OSLCTS.008 MALCOLM
Malcolm (Producer, DJ, and Global Warming Records label boss) takes over curation this week for Origins Selects. Recently relocating from Paris to the lively world of East London, it is clear that Malcolm is one to look out for as the music world slowly but surely re-opens.
Global Warming’s label description promises 'Warm sounds and strange feelings’ and with a vast array of club cuts amongst some more experimental sonics, this is exactly what GW delivers with a definite aftertaste of warm feelings to go with.
Malcolm’s own productions are distinct for their beautifully percussive textures and interesting hybrids of club music: his most recent release (Everyone Knows Malcolm Is Full Of Shit) features collaborations from Gil.Barte and a remix from the one and only Aquarian. Throughout the release, it is clear that 2021 will be more than a warm year for the label and for Malcolm as well, as its rapidly rising prominence is clearly going in the right direction.
MALCOLM SELECTION —-
Ticks - Romano
Drastic - Ouai Stéphane
Stompy - Delay Grounds
Ddddddrrrruuuugggggsssss - Malcolm
State Of Mind (Slack Mix) - Peyote Dreams, Slack, Alex Kassian
But We Still Got Love - DJ Earl
Hey Mali - Big Mali
Mountain (Jam City Remix) - LA Priest, Jam City
Isolat - Jon Beige
Brazil - Luke Abbott
Explain to us a bit about your song selection?
It’s a colourful mixed batch of bass-driven tunes I’m quite into at the moment, music from my label or people I admire who challenges me to put out better music all the time.
Tell us about the origins of your own sound as a producer and DJ. What were your first influences and your current favourite sonics?
I’ve always been fascinated by musical blends. I remember as a teenager, there was this place renting CDs next to my school which for some obscure reasons had a fantastic electronic and hip-hop selection, despite being located in a shitty small town in northern France. Thanks to them, I discovered albums like Diplo’s debut album ‘Florida’, Gorillaz’s first records, Big Dada's Well Deep’ 10-year compilation and a lot of big beat classics as well… I was there all the time listening to literally everything. It’s years later that I realised how influential some of these records have defined my current sound: a lot of texture and pretty cinematic, blending genres and worldwide sounds, bassed heavy and with a touch of melancholy and ethereal sounds.
You have recently moved to London from Paris, when London clubs open up where will be your first stop?
Well, I’m gonna tell you the truth, I took a one-way ticket to London without ever having stepped into the city before, so I have everything to discover! I feel that I’m playing Age Of Empire with a whole dark map to unveil, it’s really exciting.
What are you going to miss (or not going to miss) about the music scene in Paris?
Hangover croissants. And all my friends, miss you guuuys!!
You recently released Everyone Knows Malcolm Is Full Of Shit on your label Global Warming Records, the title is great can you explain a bit about how it came to be?
Haha so it all started because I sampled it from the Sex Pistols documentary ‘Filth And Fury’, where they were talking about Malcolm Mclaren. Then all my friends said it should be the title of my EP because they all fucking hate me.
The EP is amazing and there is a fabulous remix by Aquarian that I love dearly. If you got to officially remix any song ever released which one would it be?
Thanks, really appreciate it! :) I’ve actually been thinking these last few months to make a cover of Mimi Ripperton’s ‘Loving You’, and I’m glad you’re making me think of it because I’m gonna DO IT!! And you know what? I’M GONNA SING!!
Do you have any dream collaborations or London specific collaborations that you want to make happen?
Mike Skinner from The Streets. If you’re reading this man, I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life.
Your label puts out some great music and artwork, what drives you forward to put out music on Global Warming?
I like misfits artists who don’t take things too seriously and are not trying to get affiliated with any particular genre. Stuff that most labels wrongly don’t really give a shit about. The direction is very electronic-driven, with a lot of bass music and club experiments projects but also some post-punk stuff and modern pop… Just people blending sounds they love (and that I like too obviously). I also get a kick out of building what surrounds the music itself, the graphics, marketing and extended universes of what these artists have made… I’m lucky to have a few brilliant graphic designers like Ben Hubbard, Stevie Whisper and DR+ME as part of the gang who can take the music and hijack it with their funny twisted brains.
Why did you create Global warming? Has your relationship with music changed since its beginning?
It was my dream as a teenager. I wanted to create any brand just to be able to make some stickers because I loved the free stickers that would come with skateboarding magazines, I thought they were the coolest thing. It happened to be a music label because that’s what I was good at (I sucked at skateboarding). At first, I just made a couple of pirate edit compilations, with cool ideas but no money, and it was only a few years later - about 3 years ago - that I decided to turn it into a proper thing. And yeah my relationship with music is changing all the time, I always discover new genres I like, so my catalogue is always mutating and I’m totally happy with that.
What are your hopes for your future within music - what’s next for Malcolm ? :-)
I’m obviously super excited for things to open up in London to make new connections and walk around the city day and night. Project-wise I’m working on a bunch of new productions, a few of which will be released this year. I also have quite a few releases coming out very soon on Global Warming from Jon Beige, Eyes Of Others, Realitycheck and others! Watch this space :)
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Interview by @lcy__________