[Missoula, USA. November 29th, 2009] -- Kris Moon is the undisputed all-around heavy weight champion of the Pacific Northwest's
electronic dance music circuit. "From promoting to composing to djing to winning two Seattle Laptop Battles, this man does it all," as
boasted in his artist profile
on the Forthcity crew's website. Bring one of the original founders of the Laptop Battle
and Robotrash, the vision behind the Division list, an Ableton user's group, and one of the original foundations for Seattle’s
Decibel Festival mark some of Moon’s subtle and diverse influence in Cascadia's dance music landscape.
Once a Seattle staple (a now Montucky figurehead), Moon was called upon to go deep for this ever-so-appropriate Made Like a Tree podcast. Import this into your portable and take it
for a walk through the forest.
You used to live in Seattle but have since moved to Missoula, Montana (2 years ago?). What prompted your move,
and how have things been for you since the transition?
I'm from Montana, so it was actually a move home. I took a year off to work on music and now I'm in
Missoula, DJing and selling wax.
For those who are not as familiar, what were you involved in when you were living in Seattle?
I pretty much dedicated my time in Seattle to the local electronic music community. From the Laptop Battle
to Decibel, Zion's Gate to the Division List, Robotrash to the Ableton User Group. I'm not the only one. Seattle has such a strong electronic
community because there are a group of people who have devoted their life to music.
What are you currently involved in? For one, I know you have found a nice record store to call your own in Missoula
that helps to fuel your "Moon Bass" radio broadcasts. Have you been able to get behind anything else important to you in Missoula?
I'm running the online side of Earcandy records. We're on Ebay and Discogs. Poring over new releases has
definitely kept my appetite for new music satiated. krismoon.com is up with over 30 mixes from my weekly radio show "Moon Bass". DJing has
taken the front seat, with my production work mainly focused on the back end, sound design and post-production. I'm playing every Saturday
at Absolutely, which has filled the gap for a residency. I'm really enjoying the crowd out here, i feel less obligated to stick to the script,
and feel like I'm taking Serato to a next level of DJing for me.
Could you tell us about this mix you did here for our podcast series?
This is an "opening" slot mix. I imagined a nice club slowing filling up with all of my friends.
I had a chance to listen to it all the way through and found it to hit right through heart of the concept/sensibilities
that Made Like a Tree was originally founded. Would you say this mix is inspired or guided by this project, or did it come to be by some other
means?
Well, I'm defiantly guilty of listening to and trainspotting from the Made Like a Tree mixes. Unlike the
Moon Bass shows, which are really spontaneous, i had some time to think about and plot out this session. I'm using MIDI controllers with Serato
to cue and loop the cuts, which i do several times in this mix.
As a deejay/producer these days, where is your current head-space? What are some major factors in your life that
contribute to what you listen to, make and play?
I'm in a never ending quest for music. it's an obsession really. I think that part of it is the emotion
that music produces. I count on new music to surprise me, old music to comfort. I run with a soundtrack for as much of the waking hours as
possible. I also geek out on tracks or producers and repeat them until I drive everyone mad. Ultimately it's got to play a role in the plot
of a mix. It might be a mix to make breakfast to, but it's still part of the story.
When are you going to move back to Seattle?
Ha!
| MOON BASE RADIO | MYSPACE |
1. Kris Moon - Kinetic [unreleased]
2. Linkwood Family - miles Away (Intrusion Dub) [Firecracker]
3. Move D - Lush Summer Rain [Shanti Records]
4. Brock Van Way - A Chance To Start Over (Intrusion's Under The Starlit Sky Mix) [echospace [detroit]]
5. Appleblim – Within [not on label]
6. Kris Moon - Spare 3.0 [unreleased]
7. Blue Daisy Feat. LaNote - Space Ex [Black Acre]
8. Deadbeat - Public Inspiration [Intr_version Records]
9. Deepchord - Ocean of Emptiness [Modern Love]
10. Andy Stott - Brief Encounter [Modern Love]
11. Claude Vonstroke – Aundy [Dirty Bird]
12. Cavalier - Deep Rider [Drumpoet Community]
13. DJ Koze - Lets Love [IRR]
14. Jesse Rose - Itchy Dog [Dubsided]
15. Karizma - Tech This Out Pt 2 [R2]
16. Moodymann - Hello2morrow [KDJ]
17. Smith N' Hack – Frederick [Smith N Hack]
18. Bruce Ivery - A1 [Stilove4music]
19. Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes - You Can't Go (Prince Language Edit) [Editions Disco]
20. Loose Joints - Tell You Today [West End]
21. Eli Escobar - Good Time [Top Billin Music]
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