{"id":59987,"date":"2021-05-27T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T12:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=59987"},"modified":"2021-05-27T14:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T12:14:01","slug":"interview-with-lazarusman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/interview-with-lazarusman\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Lazarusman"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lazarusman is a South African Johannesburg based spoken word artist who has spent the last 10 years collaborating and working with some of the best producers and artists from around the world. His aim is to push the boundaries of vocals within dance music. We spoke to him\u00a0recently about his new release\u00a0\u201cThe Summer Of Your Life” on My Other Side Of The Moon, and his thoughts on the\u00a0role of the vocalist within dance\u00a0music\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

How are you, how has the last year been for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey, what\u2019s Gucci? Yeah man 2020 was weird, being confined allowed me to focus a lot on new music and myself. Suffice to say I think 2020 was one of my best years, I put out some really solid records.<\/p>\n

What kept you sane, how did you pass the time, did you learn any new skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I play a lot of solo games; I love long winded adventures into unknown lands (shout out Ghost of Tsushima solid game). I was also really fortunate to move into an apartment building that had a big forest like garden, so I\u2019d take windy walks and socialise with my neighbours. It was pretty sweet. My lockdown didn\u2019t suck.<\/p>\n

Do you think the role of the vocalist has somewhat diminished over the years in electronic music because so many people just sample or have trite, basic, one-word stabs in their tunes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, I think the reverse has happened, when I started people were sampling wholesale. There were a few vocalists around and the ones that were like in the top tier of dance music. Now from underground all the way to the upper echelons you\u2019ll find great vocalists doing their thing.<\/p>\n

Nothing beats having your own unique vocal to work with, I know producers like that a lot.<\/p>\n

Do you write the lyrics you sing, or do the artists you work with write them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s become a bit of a mix, I normally don\u2019t write, I suffer from not being able to write as fast as I think. But when I have some time to work on a project, I may scribble 30% of what I intend to say and then just freestyle the rest. I love speaking from the heart, it makes the vocals feel more sincere for me.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your new tune \u201cThe Summer Of Your Life” with Neil Amarey on My Other Side of the Moon – what inspired it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year I thought I\u2019d have the summer of life but I didn\u2019t because my tour was cancelled, so it\u2019s part a reflection of that and the other part is where the song originates from; Mozambique. It\u2019s always summer there. The song just gave me good vibes and energies.<\/p>\n

Should they be socially and politically charged? Is dance music the right medium for that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think with any genre of music there is space to speak or comment on what is happening in society. It\u2019s harder for house because it\u2019s mostly just beats and very little vocals but I feel that where producers and vocalists can they should speak about some of societies issues in their music.<\/p>\n