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Oa/Bib : You've known him for a long time?
Client A : Not really, we met him on a Depeche Mode tour because we supported them on some dates. We did the ones that Fad Gadget couldn't do, in another band I was in called Technique. It was only supposed to be 2 dates in Germany and then it ended up being 15. Then Sara came to do some vocals (she was in Dubstar).



Oa/Bib : Can you present the new album?
Client B : It is a journey through Client, really, covering everything from prostitution to addiction, to prosac, to one-night stands, to the disintegration of a love affair...


Oa/Bib : Do you write all the tracks together?
Client A : Yes, most of the songs are co-written. I write on a keyboard, it's a G4, I use analogic. I have a little studio at home, so everything is really homemade. I have been to thousands of different labels since I started playing music, from Virgin to everybody else, every different band, a different label. You know, you get a deal, you get money, you go to a big studio, make a video, the record is out, then if it doesn't happened, you're dropped. I am sick of it. We want to do it really like ourselves. Keep it more like a cottage industry, much more organic, and to remain in control.
Client B : and stay away from the music industry. This industry is not about music, strangely enough. Music is the last thing they are concerned about. They sell it like washing powder.


Oa/Bib : The thing is that staying on the alternative side also means you probably do not live of your music.
Client A : That's why Andy encourages us to see the different facets of music, DJing, or making remixes. We made a remix for Nordic records, for example. We did some for Erasure, but it was a bit hardcore for them (laughs). In music now, you can't really sustain yourself just by record sales, you have to have other things, you have to be like a company. Look at different aspects, and stay as much in control as you can... and never go into music to make money. it has to be in your blood.




 

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