Manuel Tur, Langenberg and Dplay have announced details of their new label venture, Mild Pitch.
Having all been Essen residents, as well as fixtures on Swiss imprint Drumpoet Community's discography over the past couple of years (not to mention Tur and Langenberg's work together under their Ribn guise), it seems only natural that the trio should unite under the umbrella of a cohesive project. Rather than harp on about Mild Pitch ourselves however, we figured it made more sense to track down one of the head honchos Manuel Tur for a brief look into what we can expect from this new kid on the label block.Why are you starting a label now, in this economic climate?
When we took the decision to start a label the economic climate was no primary issue. Our aim was to create a platform to work on our music without any compromises in the first place. Also, regarding the economic circumstances in the music industry over the last couple of years, the current crisis isn't that much of a shock, I reckon.
Will you be doing only releases from your own crew in the beginning? Or are there plans to look outside of Essen?
The first releases will be new stuff from our own studios, starting things off with a Ribn single called "This Feeling," followed by a Langenberg 12-inch-which includes a Manuel Tur remix-and a new Dplay EP for the third release. We want to keep the focus on our own work for the start, however there's no intention to rule out other artists to release on the label.
You had Pépé Bradock remix your Freerange single. Any big names for Mild Pitch we can look forward to?
The Pépé Bradock remixes were a beautiful bonus to a song from the album that's been special to me personally-not to everyone's taste-but something I'm really happy I got the chance to do. As for Mild Pitch, we can't confirm any big names yet but keep your eyes open for some exciting remixes...
How would you describe the sound of the imprint?
Obviously, we're emerging from a deeper house and techno background, however the label is supposed to give us the opportunity to develop things forward. The first releases will offer some warm and melodic housey stuff, but it'll certainly take some time for us, the label and the people who check out our music, to form a certain Mild Pitch sound.