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Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?

Padre Tóxico:
As my first love was hip-hop and 2nd electronica, therefore the outcome is often fusion of these two genres. But I don't like to keep only one direction. Very often during my recording sessions I sit down with an idea to make some hip-hop sounds and I finish with a minimal house or ambient joint. It might sound cheap but I follow my heart (or rather my ears).

Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Padre Tóxico:
I have started in November 2019 having no experience at all, no much has changed since then :)
My only help what the fact that I through many years, have listened to thousands of different artists who composed various music genres. Thanks to that, I knew what I want to create.

Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Padre Tóxico:
Sure. I heard Snoop Doggy Dogg's "What's my name" on school corridor. That was the begining of my love for music. But I was a kid then, so it was mainly passive listetner. My urge to create appeared when I have started to consume music consciously and that began when I fell in love for the 2nd time - this time my chosen one was electronic music. Tracks from Jon Hopkins, Kiasmos, Stimming, Synkro, Lapalux, Aparde, Ross From Friends and Four Tet gave me natural high which has lasted till I bought my music gear.

Nagamag:
What is your favourite track off your "Mandala" album?

Padre Tóxico:
I would go with Dopamine Warmness and then Serotonin Reuptake.

Nagamag:
Do you plan to work with other artists?

Padre Tóxico:
Of course, I would love to. I already did "Summer in LA" with UK singer Pri. My dream is to make whole "Life Supplement" album a vocal fueled one - with a help from some hiphop and rnb artists, I hope one day that will happen.

Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?

Padre Tóxico:
Jon Hopkins "Open Eye Signal"

Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?

Padre Tóxico:
Kiasmos "Bent" and "Burnt" I love them both the same

Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?

Jimmi-Woods:
Slightly left field progressive techno with tribal influences. When I'm writing music I try not to pigeonhole my productions too much, I have never stuck to a specific genre. It may sound a bit whacky but my creations appear to take on a life of their own. Its as if they guide me and I take them in the direction they want to go.

Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Jimmi-Woods:
I grew up in England with parents that love music from the late 60's. There was always music from the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Kinks and plenty more playing as the backdrop to my childhood. When I was 9, I gravitated towards the drums and was a drummer in many bands over the years. I mostly had success with funky alternative style acts. Drum knowlege was certainly an important step to becoming an electronic music producer. Now I have the freedom to create and release music with a fantasic crew and label under Slice records. Just recently I co-produced my favourite track Earthling with the boys from Arcane Trickster. In this game its all about what you can learn and what you can give to each project, so It was a real pleasure to work with them as they most certainly know their way around a synthesiser and I'm fairly certain I reciprocated with my approach to the production process. The result says it all for me.

Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Jimmi-Woods:
I believe it was the cross over of alternative music into dance music in Australia in the late 90's. I had been playing drums for some time and now there was to my ears new sounds seeping in. Instead of moshing to bands consuming dollar pots we were in the side rooms listening to live sets or Dj sets and checking out big name artists like the Chemical Brothers, Underworld and Fatboy Slim in the Boiler room of the Big Day Out. It wasn't until the mid naughties that I decided that creating music on a DAW was something I felt I was capable of achieving after going to outdoor trance festivals and meeting many like minded individuals all persuing a similar path.

Nagamag:
How are you coping musically during the Covid19 Pandemic?

Jimmi-Woods:
Its been a really mixed bag honestly. Just before Covid we had bush fires here in Australia and I had just released my ep Biolume which ironically is environmentally themed like most of my music. Most proceeds went towards WIRES to help injured animals.
Then we launched into Covid and it took some time to come to grips with creating under such circumstances. I decided to take my studio apart and reconfigure my whole set up. Since then I have co-produced the ep "US" with Arcane Trickster, enjoyed exploring my backlog of tracks, immersed myself in the music of others and started to teach my kids the art and enjoyment of making music.

Nagamag:
Whats coming up for you in the months ahead?

Jimmi-Woods:
Well, I've submitted some tracks from various projects to my home label Slice Records for a compilation to celebrate their 40th release. They have been an amazing support to many artists like myself seeking to release music as the artist intends it to be. Then in September I will be re-releasing my album "Into the Outside" from 2018 which I have had re-mastered. At the time of first release I was climbing back from mental illness and addiction and I don't feel that the timing was right for the release back then. Now I have fought my way back, with the support from others, to be more well again. So this album re-release will go out to all those who have suffered and are suffering in this harsh time. Its not an easy road and my heart goes out to you.

Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?

Jimmi-Woods:
Alexander Ebert "Truth"

Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?

Jimmi-Woods
Lish "Seaside Hills"

Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?

Chiara Dubey:
My music is a crossover between alternative pop, dreamy electronic, and modern classical - a fusion of airy strings textures, electronic beats/ sound design and my voice.

Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Chiara Dubey:
I sing since when I was a child and started playing the violin at the age of 5. As I grew up, it became clear to me that I wanted to become a professional musician and I chose to study classical music at the conservatoire, majoring in violin and composition. In parallel, I kept performing as a singer/songwriter on international stages - like the Eurovision national finale. In 2018 I left my homeland and moved to London, where I completed my Master studies in vocal performance. Now I am back in Switzerland where I focus on my project as a solo artist.

Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Chiara Dubey:
On the weekends, when I was a child, I would have tea (chai tea) with my father in the morning. It was our little ceremony. While he would prepare the tea, I would play an old CD of Céline Dion, always the same one, and I would sing along with all the air that I had in my lungs. I remember it would fill me with an ecstatic feeling, the same one I still have now when I perform. I guess these were the first moments where I fell in love with music and that bond never broke.

Nagamag:
You just released your début album, Constellations. What is the idea behind it?

Chiara Dubey:
As a child, I would spend most of my summers in the mountains. Nights, away from the city lights were so dark and quiet, and the sky was a breathtaking, dusty explosion of stars. Other children and I would lay for hours on the grass, just staring at them - and eventually keeping count of the falling stars. I couldn’t avoid noticing, what an influence that sight would have on my thoughts. It would slowly detach me from my daily reality, my thoughts would drown in that deep universe and I would find myself wondering about life, about death, about time, about dreams. That awareness and wonder accompanied me through the years, as I grew. I wanted to create an album that would carry some of those feelings, which are a beautiful part of our human essence. They accompany us in our choices and habits, but our daily pattern somehow makes it difficult for us just to find that space, that quietness, which allows our mind to wonder and dream. I have the feeling that we often get lost in the fuss of our busy scheduled lives. With Constellations, I wanted to emulate the effect that the deep, starred skies have on me, and create an atmosphere that would invite people to evade their reality, just for a while.

Nagamag:
Your album also contains instrumentals, why this choice?

Chiara Dubey:
Classical music is an important part of my personality and I like to express myself just trough sound sometimes, trough compositions, without using words. In this album I really wanted to include this side of me as well, without fearing what the audience might expect from me. It also gives me the chance to perform with the violin on stage, from time to time!

Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?

Chiara Dubey:
Jon Hopkins "Emerald Rush"

Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?

Chiara Dubey:
Aurora "Infections of a different kind"