Zone Magazine Issue 037 Spring 2023

Well Folks, Lots of great things happening here at Zone HQ just for you lot, so keep coming back! Well its Spring 2023, we have a packed issue with all the regulars, and lots of interviews! We would just like to say RIP to our brother Pete Van Payne who passed away recently. He will be missed for his music, his radio show, work. an good soul! In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover superstar LEMON8. Harry Lemon aka LEMON8 has been at the forefront of dance music both as a DJ and producer, whilst producing a soundtrack of a generation at the same time. Model8 - his first ever produced track from 1993 - is now being recognized as a classic and landmark in Techno and dance music in general. The Inner Sanctuary Sessions double album, solely consisting of his original music and remixes is now recognized as a highlight in Progressive House Music with tracks like New York, New York and Lose Control just to name a few. The latter was even voted all-time best record on the iconic Bedrock label in 2020 by the fans by a landslide. Well Folks, Lots of great things happening here at Zone HQ just for you lot, so keep coming back! Well its Spring 2023, we have a packed issue with all the regulars, and lots of interviews! We would just like to say RIP to our brother Pete Van Payne who passed away recently. He will be missed for his music, his radio show, work. an good soul!

In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover superstar LEMON8. Harry Lemon aka LEMON8 has been at the forefront of dance music both as a DJ and producer, whilst producing a soundtrack of a generation at the same time. Model8 - his first ever produced track from 1993 - is now being recognized as a classic and landmark in Techno and dance music in general. The Inner Sanctuary Sessions double album, solely consisting of his original music and remixes is now recognized as a highlight in Progressive House Music with tracks like New York, New York and Lose Control just to name a few. The latter was even voted all-time best record on the iconic Bedrock label in 2020 by the fans by a landslide.

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What does Frank do when he’s not making music or DJ’ing? I really like traveling a lot. Discovering new places is my favorite activity to get new inspiration for my music productions. Just back from a short trip to Valencia in Spain to quickly recharge my battery. I’ve visited a lot of destinations in Europe and North America and my favorite destinations so far have been Hawaii, Yucatan (Mexico), Ibiza (of course), Spain in general and Los Angeles which turned out to be my favorite city. I already dedicated a track called ‚Hollywood Hills‘ to L.A. which was released a few years ago and gets an update later this years as a new 2023 Remix on Phoenix Recordings. I’m also addicted to Mexican food. I can really recommend a Mexican dish called Cochinita pibil which turned out to be my favorite food. And finally, what only few people know is that I’m also a huge fan of horror movies and have a huge collection of Stephen King novels. You mainly produce and play Trance, but you do have some techno, House, and trance releases and you do mix it up on your sets. What is it about the Trance sound you prefer over the other styles? I never would call me a pure trance DJ. Trance music always was an important part of my life as an artist but I always integrated all other styles of electronic music in my DJ sets, e.g. progressive house, melodic techno, breaks, psytrance etc. The most important thing about the tracks I choose for my sets is that they have something special, emotional and aren’t just lifeless and boring 10 minutes loops with no musical content. I always have to really dig deep to find the music that I want because in my opinion most of the trance tracks of today sound really similar. It’s really hard to find some creative and outstanding trance tunes that not everybody is playing but these tunes are definitely there and I mostly find them which can sometimes very time-consuming but finally its worth every second when I found them. I’ve also started working on some deeper stuff in the studio. The majority of people would call this sound melodic techno but for me the result still is what I would call trance. I have met PVD on a couple of occasions over the years, is he still the laid back, cool, nice guy? Yes, definitely. The last time I met him personally was last year at an event in Oberhausen, Germany were his team invited me to come backstage. We talked about my future music plans for Vandit, took a few pictures and had a good time. Oldskool, neuskool or a bit of allskool? Electronic music always should try to reinvent itself but also never forget its roots. Therefore a mixture of old and newskool is my choice. When I’m in the studio and work on new material, I always try to not forget my personal roots of electronic music and add a bit of this oldschool flavor. For example, in one of my latest uplifting trance productions I added an old school electro beat in the breakdown to add some of the mid to late 90s atmosphere. I also like to add some classic 303 sounds to my recent studio projects. If you where left on an island for the rest of your life alone, with a deck and some vinyl, what 5 tracks would you pick? Hard question, because there always was lots of good music out there and I got tons of digital releases and also more than 3000 vinyls I still have where I have to choose from but I think I would pick the following 5 tunes: 1. Tilt vs. Paul van Dyk - Rendezvous (Quadrophonic Mix) [Perfecto Rec.] 2. Sasha - Xpander [Deconstruction] 3. Billie Ray Martin - Honey (Deep Dish Rmx [React] 4. Humate - Choose Life [Superstition] 5. Paul van Dyk - Another Way/Avenue [Vandit] Tell us about new productions, and DJ gigs? I just released my latest solo single on Vandit Records. The track is called, Atardecer De Eivissa‘ and is a mixture of my signature trance sound and some more driving and tech elements after the first breakdown. Up next are two collaborations I produced with two other acts that also regularly release on Vandit. The first track is a production I did with polish producer TH3 ONE. One day he contacted me via social media and asked for a collab. As I really like the stuff this guy puts out on Vandit and other labels I agreed and we started working. The result is a euphoric and energetic trance belter which will be out this May. And the second collab is a cooperation with none other than Marc van Linden and his studio partner Gordon (D-Gor). Always was a huge fan of Marc’s style so it was a great honor for me when he asked me to work with him on a collaboration track. In the beginning of the production process we just send us the track files we worked on but in the final phase of the production we also met in persona in his studio near Hannover to put some final touches on our track. The result is a quite dark and clubby trance production, somewhere between tech trance and uplifting. Our collaboration should be out this summer, also on Vandit Records. Last words? Thanks for reading my wise words and listening to my music. See you somewhere on the dancefloor on this beautiful planet earth.

WIND DOWN SHOW PRESENTED BY AMARE NICK MUIR MATT FAX PAUL SAWYER SIMON SINFIELD ALL AVAILABLE ON BBC SOUNDS WWW.BBC.CO.UK/SOUNDS LARGE! - John Gibbons - 9/10 Nice One! - Sam Divine - 7/10 Funky Stuff, Thanks! - sa.lomaonun.es - 8/10

WIND DOWN SHOW PRESENTED BY<br />

AMARE<br />

NICK MUIR<br />

MATT FAX<br />

PAUL SAWYER<br />

SIMON SINFIELD<br />

ALL AVAILABLE ON BBC SOUNDS<br />

WWW.BBC.CO.UK/SOUNDS<br />

LARGE! - John Gibbons - 9/10<br />

Nice One! - Sam Divine - 7/10<br />

Funky Stuff, Thanks! - sa.lomaonun.es - 8/10

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