Following the release of their stellar album ‘Interference’ earlier this year, the Berlin-based band, Close To Monday share a remix of their well-loved track ‘Time’ reworked by Ron Flatter.
Ron Flatter ’Time’ remix CTM – Spotify
We had a chance to chance to catch up with ‘Close To Monday’ for an exclusive interview, this is what we chatted on…
If you can pick one thing that you would like the ‘Close To Monday’ fans to resonate with, what would it be and why?
Our track ‘life goes on’ has attracted the most attention and we think that it may be because it resonates with a lot of people. We like to get the important message across that our time is very important and we should focus on the important things in life that make us happy.
How did ‘Close To Monday’ come into existence and what is the vision that you see for the band moving from today into the future?
Alex has been engaged in music for a long time, his love for electronic music began thanks to the creativity of Dispatches Mod. Alex founded the project in 2019, and the first two albums were completely instrumental, or rather, absolutely electronic-experimental! We joined together in a common project in 2020, and almost all this time we have been creating, recording, and continuing to record new tracks. The restrictions associated with the pandemic have restricted us like everyone else. However, we recognize that it has allowed us to completely focus on working in the studio and collaborations. We have recorded 20 (!!!) tracks in the last year alone! Eleven of which were released as part of our first album INTERFERENCE, the rest will be released as singles and/or as collaborations. We are so excited about the work of other musicians that we want all our new singles to be released as collaborative tracks! Our future is music in all possible forms! We are planning to organize several club performances in our beloved Europe this autumn, we hope that by the next summer of 2022, everything will be fully restored. In The summer of 2022, we (musicians and listeners) are waiting for great traditional festivals, club performances.
What is your view of indie-laced Electronica in relation to the contemporary audience that we have today?
In our opinion, which coincides with the results of various music charts, now is the era of total popularity of any EDM direction! This is good for all original musicians, including those who create music in the style of indie electronica. All we need is to continue to love music and hone our skills of creating tracks. Perhaps we will never become headliners of festivals, but our tracks will sound during the performances of great DJs!
Talk to us about the remix of ‘Time’ reworked by Ron Flatter, how did this come into creation, and what is something that connected most to the band as it came into reality?
The highlight of this summer is our remix with Ron Flatter! We are grateful to him for creating a completely new track. In fact, it’s an original composition. It is amazing to listen to the remix after you listen to our original track TIME. You find the notes of the original track in the remix, but at the same time, you understand that the remix is an independent composition! Initially, Ron was imbued with the vibrations of our GUNS track, but in the process of working on the remix, his attention was drawn to our track Time! In general, the track has an interesting history. Our track TIME was born in Rome, known as the “Eternal City” and so our perception of time in this city turned out to be completely different to Ron’s and that’s what makes the remix so special.
Bonus Question
When not on tour or creating music what your favorite thing is to do to unwind?
When we are not recording our own music, we like to listen to the music of other musicians! We also love to enjoy delicious food and delicious drinks together with our favorite people!
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