Intergalactic Gary has been playing the DJ game for more than 30 years, long enough to have been dubbed a “terminator” by his old friend and collaborator I-F. Fueled by a passion for Detroit techno, Italo and electro, the Dutch DJ has been at it since the 80s and still remains a major player in the The Hague's electronic music scene. ShadowPlay Essential – which fuses underground electronic music with visual and performance artists – is featuring none other than Intergalactic Gary this Friday at Dada.
We caught up with the veteran Dutch DJ ahead of this weekend's show:
Beijing has very dry air, which is bad for beards. Can you recommend a beard oil to our readers?
The wonder product is called Advance Techniques Balancing B2 Complex from Avon, a well known brand in Europe.
If you were expelled to a remote intergalactic prison, which three discs would you take with you?
I would definitely not miss taking with me: ‘Some Other Place, Some Other Time’ by Rockets, ‘Reasons To Be Dismal’ by Foremost Poets and ‘Les Grands Voyages de L'amour.’
You still play a lot of older dance music like Italo disco. How do the 90s kids at your shows react to it?
The old school music that I play is mainly 80s style disco, Italo and so on. I think blends well with the post-90s music that I also play. The younger audiences seem to really respond well to it, which is a nice surprise to see – every time!
Why was your home city, The Hague, such a hot spot for music in the 1990s?
There was this place called Blauwe Aanslag, which means ‘Blue Attack’ and refers to the blue envelopes you receive from the tax office. It was a squat and there were underground parties with music that you couldn't find in conventional clubs or parties. It was ‘the headquarters,’ where people were able to listen to music from artists such as Unit Moebius and I-F.
I-F called you a “terminator” – is this a fair description of your DJing style?
It's quite an honor to be called the terminator by someone who is a terminator himself! Hasta la vista baby!
[Image via Verena Blok]
Fri July 29, 10pm-late. RMB60; Dada, see event listing.
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