Heiko Laux - Egg LDN Interview

Motivated by an unyielding desire to produce and explore a multitude of sounds within the electronic realm, Heiko Laux is part of the longest-running generation of German producers and joins us on 14th December with Etapp Kyle, Solid Black and our own Kyle E.

Ahead of the night, we had a chat with Heiko about the history of his la-bel Kanzleramt Music and why he likes to play in London amongst other things...

Heiko Laux - Egg LDN Interview

Hi Heiko, thanks for chatting with us ahead of the show on 14th December with Etapp Kyle, Solid Blake and our own Kyle E. What do you enjoy about playing in London and the electronic music culture over here? Do you ever get a chance to record shop when you’re in London?

Oh London did impact my career big time, as my brother used to fly over to record shops maybe back in 1990. He brought home a sack of records, including the first acid house record which has changed my way of doing music entirely. 

You recently celebrated 25 years of your label Kanzleramt Music, congratula-tions! How do you think the sound of the label has changed over the last quarter of a century?

First I was looking to Frankfurt for inspiration and the first releases have quite the Frankfurt trance influence in them, but when the Detroit sound came up I nested there for some time before it became its own thing. I’m still trying, still changing to where it’s itching.

When you first started the label, did you have a solid plan in mind of where you wanted to go with it or was it set up as a way to get your music out into the world as soon as possible?

Indeed I tried to get on labels like Harthouse and Tresor in the beginning. Being turned down by them, but still strongly believing in the music motivated me even more to re-lease on my own label. Tenaciously I wanted the record shoppers to turn me down as well, but they didn’t. 

What about the dance music scene itself, how did you think it has evolved over the last 25 years? Do you think the scene is focused on what sounds cool at the moment or is following a particular trend?

I don’t really look at trends, I follow my belly feeling entirely and keep writing music about how the world feels to me. If I would have bend for any trend I would not have made 25 years. 

What about you and your own productions, what themes or surroundings inspire you to create music these days? 

I follow anything that can move a human being and eventually it pops out in my tunes. 

On that note, leave us with a track you're likely to whack out on our Middle Floor on Saturday 14th December?

 Dhyan Møller - Megadon (Heiko Laux Remix)