Featured Artist 115
Sila
Sila already made a name for himself a few years ago with wacky HQ Lofi House tracks, which did not rely exclusively on the use of modified samples, as is quite common in the genre. He then finally became a star on Audiotool with his experimental tracks, which one would almost like to present as sound sculptures at art exhibitions. Whatever he does there is technically difficult to comprehend, even for experienced musicians, it takes you sonically into worlds that don't always seem to be that comfortable. But whatever he delivers, it is always massive.
Interview
I was born in Russia later on as a kid moved to Europe. I've been with Audiotool since late 2009.
- About sila:
- I was born in Russia, later on as a kid moved to Europe. I guess I could say I have been with Audiotool since late 2009. I never knew how the music is made and I started doing some internet search and right away Audiotool was the first thing I started discovering. During the first tracks of mine I had such a terrible internet connection, I couldn't publish my tracks. So I recorded them with audacity straight from the studio and even that was a pain because if during recording it glitched I had to record again. My most favorite style is Lofi House music. My father was an alcohol addict and a criminal. When I was a little kid I used to walk in his room. He would be smoking cigarettes drinking coffee and listening to some old house cassettes. I still remember that dirty sound. All those imperfections and scratches. I loved that music so much. Back then it was a normal music playback. Today it is called LoFi.
- Which artist has had the most influence on you (on and/or outside Audiotool)?
- Audiotool: VLTRA and VOYD. Outside: KALX and LINKWOOD. They are pioneers at LoFi house music which is my most beloved genre. I listen to their older audiotool tunes daily. No one can touch them. LINKWOOD is a GENIUS when it comes to producing simple and BIG tunes at the same time. KALX is an IDM music God. Some of my tracks are inspired by his sounds.
- Who would you like to work/collaborate with on and outside Audiotool, and why?
- I defo have to get a collab down with Roy, that guy is doing wonders with the LoFi genre. Also I would love to collab with Dzool, he is the only Phonk/Lofi master on AT. We should defo get some experimental weirdness down with nico as well because who else if not nico?:)
- Which film/game would you like to produce the score for or contribute a song to?
- GTA? sila LoFi radio station in the car while ur doing a mission?
- Have you ever had a writer's block? If so, how did you deal with it and what do you recommend to your colleagues?
- Sure thing. I found out the best way to deal with it is take any track of yours which you like and feel proud of and recycle it. Just hit the remix button and start turning knobs. You will realize you can make hundreds of tracks out of one track through recycling the sounds and it will boost your creativity. When the block is too big, just don't produce but listen instead.
- What has helped you the most on Audiotool to improve and widen your musical horizon?
- Inspecting other people's tracks if remix is provided. No other way around it. And then practice, practice, practice.
- What do you like most about Audiotool? Is there anything you would like to suggest?
- I don't know why but Audiotool has that "at the comfort of your home" feeling. It is so friendly and everything feels so familiar. Only thing I will suggest is health to the AT team that codes this wonderful place. Everything else will come and go. Being healthy is being wealthy.
- Your message to the community:
- Ableton is not going to make you pro. It's about you and how you use the stuff provided:) You can have the best tool in the world, but there will always be at least one AT user that will smoke you nevertheless.