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Rising DJ Afrodeutsche Shares The Production Secrets Behind Her Pulsating Sound
“When I write something, I’m writing because I need to. I’m just being honest.”
This Saturday, Afrodeutsche—one of the most exciting new producers in the game right now—will touch down in Hamburg as part of our next Electronic Beats Clubnight with Objekt. Henrietta Smith-Rolla’s hybrid DJ set—including clever re-edits, sampled 808 and 909 drum kits and even tracks composed specifically for club environments—is not something you’re likely to forget quickly.
Nor is her LP, Break Before Make, released by Manchester label SKAM. The record bristles with creative energy, and each track pursues its own exploratory logic, pushing into the outer limits of house, techno and electronica without sacrificing the unified feel of the album as a whole.
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The idiosyncrasy of Smith-Rolla’s musical vision makes her one of the most interesting people to hear discuss their production methods and secrets. In a new blog post, Afrodeutsche opens up about constructing her renowned hybrid sets, what she looks for in her drum kits and the virtues of limiting one’s production setup. Read the whole interview and listen to more tracks from Break Before Make at the Ableton blog page here.
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