DJ A.Fruit on Russia's Underground Footwork Scene
Producer and DJ A.Fruit is one of the most exciting names to emerge from Russia’s underground electronic scene. She’s responsible for creating 808 Juke Street, Moscow’s first club night dedicated to footwork music, and this month she plays The Drop at Dada.
You probably get asked this a lot, but what’s your favorite fruit and why?
All fruit tastes good to me, but I'd like to give an honorable mention to berries. Cherries and blueberries are just amazing.
Have you tried durian? It’s popular here.
I have never been to China before, so I can't imagine the taste of this fruit. But I'll definitely try it when I’m there! I'm always happy to try something new. This gives a spicy taste to life itself.
Indeed, it does. So onto music: What’s the Moscow Footwork scene like right now?
There’s not much of a real footwork scene in Moscow – it’s dominated by various types of bass music. Only myself and maybe one or two other DJs play footwork here. This is why I’m using my events to spread the genre.
Your Machinedrum remix got a lot of love on Soundcloud. Which other artists would you like to remix?
It would be a pleasure to work with tracks on [the labels] Ninja Tune or Brainfeeder. Hyperdub’s artists and UK-based d‘n’b producers are some of my idols, but I don’t think I’m famous enough to get a reply from them about new projects.
How’s your full-length debut coming on?
Maybe it will take months, maybe years. But one day I will finish the album for sure. It will be deep and full of experiments.
We’ve seen some of your footwork dancing on YouTube. It’s quite rare to find someone who dances, produces and DJs footwork.
I am the worst footwork dancer in the world. I only know a few people in Russia who can dance footwork, but you can tell from the young people that interest in it is rising here. I have to say that the music I produce is not strictly footwork, but the genre inspired me and had a big impact on my creativity.
What kind of set can Beijing expect from you?
Either I'll play the full set of only my productions, or it will be a mix of 160- and 170-bpm bass music tracks of different genres. Nothing is set yet.
Sat Jul 23, RMB50. Support from DJ Low, Dokedo and Oshi. Dada, Rm 101, Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B楼101室（183 1108 0818）
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