{"id":9306,"date":"2012-06-29T09:54:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T09:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=9306"},"modified":"2017-03-01T13:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T13:56:00","slug":"new-noise-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2012\/06\/29\/new-noise-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW NOISE: Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guy and Howard Lawrence, aka Disclosure<\/a>, are possibly the fastest rising DJ duo this year \u2013 and the youngest, clocking in at age 21 and 18 respectively. Fusing 2-step garage with soulful vocals and house basslines, the brothers have clocked up a huge fan base and big-name support the likes of from SBTRKT and Annie Mac. Wonderland<\/em> get the lowdown on any sibling rivalry.<\/p>\n

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Where did you grow up?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guy: We grew up in Surrey, not Croydon – don\u2019t know where the South London thing came from!<\/p>\n

Could you describe your music in five words?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guy: House, garage, chords, singing, drums.<\/p>\n

Who are your influences?<\/strong><\/p>\n

G: Involving production? J Dilla, Slum Village and that sort of stuff.<\/p>\n

H: In terms of actual songwriting, a lot of singer-songwriters from the 80s. <\/p>\n

G: Our influences now are different than three years ago when we were listening to Joy Orbison and Floating Points. Now we take our influences from older stuff- Chicago, Detroit, Paris house, and garage.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s you favorite song on your EP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

H: \u2018Boiling’. I love Sinead Harnett’s voice.<\/p>\n

How long does it take to make a song?<\/strong><\/p>\n

G: I wrote \u2018Boiling\u2019 in a day. But \u2018Control\u2019, I wrote that beat a year before. So… Somewhere between a day and a year. <\/p>\n

What are the advantages\/disadvantages in being so young?<\/strong><\/p>\n

H: Originally it was quite a problem for me to get into clubs because I was only 15, and wasn\u2019t allowed into the clubs! <\/p>\n

G: It’s done well for press, they love to write how we\u2019re young.<\/p>\n

Did you finish school?<\/strong><\/p>\n

H: I only got one A-level and then got kicked out. I hardly went in because of my music. <\/p>\n

What instruments did you play when you were younger?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

H: I used to play bass guitar. Guy was really into drums from a young age.<\/p>\n

Do you think that\u2019s helped you in making electronic music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

H: Yeah, definitely- it’s all linked in, learning about rhythm and melody.<\/p>\n

When making music, do you have to think about making it \u201cappropriate\u201d for the more mainstream music scene? <\/strong><\/p>\n

G: We haven\u2019t so far. We don\u2019t tailor our music to some kind of specification, we make what we want to make.<\/p>\n

With Guy being the older brother, does he dominate? Do you fight much?<\/strong><\/p>\n

G (laughing): Yeaaah! We just fight over like \u201ccan I have a bit of your sandwich\u201d. Most arguments are around food or going out and going home- so food and time. <\/p>\n

If you could have any DJ playing at, lets say, your birthday party, who would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

H: DJ Jazzy Jeff.<\/p>\n

G: Are you mad?! I\u2019m not coming to your party! I can\u2019t choose, I need a line-up.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not allowed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

G: Then I think I\u2019d have Jackmaster.<\/p>\n

Do you think your music will develop into a different genre one day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

G: We\u2019ll carry on doing what we are doing for now. We like making all types of music, we\u2019ll get some slower tracks on the album. Variation in speed is important for an album.<\/p>\n

If just one of you were to make a song without the other, would it be noticeable?<\/strong><\/p>\n

H: We\u2019d have some elements – <\/p>\n

G (cuts in): If Howard made a tune without me it would be bloody different! It would be like 3 bpm, in the weirdest key and loads of weird \u201cboom boom booms\u201d going on.<\/p>\n

H: If Guy made a tune without me it would be like just the bass drums\u2026 it wouldn\u2019t work, all the chords would be wrong<\/p>\n

G: Cheers mate.<\/p>\n