Eskuche & Nu Sky

The New York duo get set to smash I AM GLOBAL in Barcelona

Interview by Dan Prince


Guys welcome to DMCWORLD…where in the world are you today?

E & N: “Wazzzup DMCWORLD! We are in NYC chilling around now…”

What was the first piece of music you heard this morning?

E:  “The first piece of music which I listened to today was a track from last night’s studio sesh, cooking a real bad boy.”

N: “I just woke up in the evening and caught a first tune from my sequencer…”

Michael, can you remember the first rave party you ventured to in New York that blew you away?

N: “Before I moved to NYC, I visited the city as a tourist. It was about 4-5 years ago. I met with my old friend Eskuche and went to a Marco Carola party in Brooklyn’s warehouse. That party gave me a new vision about tech house of the new school and I with Max decided to make an collaboration.”

Huge news for everyone both sides of the Atlantic with the news that you will finally be making your European festival debut at the mighty I AM GLOBAL taking place near Barcelona in June. And what a venue! Taking place in one of the world’s biggest water parks…you must be so excited to be flying into Spain for this one?

E: “Yeh super excited; sun, beats, pools, girls, bikinis…it’s gonna be paradise there lol.”

N: “I love Spain a lot, especially Barcelona. One of the best city on the planet. super excited!”

A stunning start to 2015 with the release of your ‘Confusion’ EP that was released a couple of weeks ago on Materialism. Please talk us through the history and sounds of this cool three tracker…

N: “The main track ‘Confusion’ was almost entirely synthesized on the legendary Juno 106 which sounds very picturesque and that’s because people like the textures and atmosphere of the track, we received a lot of positive feedback!”

E: “A big deal happened as a result of our collaboration with house diva Gemma Sherry, the track ‘Work That’ brought us up to the top of BeatPort Deephouse Top100…”

What are the next plans for your own Gradus Records?

N: “As it meant to be – we will be continue printing exclusive records which available on vinyl only. This classic way of distributing music lets you truly appreciate tunes and enjoy roughnesses of the analog sound.”

E: “Now we are preparing a very interesting release CGR003, called ‘The Balance’. It contains 4 fabulous records. One fantastic acid house song from a serious UK producer named Oliver Rees, tunes by NYC’s experienced artists Nathan Kersaint, Ivan Melnik and Tony Werk. Those tracks are really mint, release date tba.”

What are the 5 big tunes in your box this weekend…

E: “One of my faves right now is vinyl only track by Jonesbot aka Jamie Jones with a Cypress Hill vocal sample. It’s a real bomb that I tried to find for a pretty long time. Also new HC release ‘Like That’ by Seff is a banger. A New Russ Yallop’s remix for Mendo is a really tribalisitc hypnotizing tune too. Deetron’s ‘Dub of Photon’ is wicked also. And the acid track coming up on our imprint Gradus Records produced by UK artist Oliver Rees works perfectly on the dancefloors.”

N: “These 5 tracks inspired me for the last time:

1. Sven Tasnadi – Another Mother (Original Mix)
2. Russ Yallop – Darkside Radio (Original Mix)
3. Luca C & Brigante – Invisions (Jamie Jones Submerged Remix)
4. Subb-an feat. The Million Plan – Vapour Trails (Original Mix)
5. Apollonia – Sona…actually I love a full album!

Where are some of the other big dates in your diaries you are looking forward to in 2015?

E: “Our London debut – May 2015, Ministry of Sound.”

N: “The big one is coming – Burning Man’s camps Disorient will make a special boat party in the end of this February. It gonna be a psychedelic experience in the real life…”

The best and worst thing about living in New York?

E: “I like New York’s vibe, very inspirational. Best place, only bad thing here is winter…”

N: “The best thing here is the parties. Here is a second Ibiza, you know. We have a lot of chances to see our favorite artists on the underground scene. The only bad thing here is the weather. It’s disgusting at winter time, but summer time here is velvet.”

A producer you would like to collaborate with on a track?

N: “Jay Lumen, Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Shonky – I think we are in the same music direction as these…”

E: “Def the Hot Creations crew whose vibe is fantastic. It would be very interesting to work with Deetron and Steve Lawler also.”

When was the last time you pressed rewind and listened to a track over again because it was so damned good?

E: “It’s a remix of the track ‘Bongoporn’ by Tale Of Us, this track is crazy…can’t get enough of it.”

N: “The last time I done this was with the track ‘Sven Tasnadi – Another Mother’. Sick.”

Tell us 3 bucket list adventures you wanna do in your lifetime?

N: “I don’t like adventures. I just love quite family journeys.”

E: “I’ve already done so many crazy things, but I’m looking forward to more. I would repeat sky diving or going to Madagascar.”

A tune nestling in your set that just won’t go away from last year?

E: “Always joyful in our sets are Stefan Z ‘Black Jacket’ and Russ Yallop’s – ‘How I Feel’.”

N: “Sometimes I love to play Shonky – ‘Maraboutage’, also Pele, Shawnecy – ‘Roach Hotel’. Actually it doesn’t matter how old a record is.”

And finally – Illa Fantasia has over 23 rides including the Torpedo, Kamikazes, The Rapids and the Supertobogán. Will you be slipping on your speedos for a big of water action after DJing???!!!

N: “Oh yes oh yes, that’s gonna be wonderful! Of course we’ll not be slipping, I hate to sleep.”

E: “You can definitely find me on Kamikaze hehe…”

Thanks guys. See you in Espãna…

E: “Our pleasure…”

N: “Cheers mate, best!”

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I Am Global Festival will be bringing the biggest and hottest acts from across the world with music styles ranging from EDM, House & Techno, hiphop, Reggae, rnb to UK Garage. Acts that we have added to the line up include ADAM COTIER, ALICE ROSE, CERI, CHARLIE SLOTH, COYU, DAVID RODIGAN, DEATH ON THE BALCONY, DJ LIMELIGHT, DJ PIONEER, DJ S.K.T, ESKUCHE & NU SKY, FATMAN SCOOP, HORATIO, LANCE MORGAN, MARCUS NASTY, MR PLAY, RUSS YALLOP, SAM SUPPLIER, STYLO G & THE MEKANISM…with more to be confirmed!

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