INTERVIEW
I met deStrict as he was getting into eurorack and he was adding that to his studio to work alongside other equipment and software creating more minimal techno. So I wanted to talk to him about life pre and post modular regarding music production arm talk about the use of eurorack in a production context.
Hey Igor, so first of all tell us who you are and what it is you do. It's easy to skip that as we've been speaking for sometime now but it's good for everyone reading to have an idea of who you are.
Nice to meet you all I’m Igor Lessio some of you know me as deStrict or S!LK or 50% of SKMK I’m a music producer and also DJ. But since i started the music production school most of my time is devoted to that so let’s say I’m a retired DJ and music producer/teacher :)
I run Opium Audio and I’m the A&R of the Involuntary movement project alongside Chstian di Stefano. We can practically say that music is my life.
So how did you get into music early on and what made you lean towards minimal techno?
Back in the days I was 6 and my father was used to keep me awake during Folk bands “after party”. Is where they get aware I was made to play percussions, then music school then bored to death by classics… then late after techno (also hardcore) DJ and party boy.
Minimal came form a romantic walk under rain in Milano, I remember I entered a shop called Fluxus and they was selling ambient stuff so instead of get back to the rain I listened some of the CDs… and boom! Fuck there was a way to groove without and kick drum?? WOW i must learn that.
So even if I made various genre in my various aliases my love if for small super detailed grooves and 8am after party music.
Before getting into modular synths what were you using for music production?