DJ Paypal is that dude whose name you see on the internet and roll your eyes, then after a while you laugh.
Eventually you hear an insane happy hardcore remix on Rinse.FM
and say, "Whoa, someone give me a track ID!"and the answer is DJ Paypal
and you say, "That dude? From the internet? Wow his tunes are good. Where can I find more?"
And that's pretty much all we know about DJ Paypal.
Eventually you hear an insane happy hardcore remix on Rinse.FM
and say, "Whoa, someone give me a track ID!"and the answer is DJ Paypal
and you say, "That dude? From the internet? Wow his tunes are good. Where can I find more?"
And that's pretty much all we know about DJ Paypal.
以下がThump (米音楽メディア)がDJ Paypalについて現在知ってる全てだ。
ではまずお名前を教えてください。
DJ Paypal, aka Paypal Payme, aka Yung Paper Boy.
「DJ Paypal。”Paypal Payme”だったり、”Yung Paper Boy”だったりもする」
Where are you from?
出身はどこ?
Born in northern USA, but grew up in the south.
「生まれた場所はアメリカ北部なんだけど、育ったのは南部の方だね」
One line about your hometown?
君の故郷を一言で表すなら?
I come from one of the banking capitals of America, where a lot of money flows.
「アメリカの”銀行業の首都”なんて呼ばれる街。すごいお金が飛び交うようなところ」
How old are you?
いま歳はいくつ?
18-30 yrs old (approximately).
「18歳から30歳の間のどこか」
What did the first ever track you made sound like and what was it inspired by?
君が初めて作ったトラックはどんなの?何に影響されて作った?
The first track I ever made under the name DJ Paypal was a remix of a producer here in Berlin named TCF.My inspiration for that one mostly came from a Gold Panda track named "Police."
How did you get your name?
何で「DJ Paypal」って名前にしたの?
My name comes from an ongoing joke i had with DJ Mastercard about how we pay for things and how juke DJs always message us offering to give us track packs in return for money (paid with by PayPal).
元はジョークなんだよ。日頃からJUKEを聴いていると、JUKEのビートメイカーから「○○ドル振り込んでくれたら俺の曲のパックを送ってやるぜ」なんてメッセージが頻繁に来るんだよね。それでいつもPayPalで支払うんだ。仲間のDJ Mastarcardとそういうやりとりを笑ってつけたジョークだったんだ。
What labels do you record for?
どこのレーベルから曲を発表してる?
Currently, I'm with LuckyMe Records, but in the past I've worked with Sewage Tapes and their sister label, Interscape Records Ltd.
Other than a club or a house, whats the best environment to hear your music (real or imagined)?
クラブや自宅以外で君の曲を聴くとしたら、最適な場所は?
The best place for me to listen to my tracks would have to be in the mall, headphones blasting, window shopping.
僕の曲に一番合うのはショッピングモールだと思うな。ヘッドフォンで大音量で聴きながらウィンドウショッピングするんだ。
What is your favorite sound (or sounds) right now?
いま一番好きな音楽は何?
Right now I'm heavily into happy hardcore, specifically j-core. It's crazy, super cute, and emotional.
「いまはハッピー・ハードコアにハマってる。その中でも日本のJ-コア。クレイジーで、超キュートで、エモーショナルだよ」
Name some non-musical inspirations.
音楽以外でインスパイアされるものは?
Good deodorant, dancing, crying kawaii Japanese girls, and fireworks exploding out of trashcans on the 4th of July.
「良い匂い。踊ること。”カワイイー!”って叫ぶ日本の女の子。あとは独立記念日にゴミ箱から打ち上がる花火とか。」
Who is one up-and-coming artist you think we should look out for and why?
いま注目してるアーティストと、その理由を教えてもらえる?
I think my favorite artist coming up currently is Yung Lean and his gang, Yung Sherman and Yung Gud Shorty – very talented kids, super friendly.
「いますごく好きなのはYung Lean周辺。Yung ShermanとかYung Gud。若くてとても才能に溢れてると思うし、親しみやすい奴らだしね」
What's next for you?
君の次のアクションは?
My next move is a release on LuckyMe records this year, and shows around Europe in the meantime before I head back to the States in september for more shows.
「LuckyMeからの年内にリリースがあるよ。それとしばらくはヨーロッパをライブしに廻って、9月頃にアメリカに帰ってきてまたライブだ」
This interview was originally published for Thump.
written by Jessica Gentile.
http://thump.vice.com/words/next-hype-dj-paypal
このインタビューは米音楽メディアThumpのためにJessica Gentile氏によって書かれた記事を日本語に訳したものです。
This interview was originally published for Thump.
written by Jessica Gentile.
http://thump.vice.com/words/next-hype-dj-paypal
このインタビューは米音楽メディアThumpのためにJessica Gentile氏によって書かれた記事を日本語に訳したものです。