Digging Deeper with Kevin Over
Although only 25 years old, Kevin Over is an old music soul in a young manâs body. Heâs been obsessively collecting music since he was 13, cutting his teeth at Important Records, the store in Essen, Germany, co-owned by Vladimir Ivkovic, who he rates as his biggest earlier influencer/educator. That comes to no surprise to anyone who knows Ivkovic, manager at Desolat and a Dekmantel regular, among other things.
Kevin Overâs major breakthrough came in early 2015 when the stunning Retrovision EP dropped on Noir Music. Detroit legend Stacey Pullen licensed his stunning “2002” for his well- received Balance 028 compilation, and the warmth of the â90s embosses the artistâs musical output, as Kevin creates rough-edged, groove-ridden dance floor weapons that appeal to house and techno heads.
Over the ensuing years, heâs made it his mission to learn and dissect 20 years of music culture and channel it into his productions. His music is a sample heavy brand of house and techno, which draws on garage, funk, soul and disco influences â everyone from Roy Ayres and Funk Dâvoid to The Streets.
You can really feel all these influences in the new Back to Back release for mobilee, an âalbumâ of original tracks, remixes and Kevinâs own tracks remixed by his favorite artists such as Soulphiction, Jacob Korn and Marquis Hawkes.
6AM had a chance to talk with Kevin extensively in occasion of this most recent release, which can be purchased via Beatport.
