Beppe Loda: “If I Weren’t Italian I Wish To Be German.”
by Andreas Boettcher on January 18th, 2010
Beppe Loda was resident DJ at famous Typhoon Club in Gambara, north of Italy beginning in 1980. He claims, that he is not a Cosmic DJ. It was more an Afro Movement, Freestyle, and he helped keeping this music in mind of a lot of people, even in the new millenium. A real charismatic person behind the decks. So it’s fashion week in berlin and if you are lucky and own the invitation for the Diesel Aftershow Party, then you will witness him and Daniele Baldelli on one floor - titan clash. Beppe was so kind to answer a few questions.
Do you remember your best gig last year ?
“i done a lots of nice gigs in 2009, but my favourite was at synch festival athens benaki museum, i played with my project EGOTRYA !”
Do you have any rituals before djing?
“i haven’t particular ritual before djing.”
How many records do you own?
“i’m very selective with music wich i wanna play, so today i have as 15.000 records.”
Do you have any relations to berlin /germany except djing?
“the only relation which i have to berlino except djing it’s simply that i love germany and germans! i started to play in south germany MUNICH and AUGSBURG in the early 90’s and i have a lots of friend in bayern. and a lot of german djs over there took inspiration from my dj style. like in westfalia , dusseldorf where i usually play 2-3 times each year at “Salon des Amateurs“ , or in hamburg.
i love german electronic music and artists like Udo Hanten and Meskens “YOU” , Michael Mertens “PROPAGANDA“ , KLAUS SCHULZE , Arald Grosskopff . ecc..ecc.. there are a lots of arists i would like tell everybody but it’s really impossible. i love german rock (rongly called kraut ) like birth control and others. german JAZZ etc … etc… if i weren’t italian i wish to be german!”
Your personal blueprints?
“there are 5′000 records at least , so i’ll say you! first three arrived in my mind :
Schalktreis Wasserman - Psychotron
You - Live Lines
Egotrya - Egotrya”
What’s your floorfiller track?
“i’m playing a lots of space disco rock at the moment so i’m able to say you immediately:
Rockets - On The Road Again”
What is hot in 2010?
“i’m sure in the 2010 will be hot:
Egotrya - 4 elements (cd and album)
Beppe Loda - Portait Of Electronic Years 2 (compilation cd and album)
MC1 - new album (we are working on )
Beppe Loda - Spazio Virtuale (cd and album) and many others of my new productions”
Ckeck some footage here and there and don’t miss Beppe in Dresden this friday and Munich on saturday.