The Bloody Beetroots Interview

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The Bloody Beetroots Interview

This Friday I get the rare chance to interview The Bloody Beetroots for a newspaper in my city. I’m allowed 5 questions and I can’t ask anything about their masks. I have a few ideas of what to ask but I thought it’s be cool to get an idea of the kinds of things you guys want to know about them.

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How do they get that fat synth sound?

Its awesomely obese.

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O.o you drunk? =P kidding…

You can ask em about the production process, like who does what?
Who their favorite superhero is? (they have a thing for comic books, allegedly)

Can’t think of anything else thats crafty at the moment

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Whats in your DJ bag? (then film it for here!)

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Sorry just edited that I typed it from my iPhone while eating a croissant :smiley: I was a bit distracted.

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I second that! Bring a videocamera just in case and ask them politely if you could do something like that for a Dj forum you frequent - If they have the time.

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Try to keep in mind this is Death Crew 77 too so they’re all analog now and they have Edward Grinch on board drumming

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Unfortunately their press manager is rather strict so I am not even allowed to bring my voice recorder. I’m going old school with pen and paper :slight_smile:

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+1

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That’s fuckin ridiculous!!! I don’t see the point in that. Recording the interview allows you to go back and double check what they said to make sure you got it right.

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do they really like there beetroots bloody?

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I may not agree with the rules but I’m going to respect them. I have an assistant with me to transcribe our interview and he’s a fast writer so it shouldn’t be an issue.

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Yes I’m a big Beetroots fan it’s a large part of why I scheduled the interview haha

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TBB DJs with 2 Pioneer CDJ 2000’s and DJM 800.

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at least ask what they typically carry in their DJ bag. if they concede to allow that as a question, mention that djtechtools, an unaffiliated site not looking for sponsorship, runs a video showing famous artists and what they carry. if they like the idea, see if one of their staff has a recorder they can use, edit, and send to you with video footage documenting that bit.

chances are they dont want their voices heard if they dont like vid (with masks) and sound recorder (i dunno, never read many interviews about these guys).

no harm in trying. the dumbest question is one unasked…

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Ask them why their So What-Remix from P!nk never got released!

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iPhone> Voice Recorder > Started before the interview…just saying

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Here is a rough list of questions I am planning to ask.

  1. What is it that sparked the radical transformation from The Bloody Beetroots to Death Crew 77?

  2. From your past interviews I have heard you talk about how Death Crew 77 is more than a group of artist but also a part of a radical anarchist movement. Would you agree with that and if so what is the goal of this movement? What about the world would you like to change through your music and the Death Crew 77 revolution?

  3. I understand the transformation of The Bloody Beetroots into Death Crew 77 brought you more toward a hands on analog production process. How has this switch changed your sound and the way that you create new music?

  4. Does this change to Death Crew 77 mark the end of the famous Bloody Beetroots’ remixes? Is DJing still a priority for you these days?

  5. Take me through a typical day in the life of Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo. Do you even have a benchmark for a normal day or are things way too crazy to even boil down so simply?

6)I know you have more Spares of Romborama in the works but when can we expect to see some work released under the new Death Crew 77 title?

  1. As a producer myself, and I know my peers would like to know as well. What is the secret ingredient in that super fat Beetroots style bass synth?

  2. What was The Bloody Beetroots first big break? How surreal was it when you saw your fan base growing like an infection?

  3. I am an avid Spiderman reader and I have to know, are the masks Symbiote Spiderman or Venom? Does this reflect a heroic or villainous self vision?

^That is the last question because the press manager will probably kick me out for talking about the masks haha

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:wink: I’ll bring you back something don’t sweat it.

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this

Also, maybe what production equipment they use? as in monitors, software, and such