Solaris makes his second appearance at Jæger mix, coming in early ahead of Det Gode Selskab’s weekly residency to make another contribution to Ivaylo’s weekly mix series. Since the last time we’ve had Solaris in our booth for the Jæger mix he and Tod Louie have ushered in a new era for Det Gode Selskab. Launching the label with a 12″; creating a new outdoor summer party experience with Sunsets; and establishing Det Gode Selskab Sunday residency as the most popular Sunday night event in Oslo, Solaris, together with the entire crew have taken DGS on an incredible trajectory over the course of the last year.
Similar to his last visit, Solaris channels that DGS musical ethos into 60 minutes of House and Techno that chugs along at a conservative pace. Repetitive percussive loops remain at the centre of this mix, with approachable atmospheres clouding the sharp functional nature of his usual sets. Austere musical arrangements conspiring in the deep trenches of these dancefloor genres, create an aura of mystic through the duration of the mix. Chirping electronics on a bed of rolling bass lines make for an immersive Jæger mix experience this week as we talk more about the label, the events and the music with Solaris in the following Q&A.
It’s been about a year since your last visit to the Jæger mix. What have been some your musical highlights of the past year?
There have been too many to pick out one, but Roger Waters in Paris in June was surely the best concert I have ever attended. Strong political message and all the famous tracks from the bigger albums. It was mind blowing!
Yes, there is a new one on the way. The next one will come from me and Karl Fraunhofer. We have been spending a lot of time in our studio. We are very lucky to have such an amazing spot for making music, and I hope we manage to release some great tracks during 2018.
Jæger is first of all the best club in Oslo. The backyard provides us with a perfect location to showcase our musical style and our guests. Besides that I really believe our Sunday nights at Jæger have grown alongside the other parties we do outside of Jæger. Musically, Sunday nights are a full on party. We play house and techno, and the energy level is high. I believe our guests like that we offer a high energy night every Sunday.
We are a lot of dj’s, so its hard to pin point a musical identity that goes for all of us. However, I would say that the music we present at our events is a mix between house and techno. I guess it would right to say that the deeper sider of house and techno is a good description of what our musical identity would be.
I was thinking of preparing something for this years Jæger mix, trying to collect some of the music I am listening to when I’m not in clubs. However, like last year, this was the records I had in my bag. It’s a mix of soft and harder stuff that I have been playing for the last three months, both digital and vinyl.