Mugasha Aux

Corderoy was formed in the early 2000s consisting of brothers Dale and Chris. With several outstanding releases on Mondo, Maelstrom, and Deepblue, Corderoy (now with only Dale on board) returns this year with the smash hit “Kyrie.” It has earned acclaims from DJs around the world, and it was the Radio KUL Anthem of episode 103. We catch up with Dale Corderoy to find out about what he has planned for the near future for this Radio KUL Extra interview.

Corderoy

Hi Dale, how are things coming along with Corderoy?
Hi Guys, things are going very well but really busy at the moment trying to get everything done. I’ve got a list as long as the eye can see to get done over the next few weeks!

Love the new track, “Kyrie.” Great comeback. Tell us more about this track.
I wanted to return to what I love doing the most, writing uplifting music. I spent the last few years trying different things to help develop my sound and I had to experiment to do that. Not everything worked but it was a great learning process for me and really helped to define my sound a bit more. Kyrie is just the start of a lot of new material I’ll be releasing soon, in my mind I think some of the material I have yet to come out is going to blow everything else I’ve done out of the water.

Many years ago Corderoy started with you and your brother. Where is he these days?
He’s living the dream as professional pornstar! No if I’m serious we plan to work together in the future but due to distance and his other commitments we decided to put the duo on hold a few years back. Stay tuned though as there’ll be more from us together in the future.

What are you up to when you’re not making music?
Play a bit of sport to keep fit and like to get out when I can to socialise with friends, have a game console but rarely play due to not having enough time. To be honest I spend most of my time in front of a computer or writing music so when I get a spare moment free I prefer to get out and about.

We ask this at all our interviews, which of your tracks or remixes means the most to you and why?
I have a soft spot for a tune that’s not been properly release yet called “At Night” that I wrote during a time when I lost a couple of family members so I think quite a bit of emotion went it to that one, sounds odd but I never tire of listening to it. Outside of trance it would be “Born Again”, it’s an old ambient track I wrote about 3 years ago. I have so many people write to me about that song and how its touched them, I’ve been told people have played it at funerals, weddings and births as it means so much to them. I’m always lost for words what to write back as it takes you back a bit when you read something like that, makes it all worthwhile.

What differentiates Corderoy with your alias, DFunkt?
Tracks that go under the DFunkt alias are a little more down tempo and might be a bit more experimental. I’m not a massive fan of having loads of aliases but I felt I needed to decipher a little between some of the styles, I have a alias for house music too, DCord.

What gear do you use in your studio?
I run Cubase sx 4 on a pc, for near field monitoring Yamaha NS-10s, hardware wise I have a JP-8080 and a Virus C. On the software side of things couple of the best ones I think would be D:Cam and Guru by fxpasion, Jupiter-8 and Analog Factory by Arturia.

What do you think is essential to any live DJ set?
Working it to the crowd your playing to, there’s no point have a predetermined set and then loosing the crowd when you can change. Unfortunately I’ve seen way too many DJs do this, at the end of the day the crowd is why your there and you are entertaining them with the hope of giving them the best night possible, you’re not there to play for yourself you’re there for them its a group effort:)

We’re now in September, so far which track do you think should be crowned Track of The Year of 2009?
Kyrie? … worth a go I suppose ;) There’s been absolutely loads of great songs this year it would be really hard to pick one to be honest. Ask me in December and I�’ll make a call on it.

What are your current and upcoming plans?
I’m in the phase of writing material for two new albums that are due to come out later this year. That’s aside from other works and collaborations with the likes of Judge Jules, Mike Koglin and Sunny Lax, Richie Kayven (one half of what used to be Dogzilla).

What’s currently on your iPod?
My iPod is a bit of a mess has so many unfinished works by me on there, mixed in with loads of other music from all genres. Things like Pink Floyd, Sigur Ros through to classical stuff from composers like John Williams and Ludovico Einaudi, all mixed in with contemporary dance music…varied is the word of the day thats for sure.

What’s this we hear about a debut album? Who will be featured on this album and when can we expect a release?
I can’t give too much away at the moment as a lot has yet to finalised, but yes that’s right. Well actually truth be told I’m planning on doing two believe it or not! One will focus on the club music featuring unreleased material and some of my more well known pieces, the other will be ambient / breakbeat with a classical edge throughout. The due date will be towards the end of the year.

What’s the tour schedule looking like?
Only hand picking a few gigs at this point and time as I’m pretty tied up with producing at the moment, I love playing out though so will be more towards the end of the year once I’ve got some of these key projects out of the way.

Could you tell us your top 3 fave DJs or producers in the scene at this moment.
For newcomers I really like are Breakfast and Avenger, this year I’ve loved pretty much everything by Cosmic Gate.

Who do you think will ace this year’s DJmag Top 100?
Tiesto or PVD.

And lastly, a quick message to fans out there reading this!
Thank you for all the kind support you’ve given me over the past few years, to honest for me writing music is all about reaching out and connecting with people on an emotional level. It really does mean the world to hear from you when you get in contact, so do keep the feedback coming in and stay in touch, I plan to keep building things from here and would love your input.

Here’s some places you can reach me :
Facebook : http://groups.to/corderoy/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/pages/Corderoy/94062447234
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/corderoy
Twitter : http://twitter.com/dalecorderoy
Website : http://www.corderoy.co.uk
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/AccordMedia

Catch an exclusive guestmix by Corderoy on Radio KUL 104 with Simon Lee and Alvin. The first 30 minutes will be mixed by Simon Lee and Alvin, followed by an hour long mix by Corderoy. Also on this episode, a Radio KUL feature with Tom Geiger. Airs Friday, 18th September 2009 on Mugasha.

Corderoy is working on his next single. “Kyrie” is out now on Mondo Records.