London-based Alex Warren, aka Kiwi, is the second artist to release music on the Deep Shit imprint. The label is run by Foals’ keyboardist Edwin Congreave and Friendly Fires’ drummer Jack Savidge and shows off their love for euphoric, dance floor bangers. As Durrr resident, Alex is a good match for the duo’s passions outside their day jobs.
With Kiwi dominating East End discotheques, it’s no wonder that his latest productions have generated high levels of anticipation among switched on dancers. His enticing combination of techno and house on Llama is perhaps his best work to date and gained new admirers in the likes of Andrew Weatherall and Erol Alkan.
The title track takes listeners on a rough ride across throbbing disco beats. Jack Savidge dubbed the optimistic number the reason behind ‘a fair few dance floor pina colada spillages’ and he should know - the track has been a staple in his DJ sets over the course of the year. Jerboa is the second tune, giving the EP a magnetic finale. The darker tones culminate in a heavier sound, evoking a more hypnotic atmosphere.
Kiwi’s next release, The Guanaco Haka EP, is set to come out in September on the Days of Being Wild imprint and sees the producer taking a tougher route to the dancefloor. It’s already been well received in his sets at this year’s Field Day Festival and Stop Making Sense in Croatia. M caught up with the much hyped producer for 30 Seconds…
I first started writing music because…
I had ideas for DJ tools to help bridge gaps in my DJ sets, then became interested in the process. Logically I wanted to further my DJ career and the most useful way to do that in this day and age is to produce records.
I have been making music since…
Mid-2012 properly. It’s all still quite new to me and I’m still learning.
My music is…
Weird sometimes. Generally I try not to take it too seriously and keep it fun.
You'll like my music if you listen to...
This one is really hard, I could list the stuff that influences me but realistically my music sounds nothing like it and the music I’m making is all so different from each other. You may like one and hate the other.
My favourite venue is…
The Nest, Dalston. It has a huge part of my heart in it. It’s my baby. I can’t imagine not DJ-ing there.
Music is important because…
It makes us human.
My biggest inspiration is…
Food. You can’t make music on an empty stomach!
My dream collaboration would be…
Nile Rodgers, although I would feel waaaaay out of my depth. And totally star struck.
To try me out, listen to my song…
Llama. It came out on Deep Shit recently and is a fun disco-tinged dance track.
If I wasn’t making music I’d be…
A snowboarding instructor, living in the mountains, pretending to be a kid.
In 10 years time I want to be...
Continuing to tour, maybe running a record label and keeping disco alive. I’d like to be in a similar position to DJ Harvey. He’s a total hero!
www.facebook.com/kiwidj
Words:Hannah Kane
With Kiwi dominating East End discotheques, it’s no wonder that his latest productions have generated high levels of anticipation among switched on dancers. His enticing combination of techno and house on Llama is perhaps his best work to date and gained new admirers in the likes of Andrew Weatherall and Erol Alkan.
The title track takes listeners on a rough ride across throbbing disco beats. Jack Savidge dubbed the optimistic number the reason behind ‘a fair few dance floor pina colada spillages’ and he should know - the track has been a staple in his DJ sets over the course of the year. Jerboa is the second tune, giving the EP a magnetic finale. The darker tones culminate in a heavier sound, evoking a more hypnotic atmosphere.
Kiwi’s next release, The Guanaco Haka EP, is set to come out in September on the Days of Being Wild imprint and sees the producer taking a tougher route to the dancefloor. It’s already been well received in his sets at this year’s Field Day Festival and Stop Making Sense in Croatia. M caught up with the much hyped producer for 30 Seconds…
I first started writing music because…
I had ideas for DJ tools to help bridge gaps in my DJ sets, then became interested in the process. Logically I wanted to further my DJ career and the most useful way to do that in this day and age is to produce records.
I have been making music since…
Mid-2012 properly. It’s all still quite new to me and I’m still learning.
My music is…
Weird sometimes. Generally I try not to take it too seriously and keep it fun.
You'll like my music if you listen to...
This one is really hard, I could list the stuff that influences me but realistically my music sounds nothing like it and the music I’m making is all so different from each other. You may like one and hate the other.
My favourite venue is…
The Nest, Dalston. It has a huge part of my heart in it. It’s my baby. I can’t imagine not DJ-ing there.
Music is important because…
It makes us human.
My biggest inspiration is…
Food. You can’t make music on an empty stomach!
My dream collaboration would be…
Nile Rodgers, although I would feel waaaaay out of my depth. And totally star struck.
To try me out, listen to my song…
Llama. It came out on Deep Shit recently and is a fun disco-tinged dance track.
If I wasn’t making music I’d be…
A snowboarding instructor, living in the mountains, pretending to be a kid.
In 10 years time I want to be...
Continuing to tour, maybe running a record label and keeping disco alive. I’d like to be in a similar position to DJ Harvey. He’s a total hero!
www.facebook.com/kiwidj
Words:Hannah Kane
