Interview: Cevin Fisher talks ‘Brazil’ and ‘The Seance’
New York’s legendary producer/DJ Cevin Fisher lights up Slip N Slide Records this month with not one but two original releases.
‘Brazil’ offers wild Latin flavours and a truly infectious party rhythm while ‘The Séance’ comes on like a modern day ‘Higher State of Consciousness’, complete with killer drop.
We grabbed a moment with the man hot off the back of his Thanksgiving appearance at Pacha NYC with Erick Morillo and Danny Tenaglia to find out a little bit more about these two huge records.
First up, out today is amazing carnivalesque track ‘Brazil’. What is your personal connection to the country and its music?
“I’m always thinking about the world when I’m in the studio and lately I’ve been thinking about territories. I’ve always been fascinated with the rhythms and the energy of Brazil, so I wanted to do a track just to show my love for that country and the Brazilian people.”
What feeling did you want to bring to the track and why?
“Well I loved ‘E-Samba’ by Junior Jack and I wanted to attempt to come up with something that would work in Brazil, but also around the world and especially at festivals. So with the A&R direction of Christian over at Soundz and we kept sculpting away at Brazil until we had the versions we were happy with.”
How was your recent Thanksgiving Eve gig at Pacha? Did ‘Brazil’ and ‘The Séance’ (out next week, also on Slip N Slide) get played and how did they go down?
“My Thanksgiving Eve gig at Pacha was amazing, Just to be able to share the stage with Erick Morillo and Danny Tenaglia, two of my long-time friends and inspirational DJ/Producers, made the night even more special. I love the crew at Pacha too, they really know what they’re doing and putting the three of us together on the same bill was one for the books. Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to drop ‘Brazil’ or ‘The Séance’, as I was trying really hard to keep the energy at a proper opening set level. It was very challenging!”
‘The Séance’ is possibly an even bigger potential dancefloor slayer that ‘Brazil’, so what is the story behind this track and its title?
“Well ‘The Séance’ was inspired by an old X-press 2 track that I used to hear at Sound Factory in NYC. I wanted to call out to the spirits of house music and let them know that we’re still here and they have not been forgotten. I wanted to bring that sound back, so that the younger generation of house music lovers could perhaps feel what we felt around the Sound Factory days.”
Download ‘Brazil’ from Beatport
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