PAAX (Tulum) are an electronic music duo who have already had huge hits on the likes of Do Not Sit on the Furniture, Sol Selectas, and Earthly Delights. Now with a recent EP on Scorpio\u2019s Music \u201cHypnos\u201d, we caught up with them to find out about their current mood and situation in 2022…<\/p>\n
Hey PAAX (Tulum), how are you, whats good and bad so far in 2022?<\/strong><\/p>\n We are very positive. We hope that the current situation will calm down as soon as possible. We believe that this year people will be more open to new artistic proposals \u2014 ready to dance and express their emotions on the dancefloor and spread positivity everywhere.<\/p>\n How much has the pandemic affected the music you have made, the style and sound of it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Honestly, we believe that the pandemic has given us time to continue searching for new sounds and continue experimenting with music.<\/p>\n Where does the impulse to create something come from for you? What role do sources of inspiration like dreams, other forms of art, personal relationships, politics etc play?<\/strong><\/p>\n The impulse is the same as when we started in this profession: to communicate through music, to move the dancefloor by telling a story. When creating, the artist uses their personal context to get inspired. We can’t escape from dreams, and they are sometimes part of our music. We are not inspired by political issues but we do think and create from a social angle.<\/p>\n What gear do you use currently, does that matter to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n Logic, drum machines, synthesizers \u2014 both analog and digital \u2014 emulators, lots of instrument recordings, some Komplete stuff, Maschine. Everything really, we change it around a lot. In the end, the important thing is to find the sound that you like and that identifies you, no matter where it comes from or what you made it with.<\/p>\n What inspired your second E.P. \u201cHypnos\u201d on Scorpios Music?<\/strong><\/p>\n For us, being in Mykonos for the first time was awesome, with such beautiful landscapes and unique sunsets. Returning to Mykonos time and time again, being surrounded by talented musicians and good friends \u2014 this is what inspired us to make this second E.P. called \u201cHypnos\u201d.<\/p>\n