Steve Angello sat down with MTV to talk about his new album “Wild Youth”, his first massive release since his departure from Swedish House Mafia.
Angello is insistent that music needs to be more creative and change from the formula that lead to his success with SHM.
“I think it’s really important for dance music today to become creative again, rethink and not just repeat yourself over and over again, like a lot of producers do.”
We kind of expected a message like this to come from him as he looks to develop his own persona and legacy.
What we didn’t expect to hear was that there are going to be “cool collaborators” on the album and plenty of live instruments.
We’re going to assume that means Angello is bringing on some perennial musicians to contribute, this is refreshing to hear and we’ve seen a slow trend of live instrumentation in electronic dance music pop back up over the past few months.
If you’ve been watching “The Collaborators Series“, Todd Edwards specifically talks about how “Random Access Memories” was recorded in Los Angeles to pick up a “West Coast Vibe” reminiscent of The Eagles or The Doobie Brothers and extensively used multiple instruments.
“The magic was that it’s live instrumentation, [and it] is done in a lost art form.”
Another example from a review of ‘Giorgio by Moroder’ by DATM;
There are real live strings here, a full orchestra. Live drums kick in over the synths. There is some impeccable live bass. Here, more than anywhere, does Daft Punk’s choice to use live instruments shine.
But no, Daft Punk aren’t the only producers that have/are able to use live instruments in their productions and I think that’s clear now. I hope to see all different producers trying something new and breaking their comfort zone this year.
Avicii took this idea a step further when he courageously brought a full band out during his live set at Ultra Music Festival. Excision too, he formed his own live dubstep / rock band – Destroid – and Modestep have been performing EDM live forever.
These artists are truly pushing dance music forward and taking major risks.
What are your expectations for “Wild Youth” album?
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