Audio interview: Nic Fanciulli’s Global Underground ‘DJ 001’ mix CD

Audio interview: Nic Fanciulli’s Global Underground ‘DJ 001’ mix CD

9 May, 2009 | 1.32PM

• Written by: Industry Boy
• Filed under: Music News: global underground, nic fanciulli, nic fanciulli tour

Nic Fanciulli sits in a busy diner in the centre of Toronto, Canada, on a gloomy, rainy Saturday morning.

His eyes are lazy, as he sips on a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice surveying the cheese omelette in front of him. He pours a small puddle of maple syrup onto his plate. “Note to self. Maple syrup goes well with everything,” he says with a smile.

Last night was the second successful stop in a whirlwind North American tour that will see the British DJ doing 21 gigs in 32 days.

In this audio interview conducted this morning at Fran’s diner on 113 Bond Street, Toronto, the British DJ explains what it felt like to put together a mix for the world-renowned dance compilation label Global Underground and how he put the ‘DJ 001’ mix together in his studio. He also speaks about the impressive, wide-ranging tracklist for the compilation that is already garnering praise from critics and fans alike.

“I spent six months doing preparation, working on records for the album, and then three days before I changed it all again as you normally do with compilations,” he says.

“[Global Underground is] probably one of the first dance music compilations that supported good quality music, like your Sashas and your John Digweeds...It was nice to be asked to do it.”

Nic Fanciulli was given full creative freedom over the mix CD, and he was allowed to build a tracklist that fully represents who he is as an artist and DJ.

Over two discs, Nic takes the listener through an audio minefield that springs with unexpected drops and sonic potholes that includes ambient, dubstep, deep house and techno. “With CD 1, I wanted to make the compilation as non-disposable as possible, so you can put it on in a couple of years in the car and really feel that it’s as up to date as it was when I did the compilation. It’s sort of an after hours, home listening CD, and in any situation you can listen to it,” he says.

“CD 2, I always had the mentality of thinking, I need to reflect what I do in the clubs and what I do with shows, so CD two is down that route.”

Nic Fanciulli: Global Underground ‘DJ 001’ Tracklist

CD1
01. Nick Holder ‘Summertime’ [NRK]
02. Metro Area ‘Nerves’ [Environ]
03. Seth Troxler ‘Love Never Sleeps’ [Crosstown Rebels]
04. Dubshape - Droplets ‘Kompakt Records’ [Kompakt]
05. Pan-Pot feat. Vincenzo ‘Faces (Vincenzo Remix)’ [Mobilee]
06. Raf ‘n’ Soul ‘Man On The Prowl feat. Tony Marino - Jesus Gonsev (Deep Dub Remix)’ [Gotta Keep Faith]
07. Koljah ‘Antigua’ [Vidab]
08. Spencer Parker ‘The Beginning’ [Buzzin Fly]
09. Terry ‘Twi-ces’ [Freak n Chic]
10. John Daly ‘Voyager’ [Plak Records]
11. Jamie Jones ‘Summertime’ [Crosstown Rebels]
12. Kingpin Cartel ‘Ghetto (Fanciulli & Mac Rework)’ [Innervisions]
13. Nic Fanciulli & Steve Mac ‘10%’ [Ovum]
14. Rolando ‘Where Were You’ [Delsin Records]
15. Pangaea ‘Router’ [Hessle Audio]

CD2
01. Rolando ‘The Afterlife’ [Saved] exclusive
02. Photek ‘Glamourama’ [Virgin]
03. Chateau Flight ‘La Roquette’ [Versatille]
04. Nic Fanciulli ‘Green Tea’ [Saved] exclusive
05. Reset Robot ‘Continue’ [8 Sided Dice] exclusive
06. Einzelkind ‘AKA The Groove’ [Get Physical]
07. Baggy Bukadr, Tim Burka ‘Campus’ [Traum]
08. Steve Mac ‘Smack’ [Drumcode] exclusive
09. Dubfire ‘Emissions (Nic Fanciulli GU Mix)’ [Minus] exclusive
10. Mark Broom ‘Rain Check’ [Saved] exclusive
11. Chymera ‘Sumatra’ [Len Faki] exclusive
12. Nic Fanciulli ‘Materia’ [Global Underground] exclusive
13. Sebrok ‘Vision Kopie’ [Minisketch] exclusive
14. Kenny Larkin ‘Cirque de Soul’ (Original Mix) [Planet E]

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