It may be Eurovision night in Malmo, but the scintillating sounds of our Super Swede, Per QX are far more enticing than Bonny & co in Sweden, he headlining Little Brother’s “Big Top” event which takes place at The Dalston Superstore tonight (Sat 18th May), event details a “Pick of The Day” banner selection away opposite or an image click below, while we shares slices of the Superstore piece on Per, his bag of DSS tricks & then dinky event details beneath.
While a whole host of bars in Soho & the suburbs are gripped with Eurovision fever, tuning into Sweden & Malmo, we are shunning this song contest & Sweden itself, we rather focussing on our “Super Swede”, Per QX who lands back in London & on The Dalston Superstore (DSS) tonight, headlining Little Brother’s “Big Top event. And marking this marvellous meet, this Stockholm star was put under the DSS the Q&A spotlight, our selected snippets an intriguing insight into the latest world of the prolific D.J./Producer Per, while to mark tonight’s meet he has compiled a ten track chart of tracks that look like playing their part in his performance, http://beatport.com/charts/per-qx-chart-4-lgb-dalston-superstore-18-may/181074 the pace to preview what to sounds to expect in his set.
Now to those Q&A spotlight snippets, the interview starting off by covering Per’s repatriation to homeland Stockholm…
You used to live in London- what made you want to move back to your native Sweden?
I love London and Stockholm, but in Stockholm I’ve always known more music producers and songwriters, and I felt that it was about time go back and concentrate on music. I still love DJing in London and putting on the Guterslut parties there with Ralf, Nic and MS Crystal Mc. I do miss my London friends when I’m in Stockholm though.
Do you play out much in Stockholm and what’s the queer scene like there?
I don’t DJ here in Stockholm that often. I play occasionally at some clubs and raves. The raves here are great. It’s a mix of techno heads, hippies, homos, heterosexuals and freaks all coming together, a bit like back in the good old days in UK. All the misfits that don’t agree on our government’s strict policies.There’s not a gay scene as such, There are a few bars and parties. We don’t have the same community and street culture here like you have in London, Berlin or New York.
…the interview also covering Per’s new production project…
Who is your new production alter ego Ruefus?
I started the project at the beginning of this year. I wanted to do something different to my party sound. Ruefus is a bit slower and deeper, 117 bmp to 122 bpm, still melodic and energetic.My studio friend Zoo Brazil is working together with me on a whole Ruefus and Zoo Brazil project. The first single is out in June. He’s a great guy and knows how to make things sounding gritty and dirty.
…finishing off with some quick-fire questions, including…
Who would be your dream artist to collaborate with?
Armand van Helden.
What/who were your musical influences growing up?
De La Soul, Public Enemy, Snap, Leila K, NWA, Whitney Houston and Todd Terry.
Any hidden circus skills you can show off at Little Gay Brother Presents: Big Top?
The helicopter!!!!
To see the interview in full, head to direct link http://dalstonsuperstore.com/features/per-qx/, while the DSS website is well worth a look through if you have a spare hour or two, as its packed with fabulous features, upcoming events & much more.
So, we finish our feature with the promised dinky event detail and with the DSS crew confirming that “…Swedish DJ/producer and Gutterslut co-founder Per QX joins us from Stockholm this weekend as a special laser basement guest for Little Gay Brother’s latest circus themed party. LBG resident Terry Vietheer and guest C_A_C complete the basement line-up whilst upstairs music and merriment come courtesy of Chris Camplin, James Phillips and NuAge…” we simply need to add that, if you haven’t been to the DSS yet, then this is a perfect event to break that ice, Per particularly a performance not to be missed, while for more details on the venue & for directions, head to http://dalstonsuperstore.com, &/or https://facebook.com/dalstonsuperstore. (DISCO MATT)