In my opinion only very few of these releases are in fact lost gems. At the same time it makes a stand against the recycle culture with its endless streams of records with so called lost gems from the 1980’s. This is an inner driven sense that something needs to be done… as there are very good musicians in my country whom deserve some attention. Through the years some contemporary Dutch artists appeared on my label, mostly on the compilations, but only in 2009 I decided to give extra attention to new Dutch talents. This record is seen by many people as the first record that brought together the scene of contemporary musicians who work in the tradition of minimal electronics of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. The fourth release on Enfant Terrible was a compilation LP entitled Electronic Renaissance. My other focus has always been contemporary artist in the field of electronic music. Many labels followed and still it seems like the last few years saw a few new labels every year who re-release this kind of 1980’s music. Even though I was not the first to re-release these kind of minimal electronic sounds this record somehow seems to have set a trend. This second release was a compilation LP with music from the Dutch cult 1980’s tape label Trumpett. Starting with the second record I put for a part the focus on forgotten, or at least obscure, Dutch electronic music from the early 1980’s. My interests were electronic music in the broadest sense. When I started I was not at all focused on the contemporary Dutch music scene. Some of these activities I do in collaboration with others. The label was founded in 2004 and evolved into a platform with next to the label, mail-order and live events also a weblog, a radio show and a paper journal. I started my activities as a logical step from writing reviews, DJ’ing and organizing parties and concerts. When did Enfant Terrible come into being and what led to its birth? Is it in a sense a response to events and bands from the Netherlands nowadays? Taking this position also means not everybody will be your friend as all outspoken people make some enemies along the way… for various reasons… So in the end the name refers to me and how I look upon the world and take my position in this world. In relation to this I will also always speak out my ideas and thoughts on what I come across in this world… among this the works of others. I can and I will always articulate what I do and why I do it that way. I have my own ideas about how things should be done and why. Also all real art will reveal these themes… next to some other universal themes.Īnyway, the name I came up with mostly as I already knew back then that I can be a pain the ass to many people… a sophisticated pain in the ass, but still a pain in the ass. I think these themes are to be found in many music styles and genres that have any real content.
But I do not think its themes has only a relation with the minimal electronics and power electronics subgenres. The name does of course goes back to Cocteau’s novel.
Do you believe we could talk about those concepts in relation to the minimal wave/power electronics scene as well? Why and how was that idea triggered? Right now, I have Jean Cocteau ‘s novel in mind, which plays with themes such as isolation and alienation. To get us started, a first question on the obvious – the choice for the name of the label. This is the first interview which, in a sense, focuses on meta-levels: writing about/asking people who are involved in the writing and creative process as well, namely your work with the Dutch label Enfant Terrible. Hallo, Martijn, and welcome to the Spheres. Other exciting features make this TV an incredible value.The following article was published in N-SPHERE July 2011 issue. ** this item is either not applicable, unpublished, or unknownĮxperience vibrant, true-to-life color with greater visibility of the color spectrum on this big high definition flat screen LCD TV. Confused? Check out the HDTV Buying Guide!