REda daRE will soon be releasing the SGTLTD004 V/A on his Signatune label. A celebration of the Parisian house scene of which REda daRE was a member of for the first ten years of his career, the release brings together four of Paris’ finest.
Alongside REda daRE on the V/A are Djebali, Okain and Politics of Dancing. The label’s first release of 2018, it shows a promising year ahead which the main man expands on below. We were lucky to sit down with him to chat about the release, his labels, his influences and more.
Could you tell us a little about the EP coming out on Signatune and how you became involved in it?
I’m very excited about this EP as it gathers producers whose work I have liked for years. Even before being a producers EP, it is a friends collaboration. As a label manager, I have put on a track called “Le Bien Aimé”, which refers to one very special 22 years old friendship.
You had an early interest in turntablism. Would you say that this has had a long lasting effect on your music?
I don’t know, I guess a little bit because there is a lot of breakbeat I use that are very funky and others that are very electronic
Can you remember the track or album that made you want to produce music of your own?
These are endless. But mainly rap producers such as DJ Mehdi, Drixxxe from the French scene and Dre and Neptunes for the US. For instance, one of the first track I made it was a Slum Village ‘Raise It Up’ instrumental remake, as I had Bangalter vinyl where the sample came from. I found the instrumental simple and easy to work with.
You started off producing hip-hop and then moved into house music. Would you say your music still has a hip hop flavour to it and, if so, in what manner?
I guess I have kept the love of samples. I even bought a MPC to better manage sample cuts.
Do you see many similarities between hip-hop and house music generally?
There are loads, machines to start with, one of my mates bought a SP1200 machine and he makes house music with it There are similarities but depends of what kind of hip-hop, when you listen to trap music it doesn’t have much to do with house music.
Who or what has been the single biggest influence on your music?
It would be too long to just list, so I would say: Funk music; Zap, Boosty Collins, Mayfield, Prince, Parliament Funkadelic, etc. and Chicago house: Carter, Sneak, Johnson.
You started your own label last year, REda DaRE. What motivated you to create the label and what is your goal for the label?
It is actually my second label, the first being Signatune. On Signatune, I release digital EPs and V/a’s on vinyl. On Dare I release my own productions and remixes of my tracks. The objective is to release good music!
Did you find the experience of releasing music on your own label different to releasing it on other people’s labels?
Both are different and have their perks. I love managing releases on Signatune and REda DaRE. I work with Synchrophone who have been doing this for ages and it’s a pleasure to work with them. Releasing on other labels is as good really, be able to exchange and share with others. The only inconvenience is the release deadline!
Will you only be releasing your own music on the label or will you release other artists on it too?
I release my own music on REda DaRE and other artists on Signatune.
What can we expect from you and the label in the year ahead?
Soon to be released on Signatune is Number 4 with Djebali, Politics of Dancing, Okain and myself. I have numbers 5, 6 and 7 ready and they are being released in the coming months. At last, I have a new EP coming out on Parliament with Diego Krause and Vernira & Ventura remixes.
SGTLTD004 will be released on May 7, make sure to check it out
