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The Last Future welcomes Kolegos as we sit down for a quick Q& A to find out what's new and what's upcoming.
What was the first thing that attracted you to the world of electronic music?
Community. The way you feel you belong and the feeling of sharing energy with other people
really caught us.
Do you remember any album or concert that has changed everything?
G: Plastikman “Music” album blew the mind of Genys and after being hardcore fan of rap in the
90s, he started diving into electronic music and soon became a DJ of it. Steve Reich “Music for
18 musicians” was one of the best shows heard live.
M: The Prodigy - Experience, I remember hearing ‘Out of Space’ and my 14 year old self just
could not comprehend. I was mesmerised.
Since you got into this professionally, what helped you the most to grow as an artist?
Support from the people that are around us. It is amazing how people focusing on the same
craft support each other and want to help you succeed.
How is the music scene living in your city with this murky pandemic situation?
We currently live in two different cities, Berlin & Vilnius. Both scenes are getting back on their
feet and starting to move forward. It is exciting times, there are lots of music to be heard!
What are your favorite places to hang out in the city?
Berlin: Probably this wonderful hidden gem called “Panke”
Vilnius: It is still in exploration, but probably a pub called “Gringo”
Have you had time to focus on making music, spending time with your family, or
planning future projects?
To be fair, all of it. Past year was a time to refocus and re-think what we want to do. We chose to make music and dive deeper into that. It has been great to find the connection between us and build new things from scratch. Whether it’s new music or digging records.
How was your last project born?
Indeed we can call Kolegos a project of recent events, but in a way a happy coincidence. Two
similar minds got in one studio after a few beers... We all know that the studio is where the
magic happens ;)
What do you want to convey in this work? What is the concept behind?
The same way as we found music, we want people to discover dance music and get inspired,
find places where they belong, build friendships and relationships.
As for your studio, what is your setup currently made of?
Our DAW is Bitwig (since Genys is a sound designer at Bitwig), loads of plugins, controllers
(pads are necessary!), a couple of analog synths, such as Elektron Analog Keys, sometimes we
record a Eurorack, or other modular/semi-modular synth. There is a big touch screen in the
studio (since Bitwig supports full touch), Dynaudio BM15A monitors, but mainly our setup is
digital. It is also synced with the home studio of Genys (pandemic - we had to stay at home
more :) )
What's the one piece of kit you'll never get rid of, no matter what?
M: My Korg Volca’s - such small but inspiring devices, my first “gear” I ever bought.
G: Never say “never” :), but Bitwig Studio will stay as a main DAW for a very long time and looks
like the old RME Fireface 400 audio interface is just never gonna die, but we will see :D
What would you say is the definition of your sound?
It is a mix of Italo, house and many other genres that inspire us.. From hip-hop to electro, from
boogie funk to space disco.
What was the last record store you visited and what did you get out there?
M: In Berlin - Oye Records in Kreuzkolln, I bought: Benoit B - We come In Peace EP and a
classic: The Twins - Face to Face
In Vilnius - Discotag Record Store... Was really in the mood for some classic house..
G: Amazon digital music - a lot of new hiphop, “future soul”, house music. On vinyl I am recently collecting only Reggae, and only that from 60s to 90s (analog music on analog medium) - Rocksteady, Roots, Rub-A-Dub, Digi-Reggae, Early Dancehall. So one of the last records I bought was Johny Clarke - Creation Rebel.
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