Insides: Kim Leclerc

DUE TO COVID-19 WE ARE IN LOCKDOWN, WITH CLUBS BEING CLOSED. AS WE STILL WANT TO KEEP UP WITH MUSICIANS AND DJS AROUND, AND FEEL THAT DIGITAL STREAMS ARE IRRETRIEVABLY LACKING THE SOCIAL ENERGY OF LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AND ARE NOT ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR IT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR CONSOLATION IN WORDS. IN THE END MUSIC IS A SOCIAL PRACTICE. INSIDES FEATURES VOICES FROM VIENNA’S ELECTRONIC MUSIC SCENE, LOOKING TO EXCHANGE IDEAS, FIND MUTUAL INSPIRATION AND EXIT STRATEGIES, ENTERING PERSONAL REALMS.
10.06.2020

Hello, how are you?

I am ok, thank you.

Where are you right now?

In front of my desk.

Which sounds surround you?

The streets of the 5th district.

Have you been productive so far? What are you working on?

In the beginning I was busy being depressed, I somehow wasn’t feeling it even though I tried.

Then, for about two weeks, I’ve been smoking a lot of weed. Since then I’ve been making music every day. Besides that, I’ve recorded a mix for Nurse Records. It’s gonna come out in mid-June.

What inspires you right now?

Reading material you can recommend? 

Die Neue Menschheit: Biopolitische Utopien in Russland zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts von Boris Groys (Hrsg), Michael Hagemeister (Hrsg)

To listen? 

J-ZBEL
https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/bfdm-w-j-zbel-26th-december-2018/

BLADEE EXETER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXynRrKEHlc

GODFLESH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfN7OR5q_xw&t=2906s

SQUAREPUSHER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlA7meCjmH8

DJ WARZONE
https://puppytapes.bandcamp.com/album/dj-warzone-puppy19?fbclid=IwAR3GaSgKgjGuWfKbTu1_SZuggfhimS2Ec4tPrL4I7oYxFntpFfYb9SkHEjI

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To watch?

Roland Klick – Supermarkt – 1974
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What’s your opinion on live-streams?

I don’t know anyone who watches them.

You see any alternative ways to support the music community?

A redistribution of wealth, I guess. Until then, buying music helps. Bandcamp is a good platform if you want to support artists directly.

What are you missing most? What are you afraid of?

Pumping music in murky spaces. I really miss playing at clubs. I hope no one gets discouraged.

What will change you think?

Will society learn from history? Probably not.
Will people seek to go back to normality or not? Probably yes.
OK besides being cynical – I have no clue.

What is the gig or occasion you were most looking for, that was cancelled in this period?

The party we had planned with Alpha Tracks for the second of May with Blue Hour and Dj Ibon as invites.

Are you still able to pay your rent?

Yes, I am.

 

Kim Leclerc

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