In the latest instalment of our series on emerging talent, we speak to Alex Egan, a young man who has already worked under a number of aliases: Faex, Skull Juice (with partner in crime Ben), and, most recently, Astronomer. He spoke to Juno Plus about buying records in bed, moving to Brighton and his plans for 2010.
Another year is over – perfect time, then, to not only reflect on the year that was but look ahead to what the future holds. We’ve compiled a short list of the acts we think are primed to break through in 2010 – there’s the usual assortment of sickeningly talented twenty somethings, plus an old hat or two to keep it interesting.
Rory Phillips cut his DJing teeth as a resident at Erol Alkan’s legendary Trash nights at London’s iconic (but now sadly closed) End nightclub. He’s a man with a keen eye for obscure talent, a crate digger of the highest order. And after some sterling remix work for the likes of the Units, Yacht and Telepathe, he’s now released his first solo tune, “Solar Breakfast” – available now at Juno Download. The telephone-wielding DJ spoke to Juno Plus about his first solo productions, Scrabble and learning to love the cowbell.
Sidwho? – aka Surahn Singh Sidhu – hails from Adelaide, South Australia. He’s already been championed by disco tastemaker Tim Sweeney, and has seen his work remixed by DFA’s Jamie Paton (of Cage & Aviary) and the Juan Maclean. He is also part of the Swiss, a 3-piece live disco act signed to Modular, and recently became part of the Empire of the Sun’s live show. With so much on the go, people won’t be asking “Sidwho?” for much longer.
People Get Real is Simon Lister and Peter Wilson, resident DJs at Wax:On (Voted No2 Night in the UK, behind fabric, Mixmag 07) and Reclaim The Dancefloor, the summer success story which rocked Eden Ibiza to the rafters during its first season this year. Juno Plus caught up with them on the week they launched their new track, “Robin Hood” on MagicBag to ask them a few questions regarding DJing, production and life in general…
Ryan Grieve and Leo Thomson – aka Canyons – have their fingers in many musical pies. The Aussie duo have a debut album due out on Modular in 2010, following on from recent hit singles with James Murphy’s DFA and French imprint I’m A Cliché. They also run their own independent label Hole In The Sky, and are working on a live show that is due to hit the road in the new year. They took some time out from a hectic schedule to speak to Juno Plus about New York boat parties, DJing in dive bars and collaborating with Nicholas Cage.
Ones to Watch is a series in which Juno Plus picks out talent from around the globe and chats to them about their influences, ambitions and hiccups on the road to stardom. First up is Clap Rules, an Italian three-piece whose unique form of experimental disco saw them picked up by cult UK label Tiny Sticks. The band consists of sound engineer & multimedia artist Andrea Gabriele, classically trained musician Max Leggieri and Fabrizio Mammarella, who first made his name as Telespazio with releases on Bear Funk and Super Soul. Fabrizio spoke to JunoPlus editor Aaron Coultate.
