New Electroclash; New Maximal

Electroclash pioneer Larry Tee chatted to Skrufff this week about his current
musical style and revealed that as well as loving new rave he's particularly
enthused by 'maximal'.

"Some of my contemporaries want to stone me because I love to dance to the new funky
minimal techno-house sound, but I am not ready to give up the new-rave/electro house
either; the solution is maximal," said Larry.

Comparing maximal to Balearic ('you play whatever works for you, in Ibiza it was
warm and fuzzy, in New York now people want variety'') Larry said the style is
revitalising clubland, with genre tied DJs increasingly struggling.

"The one note DJs who play just house or progressive or techno exclusively are
having a tough time keeping the children interested. I definitely want to hear bombs
going off and a loud and fast fusion of everything that kicks ass now, including
minimal. AND I want some attitude on the floor like the old days," he added,
"Maximal is the best of everything."

Starting his club career as one of the key characters in Michael Alig's Club Kid
scene of the 90s, Larry enjoyed his first taste of mainstream success, writing Ru
Paul's breakthrough hit Supermodel, though achieved his greatest recognition when he
helped kickstart electroclash. Nowadays one of the most successful DJs to have
emerged from the scene, he sounded a cautionary note, however, for bands getting
caught up too closely in the current new rave hype.

"I like the term new rave though having been associated with the term electroclash,
I suspect any act labelled new rave will be haunted by the association and there is
tons of great music being shoved into this category," he said.

"There is a similarity between electroclash and new rave but I definitely see a
difference in the two definitions. New rave has a rockier slant with a nod towards
electronica."

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