Megamind DK Interview DJ Moose
Tell us about yourself, who is Moussa Clarke aka Moose ?
Moussa Clarke aka Moose aka Philter aka Musique aka PF Project. Schizoid producer/DJ with big hair with a love for house and breakbeat-driven nonsense.
You travel a lot in Europe and into Russia, which club or event was the most fun to play ?
Thats a tricky question - Ive played at some great events in lots of different countries recently. Denmark, Russia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Malta, Spain + some amazing parties in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Latvia and closer to home in the UK. The scene in Eastern/Central Europe and Russia/Central Asia has a lot of energy so I suppose its a bit of a favourite at the moment... but you never know whats round the corner... A party in any country can be a revelation.
What kind of a approch do you have when you are beginning on a new track or remix ?
Sometimes I start with the vocal or some loops, a basic groove or maybe some chords or a melody, other times we might be doing a sample based track. There's not really any formula :) The main thing is to get to that stage when it clicks for you and you've got something that moves you in some way... then you just cross your fingers and hope other people like it.
In your mind, which is the biggest tune ever made, regardless of musicgenre ?
Probably something by Stevie Wonder, The Police, or Giacomo Puccini :) but you know it depends what mood I'm in...
In your opinion, has the view of the DJ as a Producer changed since you started out ?
Its more important than ever to do both I think to really cut through the myriads of djs out there. Plus both satisfy a different impulse. DJing is the closest equivalent the dance scene has to live performance, and its cool to have that immediacy, while production work is more slow-burn... They both complement each other although they're different skills.
What is happening in the near future, any new releases or interesting events ?
2004 will be a busy year.... My new track Philter - "Ultimate" has just been signed to Whoop and Presslab and will be out soon with remixes by Mike Monday and Presslaboys. Otherwise Musique - "Fade Away" looks like it will be coming out on Hi-Bias in North America. On the remix front, Ive just finished Plummet - "Cherish" for Xquizit and have got other mixes lined up for Oi Va Voi, LBP, Warner Powers, Troni & Sebastian and more...
My compilation for Plastique Records will be released in Russia/CIS in March (Club Mekkas Vol1).
Also I will be relaunching the Oven Ready label sometime this summer... In the meantime we've got another track out on Presslab (Denmarks excellent and prolific ASLE with "Revelation") and also through Invent (Russia's Korean & Mutabor with "Paris Dakar") and finally Player Records (The hugely funky Cargohead - "Friends" which features Daniel Thomas on vocals) Finally on the events and tours side there's loads coming up. The launch night for the new Oven Ready night at Vega in Copenhagen was a huge success, and there will be more to come plus new regular nights elsewhere in Europe.
For my part, Ive got two new international residencies in Russia and Kazakhstan which I will be announcing soon, plus I should be making my debut in Tokyo in the Spring, which Im very excited about, to add to forthcoming tour dates in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK, a summer tour in the Balkans Etc etc...
