Thank you so much for taking the time to answer some questions today. Let’s start with your name, a nod to both the weirder more unconventional sounds and the nostalgic era of raw 90’s techno. It suggests that you feel a little undefinable, floating in space but at the same time also deeply rooted in techno’s origins. How has that identity itself grown and mutated since its inception?
It is exactly the idea with the UFO95 project, I want to be able to try and go as many directions as I want. Even if my sound feels more “techno” nowadays I still want to experiment with sounds. It started more IDM/Electronic, now I am into a more minimalist / drony / experimental techno sound but I already feel I need to try something different, even more abstract.
What’s so interesting about your music is your commitment to the structural and environmental aspects of techno. Citing often your love of brutalism and architectural references – how does this influence your approach to both producing and performing?
I love the minimalistic, brutal & direct aspect of Brutalism architecture, but also in life in general. Minimalism & Limitation the idea to do a lot with only few things is something I applied a lot in the studio and on stage.
Architecture and landscape can be demolished, landscapes become unrecognisable; recordings can’t. Do you ever think about how these albums might be heard in 20 or 30 years, and does that future listener affect how you commit things to record now?
I don’t really think about it to be honest. I make music about what I’m experimenting at the moment. How people will understand it, I can not do anything about it. But what really matters for me is more about having a strong sonic identity, to be able to say “ Ok this track is from this artist” and not being the same copy of another copy because it is what is trendy at the moment …
Is there one building in the world you’d love to throw a party at and why?
Something like Chateau de Versailles in Paris, my hometown. I definitely want to organize something in a big medieval castle somewhere. Why ? Because I’m a huge fan of LOTR.
You’ve said you’re not interested in nostalgia, yet you’re drawn to 90s and early‑00s sensibilities. Is there one thing from that era you refuse to romanticise, and one thing you wish clubs would bring back?
One thing I refuse to romanticise : It was better before, because it was not. But i do wish one thing, to bring back the focus on music & talent and not about social media presence.
Your tracks speak of dystopia, but where do you find utopia in your own life? Is it always on a dancefloor?
Can be on the dancefloor, or at home with my loved ones or on a holiday lost in nature.
Are there any up and coming producers, DJs or parties that you feel particularly inspired by for the future? Do you seek more radicalism, or comfort?
At the moment I am really focusing on our label TSSRCT with Hadone. Doing our label showcases around the world, opening the label to other artists. We just released Rodhad & Antigone and we have more techno music from Against Me, Tauceti, Kangding Ray, Oscar Mulero, Vera Grace, Eman, Mathy Lenne to come … plus a new experimental & ambient series to see the light very soon. It feels amazing to be able to push our vision without any compromises.
Can you tell us anything about your setup, or indeed your process, that might surprise readers?
It’s a really small Live set up based on the Octatrack, a faderfox controller ,an effect pedal and an Ipad ( that I will try for the first time at my next gig). With the Live I don’t have any structure or tram to follow. I go with flow and jam with everything I have inside my Octatrack.
At a time when the planet we inhabit seems to spinning out of control, your records feel intentional and inherently political – how do you think the techno scene should be responding to the world in today’s current climate?
Techno has always been a sound to protest against what is wrong in our society, we should continue to do so and do it loud.
And finally, we always ask – what can we expect from you on the 4th April in Manchester? Expect something dark & rolling. I can’t wait for my Manchester debut with you <3
