Norwegian vibes: a Prins Thomas talk

So, after the revealing conversation with Lindstrom, we needed to talk to Thomas (Prins). The other half of the fascinating and fresh combo Lindstrom & Prins Thomas. Like I said in my previous entry: this is all part of the feature we will run in Serie B for our next issue. The full content of these two conversations is now recorded and ready to be replayed, and edited. But here's just a few raw impressions...

If there's something you can feel talking to Thomas is certainty. The man knows what he's doing, and the most important thing: why. This doesn´t mean there's a plan behind his work with Lindstrom, or the labour at Full Pupp (the fresh and eclectic label he´s being pushing at a very personal ratio). There´s maturity and the ultimate desire to have fun and pleasure in the music. Can you ask for anything more? Not really.

I had to confess to Thomas how Cosmic Prism (the double mix cd released in 2007 under his name) is one of my recent favourites in a category, the mix cd, tha usually does not last very long in the shelf... And we can almost say the same about his hilariously entitled compilation Full Pupp Presents The Greatest Tits Vol.1. Oddly enough, Thomas has often confessed not being a hardcore record digger. The same is applied to the music in L &PT. Are there no secrets then? That´s what he says. But then agaion, how can you explain love at first sight? How about music at first sight?? Because ever since these two guys got together their understanding of what brings them together has created simplicty in complexity. And although it took them some tiem to reach global ears, the time has come.

Thomas admits openly listening to anything that estimulates him musically, be either techno or rock, disco of funk. Good is enough. Being a dj for many years has, of course, created a taste for danceable music which we can all see in his remixes for other artists, and sometimes inside the duo releases. But, honestly, it's not about sweating hard kicking beats to the floor. There's more. There's abstraction, daydreaming, cinematic textures in what he mixes, produces or composes with the ultimate goal of originality. Cosmic disco? Nu disco? Norwegian excentricty? We can call it anyway we like: the remaining truth is one about exciting and rich music that touches head and soul.