It’s Child’s world and we’re all dwelling in it. That was the impression left on the dancefloor of Angrybaby’s debut Elsewhere headline present, which we had been fortunate sufficient to attend.
We’ve been following Angrybaby for the reason that very starting, and his journey within the dance music scene has been nothing wanting electrical – as was the vibe of the group that evening. We’ve been to many exhibits at Elsewhere, however the dancefloor that evening was one of the vibrant. After all he performed his personal classics: attractive emotionally charged stutter-house anthems like “Maintain You” and uptempo melodic tracks like “Again To Life.” However he additionally sprinkled in some surprising bass-heavy headbangers and storage hits. Whatever the vibe change up, he had the group enthralled your complete two-hour set.
We caught up with him proper earlier than he hit the decks, the place we had a fast chat about his journey, his bass music facet quests, and what’s subsequent. Take pleasure in!
TSIS: So I’m with Angrybaby! It has been a journey…I don’t know in case you keep in mind, however I gave you your first interview ever. And also you had been opening for Emmit Fenn on the Elsewhere rooftop. I believe since then, right me if I’m fallacious, you will have performed festivals, launched an album, (most significantly) stop your job, and now, you might be headlining on the very venue {that a} 12 months and a half in the past, you opened for. Do you need to mirror on that?
Angrybaby: Oh, God. Truthfully, I don’t assume it’s hit me but. Yeah, I believe up till this level, I’m simply sort of like, oh, we’re vibing with pals at Elsewhere and I don’t assume it’ll hit me till I plug in my USB and I’m like, New York, how we feeling?…It really feel feels very surreal, I suppose.
TSIS: You had been in Atlanta final evening and earlier than that, SF. How’s the tour been to date?
AB: It’s been nice. Properly, the primary present received canceled due to the LA fires, nevertheless it received rescheduled in February [21st at the Roxy]. So I suppose technically the primary present of the tour was San Francisco, which offered out. Hometown present. We had like the total manufacturing, the flower towers. After which we did Seattle the following evening, additionally offered out, which was loopy. Low key one of the enjoyable exhibits we’ve carried out, in all probability.
TSIS: What made it so enjoyable, although?
AB: I believe individuals had been similar to, into it. I don’t know, for lack of a greater time period.
TSIS: Folks had been like, there for you.
AB: Yeah. Which at all times makes it enjoyable. Which remains to be one thing I’m getting used to…Ryan, my supervisor at all times says, you gotta play your music as a result of there are folks that present up to your music.
TSIS: In that vein, what’s an surprising track that you simply’ve been throwing in your units that will get like a extremely good response?
AB: Ooh, okay. As of current, I’ve been sort of experimenting with bass music, dubstep. And I made this flip of “Fairly boy swag” at bass cannon…that at all times catches individuals off guard.
TSIS: So that you performed at Misplaced Lands, proper? Was that what began your bass journey?
AB: Properly, I really feel like I received into digital music by means of lure. Which is like, sort of bass adjoining…And so it’s good to faucet again into these I suppose, like, early roots of my love for dance music. So it’s good to experiment.
TSIS: Okay, so are you able to affirm or deny: Angrybaby is popping right into a bass music DJ? Bass child?
AB: Yeah, Bass child. No, truthfully, it’s lots of enjoyable to provide bass music. I’ve but to, like, discover my sound in it, nevertheless it’s simply…one thing I’ve been experimenting with.
TSIS: Okay, so I’m excited to move bang tonight. Perhaps. Okay, final query…What’s the large image?
AB: That’s arduous. Simply have enjoyable with all of it and never be too pressured.