Interviews

Little Talk with Richard Zalai
Richard Balazs Zalai is a Hungarian musician, producer based in Budapest, Hungary. He is the master of creating chilling atmospheric moods. As a multiinstrumentalist, he effortlessly steers between complex sounds. Mostly building on downtempo, ambient and modern classical cores, he invites the listener to an inner travel. We spoke to him recently to discuss his... Read more »

Interview: Greece’s VieL returns to TOR with the captivating Cognitive Empathy EP
The Greek aficionado VieL has firmly established himself amongst the finest of melodic movers. Through opulent offerings on Do Not Sit, Tale & Tone, and Hoomidas, he peruses a distinct blend of lush groove, soaring emotive, and electronic entities. After gracing us with an incredible collaborative project alongside Madraas, the Vires EP, and later a... Read more »

Interview: Mitch Oliver summons sensational summer sounds on his debut solo EP on XYZ – Exil
Montreal’s Mitch Oliver is growing into a pillar of XYZ’s output. He’s caressed two of the imprint’s most emblematic tracks to date. Same Light, his Quebec-bred collaboration with Maaruo and Beyries, seized attention with a remix from the one-and-only Hernan Cattaneo. Recent appearances on Seven Villas and Kindisch continued a fruitful period for the Canadian,... Read more »

Little Talk with Davka and Leon Lobato
After a string of releases, London-based imprint Everything Will Be OK welcomes Davka and Leon Lobato to their label, and from the depths comes this gripping new collection of stories from the Paris and Mexico City based producers. The pair fuse together to deliver the thought-provoking EP, ‘De Profundis’, which takes inspiration from Oscar Wilde’s... Read more »

Interview: Lucefora and Steve Kelley connect on TOR’s bountiful Bodhiss EP
Argentina’s Lucefora & the UK’s Steve Kelley have each made significant individual strides over the years with releases on the likes of All Day I Dream and Souksonic under their respective belts. However, their joint material is capturing the ears of late, launching their partnership with the sumptuous Silk on our Tales of Romance series... Read more »

When We Dip 123 mixed by Oliver Koletzki
Our guest for episode 123 of the When We Dip mix series is Stil vor Talent label head Oliver Koletzki! To celebrate the upcoming release of his album ‘Made of Wood’, his ninth studio album since 2007, the berlin-based artist pleases us with an hour set that will definitely put you in the mood of... Read more »

Little Talk with the label and Youtube channel Selected
Built from humble beginnings, Selected have progressed as one of the industry’s leading label’s and most prominent YouTube curator. They’ve been massively influential in establishing some of dance’s music’s biggest artists in the scene, as well as being an instrumental figure in the YouTube playlist curating movement that kicked off under a decade ago. Noteworthy... Read more »

Little Talk with PACH.
PACH. is a young DJ/Producer from the North of England who is making some serious strides right now with people on the scene. After playing numerous parties for industry heavyweight Darius Syrossian, he has recently been asked by Darius to release on his Moxy Muzik label, which he does to resounding success. We spoke to... Read more »

Nick Scofield connects with TOR on the sensational Highway 1 EP [Interview]
Nick Scofield is starting to craft a sound of his own. Centered around a backbone of sturdy grooves, he explores realms of melodies both retro and futuristic. With a pair of appearances on our Tales of Romance series, sandwiched between a serene single on Eleatics, Scofield has built a hearty foundation in the early stages... Read more »

Little talk with Amonita
Amonita is a Russian DJ/Producer who has already shown her supreme talent with releases on the likes of a All Day I Dream, Anjunadeep & TRYBESof. Now with a new single on Peace Symphonies ‘Milky Way’, we caught up with her to find out how she’s coped over the last year and a half and... Read more »