The multi-talented, live electronic dance outfit, Goldfish, embark on yet another gruelling itinerary plan for their latest album ‘Three Second Memory’ for the album's world tour.
Dominic Peters on the double bass, keyboards, synths, groovebox and programming, alongside David Poole, the tenor and Soprano Sax, samplers, effects, mixing, production and engineering, make up the duo from the Southern-most tip of Africa we know as Goldfish. A genre-defying live set that is a mix of all that hardware mentioned above, controlled by the lads for what is an incredibly high energy, feel-good experience when they’re in the booth, and you’re on the floor. This is the vibe:
Ahead of the world tour that kicked off last night in Lausanne, Switzerland at D! Club – Antwerp we managed to catch up with the lads to talk, not so much music, but rather, just what they’re all about.
The new album is doing really well. What are your touring plans for the next couple months? Are there any exciting cities that you haven’t been to, yet? We’ve got a crazy amount of touring all over Europe and America coming up. Actually there are a LOT of cities on that list that we haven’t been to before.
If you could play to 20 000 people every night, in the same place, in the same city, and you were to live and play there forever, which city would it be and why? Easy. Cape Town. Best kept secret of a city ever.
Where exactly were you when you heard that you got a resident spot in Pacha? What were your reactions? Well that was quite a while back now…at the time it was almost like we didn’t grasp the magnitude of what we were doing. This was probably a good thing. Pacha is an amazing club filled with so much history; the club is 44 years old now I think. So many amazing artists have stood in that booth.
At what point in your career did it hit you that this is it...that you are playing to thousands around the world that love your music? It still hasn’t hit yet. I think you just adjust to wherever you are in your career and your goals grow with you. In some ways, nothing has changed, it’s like we feel the same way as the day we started doing this. It’s the same feeling, trying to make the best music possible and convert people to your sound.
Is there any instrument in specific that’s just the business for you guys? It doesn’t necessarily have to be an instrument that you use in your own music. There is nothing more beautiful than a Bosendorfer 9ft Grand Piano. A synergy of art, engineering and magic. One day….
How often do you come back home? We spend summer every year at home in Cape Town. It gives us a chance to do some fun shows on the beach and just live the outdoor lifestyle we love. Luckily that coincides with Europe winter so we’ve been rocking the endless summer for the past 7 years or so. Shhh.
Are there any spots in Cape Town that you particularly love? Social, nature, anything? We’re mad surfers so we have a couple secret spots we spend a lot of time at. Cape Town really is the worlds best kept secret as far as cities go, and it’s really unspoilt still. You really realise that when you travel and see that although other cities are amazing, Cape Town has got one thing, it’s not overdeveloped, overcrowded and it’s definitely the world’s most beautiful city. We might be biased but it’s true.
How did you two meet? Dave and I were studying degrees in music at the University of Cape Town. We started a Jazz band together originally with some friends and from there discovered we had a shared love of dance and electronica music like St Germain, early Fatboy Slim, Kruder and Dorfmeister etc. We thought: ‘we could make some tracks like that’ We made our first track and Dave gave it to a buddy who DJ’d a house party that night - and came back raving about the reaction…that was when we knew we were onto something.
What happens off stage? You guys hang-out all the time? We love to surf. Surfing is a huge part of our lives and creative process. Wherever we are in the world if we’re near the coast we’re looking out for waves…so we end up spending quite a lot of time together when we aren’t touring or in studio.
In a week…they wrote:
Gig time/Studio time 45%
Surf time 15%
Sleep time 30%
Eat time 5%
Other 5% Use your imagination…
Worth a mention, some of that 45% spent in the studio is going toward the remixes of their track 'Moonwalk Away' that is about to come out including a Goldfish Remix…and a collab track with Dutch artist Bakermat which they, and we are super stoked about.
What do you listen to? Surely you break away from what you’re producing, at times? Any specific artists? We listen to everything. Could be classical, rock, (good) hip-hop and electronic covers, so many styles and tastes. The worst thing you could ever do is to only listen to dance music. That would be like eating the same thing all day for the rest of your life.
What is your favourite album of all time? Can’t call that one!
What is the strangest thing someone has thrown on stage? We’ve had some bras and panties over the years…and some dude’s undies. Thanks bro.
What is the weirdest message/social media comment you have received from a fan? ‘I’m outside your house.’
What is an absolute must-have at every gig? A good soundsystem. Without that we’re all screwed.
Favourite venue in Cape Town, to play? Kirstenbosch is definitely our favourite, along with anyone else who has played there. It’s a world heritage site under Table Mountain with thousands of people jamming in front of you, what more could you ask for!?
That’s Goldfish. Two, solid gents with a healthy appreciation for the active, outdoor life, especially here in Cape Town. It’s the finer, simpler things out there that keep things interesting and Dom and Dave seemed to have cracked it. Living the dream, making music that moves while exploring the world, 7 summers later. Again, if you get the opportunity to see them play live, take it. You won’t be sorry.
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