Yellow Claw Talk Staying Fresh, Los Angeles Tour Dates, €URO TRA$H and more [Interview]

It’s been some time since we final chatted with the venerable Dutch entice duo Yellow Claw. They’ve left an indelible mark on the scene over the previous decade and with Jim and Nils taking on Los Angeles this previous month, we figured this was the most effective time to speak with them.

They’ve been releasing a gentle stream of music this previous yr, together with a full album from their more home/tech-driven facet challenge €URO TRA$H. They additionally simply wrapped up a full North American tour which included a b2b set with Flosstradamus at HARD Summer Los Angeles. We had a quick chat with Nils from Yellow Claw about new music, the €URO TRA$H facet challenge, their reveals, and the state of dance music.

Hey Jim and Nils! Thanks for taking the time to speak with us. We’ve been loving all the brand new music you guys have been placing out this yr. How do you guys maintain the music contemporary in spite of everything these years whereas nonetheless sustaining that traditional Yellow Claw Sound? I really feel like “Cold Like Snow” and “Hey Sensei” actually embody that.

“That is something that isn’t always easy. It definitely involves us being critical on the stuff we make and sometimes scrapping a song even when it’s completely done, mixed and mastered. And naturally it gets harder every year to do something within what we think is Yellow Claw but we don’t stop looking for it until we found it.”

Speaking of latest music, you guys have launched a full album below your €URO TRA$H alias. What had been the origins of €URO TRA$H and what can followers anticipate going ahead? Also, what’s your tackle producers/artists taking up side-projects and/or aliases?

“Jim and I have always been very hesitant of starting a side project. But we finally made the call to do it after we made a whole bunch of music that was just so very much different from the Yellow Claw lane and we’re both extremely happy we did it cause it’s a lot of fun so far. The €URO TRA$H project is a blank page and that gives us endless possibilities creatively. When it comes to music, marketing, art and videos. It’s a more loosely artistic project and we now know that’s exactly what we were looking for.”

Tell us about your run of Los Angeles reveals? I really feel prefer it had been some time because you guys had been right here in Southern California. I used to be fortunate sufficient to catch your Academy present, you guys killed it and I believed the group was superb. How did that efficiency examine to your €URO TRA$H set and your b2b with Flosstradamus at HARD Summer?

“LA was fire as always. A city that has relentlessly supported us throughout the years. These three shows couldn’t have been more different from one another actually. From a night that was solely focussed on the groove, a hard bass/techno night and a back to back set with Flosstradamus to celebrate a decade of trap music in its earliest and purest form. To us, creatively, a perfect combination that kept us on our toes and smiling at the same time.”

I at all times ask at any time when somebody comes by means of Los Angeles, do you will have a favourite restaurant or spot that it’s important to go to?

“SIMPANG ASIA in Culver City. There’s one in Venice now too btw. Authentic Indonesian food.”

When you guys aren’t making music or touring, what do you love to do for enjoyable? Any favourite reveals you guys have?

“Jim watches everything. He’s a true cinema freak. I like to read as well. Right now I’m watching ‘Unbelievable’. Very good so far.”

What’s you guys’ tackle the state of dance music in 2023? Seems like we’re in a reasonably robust place, festivals are thriving. How do you guys really feel and any predictions for the place dance music may go as we head towards the top of the yr?

“We feel the same way. I actually said the same thing to one of the Insomniac guys last week. It’s good to see everybody back on the dance floor. And also creatively new lanes are emerging and that’s beautiful.”

Check out Yellow Claw’s newest “Cold Like Snow” with Sorn. Re-live their EDC Las Vegas set as nicely!