Vincent Casanova interview on Archipel

Vincent Casanova interview on Archipel

24 August, 2007 | 3.19PM

• Written by: pheek
• Filed under: Music News : interview

Vincent Cassonova recently joined Archipel with a remix of ‘Liebe Ist Cool’. As his track got signed for a compilation in Spain, he also released a blissful new EP ‘24 Hour Conspiracy People’ [listen to it in the player below], which is now available on Beatport. We chatted to him for a few minutes.

Vincent, you just released a new EP with Archipel and soon with Epsilonlab, what is your connection to these Canadian labels?

“I was lucky enough to have been spotted by a certain Canadian minimal grand master back in 2004. 

“He liked my music and the ‘Rainforest EP’ which was subsequently signed to Epsilonlab.

“Eloi, Pheek and I kept in touch, and earlier this year I submitted some tunes to Archipel which became ‘24 Hour Conspiracy People’.

“Canadians are excellent people with great taste in music and a lush, civilized country.”

You are also running you own label, why work with other people on top of that?

“Well, Subtropical Records was founded basically because I wanted to secure a niche in the dance world, for those early night warm-up tracks that are mellow and futuristic at the same time.

“I knew before I started that it might be slow going as everyone typically loves the more pumping, direct sounds.

“So, I still want to spread my wings to other labels that cater to different styles - and I now have Subtropical as a home base project for those tracks.”

Your label has been mainly focusing on digital releases, will this trend continue?

“I sort of realised a few years ago that vinyl wasn’t going to be able to sustain itself in the future due to its high cost.

“At least not on a scale that functions well. 

“Going digital I felt was part of tomorrow’s format, especially as storage and bandwidth grow exponentially.

“The risk is almost non-existent for a small label like mine and this makes it also nice for releasing basically whatever we want and not caving to external market pressures as much.

“It’s also very futuristic and environmentally friendly to not create a physical clump of matter with music on it.”

Your music is always melodic and seems to go much deeper and perhaps, a little bit more experimental. What is your artistic drive?

“Well, I liken it to how I used to play music on a guitar when I was first learning.

“My song writing and playing had a certain predictable nature to it and then when I got more skilled and reached an understanding of sonics and effects, my song writing changed.

“So it’s probably the same with producing electronic music.

“I also was introduced to the scene from a deep house angle, so at this point my horizons are much greater.

“And that inspires me to go in different directions.

“Archipel has been very influential as well, basically giving me a green light to try different things as a beginner.”

You have a kid now, could you share how she reacts to your music? Do you think children’s reaction is a pure reflection of music’s impact?

“Yes, I feel that children perceive music purely without the societal brainwashing that shapes us as we age.

“Children directly vibe to music that they intrinsically like.

“My daughter has been clubbing since she was in her mum’s uterus and absolutely loves 4/4 music.

“She has a dope little hobbit-hop dance too.”

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