English - Musician | October 28, 1988 -
I'm a mess. My house is full of records, and my computer... I can't find the things that I want. But it usually seems to work out.
Jamie xx
WorkHouseFindWantMessOut
I don't feel like I'm very good at making music.
GoodMusicFeelLikeMakingVery
I have this romanticized idea of dance music in the '90s because, obviously, I was way too young to be a part of it. So I have this rose-tinted idea of it. I have this idea of it being a very special time. But I still don't know that much - I can never remember any names of seminal artists.
MusicTimeDanceRememberI CanWay
Floating Points plays a lot of music that I don't know, and I like geeking out and trying to find out what the tracks are. His knowledge of house music is pretty deep, and his selection is just amazing. And I think it's a pleasure to listen to his music because it's so perfectly produced.
MusicKnowledgeAmazingDeepThink
I'm used to making songs; that's how I learned to make music. My structures will always be more like pop songs than dance tracks.
MusicDanceWillMoreAlwaysUsed
I work with talented people. I'm just their tool.
WorkPeopleToolJustTalented
I think Kendrick Lamar is great. It would be cool to do something with him.
GreatCoolThinkHimSomething
I get to go to so many different countries and hear so much music and collect totally different records. It's all very inspiring, and I'm trying to embrace that experience because not that many producers get to have that.
MusicExperienceTryingGoEmbrace
My uncle, who gave me my first turntables when I was ten, also gave me records to mix, but I never understood house music. I thought it was boring until I was old enough to go to a club and feel it, the fact that it actually makes you just want to dance.
MusicDanceMeThoughtEnoughYou
When I go in the studio, I put myself into a place where I'm feeling something I want to portray, which is often being sad, lonely. But as soon as I'm starting to make something, it's when I'm the happiest. Ever. I think that comes out at the same time, so there's that juxtaposition.
SadTimeMyselfThinkLonelyPlace
I don't want my music to be of its time; I want it to be timeless.
MusicTimeWantTimeless
I never really learnt from anyone. I just spent a lot of time at home, knocking things out. It has been interesting going into proper studios, working with people who know everything. But I find it doesn't hinder me.
HomeTimePeopleMeInterestingOut
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