{"id":20694,"date":"2015-07-08T13:16:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T11:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=20694"},"modified":"2015-07-13T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T10:48:07","slug":"interview-shlomi-aber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/ibiza\/interview-shlomi-aber\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Shlomi Aber"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recognised as one of the main techno pioneers and influential artists of recent times, Shlomi<\/span>\u00a0Aber has the kind of impact usually reserved for inbound meteors, the reason for which is buried in a ground swell of genre-defying appreciation and support. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Born and raised in Israel, Shlomi<\/span>\u2019s personal approach, married with 15 years of production experience and over 20 years of DJing, takes influence from Jazz, Funk, Minimal, Acid, and in particular the old school Detroit Techno movement.<\/p>\n

Shlomi<\/span>‘s worldwide success granted some prestigious rewards and Nominations as \u201cbest newcomer\u201d in 2005, \u201cproducer and track of the year\u201d in 2007, “Beatport’s artists of the year\u201d in 2008, Worldwide ” DJ Awards nomination\u201d and a well-respected recent \u201cBest Techno Dj 2014\u201d award winning at the \u201c Sankeys Ibiza \u201c Dj Awards. These and more placed Shlomi\u00a0<\/span>in the first tier of electronic music artists, headlining every prestigious club, festival or venue worldwide.<\/p>\n

On 17 July, Shlomi Aber will release his latest mix CD entitled, “15 Years of Nordstern – Mixed by Shlomi<\/span> <\/strong>Aber”<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/em> Nordstern<\/strong> is Switzerland\u2019s most prestigious underground club and a 3 times winner for Switzerland\u2019s best club at the Swiss nightlife awards. This year Nordstern celebrates its 15th anniversary, with a rough techno mix cd by long time friend\u00a0Shlomi<\/span> Aber<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“I salute Sankeys and dc10 where it’s still about the dance floor”.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

You\u2019re producing music for more than 20 years now. How did your music evolve over time? How would you describe the core concept of your sound?
\n<\/strong>Hi guys, thanks for having me on!<\/p>\n

Actually, I have been asked the same question by a friend just few days ago, and I wasn’t really able to answer. It’s hard to follow your own development, I guess, especially as I always liked music in general. Any kind and not just a specific sound or genre. I think now, I may know myself better than before in a way; more matured with what I like and how I like it. I’m very much techno oriented as a DJ, which is not always coming back on the table in my productions, especially as I’m always producing for myself and not having other people feedback on it.<\/p>\n

How is the season at Ibiza going so far? Have you experienced any changes this year?<\/strong>
\nWe just starting the season and I’m looking forward to have another exciting summer with 12 shows on the island. In general it is too early to say how this season will be for the island and scene, but I guess it will not be an easy season for many of the parties like 2-3 years ago.<\/p>\n

The island is over saturated with parties. Ibiza its the place of freedom and peace, at least supposed to be, but somehow the competition and the forced presence of many artists and parties is killing the real essence of the island, especially as it becomes very expensive to the common clubbers, and the VIP tables starting to take more importance then other things. There I salute to Sankeys and dc10 where it’s still about the dance floor.<\/p>\n

How do you spend your time off on the island? How do you treat yourself?
\n<\/strong>I like to go outside of the town, to the end of the island and discover small restaurants\u00a0and private beaches. It’s such a magical island. You get to know it only when you live on it and you have the time to go around it.<\/p>\n

The compilation for the 15 year anniversary of Basel club Nordstern will be released soon and you\u2019ve mixed and collected the tracks. What is your connection to the club and what makes it special?<\/strong>
\nWhile most of my DJ friends are looking forward to Time Warp or Awakenings, Nordstern is one of my most anticipated shows of the year. I will prefer it over big festivals any day. It has grown up to be one of my favourite clubs, especially as I was there since the very beginning, while now its one of the only clubs in the world in that capacity who regularly have DJs as Carl Cox, Ben Klock, Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Sven V\u00e4th and more. It turned to be the hottest spot in GAS for a proper party treatment.<\/p>\n

My relationship goes further with the club crew, owners and crowd. After playing there twice a year for\u00a010 years, it now feels like home. I couldn’t be more excited to have mixed this CD as I always considered this club to be one of the most open minded (musically speaking) on the planet.<\/p>\n

What are some aspects of a club that are important for you as a DJ?<\/strong>
\nExcept the usual sound system bla bla…which is important, at the end of the day it’s the relationship with the crowd.<\/p>\n

Nordstern\u00a0is one of the places that I get hit with 70 Facebook messages 2 weeks before the show for guest list, mostly from random people asking just to be on the list, not for a free entrance. Everyone is excited and nobody wants to miss out of course. That’s the most special feeling you can have as an artist.<\/p>\n

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What are aspects you\u2019re looking for when signing an artist for your Be As One label?
\n<\/strong>I always tried to be particular and not just sign any artist, but lately it’s growing to be more radical, in the positive sense of the word of course (if there is any). The label has its own identity. For example, I will not sign any artist just because the music is cool, it has to go further then that to a full package of what the artist is really looking for. I don’t wanna sign an artist who just wants to sign on the label because now its cool, and tomorrow will move to sign on the next cool label. We are working as a family and crew of people who really like and take care of each other.<\/p>\n

I think it is easy to say that you\u2019ve accomplished nearly everything at this stage. What are some career goals you still have left?
\n<\/strong>I surly hope I didn’t accomplished everything! What is there to expect then? I still think I have so many things to accomplish. We have a very dynamic scene, new crowd coming in and old going out everyday, its an ongoing road with no end if you looking to get famous or rich, but its very very joyful trip if you just do what you love and enjoying the ride.<\/p>\n

What inspires you in productions next to electronic music genres?
\n<\/strong>Even after so many years in the studio, I still keep exploring and learning every day. It’s such an interesting process, as I’m one of those DJs who is never completely happy with their productions. I always think there is something that can be better, and that makes me over-listen the music, over-produce it and also hate it at some point on the way, its very much a hate – love relationship with every new track.<\/p>\n

Who is an artist we should keep an eye on during this years Ibiza season?
\n<\/strong>I would highly recommend Markus Suckut and Eduardo De La Calle. There are many artist that deserve recognition on the island as Chevel, Psyk, Jeroen Search, Blawan, Maryn and many more, but I will pick those 2 as they already starting to play around often and it’s very possible to catch them playing out on the island.<\/p>\n

15 Years of Nordstern – Mixed by Shlomi<\/span> Aber is available 17 July on Nordstern Recordings<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Soundcloud<\/a><\/span> Artist Page <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tribal_Sessions\"<\/p>\n

Jozef K |\u00a0Manu Gonzalez |\u00a0Levon Vincent |\u00a0Shlomi Aber |\u00a0SIS |
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Tribal Sessions<\/a> | 18 August | Tickets<\/a> | Sankeys Ibiza<\/a> |<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shlomi Aber is playing Tribal Sessions on the following dates as well: July 28, September 1 and September 29.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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