Atom™

Back from the Chilean hinterland, Senõr Coconut went straight to Kraftwerk

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Santiago de Chile

Uwe Schmidt, aka Atom™, got it right when he called his label Rather Interesting. Along the way, quite a few of the musical sideroads he chose to travel turned into congested highways, whether it was the Pop Artificielle he released under the LB moniker, the absurdly brilliant exotica of his Señor Coconut project, or even his early techno releases as Atom Heart (and dozens of other names). His collaborations with Burnt Friedman or the Yellow Magic Orchestra have made him even harder to pin down, but despite his restlessness his love for the essence of sound has always been at the core of his releases. Reducing samples until he finds the very atoms it takes to evoke a feeling, define a rhythm or, well, create music, he has built a massive body of work that, despite the seemingly academic approach, rarely lacks in soul or humor.
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It’s very important to make the music for yourself and not for the audience.
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Music isn’t logical at all, so to me, the name 'Logic' was already not a good sign.
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One morning I woke up and I had the sound of Kraftwerk’s 'Neon Lights' in my head as a cha-cha-cha.
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My funniest name? The Opposite Sex Always Sucks.
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One of the leading voices of early dancefloor bibles Jockey Slut and The Face, Emma currently makes radio documentaries for the BBC, and works with the journalists and designers at LIVE, a website, magazine, and YouTube channel run by young people under professional mentorship. She has also served jury duty on the Mercury Music Prize judging panel, curated several compilations for Soul Jazz Records, and hosted panel discussions with some of music’s true greats, from John Cale to Andrew Weatherall.

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