{"id":20735,"date":"2020-06-26T15:43:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/?p=20735"},"modified":"2023-05-09T22:58:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T20:58:01","slug":"interview-with-bassel-darwish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/en\/interview-with-bassel-darwish\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Bassel Darwish: \u201cThere\u2019s been some really boring tech-house charting in the Top100 over the past few years\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are not many clubbers in Barcelona<\/a> who do not know Bassel Darwish<\/a>, especially those who are into the fresher sounds, such as groove or tech-house. Bassel Darwish’s music is always featured in the sessions by giants such as Marco Carola, Joseph Capriati, wAFF, Pawsa or Stefano Noferini. It was only a matter of time before the Catalan caught the attention of one of the hottest trends of the moment: Solid Grooves<\/a>. Bassel Darwish is one of the most striking tech-house producers and DJs among the new talents on the Barcelona scene. His most recent work is the Gate EP<\/a>, which is his debut on Dennis Cruz and Eddy M’s M\u00dcSE<\/a> label. While listening to his latest two tracks, we asked Bassel about how Solid Grooves changed his life, about how criticized his genre has been in recent times and about how Barcelona’s clubbing scene faces the post-pandemic world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Image: \u00a9 Bassel Darwish\u2019s Press Kit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

When not on the stage, who is Bassel Darwish?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uhm\u2026 I would probably define myself as an easy-going guy that enjoys life and aims to be positive all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

What about Bassel Darwish on the stage?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to connect with the crowd and try to create a good atmosphere, good vibes and to express what I feel within my music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

It is thinking about your name\u2026 and thinking automatically in a Solid Grooves party.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s great that you think this, that means I’m doing well and I\u2019m happy for that. Me and the rest of the Solid Grooves family have a good relationship, and whilst it\u2019s difficult to meet all together often because we are always playing in different parts of the world, when we can it\u2019s really fun! It\u2019s definitely been my best opportunity in my career and I\u2019m very grateful to the guys for that. I remember the moment when I first entered the Solid Grooves family and I can safely say that it changed my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Other big families where you\u2019ve taken part are Kaluki, Deeperfect, Roush and Stereo Productions. It\u2019s not a bad CV for an uprising producer as you. What comes to your mind when looking back to all those achievements?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I honestly couldn\u2019t imagine this when I started some years ago. I often take a look at the past and realise that it has been really hard work, but I still have the exact same enthusiasm as I did when I first started with the aim of growing up to become an artist and producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Do you approach your music production differently depending on the label where you are releasing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, I don\u2019t. I always make music in my own sound, it\u2019s what I feel in that moment and sometimes the tracks can fit a certain label better than others. However, I think that it\u2019s important to stay true to this, and I definitely couldn\u2019t produce music that I\u2019m not into or that I don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Your latest work is the Gate EP, launched by M\u00dcSE. How did you end up working with Dennis Cruz and Eddy M?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was receiving promos from the guys and playing the tracks that were coming out on M\u00dcSE regularly, so when I finished two tracks, I decided to send them over. I thought the tracks were a perfect sound for the label and, luckily, they did too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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