So, the news is finally out there... The East Project record label is kicking off in style with a VA containing 5 excellent original tracks from a variety of producers!
And here we can introduce you to the first of those artists - Lennart Richter!
And here we can introduce you to the first of those artists - Lennart Richter!
(Out on Monday 2nd February exclusively on Beatport)
On your soundcloud you list your sounds as Deep House and
NuDisco but also use the term G-House when tagging your music… What does the G-House term mean to you?
Well I can only offer my interpretations of certain genres.
Although a lot of G-House seems to be Tech-House with old Rap Vocals lately, to
me it means a certain Vibe that you'll get from the track, and as long as it
has that it can range from funky to deep to minimal and still work as far as
I'm concerned.
Although Berlin is considered one of the party capitals in
the world, the music that's played in the clubs has neither changed much over
the course of the last 5 years nor is it very inspirational. Also, with very
few exceptions like the Chalet, you won't find any proper Deep House or Nu
Disco. Most Clubs are still focused on mostly bassline only / minimalistic
sounds and play either Tech-House, Techno or Goa - 3 Genres I really can't
connect with that much. That doesn't mean I don't like to party in Berlin
though.
Are you originally from Berlin or have you moved there
recently? It has been the place to go to
in Europe over the past 5/10 years, if you are into the underground house and
techno scene… It must be great having
that right on your doorstep?!
Born and raised in Berlin. Only place I can imagine living
in in Germany.
You give away a lot of your productions and edits on
soundcloud… Do you make these records in
order to give them away or do you make them for your own DJ sets and then feel
the need to share them with the world?
I'm just a pretty impatient producer if you will, so often I
finish a track in an hour or so and have no original Vocal at hand or just get
the idea a certain vocal would fit the track well and then I just run with it.
In Germany, you cannot play any bootlegs or unofficial remixes in clubs,
otherwise you'll get in real trouble with the GEMA so including them in my sets
isn't an option sadly. Free Download to me is obligatory with everything that's
not going to be for sale.
If you are not DJing in Berlin, where else is the world would you like to be playing?
I've been lucky enough to play at last year’s Vogelball (MS
DOCKVILLE) in Hamburg in August and did a few other gigs in other German
cities, so I guess UK would be my next station.
But I'm not afraid of traveling at all and always willing to play as
long as food and travel expenses are covered.
Your tune coming out on East Project features MAG. Have you collaborated before and how does
that process normally work?
Actually I just used an existing freestyle of him and cutted
it up a bit. I discovered him over Soundcloud I think, and asked if he'd be
willing to send me the acapella.
He's a cool guy, but we've never met in person since he's
from Baltimore and I haven't been in the US for quite some time now… Last we
spoke, he was going to record some new material and I'm pretty sure you will
hear another collaboration between us.
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