{"id":20631,"date":"2020-06-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/?p=20631"},"modified":"2023-05-17T16:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:11:35","slug":"interview-with-blanca-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/en\/interview-with-blanca-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Blanca Ross: \u201cI feel that only small projects, focused on a very specific and loyal audience, will work in the short term\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are not allowed to play at small indoor clubs for the moment, but I come back to the decks for the first time this Saturday at a very special place: Sa Terrassa.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this announcement on her social profiles, Blanca Ross<\/a> gave last Thursday, June 11, the starting signal for clubbing\u2019s \u2018new normal\u2019 in Spain. Blanca Ross is 28 years old and comes from Girona, although, due to her proximity to Barcelona<\/a>, she is considered one of the most promising talents of the Catalan capital\u2019s underground field. During this confinement, she has been very active on her social networks: working in the studio, streaming sets (including one for our We Stay In movement<\/a> in collaboration with Electrona) and keeping in touch with all her fans. Blanca Ross is committed to an eclectic sound, which can range from relaxed proposals such as deep house to authentic dancefloor battles with psy-trance shapes. She herself admits that she found it difficult \u201cto imagine techno or trance music playing in the \u2018new normal\u2019 situation, with people sitting around tables\u201d. However, once in Sa Terrassa<\/a> -an open-air terrace in the city of Tortosa, capital of Terres de l\u2019Ebre, in the south of Catalonia-, it was difficult to contain oneself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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It seems like a simple question, but… how are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m pretty well, actually. I had good days and bad days, like everyone else, but I think I’ve been able to adapt to the situation since the beginning of quarantine. I live alone and my day-to-day has been pretty much the same as it was before the confinement. I have the studio at home and I’m one of those workaholics, so, especially on weekdays, I’ve kept up my usual lifestyle. Every time, I like less to do things less and more to stay in the studio. The only thing I’ve missed is playing in front of the audience and feeling their energy. Like everyone else, I guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Deena Abdelwahed admitted a few days ago that she has been unable to produce new songs during quarantine because it has been impossible for her to visualise club situations, which is indispensable for her to create music. How have you been handling that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been lucky. A week before the confinement, I came up with an idea for a track and that’s what’s been giving me life for the last three months. The result is “Electrical Signals”, the third track of my new EP, which will be released, if all goes well, at the end of the summer. Beyond that, I haven’t started any new projects, but I’ve outlined some that I had halfway through. Of course, there have been days when I wasn’t as creative. Those days were when I took the opportunity to dig and select new music for my sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Any findings to highlight?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, there has been a label that has changed my perspective on electronic music quite a bit, actually. Those who know me, know about my predilection for psy-trance and techno, but they are styles that can only be played at peak times. It’s hard for me to imagine suitable situations for them in the ‘new normal’. That’s why I decided to look for more relaxed proposals. And I found Iboga Records<\/a>. It’s classified as melodic techno, but to me it sounds like psy-trance slowed down to 125 bpm, with very psychedelic sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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