Doctor FLAKE

More? www.doctorflake.com An introspective yet bouncy, sunrise-to-sunset mix from the one known incognito as Doctor Flake, who while having given support, holds down his own next to DJ Krush , DJ Shadow , Wax Tailor et al with his poetic, prime cuts. More, please.

When and where, how was this mix recorded?

Last Saturday morning (04/14/12) in my studio (France), during a rain fall.

It’s a depressing mix, no?

I hope this melancolic mix isn’t so depressing. It’s always a question of subjectivity.

In that case, It is true that I won’t be able to make girls dancing, if this is what you mean ;) What is your music philosophy?

All is coming from the sample! Sometimes the sample can be the lead, sometimes it is just an arrangement. Then, I create and add the beat: The result can be instrumental either a collaboration with a singer or a musician…My philosophy is close to the hip hop philosophy I guess.

You seem like an interesting personality, what is the most interesting gig you’ve played?

I have several good memories . All gigs in front of your own audience is very cool. You give the sound and receive back the energy, but sometimes, even with a new audience, the osmose can be perfect too. Festival Garorock 2010 and all my support for DJ Krush or Wax Tailor .

Can you list a few inspirations of yours?

Hip hop culture, sampling, and some great artists such as as Ennio Morricone , DJ Shadow , DJ Krush , Death in Vegas , Beastie Boys .

Are you a morning or night person?

At home, for working, playing, digging, I’m definitively a morning person. On tour, it depends on the timing but when you have to travel after a show, you have to wake up early! Anyway, If the show was cool , you’re so full of energy that you do not care about that. Describe a good day A summer day: Wake up with the sun / Switch on the studio / Work on a new idea or rehearse / Have lunch / Walk during 2 hours in Mont Veyrier / A 30-min swim in the lake as you can see in the picture (Annecy ) / Back to home / Listening to your morning idea / Feed the cat (moumouche and mimine ) / Drink a beer / Have a Barbecue or a plancha. A rainy day: Watching Dexter, Six feet Under, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Carnivale, Boardwalk Empire or good movies! In bed of course. A winter day: Wake up with the sun / Riding or Skiing during 4 hours / Drink one (or 4) beers ! / Eat a raclette or or a fondue savoyarde !