This time on Behind the Scene we invited Thales Constantini. An upcoming techno producer and DJ with a lot of potentials and a promising sound. He is very active in the techno scene in London and grabbed our attention with his DJ sets at Werkhaus and his releases on Minimal Force Records. The first time I heard his EP “Black Wall”, I found an aesthetic and attraction in his music, which is not to easy to find. So, let me introduce to you:
Thales Constantini
Photo: Thales Constantini
Bio
Originally from Brazil, he moved to London as a teenager. He is a DJ and producer, his style varies between techno and experimental. Thales is a resident DJ at Minimal Force Records parties which are taking place every Sunday in Werkhaus (Cafee 1001). He also played few other venues in London, such as The Cause, Egg Club, Union, just to name a few. He also has been resident/host on House 559 Music Radio (2017-2018).
Interview
When did you start producing music?
I started producing around one and a half year ago.
What draws you and what made you begin a career specifically in Techno?
I think what made me start a career specifically in techno was my passion for it, the balance between heavy, dark, melancholic and melodic. The mixture of sub genres and how you can utilise them together it’s just fantastic. You got no boundaries when it comes to techno, it will always keeps surprising me.
Who is your top five favorite Artists of all time? Why those artists?
Kamikaze Space Programme, Recondite, Rødhåd, Perc, Boris Brejcha
I choose these artists because they somehow keep influencing me a lot on my career, on my productions, sometimes even in life in general. Through interviews, podcasts, face to face talks and of course great music.
Listen to Thales Constantini – Agoria released by Minimal Force Records:
https://soundcloud.com/thalesconstantini/thales-constantini-agonia-1
What does your studio look like? What gear do you typically use?
In my little studio I have two Yamaha HS7, a BeyerDynamic DT 770 Pro headphones (they are my best reference as the acoustic of the studio isn’t perfect) my audio interface is the Komplete Audio 6 from NI and a MIDI keyboard from Arturia. I still haven’t decided to buy any external instruments as I really enjoy using the plugins which I have now, from the ones which I’ve been using the most are Massive and Operator.
There is a whole discussion about external gear and plug ins, in my opinion they are both very good and it depends a lot on the way they are being used and how deep the person knows how to use it.
I also have, a pair of vinyl turntables with an old Behringer mixer in my studio with a bunch of records.
Photo: Thales Constantini in action
What can we expect from you within the next year? What projects are you currently working on? Any releases planned?
I have 3 EPS which I am hoping to finalise sometime soon, some really interesting stuff, which I can’t wait for people to listen to it. Most probably my next release will be a project which I am working on it with Lucks from Brazil, featuring 2 tracks together, one mine, one his and a remix from a special guest on one of my tracks. It will be released at Pathless Records. I’m really excited about this one too.
Did Covid19 affect your plans, gigs, etc?
Yes, lost few gigs due to that and as everyone knows, the whole scene got affected, I just hope it will end soon and the damage caused will be recovered quickly so we can all dance together again!
Does your music fit in the sound of London? How do you take advantage of that? Do you have any obstacles and difficulties with that?
One of the things I love the most about London is that is very eclectic, so yes, I think my music fit in the sound of London. It’s just great on how much people you get to meet who are doing the same thing as you or something related just by going raving or going to other events related to music and I think somehow that’s the key for many things. In my opinion the underground scene has been growing a lot in London, which is also great and I hope eventually this get to happen in other parts of the world too. I think my biggest difficulty is to find the right balance between going places and when not to go.
If you were talking to a younger version of you, what advice would you give yourself?
Just to be more patient sometimes.
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