{"id":20642,"date":"2020-06-18T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/?p=20642"},"modified":"2023-05-17T16:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:11:26","slug":"interview-with-panthera-krause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/en\/interview-with-panthera-krause\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Panthera Krause: \u201cEverybody is like a panther inside his or her own cage\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was the first days of March when the revolutionary Copyleft<\/a> clubbing concept brought German producer Robert Krause to Spain for the very first time. It was a Tuesday night in Barcelona, barely 100 hours before the government declared a state of alarm throughout the country due to the covid-19 pandemic. The historic Macarena Club<\/a>, one of the most famous microclubs in Europe, hosted a new episode of Copyleft, a young project born between Barcelona<\/a> and Gij\u00f3n<\/a> that advocates for alternative electronica, taking very seriously the strict definition of the term: Copyleft is a safe alternative to the most massive and recurrent musical trends in underground clubbing. Their determination to bring avant-garde and cutting-edge club sounds to the country led them to meet Panthera Krause<\/a>… and to want their sound to shine in the Catalan capital. This was the most important date in their short history. In addition, Krause was landing in Barcelona with his debut album, It’s A Business Doing Pleasure With You<\/a><\/em>, under his belt. It is his first LP after a 15-year solo career. It all clicked. We couldn’t miss the date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Macarena’s crew dancing at one of the last episodes of Copyleft before quarantine. | Image: \u00a9 YF Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Panthera Krause\u2019s music can be found in big labels such as Lobster Theremin, Connaisseur or Souvenir. It is a good presentation card.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you. I would like to mention also Riotvan, the label I run together with my friend Peter Invasion. Also, Uncanny Valley, where I released some of my most famous tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Would you say your music varies depending on the label where it gets released?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is curious because for me it is totally different, but when my friends listen to the releases, they find it quite similar. (laughs) But yeah, while producing, it is always in my mind to know for what label I\u2019m producing. For example, I try to approach a much more lo-fi personality when I produced for Lobster Theremin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

So, is the label who comes first and then you produce for them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It depends. The best way for me is the opposite: just to make music and talk to people, send to labels, and see what happens. But sometimes it happens that friends from labels ask me for music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Image: \u00a9 Panthera Krause’s Press Kit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

As far as I know, you are also a drawer. Is there any connection between your music and your draws?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good question. There are similar ways of handling the music and the drawings and illustrations. Sometimes, I am more into straight stuff. Neither I put too many sings or layers in my music, nor pack too much my draws. Other times, I feel different, and I come up with more packed draws, also with more packed music, like in \u201cGenki Girl\u201d, a track with a lot of different components. So, yeah, I would say they are quite connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

How would you define yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am an easy and open person, I guess. I like to hang-out with different people and try to understand others\u2019 minds. I like having fun, so I am always looking for good vibes. I think you can feel that in my music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

That was exactly my next question. How is your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do electronica, house music, with blinking-eye, funny, making also fun of myself while producing. My influences come from many different styles, but I like to listen to a lot of hip-hop music. I don\u2019t use to listen to house or electronica at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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