Brancaccio and Aisher interview

[lovely day]

Simon: Lovely Day is probably your most anticipated release to date? Did you expect such a reaction and why did you sign it to Bedrock as opposed to a label such as Player One?
Luke: Lovely Day was just a track we made for fun in all honesty, for Ibiza. It's very different to anything we've done before. We didn't quite expect it to be as big as it became. The reason we signed it to Bedrock is because we wanted a label that would be able to promote it more, and rather than signing it to a major, we decided Bedrock would be the suitable label as its not going commercial whilst not remaining too independent at the same time. Bedrock now signed it out to Credence who are a great label so thats fine with us.
Bruce: (jamming on guitar in background) I had a funny feeling about it, but certainly not to the level its achieved.

Simon: Its been quite a prolific year remix wise for you, having completed remixes for the likes of James Holden, Origin, Jimmy Van M and Manticore? What other projects have you been approached to do?
Luke: We're doing a remix of the classic Generate Power by Photon Inc which will be a full on house mix, but aside from that you've pretty much listed everything else we've done lately.

Simon: Will we see a Brancaccio and Aisher artist album in the future going by the amount of productions you now have under your belt ?
Luke: Basically whenever we make a track we like to have fun doing it, if something good comes out of it thats great, if not then we'll go back to the drawing board and start on another, so maybe we'll get an albums worth one day.

Simon: If there was anyone you could collaborate with, who would it be and why ?
Luke: I'm very much into hip hip, so for me it would be the likes of Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes.
Bruce: Burt Bacharach and Bjork who is a superb vocalist

Simon: Luke, you recently played at the TLV club in Israel, whats your impression of the scene over there and how does it compare to here in the UK ?
Luke: It was dope, I expected it to be all war-torn, but the crowd were really up for it and danced non stop. I went to an after party with the promoters afterwards and just danced all night. Another thing is when I landed on the plane, I was given a VIP ride from the airport, with this guy going 'So, its going to be a lovely day, huh ?


Simon: What is the biggest influence, be it generally or musically of your careers ?
Luke: Hip Hop, the ghetto and skunk..
Bruce: When i discovered west coast american minimalistic classical music back in 1984

Simon: What can we expect on Player One over the coming months ?
Luke: We've got this Jean Paul Aviance track called Black On Black coming out which we've done a remix on, plus we're working with someone on a track, which is all hush hush at the moment, but will no doubt come to light soon.

Simon: Where is your favourite place to DJ and why ?
Luke: The most fun would be the Dogstar in Brixton. Its a night called Sin that occurs once a month with no advertising. Basically I just turn up and play and if you're lucky enough to be there you'll see me. I also like the TLV in Tel Aviv and the Zeplin in Moscow, plus theres a night I run with Marcus Wallace of Killahurtz called KHz, which always goes off.

Simon: What are your top 3 albums of all time ?
Luke: Radiohead - The Bends, Radiohead - OK Computer. Burt Bacharach Greatest Hits.
Bruce: Whats Going On by Marvin Gaye, Revolver by The Beatles. anything early by Janis Joplin.

Simon: What is your definition of the term "progressive" ?
Luke: Basically, when people say Progressive house I think of the Guerilla label of the early 90s, not the stuff thats pigeonholed with the tag these days. My own personal definition of it would be forward thinking dance music.

Thanks to Luke and Bruce for their time and to Nick at Bedrock for arranging the interview. Its Gonna Be... (A Lovely Day) is out in February 2002 on Credence.