S.U.B. Podcast #09 Interview with Dj Lans (Mk)

Yello! Well still no sign of snow fall in Skopje. Never the less, again there is no
overview of the upcoming releases in these previous three weeks. Another guest podcast
by a bloke from Skopje. If you have been clubbing in Skopje these past 10 years, you
probably know him. He is one of the hardest djs to find, or seen him play. Most of the
gigs are private or just rare. Hardcore basketball fan, honest worker, true raver, vinyl
collector. Bloke that you can see in Skopje rarely, bloke known as Dj Lans.

Again no info of the guest in this podcast series. So please tell us about your start, what got you into being a dj.

I got into clubbing at somewhat young age at 15 after going on T-festival and watching
Prodigy playing live. At 17 I bought my first vinyl and at 18 my first 1210`s and started
playing at parties.

You are one of those dj’s that use only vinyl. Not just owning a previous batch, you
actually still buy music on vinyl, which is a rare thing in Skopje. Why do you do it, can
you describe your love towards the vinyl?

I love the smell; I love the feel, the small cracking sounds and the effort the artist put in
the record. I mean, everyone can make a MP3 and upload it on the net but not everyone
can make a record and release it. That means that somebody believed in it and put the
time and the effort to publish that track.

In one large period Skopje experience a large amount of upcoming house/techno dj’s.
Clubs were full, everybody was in it, and then it all went downward spiral, leaving the
clubs filled with new age turbo clubbers. My question for you is why you didn’t make
any move, making yourself a name and experiencing the whole house/techno madness, in
that period?

A trend has a peak and a downward. If you wanna be cool in the trend you play the stuff
that’s IN. It doesn’t matter if its house or techno it still has to be from the top 40. I want
to play tracks that I like. If the crowd likes them, cool. If not it`s still cool. I like them
anyway. That is why I bought the record in the first place.

Known you for years most as a clubber and then as a dj. What is your most favorite gig
ever played in, and what is your favorite club night experience in Skopje.

I think that would be warm up set for Marko Nastic in the Summerclub Colosseum and
Pro Arts festival in the Museum of Contemporary art in Skopje.

Where can people hear you playing, while you are in Skopje?

Mostly in Kaldrma-Rakija bar, Balet, Sector every now and then and private house
parties.