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Guestlist chat to Tube & Berger
German natives Tube & Berger aka Arndt Roerig and Marko Vidovic have been making waves in the international music scene for quite some time. With hits such as Come on now (Set it Off) ft. Juliet Sikora, Disarray ft. J.U.D.G.E., Lovebreak ft. Milian Euringer, and of course the worldwide smash, Imprint of Pleasure. Guestlist caught up with the boys prior to their show this Saturday night at Electric Brixton.
What inspired you guys to go from a high school punk band to deep house globetrotters?
We were in a punk band together back then in the 90s and we were not really concerned with this new upcoming electronic music. But then we listened to stuff like Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and The Godfather Sven Väth, and from this moment on we knew this is would also be our sound. So we began to save money to build up our own little studio in order to be able to enjoy the freedom of creating this kind of new music. Or maybe it was just because of the hotter girls, we don't really remember anymore.
Your current sound has an air or urgency, depth, and danger to it, making it quite unique. How was this sound created?
We wanted to bring a darker psychedelic almost 'desert rock' sound back to the dance floor. Our aim is to fuse our twin influences of rock and electronics.
How did Kitball begin, and do you have a favorite release for the label? What can we expect in the future?
Kittball was first started by us with the help of Marc Romboy who runs Systematic Records. After getting started we teamed up with Juliet Sikora who quickly became the heart (and mind) of the label. It's hard to pick a favorite release. We have too many to list them all here ;)
Imprint of pleasure pushed your sound to listeners across the globe. How has it impacted your musical stylings since its release?
We never thought that we would have such a success with imprint of pleasure. It was a big track on Beatport when it was released but since then it has stayed on heavy rotation all over the world and became a festival anthem. On Spotify it is on lots of playlists.
However, we always tried to reinvent ourselves and not to be too attached to old sound styles. With our following productions we tried our best to create something new. But honestly speaking, at times it can be really frustrating but then there is this one magic moment with this one idea and we just go with the flow and create our music. We like to think that all our tracks have a unique Tube & Berger vibe, everyone tells us that we don¹t really sound exactly like anyone else. Which is good to hear.
One of your latest tunes, Ruckus, features Richard Judge. What were the production and collaboration like?
It was a whole lot of fun with our good friend Richard. We have known him for a very long time and working with him is great. Unfortunately the story behind the track is not really the anticipated bar fighting a hangover story to go with the name Ruckus but we still hope that we made a call to arms festival banger.
You guys have a healthy relationship with Coyu's label Suara. How did that come about and do you have any new releases in the pipeline?
We know Coyu for quite a while now and it's always a pleasure to hang out and work with him. We would consider Suara as our 2nd home and there will be another single with the kitties for sure but at the moment we are 100% focused on our album.
What artists have inspired you in the last year?
We remember that the latest Tame Impala album was on repeat for ages. On the Dj side there is a lot of new interesting stuff. Sex by Black Loops or This Moment by Sergio Devant are Tracks we recently bought and like. That was unfair because there really is loads of great music out there. Life isn't fair sometimes...
What will your set on 19th November consist of?
Electric Brixton is an amazing location and we are really looking forward to playing there. It will be our second time of headlining the venue is a big honour. The one thing we can say for sure right now is that we will definitely bring da RUCKUS
Catch the boys this Saturday night at Electric Brixton.
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