Dave Dk – Influences

Starting out as a producer aged just 17, Dave DK has spent the last 20 years perfecting his craft and making waves in the electronic music scene. He's got a brand new album, Val Maira, coming out on Kompakt on 27th April and his track 'Hamla' is getting a healthy slice of play on Radio 1 thanks to Four Tet and Jamie XX. Here's what the man himself had to say about this top-drawer selection of influences;
"I tried to compile a list of tunes that were important to me during the production of my new album. It’s rather difficult to cover everything in a list of 8 tracks, though some of their essence may be found more or less in my music."
See Dave DK on Saturday 25th April at Anjunadeep London with Lane 8, Martin Roth, Dave DK & More at Fire – click here for tickets.
His “Selected Ambient Works 85 – 92“ album is one of the first pieces of electronic music that I got in touch with back in the 90s. There are a couple of tracks on it that have never left my DJ bag. “Heliosphan“ is Ambient and Trance at the same time. A hymn at its best, if you take out the beats and just loop the pad synth theme it can be put on any modern techno or house beat.
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