mortifer - Gabbers gegen Rassismus

INTERVIEW WITH:
MORTIFER
For those who are not familiar with you: Who are you
and what are your activities concerning Hardcore and
music in general?
I’m Mortifer from Hannover, which is the proud capital of the German state Lower Saxony. Together with two friends I’m organizing
the mighty Hannover Hardcore events in clubs and on raves mostly
in Hannover, but also sometimes “on tour”. We established HHC in
2001. I bought my first Hardcore Vinyl at the age of 13 and since that
day I have always wanted to play music of my taste in front of a music-interested crowd. So I started to play on small privat-partys, later
on small underground events and bigger Raves in whole Germany
and also in The Netherlands. It has always been awesome to play
in locations/on raves like Tresor Berlin, Raving Nightmare, Kongresshallen Schwerin, Reincarnation Parade, Judgment Day or Resident
E - places and events which I had heard talk about so much before.
Next to that I’m very interested in the field of electronic music production since I have been a little boy although I don`t have that much
time for that at the moment. I released several hardcore tracks on
vinyl until now. I’m a music freak, but I’m not listening to every kind
of music. To mention are a lot of different electronic music styles and
classical stuff. There is a lot more to say about me, but I won’t waste
your time with that.
How would you describe your sound / style?
In general my sets are showing my main taste of music. I’m totally
into powerful/uplifting, atmospheric/dark and also chaotic music with
a serious feeling. Sometimes it sounds like war; sometimes like the
end of days and sometimes like a picture of a rotten world with a
piece of hope in it. So, if I’m allowed to play what I want, what I simply
allow myself in most cases, than you can expect powerful Hardcore
combined with upraising destruction. Maybe you get the picture.
You’ve build up a respectable list of releases over the
years. Which 3 tracks that you produced are you most
proud of and why?
Mortifer feat. MC Mirender – A Message from Hannover (on Meta4).
As a long time supporter, I always wanted to release on a cardiac
label. Mortifer – Die Zukunft (not released yet). For my taste the best
track produced by me so far.Mortifer – Your Mind (on Doomsday
Rec.). Played international by some DJs. Not my best track, but
the first or one of the first HC-Tracks ever with a dark drum ‘n bass
break.
INTERVIEW WITH:
How do you think your live would look like at this moment, if you hadn’t made it in the music business?
I’m interested in music but I’m not really interested in business. I’m
lucky I never made it in the music business. When I look at a lot of
artists, I see that it spoils a lot.
What do you think was your best performance ever, and
why?
For me and some others my best performance was probably at the
Catscan – I Magnify party @ Tarm Center Cologne/Frechen on the
25.2.2006, where I played in the big hall. That’s because I just played
my favourite tracks in a perfect order. I was totally into the sound. The
crowd wasn’t that cooking, but that doesn’t matter.
When did your love for vinyl started and why?
I fell in love with vinyl in the age of 13(1995), when I stole my first
Dwarf Records Happy Hardcore EP. I listened to Hardcore before,
but I just wanted to start mixing together with a few friends and of
course Vinyl impressed me more than CD at that time.
What’s in your CD Player now, explain why?
I don’t listen to CDs anymore. My Winamp plays today Beethovens
5th + 7th symphonies, a trance mix from Paul van Dyk and a tech
house mix from John Digweed. I always select music based on my
actual mood.
Any artists you would still love to work with and why?
Eye-D and Hidden(TOA), because they rescued hardcore in my opinion. Their skills are amazing and I love their stuff since their old
Mokum-times. Stormtrooper, because he is one of the very few German producers, who is be able to create good hardcore music. But I
think there is none I could tell, who totally shares my taste of music.
But that’s OK.
Hardware or Software and why?
Native algorithms have become better and better in the last ten
years. And they still improve. Besides the CPUs are getting faster
and faster without help of special DSPs. I also love to use only the
mouse to edit VST. If you use that special and unstable sound of
an old transistor-synth, it’s because of your taste and not because
that this technology sounds better nowadays. And they are also very
complex algorithms on the market, which can emulate that special
behaviour of analogue circuits.
JABO
For those who are not familiar with you: Who are you
and what are your activities concerning Hardcore and
music in general?
Hi my name is Daniel, I’m born and living in Münster, Germany I collect records since 1998.
How would you describe your sound / style?
My favourite stylez are UK Hardcore,Terror and Speedcore
How does music affect you and the world around you?
It is my favourite hobby. Hardcore music affects calmative of me
What is the biggest misunderstanding about you?
For those who read my DJ synonym at first ,mistake me for DJ Jappo.
I dont know why...
Besides it’s a matter of taste, if someone likes a physical fader or
a mouse and a TFT-screen for his edits. But also in the first case I
would recommend a controller keyboard without an integrated synthesizer-engine. A PC with a VST-host gives the most flexibility for
the best price combined with a high sound-standard.
Which artists and labels are among your favourites at
the moment?
In the Hardcore-sector it has been Genosha as a label since a few
years back. At the moment it’s the top of the Hardcore-evolution and
nearly every time the music is filled with certain emotions of the producers. Sometimes I like the more dark releases of the other Cardiac
labels as well. There are some other labels, which put out good stuff
and hit my taste. Artists to name are The Outside Agency, Petrochemical, Ophidian, Chaosbringer, Nosferatu(when he gets evil), sometimes Miro, and some more of course. But after all I have to say, that
names and labels don’t play a big role for me anymore.
What do you think are the differences between the German Hardcore scène and for example the Dutch Hardcore scène?
The Dutch scene is bigger concerning the crowd and the amount
of DJs, producers and party promoters. Germany is a big country
and Hardcore doesn’t play a big role in the cultural life. But you have
small scenes in a lot of cities/areas like Hannover, Hamburg, Kiel,
Schwerin, Berlin, Chemnitz, the Ruhrgebiet or Munich. They are so
spread out all over the country, that they are very different concerning
the sound and the people and their lifestyle. In the east they listen
more to faster stuff, the Ruhrgebiet is more influenced by Holland. In
Hannover for example we are just music freaks and give a fuck about
hypes. All in all down to some exceptions everything is more underground and exotic in Germany without a lot of money in the background. Nearly all the promoters know each other. A big negative
point regarding the German Hardcorescene is that there is not much
quantity/quality output on the vinyl-sector.The Netherlands have a
massive scene, hardcore is a normal thing and not that spread out
from a small amount of people out over a big area like in Germany.
There is a big business behind the music. It’s quite cool to see so big
crowds going mad to Hardcore. But on the other hand you can ask
yourself how many people would listen to hardcore if there wouldn’t
be a certain hype. Look at 1999, when the Hardcore went downhill
and most “gabbers” moved away from hardcore at the same time.
Anyway, the Dutch scene has my full respect because of the amount
of quality releases and that Dutch producers simply form the hardcore right from the beginning until today. It’s simply the motherland
of Hardcoreculture.In both countries you can have a good party and
meet nice people…if you are lucky.
Who or what should, be forbidden and why?
Hardbass and Hardstyle *fg*!!
What are some of your long-term artistic goals?
To get more gigs abroad.
Which artists and labels are among your favourites at
the moment?
The Speed Freak, Bryan Fury, Hellfish, Voldo, Gabba Front Berlin,
Producer, Liquid Blasted, Ely Muff, Goethia and many others...
My favourite labels are Deathchant, Audiogenic, TerrorNoize Industry, Aliens, Strike Records,etc...
Which tune would you like to have produced yourself
and why?
“Back in the Ussr “ because it´s a good party track.
“French Fries and some Coke” a silent melody meets an extreme
powerful bass drum.
What can we expect from you in the near future?
Individual Sets for different Bookings.
What can we expect from you or your label in the near
future ?
I don’t run a label. I hope I will find enough time again, to finish my
tracks and send them out as a demo again. At the moment I’m very
busy with studying and my part-time-job as a software-developer. As
usual you can expect DJ-sets on different parties in the next month.
And if I find some time I release some more VST-Plugs, which are
developed by me, on the internet.
What’s the story behind your artist Name?
Mortifer is Latin and means something dangerous/hazardous. I chose
it together with my MC and good friend Mirender some years ago.
Any famous last words?
Hab keine Zeit. Ich muss noch gleich über die Zukunft der Menschheit entscheiden.
What made you want to start being a deejay? And if
that’s a person, who did you look up to?
The person who inspired me to become a DJ and Records-Collector
was Fast Eddy (Flash Fingaz). A few years ago he was living in my
hometown, so we get in contact and I often listen to his sound and
skills.
What do you think are the differences between the German Hardcore scène and for example the Dutch Hardcore scène?
The Dutch Hardcore scene influenced enormously the German
scene. Here in Germany everything is smaller than in NL.
What’s the story behind your DJ Name?
Jabo means “Jagdbomber”
Any famous last words?
Take the music for your only drug!!!