Tell us about your upcoming live track on Project: Mooncircle compilation, Silent In Truth. It’s actually something new we wanted to try out: finding a way to incorporate live instruments in our beats. We decided to do a little jam in “the lunar bar” over here in Antwerp. We asked some friends of ours who [...]

What was one of the most memorable moments from your collaboration with Sakamoto on Cendre? doing the mixes in ryuichis studio in new york city in winter. What are some challenging aspects of doing a live performance? airport security checks. And what are the rewarding ones? improvising/ the interaction with the audience. You’ve worked together [...]

There is a variery of instruments on Ferndorf. How did the cellos and most interestingly trombone come into this equation? Well after releasing three piano solo records, two of them were pure prepared piano, i thought to carry on working and maybe push the work with the piano to certain borders. one is to work [...]

What is your typical composition process? When I begin a song I have little idea of what it’s going to sound like. I don’t write down ideas or read music so if an idea comes to me can be quickly lost. I usually just sit down with the guitar or at the computer and see [...]

Where does the name ‘Deru’ come from? Deru is an Indo-European root of some modern words like “duration”, and “tree”. I’ve always liked the idea that releasing music is like giving birth to a living entity, like a tree that grows roots with each new person that listens. Tell us about your newly completed album. [...]

You have explored a rising personal medium. How does its lo-fi sound play into your concept? i treated the phones exactly like i would the cd or the lp – just another replay device. i don’t worry about replay fidelity really – i think that interesting music stands up no matter how its replayed – [...]