Tell us a bit about you? How you guys came together ?
Well, that’s actually a great story! She Male is one tall guy and one short girl. We’ve known each other quite some time now. For 5 years to be exact! The main reason we came together was because of our very similar taste in music. We also had similar ideas on how we wanted to bring the scene in Amsterdam to another level, we both just love thinking about the bigger picture. We love it when a party explodes!
Could you describe your sound?
We don’t like to describe our sound. We play many genres, it’s the music you didn’t know you wanted to dance to. Whatever track we play, we can absolutely guarrantee you won’t be able to stand still.
Lately you’ve started producing your own music, can you tell us something about the sound style?
When we produce, we want to sculpt a sound that complements our live sets. This means a combination of house, electro and straight up 90’s style influences. Our style is inspired by the new French wave (Gesaffelstein, Brodinski), but also by Yuksek and the French electro Gods of Ed Banger. Our first original release is coming out this summer and we’re working on a remix for Brazilian electropop band Bonde Do Rolê, who are signed to Diplo’s Mad Decent label. Both tracks will really enable us to showcase ourunique style. We’re especially happy to be remixing Bonde Do Rolê’s new track, it’s a wonderful opportunity for us to get our name out there. We promise you won’t be dissappointed!
Are you planning to collaborate with other musicians/singers?
Our live sets always contain some form of vocals, because we like the way adding vocals at the right time seems to lift people’s spirits. In productions however, we do believe vocals should be used in a more abstract manner. Eventually we will be working with vocalists. But don’t expect Afrojack style belting, we love subtleness and mysterious vocals.
What does influence your music and your life?
The French electro scene, the underground vibes from Berlin and London, sunny days, IKEA.. We absolutely adore the craziness you come across in Scandinavia, and Indian curry. But most of all, we influence each other. That’s our strength.
You recently performed at the 7th sunday Festival, may you tell us about this experience and the feedbacks you received by the audience?
We actually played quite early at 7th Sunday Festival. The festival was going on for about an hour when we started playing, so we basically had to convince people to come into the area. Well, we did. Everybody was dancing and going out of their minds! Really cool to see people party hard that early on a festival. The best thing about it was the awesome feedback we got. When everybody’s going mental on your music, that’s another pat on the shoulders. We’re definitely moving in the right direction.
Do you have any new plans for the future?
We’re going to bring our live show to a higher level with visuals! We’re going to create a show that will enhance our performance like crazy. Basically, we’re going to give the audience another reason to party even harder. But that’s all we can tell you for now.. It’s still a work in progress.
Your music playlist of the moment (your top 10)?
We like a shitload of tracks, there’s a playlist for each party. Our taste is too diverse to really make a top 10, but we appreciate the following artists and play their tracks a lot:
Strip Steve, NAPT, Surkin, Gesaffelstein, Mustard Pimp, Ford Mustang, Felguk, Brodinski, Djedjotronic, A-trak, M.I.A., Martin Solveig, Die Antwoord, Alex Metric, Lucky Date, Drop The Lime, Diplo, Buraka Som Sistema.. And many more heroes we’ve forgotten.
Interview: Hoop Doop Crew • Photo: Attilio Brancaccio
Article from HOOP DOOP 14 • July 2012
