![]() ![]() I think we did a great job of slowly but surely establishing these new artists in the year leading up to their album releases. I guess I hoped primarily that people would enjoy the music and appreciate the link between these artists and the sound we are creating as a label. Can you walk us through what has been an explosive year for the Crosstown Rebels? In the past 6 months we’ve been graced by the debut artist albums of Art Department, Deniz Kurtel and Maceo Plex. ![]() I think this is a positive role and it keeps me fresh and motivated. I am continually inspired by music and by the great crew of people around me my work is stressful at times but my ultimate goal is always to find/make/release the best possible music we can and to treat the world to a special ‘moment’. In what ways do you keep on surprising yourself? I will get moving on a new album project in due course.įor someone who takes his music and career so seriously, the stress of these expectations doesn’t seem to wear you down. There’s no major plan under way right now, I just wanted to release this track. It’s the first record I’ve released since Smoke the Monster Out and it’s one of a number of tracks I made since moving from London to LA. Tell us what the release signifies and how do you hope it will be received? You recently dropped your debut EP Different Now on Crosstown Rebels. Here’s how Crack got on with Crosstown’s character of craft. Constantly nurturing a new generation of names, he’s one artist not afraid to take risks. Memorable Crosstown moments include enjoying the company of Deniz Kurtel and her self-made LED light installation at Fabric, Seth Troxler on the mic for Art Department’s live show at WMC, and the boss himself crusading the stage at Sonar last year, clad in black cape like a dance-music-loving Count Dracula.Īfter years of directing projects from behind the scenes and having swapped London for a life in LA, this year Lazarus released his first-ever Crosstown EP, and come autumn he’ll be dropping his fourth installment on the Get Lost mix series. Cranking out dark humour, spooky atmospherics and magical stories, a certain excitement becomes apparent when you’re clubbing in the company of Rebels’ ravers, and unraveling the riddle of his identity further, we’re reminded of Laz’s flair for spellbinding showmanship. Following a brief insolvency where he was told it was a wise time to get out of the music industry, he re-launched the brand in 2008 seeking out a fresh storm of sounds and the new creatures of the night. Reflecting on a whirlwind journey of Rebel rave ups and downs, Damian is colorfully robust. Immersed in the twisted realm of music’s weird and wonderful history, embracing pop obscurities, electroclash, classic house and showtunes, two years later he founded Crosstown Rebels. London-born, Lazarus is steeped in the capital’s free rave era, all the way from Norman Jay’s feted sessions at Hoxton’s Bass Clef to Blue Note’s Metalheadz, through his roles as Music Editor, then Assistant Editor, at Dazed & Confused magazine and as A&R man of the City Rockers label back in 2001. Enjoying close ties with Hot Natured and Visionquest, Damian has even revealed he is in talks about forming an ass-whipping ‘Rebels Supergroup.’ You heard it here first. Re-defining the airspace of house with a torrent of emotionally-charged artist albums from Art Department, Maceo Plex and Deniz Kurtel, the Rebel roster is a veritable temple of talent, attracting a massive crossover of names such as Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Clive Henry, Craig Richards and Soul Clap. In what has been a banner year for the Crosstown Rebels label boss, Lazarus has been busier than ever, opening the floodgates to some of the most popular and in-demand artists in the world of music. ![]() An elder statesman of the house music community, Damian Lazarus is the fancy-dress clad production wizard who fronts Crosstown RebelsĪs star-crossed lovers of comedy, costumes, cats and George Michael, it’s surprising Damian Lazarus and Crack have never met before. ![]()
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