For the next release on YAW Records, Lionshake take things in a rush hour Techno direction with their «Confusion» EP.
The multi-talented producer takes you on a sonic journey through a more melodic and hypnotic big room sound. This dancefloor-focused EP is the follow-up to Lionshake, a new project based in Genoa, Italy, with roots in Belgium.
This album will grab your attention with a subtle mix of captivating melodies and an expansive atmosphere.
We have had the pleasure of speaking with Lionshake at CLG, and this has been the result.
Can you tell us a little about your experience? Where are you from / how did you get into music?
I’m from Belgium but for now I live in Genoa in Italy.
Belgium have certainly an impact. I have been raised with new beat, acid and so on.
I have spent from the 90s working on multi-genres projects from Trip-Hop to Underground House and was a key component of the studio teams behind artists like Royksopp, The Dears and Groove Armada.
In 2015, I have started a project and label with my friend Pierre Dozin called Prope. It was my first techno project and it has been and is still quite successful even if Covid has slowed everything down.
Who have been your main inspirations (both musical and in «life»)? And how have they affected your sound?
All elements of your life have an influence at the end of the day.
The good moments, the bad trips. The people you meet.
I think I’m a positive dark human, realistic about this world but also captivated by the beauty of it.
About music, I’m quiet eclectic in taste, so it means that I don’t really have one way, it can go east or west or south or north.
How would you define your sound?
I have tried to keep the melody alive in each track, to build an intense and dark atmosphere mixing old school sounds with modern ones.
How has your sound evolved so far?
I want to remain free in the way I compose and mix. I don’t like barriers and feel obliged to.
I want to be able to jump from one genre to another one inside the electronic music. To mix different influences and use a basic house square bass or organ in a peak time techno track or to put a rumble industrial low end in a deep house beach track.
What can you tell us about your last release? What inspired you? What do you want to convey?
It’s really a mixture, the key is to keep it coherent and smooth.
It comes thru the fact that my music taste is very eclectic and wide.
So sometimes it’s a big mess that I try to sort out… sometime it works, sometime it remain an Alien.
What modern artists are you enjoying?
I like artists that really makes a show, for example Giorgia Angiuli is great and inspiring. I also appreciate Moderat, Bodzin Kink and GusGus for that.
About dj’s, Carl cox remains a legend for me and I have always been impressed by Sven Vath. I like Christian Smith also.
In the new generation, Anfisa Letyago is cool, so as, Enrico Sangiuliano.
How are you living the current situation because of COVID? Has your work affected you a lot?
It’s so boring and frustrating. But I have tried to make the best of it. Giving more time to the people you love. Take more time to polish your tracks. So overall I don’t complain, it was ok for me.
What projects are you working on right now?
Another Peak time techno track with two remixes
Two collabs with exciting names
And a Deep house bomb with a great dutch singer
Artist Social Links:
https://www.instagram.com/lionshakehouse
https://www.facebook.com/thierry.botteman
Label Social Links:
https://www.facebook.com/ale.val.3701/
