Saytek - Easily Influenced
30.10.2018, Frank
Im Oktober hat SAYTEK im Suicide Circus gespielt, nachdem er zuvor schon im Tresor, Sisyphos, Chalet, Watergate oder Golden Gate gespielt hat. Wie war es so?
Ich bin sehr glücklich mit meinen Berlin Bookings. Immer, wenn ich hier live spiele, sind die Dancefloors vollgepackt mit verrückten und wundervollen Menschen. Meine letzte Live-Show in der Hammerhalle des Sisyphos, auf dem Water Floor des Watergate und dem Main Floor des Suicide Circus haben unglaublich viel Spaß gemacht. Jeder Veranstaltungsort hat eine einzigartige Crowd und Atmosphäre. Ich fühle mich immer geehrt, wenn ich gebucht werde, denn ich finde es ziemlich ungewöhnlich für einen britischen Künstler, so viel in Berlin zu spielen!
CARL COX ist ein sehr großer Fan Deiner Musik. Er legt sie nicht nur auf, er hat Dich sogar um einen Remix für “Let It Go” von Christopher Coe gebeten, dem dritten Release auf ihrem gemeinsamen “Awesome Soundwave” Label. Release Nummer 4 kommt nun komplett von Dir, Deine “Easily Influenced” EP.
Ich fühle mich wirklich geehrt, so viel Unterstützung von Carl Cox zu bekommen. Er ist ein DJ, mit dem ich aufgewachsen bin, er hat mich sehr beeinflusst und er spielt meine Musik schon länger! Als ich hörte, dass ich einer der ersten Künstler war, an die er dachte, als er zusammen mit Christopher Coes das Label “Awesome Soundwave” gründete, das speziell für Live-Künstler gedacht ist, war ich hin und weg!
Dein drittes Album “Live Stories” erschien in diesem Sommer auf Darren Emerson’s Detone. Was ist Deine erinnerungswürdigste “Live Story” von 2018 bis jetzt?
Es war ein sehr gutes Jahr für mich, mit Bookings u.a. in Prag, Kopenhagen, Dubrovnik, Warschau und natürlich London und Berlin. Ich habe großartige Menschen getroffen und bespielte unglaubliche Dancefloors. Ich hatte auch viele stornierte Flüge, verlorenes Gepäck und wurde sogar wegen des Schnees auf einen 200 Meilen entfernten Flughafen umgeleitet! Es war ein denkwürdiges Jahr und ich liebe es sehr, so viel touren zu können.
Full Original Interview
Hi Saytek, you played at Suicide Circus some days ago. How was it? After Tresor, Sisyphos, Chalet, Watergate, Golden Gate … it has been your first appearance at Suicide? Which club could or should be next?
I have been very lucky with Berlin bookings! Whenever I do live shows here, they are totally packed and crazy with wonderful people dancing. My recent shows in the Hammerhall of Sisyphos, the Water Floor of Watergate and the main floor of Suicide Circus have all been so much fun. Each venue has its unique crowd and atmosphere. I debuted at both, Watergate and Suicide, this autumn. I am always honoured, when I get booked to play here. I think its quite unusual for a UK artist, to play so much in Berlin! As for the next show, I am still waiting to confirm a few things, so hopefully it will be announced soon!
You always play live, so I can imagine, there have to be some more preparations done before your performance, than before a DJ. Do you always do soundchecks? Have there ever been “critical problems” to be solved before a gig - or does it always work well. Is there any story to be told :-) ??
I have loads of kit and quite a complex set up, so it's always ideal if I do a sound check. It means, everything is prepared properly and we know everything is working. There is not always time to soundcheck though! The worst thing that happened recently is the sound engineer plugged me into the phono input of the DJ mixer. This is meant only for vinyl decks, so when I started playing, the sound was very distorted, but we fixed it quickly and the show was great!
Carl Cox is a very big fan of your music. He is not just only playing your tracks, he also invited you to remix “Let It Go” by Christopher Coe, the third release on their fresh “Awesome Soundwave” label. Release Number four is completely by you, your “Easily Influenced” EP. How long did you work on your “Awesome Soundwaves” for them? What have been your “influences” or inspirations?
I am truly honoured, to have so much support from Carl Cox. He is a DJ who I grew up listening to, he has been a massive influence on me, he has been playing my music for a long time! When I heard, I was one of the first artists he thought of, when setting up his and Christopher Coe’s Awesome Soundwave label, which is especially for live artists, I was blown away! So to be working with them is great. Christopher, who runs the label with him, is a great artist and very easy to work with. The tracks are all produced live, like all my releases at the moment. Inspiration comes from many places: life, touring and listening to amazing music!
This summer Terry Francis & Lunacy Sound Division came up with their “Proper Gander” on your Cubism label. What is the mission here after more than ten years now?
Our mission at Cubism has always been, to release music we love, nothing more nothing less! Lunacy Sound Division in Mark Gwinnett, my label partner, and his collaboration with Terry made perfect sense to release on the label. Terry Francis is a legend to us and has always supported Saytek and Cubism Records at fabric. We host a Cubism room at fabric every year or two, so it's a great pleasure to release something from Terry on our label!
Your third album “Live Stories” has been released on Darren Emerson’s Detone this summer. What is your most memorable “Live Story”-Experience of 2018 so far? And what is coming next, after your “Easily Influenced” EP on Awesome Soundwave?
For me its been such a good year for shows with bookings in Prague, London, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Warsaw, Liverpool, Llandudno, Magdeburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munster, and of course Berlin. I have met so many great people and played to so many amazing dance floors! I have also had lots of canceled flights, lost luggage and even got diverted to an airport 200 miles away from home, because of the snow. Its been a very memorable year and I love touring (most of the time!)
