Dave Clarke interview "A lot of records offended people in weird ways; how did they get that sound?"

British techno icon Dave Clarke has recently reissued his influential album Archive One and Red EP series in a stylish vinyl boxset, and brought them all to streaming services. To mark the release, we sat down with Clarke in London to talk about the making of those classic releases, the changing state of dance music, how Clarke tackles remixes, and more.

Dave Clarke presents Archive One and The Red Series is out now: https://daveclarke.com/
Special thanks to Phonica Records.

In this video:

00:00:00 – The studio behind Archive One and the Red series
00:02:49 – '90s influences
00:03:42 – The resurgence of the '90s techno sound
00:04:56 – Dave Clarke on DJing
00:07:17 – Has dance music got better or worse since the pandemic?
00:09:50 – Remix philosophy
00:12:36 – Classic remixes
00:13:22 – How has production changed since the '90s?
00:17:47 – What's the latest technology that inspired you?
00:20:11 – One essential music making tip