TRG: „I’m Beatboxing In My Mind“
2008 has been an eventful year for Cosmin Nicolae aka TRG so far. His Discogs page already lists nine releases for the ongoing year (not counting remixes and appearances on compilations). This means a stunning 900 percent increase of his vinyl output compared to 2007. About time for a little chat with the man of the hour from Bucharest, Romania. (Interview date: 23/07/08)
When did you get into making music?
„I think I tried to make music using demos off a free Ministry of Sound CD back in ’98. I didn’t get very far. I needed (or thought I needed) a sampler that was very expensive at the time and I spent a lot of time thinking how I can glue bits of cassette tape to get a drum loop going or recording basslines with built-in mics… Those were the days! I guess I always wanted to make some form of electronic music since hearing the likes of Orbital around 1994. Then I got motivated and de-motivated every year until maybe 2002 when I got into DJ-ing, and making my own tracks seemed like a logical next step.“
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