![]() ![]() Hola! It’s not often we’re asked anything, so it’s nice to have a chat. it’s much appreciated, especially considering the fact that you’re not doing it that often. Thanks for joining me on this one, Reggie. Gentle reminder that I want you all to hit that ‘play’ button while enjoying this exchange. Reggie Goodchild – agreed to join me on this interview (via anonymous mail, of course) and also contributed truly wonderful bangers for the Spotify playlist. So, I’m happy that 50% of the folks behind the curtain – Mr. Even more important I wanted to speak with the men behind the masks who I hold responsible for that specific sound. ![]() Needless to say, I needed to win Confidence Man over for an Electronic Empathy feature. ![]() And on top of it these tracks are also heavily trigger my sweet spot for 90s club sounds, old-fashioned rave euphoria and the sounds I grew up with and originally made me fell in love with that culture. These tracks and clips put a smile on my file, the infused me with tiny doses of euphoria in an otherwise quite grey second Covid winter. The first singles of the album have been stuck in my head for weeks and luckily the whole album can keep up with that quality level. “Go big or go home” appears to be the credo on TILT and just like for the hot air balloon in the video for its lead single Holiday the only way for these folks appear to be up. The follow-up, however, takes that entire idea to the next level. Confidence Man is a great pop musical concept from start to finish and their first album already hinted at that. They never show their faces, they never speak but they are as crucial to the whole equation as the people in the front. Well, and then there are Clarence McGuffie and Reggie Goodchild behind their machines. Leaders Janet Planet and Sugar Bones are the sexy and charismatic singers that never seem to break character which surely helps to keep the imagery alive. Confident Music For Confident People was an uplifting fun record, packed with references and delivered by a group that also partly felt like they are made-up cartoon characters. Those Madchester vibes of their single Out The Window were really triggering something in me, I got to say. I came for the funny clips and over-the-top party vibes but stayed for the great production and the realization that I and the band might have similar musical tastes when it comes to electronic dance music. I even played a small part in the their Don’t You Know I’m In A Band clip (in case you were wondering: you can see my legs and I’ve helped designing that fake magazine). I’ve been following the path of Confidence Man for a few years now, mainly because I used to share an office with the group’s former video directors Schall & Schnabel here in Berlin who were responsible of some their earlier clips. And their forthcoming sophomore LP TILT is the perfect soundtrack for the impending summer of uncertainty and contradictory celebration. We need moments of joy and relief to remind us why it’s good to be alive – and it’s for exactly these moments a band like Confidence Man lives for. Asked differently: There might actually not be a better moment to simply raise your hands to the sky, follow the beat, let euphoria overcome you and celebrate along with others that we’re all in this mess together as human beings. There’s nothing you can rely on anymore, the future looks as dim as the news reports. But considering the fact that there’s a war raging in Eastern Europe while we’re facing a sort-of final state of the pandemic (which definitely feels more like a break than the definite end) the level of uncertainty reaches new heights these days. Or was it the second? I tend to lose track of time these days. How do you celebrate in a time of crisis? Are you allowed to rave when the world is on fire? We crossed a few of these existential questions before in the Electronic Empathy column which I first started in the high times of the first lockdown. ![]()
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