Describe 3 seminal moments in Motek existence?
Firstly the Brixton Club House party was a massive moment for us. We had a fantastic line up, the weather was amazing, we sold out and everyone there was up for a good time. It was our best party to date and everything came together.
The 1st release on the label was a special moment as it was something we had been leading up to for a long time, and to finally start the label and get going was a great feeling.
More recently, hearing John Digweed at Output NYC play the Jay Tripwire Remix of Leman & Dieckmann’s ‘Tempted’ was a real buzz. When a House legend plays your music you know you are doing something right!
Most disappointing moment in Motek existence?
We had a few releases which we thought were very strong and thought that they would blow up, but that hasn’t happened yet. We do have a lot of belief in what we are doing, and we will keep on releasing music that we love, whether releases become big successes or not.
Describe Motek album artwork?
The Artwork is generally photographic, covering landscapes, nature, interesting scenes, things like that, most of them are based on real photographs taken by us on our travels! The layout is generally kept consistent and we would say we have found a style that is pretty unique.
Best Motek showcase?
As mentioned above, we did a party in Brixton at the Brixton Club House, London a couple of years back. We sold out the venue with over a 1,000 people in. The line up was very strong (Eric Volta, Balcazar & Sordo, Simon Baker) and the crowd went crazy, we have never seen anything like that at any party, let alone ours!
Worst Motek showcase?
We have not had any bad showcases as such but we did have an interesting night at a party last year. The headliner arrived from Berlin and after being dropped off at the hotel, he basically disappeared. We called his mobile and hotel room numerous times, knocked on his door for several hours, but nothing. Numerous scenarios came through our heads, none of which were good, we were panicking! We finally convinced the hotel manager to open the door to his room and it was that the headliner just fell into an ultra deep sleep and slept through his alarm and all the calls and door knocks. He ended up arriving just in time for his set time, so it all was all fine in the end!
Dream Motek artist?
The dream Motek artist is an unknown artist that we haven’t discovered yet, whose music blows us away and who we release! We are always on the lookout for exceptional new talent, so send us your demos, we listen to all of them!
Most important business/music app/program/software?
It would have to be Soundcloud for us, getting our music and our sound to the world!
Longest Day(s) ever worked?
Like most people in the industry we have had some party marathons, where we hosted a day party, followed by a night party followed by an official and then an unofficial afterparty. We were of course fully professional during these parties and treated it as a job only…..
Upcoming projects?
Quite a few things on the go. With recent showcases in Austin Texas, Mexico City and Olso, there will be more to come in different locations worldwide, so stay tuned! On the label side apart from the EP releases, we will launch ‘Motek Journeys’ compilation series, which will showcase artists from a particular part of the world in each of the releases. The first one is ‘Motek Journeys: USA’ released on October 3rd, which we are very excited about! Also expect some more releases from the Motek crew within the label, both separately and together! Finally, we will also be working on more free Motek Music bootleg remixes after the success of our take on Massive Attack’s ‘Ritual Spirit’.
Tracklist
1) After Altamont feat. Shawni – Three Men Down (And A Beautiful Sunset) [White]
2) Brad Hart ft. Shawni – Ocean Air (Eric Volta In The Heart Of The Jungle Mix) [Motek Music]
3) V i v i d & Savvas – Sea Of Clouds (Marc Poppcke Remix) [Motek Music]
4) Medicinne – Lost (Original Mix) [Motek Music]
5) Leman & Dieckmann – Tempted (Jay Tripwire Remix) [Motek Music]
6) Vibeke Bruff ft. ZiaLand – Deep Sea (Original Mix) [Motek Music]
7) Morninglasses – Snifit (Echonomist Remix) [Motek Music]
8) Alessandro Mogarelli & Wood Martin – Elevate Me (Balcazar Remix) [Motek Music]
9) Bob Moses – Far From The Tree (Third Son Remix) [White]
10) Amber Cox – Electric lights (Nobody Home Remix) [Motek Music]