Trapmaster Su Real‘s music’s always gone heavy on the bass, and since we were getting so impatient for his upcoming album ‘Twerkistan’, he decided to appease fans with a little glimpse of what his current sounds are like.
Known for producing India’s first trap EP, his debut 11-track ‘Trapistan’, blends trap and Indian influences to make for sounds that are always going to get you moving. We catch up with the man who pulls the strings on the dancefloor to find out a little about his thoughts on cannabis culture, commercial electronic music and the release of his ‘Brown Folks’ EP.
I. What is the story behind the desi twang to your music?
To represent where I’m from… and get a broader audience for my music in India. I’m at a point where, if both your mom and your sister are both grooving to my music, then I know I’m doing something right.
II. What are your views on commercial electronic music?
I’ve been listening to electronic music for a very long-time and it’s been crazy seeing the global scene grow, evolve, and explode –
churning out millions of new sub-genres. Whatever the label you associate with it, I think commercial EDM is great to draw more people into the realms of electronic music. Hopefully, they can then go discover the various flavours for themselves.
III. How different was the music when you were growing up as compared to the music we hear today?
In many ways, I feel there was more artistic freedom in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Without the Internet, the scenes were pretty fragmented and you kind of had to figure out your own way around and how you fit in. Nowadays, every genre has a particular formula and style associated with it and if you veer away from that even slightly, it can be tougher to attract a wider audience.
Other than that, at the risk of sounding like an old fogie, music today is definitely much louder and well-produced, with digital technology making speakers come to life, bleed and burn.
Trapmaster Su Real‘s music’s always gone heavy on the bass, and since we were getting so impatient for his upcoming album ‘Twerkistan’, he decided to appease fans with a little glimpse of what his current sounds are like.Known for producing India’s first trap EP, his debut 11-track ‘Trapistan’, blends trap and Indian influences to make for sounds that are always going to get you moving. We catch up with the man who pulls the strings on the dancefloor to find out a little about his thoughts on cannabis culture, commercial electronic music and the release of his ‘Brown Folks’ EP.
I. What is the story behind the desi twang to your music?
To represent where I’m from… and get a broader audience for my music in India. I’m at a point where, if both your mom and your sister are both grooving to my music, then I know I’m doing something right.
II. What are your views on commercial electronic music?
I’ve been listening to electronic music for a very long-time and it’s been crazy seeing the global scene grow, evolve, and explode –
churning out millions of new sub-genres. Whatever the label you associate with it, I think commercial EDM is great to draw more people into the realms of electronic music. Hopefully, they can then go discover the various flavours for themselves.
III. How different was the music when you were growing up as compared to the music we hear today?
In many ways, I feel there was more artistic freedom in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Without the Internet, the scenes were pretty fragmented and you kind of had to figure out your own way around and how you fit in. Nowadays, every genre has a particular formula and style associated with it and if you veer away from that even slightly, it can be tougher to attract a wider audience.Other than that, at the risk of sounding like an old fogie, music today is definitely much louder and well-produced, with digital technology making speakers come to life, bleed and burn.
IV. If you could collaborate with any artist you wanted, who would that be? What would your project be like?
I’d do a star-studded concept album called Rap Ghosts featuring all the ghosts of dead rappers on it. We’d have Tupac and Biggie on one, Eazy-E gets a solo for sure, and Kurt Cobain makes a guest appearance.
V. If you could rule one country, which place would it be and why?
I already rule a country, it’s called Trapistan. Soon we’ll expand our borders to include Twerkistan.
VI. What’s your magic formula for success?
Do more, talk less.
VII. What are you views on the growing cannabis culture?
You grow it, I’ll smoke it. Don’t bust me.
VIII. Which are the most memorable concerts you’ve attended and why?
This list is too long to get into. One that comes to mind right now is BASSFoundation’s 3rd party at Café Morrison in New Delhi, because it was a watershed moment for many of us in the underground scene. This was where the BASS boys demonstrated that if you promote hard and develop a unique night of well-performed music, you can have a packed house of urban ravers, even in Delhi.
IX. Do you have any crazy fan/groupie stories?
Yes. But for fear of losing other crazy fans and groupies, I’d rather not discuss them!
X. Tell us about ‘Brown Folks’. Your inspiration & thoughts.
Well…. Really, I’ve been working on the Twerkistan album, and it’s taking a while getting all the bangers in place! So I gathered up some
of the tracks I had ready into this little placeholder EP. Let people hear the evolution of my sound since Trapistan, with a flavour of what my live sets are more like these days.
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