1000names was generous enough to put together a mix for YYY and now it has arrived. Cookie Pussy Mix is an hour long journey into the mind of Bulgarian natives Casio Blaster and 99 Mistakes. We’ve posted on this duo before, but now its time for a formal introduction. Below is an interview we recently scored, mix cover art by YYY.
Where did you get the alias 1000names?
It comes from series of works made in the mid 80’s by the English sculptor Anish Kapoor.
Where are you currently living?
Sofia, Bulgaria but also everywhere else here and there.
What’s the culture there like? The music scene?
Mainly house and d’n‘b stuff, a little bit of old skool, funk, hip hop parties, but things are about to change as more and more people get involved in different styles.
What sparked your interest in beat making?
It’s a life time adventure, but as 1000names we makes beats for 3 years now. 99 Mistakes has been producing for 4 years before that and painted meanwhile. Casio Blaster started drumming at the age 14 until he decided to stop sweating 3 years ago.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Old stuff, space era, from 50s atom panic till 80s-90s game graphicizm.
When do you find time to produce music?
All night till dawn, try to stay on it all the time.
Is there anyone producing music today you would like to collaborate with?
We like to jam on stage with Fulgeance and Lilea Narative and thats the kind of collab we enjoy most at the moment.
If you could produce an artists album who would that be?
Somebody who would move in our studio and live dedicatedly for the project.
What movie soundtrack would you like to remix?
Taxi driver.
If you could only use 5 albums to sample from your whole career, what albums would they be?
Raymond Scott – Manhattan research
Sun Ra – Lanquidity
Curtis Mayfield – Curtis
Gil Scott-Herron – Pieces of a man
Tuff Crew – Phan jam(so def)
Tell us a briefly your goals for 2009, your thoughts on the global music scene, and anything interesting you’d like to share about yourself.
On 27th of february our debut album will be out for Eklektik Records, then March we plan a tour in France and around Europe. hope to get on some good festivals in the summer and then some more EP 7 inch for the same label. for us global music situation gets more and more unusual, innovative and independent. with direct contact between the artist and the audience through i-net. collaborations and quick interaction between diverse producers lead to fast developed directions. its exiting to live in the musical present future days.
Check them out 1000names MySpace.
Get their most recent album here
Download the mix here