Interview w/ GusGus about Iceland and Collaborations

02/26/21 • 34 min

Over the past 26 years the electronic music band GusGus has found their journey through different electronic music genres, always coined by their typical synths and layered soundscapes. For their new album "Mobile Home" core members Biggi Veira and Daníel Ágúst collaborated with founding member Kinski as well as the Icelandic singer Margrét Rán. So this album is a symphony of electronic and pop music and will be out in spring. We're talking about their home Iceland, the remix collaboration with Maceo Plex and the single releases "Higher" & "Stay The Ride".

In this interview we are talking about:

26 years of GusGus. A ride through versatile styles with different band members
Their remix-collaboration with Maceo Plex
How they would describe this journey of finding their unique sound
Past artist collaborations: Which artist they personally had the feeling of a perfect fit
Future artist collaborations: Which artists they still have on their list
The storytelling of their album "Mobile Home" as well as the singles "Higher" and "Stay the Ride"
How it feels not being able to tour and to not promote the album with live shows
How they spend the pandemic on Iceland
Their perception of the massive tourism in Iceland pre-covid
Their favourite and must-see spots on Iceland

The whole interview can be found on tunesandwings.com

Intro & Outro by Arbitraire

Interview w/ GusGus about Iceland and Collaborations

In this interview we are talking about:

26 years of GusGus. A ride through versatile styles with different band members
Their remix-collaboration with Maceo Plex
How they would describe this journey of finding their unique sound
Past artist collaborations: Which artist they personally had the feeling of a perfect fit
Future artist collaborations: Which artists they still have on their list
The storytelling of their album "Mobile Home" as well as the singles "Higher" and "Stay the Ride"
How it feels not being able to tour and to not promote the album with live shows
How they spend the pandemic on Iceland
Their perception of the massive tourism in Iceland pre-covid
Their favourite and must-see spots on Iceland

The whole interview can be found on tunesandwings.com

Intro & Outro by Arbitraire

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His childhood in Faro that he mostly spent with surfing, skating and being singer in a punk band
His time in London and how he got into electronic music there
Why he moved to Lisbon and what he loves about the city
Which attributes and mindset it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
How he managed the pandemic business wise
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His values and definition of success
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Artists that shaped Portugals techno & house scene in the past years
His plans for this year’s festival season and the upcoming months

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Her current daily life and her routines during the pandemic
Louisa's life in Paris and the cultural differences she recognised in comparison to the US
Her favourite spots in Paris
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How she claims the term spirituality for herself
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Her new album "Practice of freedom“ which will be released on 12 March
What the title of the album means to her
The meaning of the lyrics of her track "Numb": "What must I do to feel this really“
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