KAP10KURT!

You know how you felt the first time you heard music by Justice, Crystal Castles, Kavinsky, Danger, daTA & SymbolOne ? Go here & stream "DangerSeekers" so you can experience it again! Effingtastic!

Tracklist:

1. Dangerseekers (Original X10ded Mix)
2. Dangerseekers (Rolf Honey Remix)
3. Dangerseekers (Shinichi Osawa Edit)
4. Dangerseekers (Tepr's Highspeed On The Highway Remix)

You can purchase it digitaly from iTunes US, iTunes Europe, Beatport, Juno, Amazon.

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I Interviewed : KAP10KURT!

* Hey how's it going? I want to congratulate you on inventing & releasing "Danger Seekers"!

Hell yeah! Thanks, that was not an easy one...And i was not sure if it was over peoples heads (not in an arrogant way) with all its modulations etc...

* First things first, tell us about the name "Kap10Kurt", yourself, your music, & what extended genre you fall under!

It's of course a reference to Star Trek which I often watched as a young boy growing up in switzerland. I remember the music always impressed my very much and had this longing for something greater...

* I'm guessing "Danger Seekers" is your first commercial single! Which I must say is beyond brilliance, it just locks you in a clubby state of mind when listening to it! How did this piece of rapture come to life... what were you thinking while creating it? What's the feeling your trying to extract from the listener with it?

That state of euphoria when u could scream and wrap your arms around the world...Like driving home from a club on your modded moped really fast and you sing loudly into the night cause u just made out with the girl of your dreams that u thought was completely out of your league.

* What's your promotional plan for it?

we're gonna go out and play our asses off...EuroLand next few weeks...Maybe australia in later Spring and back to Euro in February.

* Remixed by "Shichi Osawa, TEPR, ROLF"… You're really are conscious about your work huh!! Why you chose them, How did they get involved... you asked them or did they offer to remix for you?

I asked them because I was such a Fan of their work. Shinichi is a true Master with his insane attention to detail. I was hopeing he would do it...Tepr I found cause his MinuitJacuzzi track which i Dj'd countless times and his production has an elegance and something royal to it. And Rolf Honey, he is of course the Master of muscular Beats...Very manly production and I knew dangerseekers could benefit from his expertise in creating a Track that could do damage.

* I was hoping to see remixes of "Danger Seekers" by "Kissy Sell Out" or "Touche" or "Mr Myagi" coz I think their style would work well with your music! Don't you agree? Are you familiar with them?

Of course, Kissy sell out is mega and has been supportive of k10k.

* You recently remixed "Kingdom" for depeche mode's lead man "Dave Gahan" & I was surprised that it's more of an enhancement than a remix! & I even (at times) prefer playing your version rather than the original! Can you tell us about it? & do you know Dave in person??

Yes i do, actually... I played some gigs on Synthesizer with dave Gahan as promo for the new Record. About Kingdom...It was commissioned as a "extended mix" but i got lost in it and took it a bit further and was worried that I might have taken it too far since i displaced some Bass and guitar riffs to make it a hint more dancey. The other kap10kurt remix is "use you" and then there is another one coming which I cant name yet. haha...

* Who are your influences!?

Electric LIght Orchestra, Orchestral Manoevres in The Dark, Depeche Mode, Yello, Apparat Organ Quartet, Erik Malmberg, Gap Band, John Barry (007 scores of course), Prince, Wendy and Lisa, The Time, Van Halen.

* A lot of the new hyped about electronica artists are swearing by (sort of) a similar sound.. like Justice, Kavinsky, Danger, TEPR, Boys Noize, Breakbot, Symbolone, Alavi!? Is it a new music movement or just a coincidence?

Dunno, there is def a connection though..its good....its euro!! haha...

* Is k10k strictly music, or vocals are also an option?

depends on the Song...I used to sing through a Vocoder but its so overdone and it really really is a challenge to write interesting music without Vocals. So hard to me...Mainly Instrumental...

* Have you currently done remixing or in the process of remixing for anyone?? (if yes) Who?

Another Dave Gahan Track.

* Blogs writing about new artists & posting their mp3's? Great free promotion or disposable sabotage?

Great fun...not just promo, i stumble over great music on blogs...just not much time lately...need an office job.

* "Danger Seekers" video? Who's directing? When?

Its a gang of Artists called "the holograms" (they in my Top friends) and they are extremely talented visual Artists form Paris. They also did the art for the Dangerseekers picture Disc.

I'll see them in 2 weeks in paris and will see a ruff of the video.

* I know it's early for this question but is there going to be an album in the near future or are we going to be graced with multiple independent 12''s & EPs before that happens?

Its gonna be at least 1 more 12" and then album this summer...

* Thank you for giving me your time to do this interview! I love your music & I love you man. Good luck for the future (even though you don't need it).

I totally need luck...daily...especially on a bike in NYC...

*Have a wonderful day!

You too, good night...

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Goodies from KAP10KURT for your pleasure!
DL: KAP10KURT - Dangerseekers (Rolf Honey Remix)
DL: Dave Gahan - Use You (K10K Remix)