like shit! Ahaha depends, it’s been so long indeed I went through lots of different phases. I started making really hard music like Breakcore,  Hardcore etc… Then I slowed it down to Trash Electro and Dubstep and now I think I make a bit of everything.

SR: Are there still some similarities between it and what you produce now?

A: Yes definitely, I still use techniques for drums that I used while making Breakcore. Also to get some inspiration I love to jam with the Electribe Korg Emx which is an old machine people used a lot for Hardtek Psy Trance back in the days.

SR: What are three tracks you’ve had on repeat recently?

A: Don’t Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes

Brighter by Rufus Du Sol

The Heat by Jungle

SR: Let’s talk about the twerking video craze that was associated with your track ‘No Twerk’, what did you think of that?

A: I was wondering why people twerked on a track called ‘No Twerk’. It was kind of a joke, I think it’s funny and the some of the videos were so cool I can’t dislike it!

SR: What was your favourite video?

A: The dance of Miguel and his Team on the Russian version of ‘So you think you can dance’.

SR: You’re very young to be so successful, where do you see yourself five years from now?

A: Not sure, I want to do so many things! I will definitely never stop making music, as my main job or for fun.

SR: And lastly, what’s next for you, Apashe?

A: Conquer the world with joy and happiness! Haha. Make more music and have breakfast I’m super hungry right now. Cheers!

You can catch Apashe at The Met in Brisbane this weekend! All tour dates are below:

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