We had a little chat with the lovely chaps and gals @ Defected about our new record ‘Tonco Tone EP’.
Never shy to stick the ends of their tongues firmly into the sides of their cheeks, the video to Chocolate Puma’s new single ‘Tonco Tone’ is typically off-the-wall and displays the kind of humorous outlook the Dutch production duo are well known for. We caught up with them via email to have a quick chat about the single, the inspiration behind the video and their forthcoming appearance at Defected In The House at ADE.
So guys…’Tonco Tone’…what’s the track about?
It’s basically about having fun and not taking things too seriously. And trumpets.
And the video? What’s the idea behind it?
We heard the nephew of our favorite bartender playing our tracks and we were blown away. So we asked him to feature in our video. Luckily he said yes!
The star of the video bears a striking resemblance to Curt Smith from Tears for Fears…do you have an particular affinity for 80’s soft-rock groups?
Urgh, soft-rock. Although one of us really is feeling the Curt Smith hairdo.
You’re playing for Defected in a couple of weeks for ADE…are you looking forward to it?
It’s the holy trinity, Miami, Ibiza, Amsterdam, so yes very much! And playing in our home town is always fun.
Is there any upcoming material you’ll be testing out that we should keep our ears open for?
Yes, we’re working on a remix for The Beathiefs which is shaping up nicely. It still needs some dance floor testing though.
You’re in the enviable position of being able to play only your own material at gigs…when and why did you make that decision?
About five years ago. Actually we had a little break from DJ’ing, but at some point we felt the time was right to get behind the decks again. Instead of ‘just’ playing other people’s records we wanted to do something that would set us apart from other DJ’s, and by playing our own productions we think we found it. Also for us as producers it makes so much more sense, as the connection between the dance floor and the studio gets stronger and stronger.
How do you feel when ADE rolls into the usually fairly relaxed city of Amsterdam? Do you think it has changed the rest of the world’s perception of the city?
Although ADE has put Amsterdam on the map as one of the dance capitals of the world, we think the world still has this perception of Amsterdam of coffee shops and scantily-clad ladies behind windows.
Which parties – other than the Defected one of course – would you recommend as worth checking out?
Definitely Bart B More‘s ‘super secret hush hush nobody knows where it is’ party featuring his French friends from Sound Pellegrino.
What does the future hold for Chocolate Puma? Will you continue to do what you do indefinitely?
Till we drop.
Anything else you’d like to tell us about…?
Everyone visiting Amsterdam should try a broodje kroket.
Tonco Tone (including MFS) is out 20th October on Defected – click to listen & pre-order