STREAMING AUDIO INTERVIEW
This year, Grant Smillie is out to surprise you. Following the pop success of his TV Rock project alongside Ivan Gough, the producer is aiming for a more “European” sound on upcoming releases. While he concedes this may lose him a few fans of the barely-legal variety, he’s set on branching out from electro-house.
The main reason for Smillie’s chat with ITM, though, is the impending release of the onelove (Sound Machine) compilation. Of the three-CD package, the Melbourne rep has handled the ‘3AM’ disc, while Italian stallions Crookers take control of ‘Backroom’ and Sydney’s Matt Nugent warms it up with ‘Midnight’. Smillie attests the deep-in-the-morning honours are a good fit for him, giving him a chance to air bombs from the likes deadmau5, Steve Angello and John Dahlback. But what exactly does he mean by ‘European’? Before jetting off to the Miami Winter Music Conference, the man shared a few thoughts with ITM’s Jack Tregoning.
OneLove (Sound Machine) is out now on onelove/Sony BMG.
PaddyWhackd says...
i think this is a great move and represents the australian dance scene swing to a more deeper sound
discomagoo says...
Just have a LISTEN to PAUL HARRIS/DIRTY SOUTH "TV ROCK REMIX" of Better Days! WOW wat a driving bassline that really gets a crowd on there toes for more!
VERNER says...
finally here comes some change.....
Wowk says...
So wait basically he's leaving one bandwagon and jumping on to another?
nzala says...
...shaking my head...what??...deeper?! pftttt, yeah right! That's all we need...more bandwagon jumping. Typical.
Sword22 says...
He knows that the electro house sound is basically shit (the only reason it is popular is cuz of the 'barely-legals) - its just pop dance music. a sound that sneaky sound system so happily embraced but he is right to say he is changing sounds. the european sound he is talking about is coming from the likes of tech-house scandinavia and deep house germany etc. Its where the freshest shit is being produced atm.
DSILVR says...
To me personally grant seems a VERY nice guy. However this electro house scene needs to die badly. Sword i would say more so tech house, techno and the minimal type sounds now are being pushed... Also Progressive sounds.