DJ from Hungary, Jérôme Andrieux (La Cuisine Crew) was playing at this years Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon (7-12 May). A record number of visitors were attending the festival this year, 100.000 people were partying through Lyon. 6000 people visited the Under the Bridge event, where Jérôme was playing. We asked him about his experiences.
How were you feeling? What was it like to play on the water? What was the purpose of the extraordinary setting of the DJ desk?
It
was a surprise to have such a big crowd, last year for the first UTB
party we had around 1500 people, and this year, with almost no promotion
more than 6000 people attended. All of us were really impressed and
touched by such a good atmosphere. I can say without doubt that it was
the biggest feeling i ever had during a set. At the end of the party we
were staring at this huge crowd and tears of joy were coming up. it's
the kind of feeling you have very rarely.
The
dj pool was surrounded by water, but it was not planed, there was a
flood in Lyon at this time and we were about to cancel at the last
minute. But apart from this, playing under a bridge in the middle of the
city is a unique experience, it brought us in the old time rave party
feeling.
I think this is part of the success of the event, people were interested by something new, not in a usual place or club.
We
had this idea of making a party under a bridge because of our wish to
bring back the rave style parties, and also to symbolize the fact that
we were making a line up with french dj's and dj's living in Hungary but
born in Lyon. It was a "bridge" connecting two countries with
electronic music. The organizers of Nuits Sonores loved our idea and
gave us free hand to make it. I won' tell you how many sleepless nights
and coffees were needed to organize both events.
The accoustic was really good, and the concrete roof was actually sending the sound further than we thought.
How was the audience in Lyon? Which Hungarian festival could you compare to the Nuits Sonores?
The
Audience was eclectic. You could see next to each other underground
ravers, youngsters, arty faces, trendy people, kids with their parents,
and of course electronic music lovers.. there was a really good harmony.
About the difference between french audience and hungarian audience, i
noticed something interesting. In France in general, the crowd and the
dj's communicate with each other during the set, every brake, every
drop, every transition is the occasion for the audience to shout,
whistle, look at the dj and cheer him to push him to go further. It was
like a dialog all along. i never really had this feeling here. It was a
real pleasure to "play" with them.
That's
a kind of tradition for us to go to a party and participate, not only
dancing and drinking looking at the dj.. we always loved to express
feelings, sometime in a loud way, but that's what makes a party an
unforgettable moment.
It's
difficult to compare Nuits Sonores to any other festival. First you
have to understand the concept of the festival : it was created by a
small team of electronic music lovers who wanted to gather big names and
local dj's in unique places all over the city during 5 days. The
festival has free events, after parties, before parties: in streets
closed for the occasion, in parks, in metro trains, in swimming pools,
in factories, etc… and there are paid events with the bigger names like
Laurent Garnier, Marcel Dettman, Apparat, Miss Kittin, Nosaj Thing, Ben
Klock, Carl Cox, and so many others ….
Therefore,
around 100 000 people are going from one place to the other in the
city. Starting by the free events and then going to the main ones. It's
not a fix area with a stage and fences around, it's a trip in the city,
following the story that was imagined for each year's festival.
But
if we speak about the atmosphere, i would compare it as a city invaded
by berliner clubs spread in Lyon with their own line ups and their
particular decoration and music style.
That makes it the biggest and most interesting electronic music and indie festival in Europe.
Did you meet any Hungarians there? Did you attend other events?
I met some hungarians that were studying in Lyon, totally by chance and since we get in touch of course !
This
year i didn't have time to go to other events, my schedule was too
tight, you know, it's hard to decide between a good restaurant and a
detroit party in a street :) !
But
in the past years i've been at a lot of other gigs, and i remember an
incredible set of Anja Scnheider in a street of the gay district, an
after party in a park on the top of a hill facing the city, and a very
good deep house party on a small square in la Croix-Rouse ( a hill like
Montmartre in Paris).
And
it's always crazy, without any bad atmosphere or anyone making trouble.
In that aspect ozora would be similar to Nuits Sonores.
And of course, what about the party series in the newly opened WNDRLND?
We
started a party series called NULL. After one year of silence, we built
a new team with talented dj's and producers, a graphic designer and a
photographer.
The
idea of NULL is to make free parties in which we invite a dj from
another crew, someone that we like and not especially a big name. We are
more into quality , uniqueness and collaborations than making
mainstream money maker parties. This summer we will have one party every
month in WNDRLND, we will play at some small festivals, we'll launch a
podcast in which many good hungarian and foreigner producers and dj's
will have the chance to show their work.
As
a foreigner living here for some years, i've always wanted to make more
interactions between the different crews. As a person who also likes to
go to party, i often feel that there are too much of the same thing.
The same names in every venues, every weekend, it's not what i expect
from a party scene in a city as big as Budapest.
For
example we are really interested by Deepfields, Private Business,
Excess crew, 9b0, and many others. We will try to make the night life
more colorful. We don't expect to have 1000 people at our events, we
expect that what we will do, will satisfy those who like us; want to
discover new sound; hear unknown but good dj's, in friendly places. We
don't care neither about the way someone plays.
Our stage is open to vinyl, CD or laptops.
Whatever
the medium is, the only thing the audience cares about is the quality
and uniqueness of a set and the feeling they have in a party. And I
guess we can say: this is our motto :)
Thank you for the interview!
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