10 x 4 – Loco Dice

Stop the press! We are very happy to have obtained a 10 x 4 with Loco Dice, one of the world’s biggest electronic music stars. Growing up in Germany with Tunisian background, Loco Dice has stayed close to his underground roots whilst maintaining a schedule that quite literally spans the globe. His DJ’ing style and timeless productions such as ‘Tight Laces’ and ‘El Gallo Negro’ have set the template for stripped back and sparse electronic funk and with his label Desolate, he has maintained a position as a global dance music ambassador for a number of years. If you are in Croatia or the UK over the coming weeks you should take the chance to see the man in action at Croatia’s Hideout Festival in June or in April at Manchester’s gargantuan Warehouse Project. In the meantime…

Favourite part of the day to create?
I need the day and the night. My creation process starts at one point and ends.

Method or madness?
Both. I need a method to control madness.

Most influential person?
My mom.

First musical love?
Combination of Santana and mezwed – Tunisian drum folk music.

Last musical love?
At the moment re-discovering dub and versions.

One thing you cannot live with out?
Football.

One thing you would live without if you could?
The Internet.

Favourite instrument?
Drums

Your biggest break so far?
Getting a residency in my frist club in Düsseldorf in the early 90s.

Eureka moment?
Desolat.

Biggest surprise?
A new life.

Biggest disappointment?
Fortuna Düsseldorf playing the 2nd footbal league for 10 years in a row.

Love of your life?
My wife.

Secret tip?
Salon des Amateurs.

A place to create?
Anywhere, everywhere and it starts in the head.

Last thing that inspired you?
My last Under 300 tour.

Published February 29, 2012.