The quality of the interviewer is precisely the opposite of the importance of the interviewee. A shame to waste such an opportunity.

agreed.

Also agreed.

Very well put. MvO is involved in the whole process of music making (as he did mention). From the first idea until the pressing. In this "lecture" his efforts are rewarded by being asked to confirm or deny rumors. this was terrible.

you are all just jealous. fact is he wouldn't talk to anyone else. gaining the confidence of someone who refuses to give interviews is an undeniable talent. if you got something out of this interview, which i certainly did, then the interviewer has done his job well.

You guys have no clue. I think the balded guy tried to be really respectful. It's quite difficult finding the right balance interviewing someone who has refused to be interviewed for ages and isn't used to do it .. and then even speak in front of people.

tell ya, speaking while comfortable sitting in front of comfortable sitting admirers isnt so hard, esp. when you get comfortable questions and can talk comfortable bout your own subject. Im not reflecting on the content or quality of the content here, but i really have to laugh about these guys watching that golden logo all the time while bubbling their red-bulled heads to the beats while MVO says: you shouldnt sellout to a big company. And MVOs answers often do dissolve into meaningless, contradicting air. Never fancied Palais Schaumburg either, maybe Im prejudiced, lost some good friend too in that scene etc dadela. live fr yourself.

Baldhead, those in audience sleeping, shots of the audience drinking/passing Red Bull, along with the whole-Red-Bull-marketing-overdose, cheapens the opportunity to gain some real knowledge about MVO + Basic Channel. Although, I now I understand why MVO/ME wasn't open to interviews and I'm slightly baffled as to why he decided to give this one. It's apparent he, as in MVO, shines through his work and I hope someday, there's someone who could create the right environment and place the right persons in it for interesting and insightful dialogue with a master. What a loss.

slightly baffled, huh? maybe someone should just ask the master himself (let's hope he'll get well soon) why he agreed to do this, although being filmed, and i'm pretty sure the baldhead's name would pop up.

by the way, you forgot to suspect that red bull has become very commercial.

I was surprised at the kind of interview it turned out to be, and what was and wasn't discussed, but I still enjoyed it and thought it gave me some insight into one person behind all this great music. Kudos to RBMA for getting Moritz on the couch and talking, it's a real coup.

I'm a bit disappointed he didn't get to speak more about M4.5, near the end he says it's his favourite track of his, and it's probably mine too. Something about that recording stands out even among all the other great work from those guys, it would have been great to hear a bit about the circumstances that brought it about. Maybe next time.

I understand a little where people's bitterness comes from, we all have our obsessive Basic Channel questions but perhaps a good way to see this is to take away what you can from what he says - he emphasises taking time, being honest, listening closely, doing things live, appreciate your mistakes - these are all great lessons. Much like the records themselves, perhaps this interview can be looked at as something that requires some thought to appreciate, rather than a Future Music style "how to" interview with kit list which Moritz find crass and unnecessary.

Hey, at least he is touring so why not book him, then you can bombard him with questions! :)

I really enjoyed this interview. Moritz had a little trouble to explain some things here and there but it was really interesting and informative anyway.
I must say the rbma video archive is such a great thing for anyone interested in music, production & history so it's hard to understand for me where all the critics came from.

So from me: Thanx a lot for your all your work to get this people on the couch!

I personally couldn't have pronounced the word "I-pod" in front of the dude... bald head has no clue how talented this guy in front of him actually is !

can someone tell me what king tubby he played (last track)!? can't find it!

The interviewer did alright, it's certain people in the audience, as usual, that annoys. I can't believe how arrogant that first participant question was in the first 15 minutes, cutting off von Oswald while he was trying to answer a question. Absolutely terrible.