With releases on Tiga’s Turbo imprint and appearances at Fabric alongside the likes of Brodinski and Gesaffelstein, Toronto’s Gingy & Bordello are certainly making a name for themselves of late. We sat down with the duo to chat studio work flow, the state of their local scene and lessons learned from playing one of the most important rooms in clubland.
Gingy & Bordello will be joining the Blisspop crew as special guests at Lost & Sound this Saturday (April 14) at Backbar. More details here. Come get weird with us.
Here’s the pair’s second Fabric promo mix to get you in the mood for Saturday…
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/turborecordings/gingy-bordello-promo-mix-for[/soundcloud]
So what have you all been up to in 2012 thus far? Spending a fair amount of time in the studio? Any upcoming releases, remixes, etc you’d care to let us in on?
We’ve been locked up in the studio for a long time preparing our next EP for Turbo, coming out in June. We have a remix for Clouded Vision coming out soon on Throne of Blood as well. Brian (Gingy) also made a collaboration with new Turbo signee/Hotflush superstar Locked Groove for a compilation coming out on Turbo sometime soon as well.
Being a two person operation, what tends to be your work flow when making music? Do you spend a lot of time in the studio together or do you find yourselves bouncing material back and forth, fleshing things out separately?
We give each other back rubs while ordering Mexican food online. We like to flesh things out together, in the flesh.
You’ve released on Tiga’s label, Turbo. Would you count him as a strong influence musically? What are some other influences which have informed your current sound?
Tiga is definitely a big influence and has been providing spiritual guidance through a series of several online dream analysis sessions. We are also influenced by, in no particular order: Nostalgia for idealized visions of RAVE, Tantric Yoga, Italian Film, and Cyndi Lauper
Resident Advisor did a big feature last summer about clubbing in Toronto. These articles tend to generate long rants from locals in the comments section about the accuracy of the material. Obviously, though, it’s tough to please everyone with something as potentially subjective as this. Everyone always has their own favorite spot. What did you all think of the feature? As DJs, producers and at one point promoters based there, what has been your experience with electronic music in the city?
Denise did a good job covering some of the history and giving a quick overview of what was going on in Toronto at that time. Toronto has so many amazing people doing great things, but there’s still lots of room for growth. We love playing here, it’s just that restrictive liquor laws and an underdeveloped afterhours scene create a bit of a glass ceiling. Having said that, there is tons of potential and it definitely feels like an exciting time for Toronto given all the talent here and the people wanting to make cool things happen.
You had the opportunity to play Room One at Fabric last year and have been booked to do it again in a few months. How was it the first time around? Playing such a big room (in both size and importance), did you take anything away from it that you’ll keep in mind for next time?
It’s cliche to say but it was pretty “life affirming” to play at Fabric. The biggest lesson we came away with was: Get sleep before playing a 5am closing set.