These are a mix of current club bangers I’m digging and some oldies and edits of classics usually. I play quite a lot of my own music in my DJ sets across my tracks and remixes, so I’m only thinking about 30-40% of records by other artists.
How do you decide what you’re going to play to the crowd, and do you pre-plan your sets? So I’m very eclectic within my core sound I guess! In reality, I just try to make music for 2019 and the future that’s inspired by the classic sounds that influenced, me but with a modern twist. Over the last 2 years in my productions, I moved away from the 1970’s classic disco sound and explored the italo disco/hi-NRG legacy which was also such an important part of disco – the tracks ‘Body Funk’ and ‘Dished’ and my Fatboy Slim remix, for example. But with my latest track ‘Emotion’ I went back to the very early, almost pre-disco era of uptempo high energy funk for inspiration, and for my second album I’m thinking a lot about the 80’s sounds of electro funk and soul, and how I can make new music with this influence. Nowadays I more often call my style contemporary disco.
I felt as though my musical roots were a bit different so I tried to have fun with a kind of play on words. When I started as Purple Disco Machine I called my style ‘deep funk’ – this was a term I invented in order to distinguish myself a little from the deep house crew I was associated with.
I’ve been a lover of soul, funk, disco and house music my whole life, so these styles of music will always be the base of my sound. How has your sound evolved over the years?
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It was when I was DJing enough to pay my rent and getting my records signed to labels that I thought I could finally go full time with a professional music career.
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I worked in my local vinyl record shop and became my own best customer, as I bought lots of records with my wages! I thought, “hey I’m spending all my money on music so why don’t I try and earn my money through music?”, so to supplement the record shop work I became a DJ and very soon after I taught myself how to produce music. I always liked Miami Sound Machine as a kid and I loved the famous disco breaks track ‘Scratchin’ by Magic Disco Machine so I combined them with the colour of Prince who is one of my favourite artists ever!Īs a teenager I collected records and went clubbing so I was aware of the idea of being a record producer and DJ. But I also wanted a name that was a bit fun and not too serious, so that I could stand out from all the super serious German minimal and techno artists around at the time. I wanted a name to fit the music I loved, and was very keen to pursue as a producer and DJ – which is funk and disco house. As well as letting us delve into his glittering past, present and future, Tino has curated an exclusive playlist which you can listen to below – enjoy!įirst of all, where did the name Purple Disco Machine come from? We spoke to the ‘deep funk’ disc jockey about his musical journey, inspirations and of course, his performance at the upcoming Defected London FSTVL this weekend. Famed for his hugely popular catalog of party anthems including ‘Emotion’ and ‘My House’, and of course, his dance floor destroying remixes of Fatboy Slim’s ‘Praise You’ and more recently Foals’ ‘In Degrees’, Defected London FSTVL promises to be a celebration of non-stop body grooving fun in the sun. So, with 12,000 party goers, 5 stages and perfect weather scheduled for Saturday 14th September, make sure you’ve prepared a selection of moves to lay down at what will be a sensational and unforgettable masterpiece of a festival.Īmongst the star studded line-up is German-born contemporary disco DJ and producer Tino Piontek, better known as Purple Disco Machine.
As a record label adored worldwide and prominent party producer in Ibiza, it’s no surprise to hear that even the very first Defected London FSTVL will showcase some of most well-loved and respected musical pioneers to ever grace the industry. Well, for our second instalment of Defected house, it looks like we’re in for a big one as Defected have launched their very own London-based festival. Say the words ‘Purple Disco Machine’ to a house music fan and watch their face instantly light up.Īs long-term house heads and followers of Defected Records since we were teenagers, you’d be surprised to learn that it wasn’t until New Year’s Eve 2019 that we actually found ourselves parting at a Defected night (I know right).
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