VALE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVALE’s uncompromising approach has always prided itself in being \u2018genre-indifferent\u2019- and one that focuses on style, technique, and novelty, rather than the genre; and the next chapter of their sonic excursions comes from emjulate on the ‘Pestilence’ EP, which is out today on all platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Presenting cut throat sound design, as well as an aggressive stance for dancefloors, VALE and emjulate join forces to platform a high-quality release meant for the dancefloor; and following the release, we caught up with emjulate to know more about his project, his new EP, influences and his plans for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How did the emjulate project come about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nemjulate: <\/strong>During the COVID lockdowns I was getting tired of the same old 140 tempo I was making so I started to experiment with genres I always loved, especially the ones I grew up with. Over the lockdown period, I realized I made quite a large amount of music that was completely different from my first project, so I decided it’s best to split things up and make a new alias.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYour latest EP as emjulate comes nearly after a year since the ‘roborat’ EP. What are your thoughts on the release?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nemjulate:<\/strong> My idea was to make something that blends old school and the new era of bass music, and have more than one type of rhythm on the EP. My first two releases were a collection of songs I made over the lockdown period that I felt were good enough for the public. I decided to pick the best ones, finish them and find a good theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWith the new \u2018Pestilence\u2019 EP on VALE, it was a similar process where I worked on all kinds of music for 7-8 months and picked my favorites for an EP. The tracklist changed up quite a bit because I didn’t like a song anymore or it didn’t make sense with the others as much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’d like to pay special attention to ‘Micro Waves’ from the ‘Pestilence’ EP; it’s a proper mind-bender. Can you tell us a little more about the experience while writing the tune?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nemjulate:<\/strong> I am obsessed with Cyberpunk\/Suspenseful film scores with glitchy pulses and the idea behind the track was to combine that with Neurofunk. It took me a while to figure out how to arrange everything, especially the breakdown section, trying to bring everything back together for the second drop. I’m really happy with how it turned out and I’m glad you are feeling it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHaving produced Dubstep as FLO and then firing up your emjulate alias; how has the transition been for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nemjulate:<\/strong> It helps me stay creative, working with more than one genre. When I feel that I am starting to repeat myself with Dubstep and Future Garage, I forget about it for some time and move to faster tempos and vice-versa. This helps me stay motivated and not be close-minded with just one or two styles. In the end, it’s all about having fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n