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AS well as wholeheartedly embracing “We were there with Pendulum and
digital technology to enhance their Hybrid,” recalls Piet. “It was pouring down
creativity behind the decks, veteran with rain so we had to keep all the
German trancers Piet Blank and Jaspa equipment covered up, but it was the most
Jones have completed their latest studio amazing experience!”
album ‘Logic of Pleasure’.
“We have been working on this album for Next year the duo celebrate ten years since
three years,” reveals Jaspa, “so it is a great the career defi ning ‘Cream’ smashed
feeling to see it released.” clubland and propelled Blank & Jones into
the UK charts. Watch out for a big
The pair have also been busy maintaining celebratory announcement in 2009.
their global fan-base with a hectic SIMON KELLY
worldwide DJ schedule, including a
highlight gig at Seoul’s Next Floor festival.
“It was the biggest outdoor event we have
ever played,” says Jaspa.
First record you ever bought? P: Kim Wilde ‘Kids in America’ J: Umberto Tozzi
‘Gloria’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? We see strange and beautiful things every
single week!
Top gadget of 2008? Hercules DJ Control Remix — it allows us to be so much
more creative in our DJ sets.
Style: Trance is the widest description of our sound but we also do a
Your year in fi ve words... The album ‘Logic of Pleasure’.
lot of chillout/ambient stuff so we’re very open-minded. Best known
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? We learned again and again to
for: Uplifting DJ sets that rock the crowd and move the people. Tune
back-up our hard disks! When you are in the creative fl ow it’s hard to remember
of 2008: Audionatica ‘Fruehlingserwachen’ (E-Junkies Recordings)
these things — we are always losing fi les!
Producer of 2008: Sied van Riel
COSMIC GATE
IT’S a re-entry in the Top 100 for German infl uences in our sets. We love how open-
duo Cosmic Gate, aka Nic Chagall and minded people have become — it gives us
Stefan Bossems, and the past 12 months freedom to be creative when we DJ.”
have left them excited about the state of
trance. Signed to Black Hole, the pair have
“Trance is coming back in a big way — it’s notched up a host of high profi le gigs this
never been as interesting as it is right year, including a support set with trance
now,” says Nic. heavyweight Tiësto at Ibiza’s Privilege.
“It was amazing, defi nitely our gig of the
For the ‘Fire Wire’ pairing, this musical year,” smiles Nic. “In Ibiza, people are
shift is refl ected in the renewed always very late coming into the clubs but
enthusiasm of trance clubbers. Crowds are we started at 12.15am and by 1am there
thriving on diversity over repetition and were over 6000 people going crazy!”
the rules are beginning to break down.
“Back in 2000 trance DJs would play at 138 With a remix for Deadmau5 forthcoming on
– 140bpm,” recalls Bossi. “But now we’re Black Hole and their new artist album near
playing between 129 and 135bpm and completion, Cosmic Gate are primed for
there are more diverse styles and even bigger things in 2009. SIMON KELLY
First record you ever bought? N: Breakmachine ‘Streetdance’ S: Kiss ‘I Was
Made For Loving You’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? Looking out on 6000 people when we
supported Tiësto at Privilege, in Ibiza.
Top gadget of 2008? Our laptops are still the most important gadget.
Especially while travelling!
Style: Progressive trance Best known for: Energetic, interactive DJ
Your year in fi ve words… Heathrow, JFK, LAX, Frankfurt, Singapore.
sets. Tune of 2008: Andrea Doria & LXR ‘Beauty of Silence (Inpetto
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Not to book economy class
Remix)’ (Blufi n) Producer of 2008: Wippenberg
Lufthansa tickets!
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