Updated 2 years ago
meets Infected Mushroom
2004
by Ari Davidov
So several months after the release of Converting Vegetarians album, how has it been received?
The album was received very well world-wide, much better then we expected… it sold double then the previous CDs.
That album had a new direction compared to your previous work. Did your fans “get it”?
Well, some did and some didn’t… but in general it was a huge success for us, because we gathered new fans that never heard about infected before. And, the “old school” fans liked it in the end too.
How did you pick the artwork of Converting Vegetarians album cover?
We just looked at some work of a lot of artists that make weird stuff and that picture got us, can’t explain much why… we just found it really interesting.
So you will be spending some time at home in Israel over the next couple of months. Does this mean the next album is in the works?
Yep, we made a little break in order to finish the upcoming album. It’s impossible to perform all the time and produce as well… so we had to make this break.
Who manages you and for how long? Do you plan to release your next album on B.N.E.?
Our booking agents are devided in two: one is for the US and North America which is “Coast To Coast”, an agency managed by Ron Rivlin. The other is Eyal Yankovich (Hommega) that manages the rest of the world. Our label is B.N.E from the beginning and the next album will on it as well. We feel at home with B.N.E., they push us really well, and the sales are increasing each year. So, no complaints. 🙂
You have collaborated with so many different artists, there’s too many to name. How do you like the experience of working with other artists, and which ones did you like working with the most?
We love to collaborate with different artists because they always bring fresh ideas and some more laughter into the studio, that is always good … for us the most challenging artist to work with was Simon Posford (Aka. Spongle, Hallucinogen) because we have a lot of respect for his work.
What does each of you contribute creatively when working on new tracks in the studio?
Well Duvdev is in charge of the coffee and me (Erez) is responsible of the snacks. 🙂
You have played in the United States many times before. Do you find that the psytrance movement here is changing with each of your visits?
Absolutely, the trance scene in the states is growing massively, and we like it because there are more and more fresh scenes each time!
How do you like New York? You’ve had time to check things out a bit, haven’t you?
New York is our favorite city in the world, because you can do anything you want, any time! You can buy any equipment you want, any time, and at the best price and deliver it to your hotel room… plus 2 eggs in the morning… this exists only in New York.!
Any predictions about your performance here this week? Will we hear tracks from the upcoming album?
We haven’t preformed in New York for about 2 years, and we are expecting a serious party! The live act will be completely new with some additional remixes from the Converting Vegetarians album.
Where is each of you from in Israel? What are the trance scene and the party scene in general like in Israel these days, with all that constant turmoil going on?
Both of us are from the north of Israel. The trance scene in Israel is HUGE, you can almost call it mainstream. And because the parties here are so great; for example, a 60,000 people party in the University of Tel-Aviv in the middle of the day… (full on rocking!), you can’t really feel the stress of the situation when you are having fun at a party like that!
How old is each of you? Married? Kids?
Duvdev 29, Divorced, No Kids. Erez 23, Girlfriend, No Kids…
Before recognition, what did you all do for a living?
Before, Duvdev was working in a Steel Factory, and me (Erez) working in a computer shop, as computer engineer.
Every DJ/performer has that one stupid moment on stage they’ll always remember. Care to share yours?
It was in Switzerland, in front of 5,000 people, the computer crashed in the middle of the live show, and the backup too! And there was a compete silence for about 5 minutes, until the computer was restarted. I played the synths during these never ending 5 minutes and Duvdev was hitting the computer so
that it will restart faster… Not much fun….
What else are you into besides the music?
We like to EAT, Play PlayStation2, See movies… and Duvdev is usually getting drunk in some pubs, finding himself in unknown apartments… 🙂
What’s the “must hear” track of the moment for you right now?
Astrix – Coolio, J.views – Muse Breaks, Violet Vision – Your Voice, Sub6 – What’s in Your Mind, Skazi – I Wish Remix (by Infected)
See you soon!
