Dominik Marz & Radial Gaze: we experiment a lot and look for interesting moves in our creation

Following a slew of impressive solo releases over the past twelve months, Dominik Marz and brothers Radial Gaze now team up for an impressive four-track outing on TAU. Both acts have been steadily building their reputations on the underground, maintaining a high level of consistency and captivating dance floors across the planet. The trio have already worked together, dropping 'Trans' on Mexican label Duro in 2021. Now they're back with a full EP, demonstrating the full force of their alliance. We caught up with them to find out more.
— Hi guys, great to have you with us for the first time! How are you today?
Radial Gaze: Hi! Everything is generally good. I work a lot, spend the summer, perform on events and look forward to the release on TAU, of course

Dominik Marz: I'm fine today. Taking a little break after a surgery right now. But almost recovered.
— Massive congratulations on your brand new Baren EP on TAU. Can you talk to us more about this release and how it came about?
RG: Last year, Dominik and I released separated EPs on the Feines Tier label – I liked his style and I had the idea to try to make a joint track. The results were very interesting and promising, so we continued our work, which resulted in a release on TAU.

DM: Radial Gaze had an amazing release on Feines Tier where I also released on before. I fell in love with that EP. I really liked the melodies in particular. Then Andrey (from Radial Gaze) asked me to work together.
— Going back to your early raving days, can you tell us when you fell in love with electronic music?
RG: I think it happened when I came across various cassettes with electronic music in my school years. I remember it was Daft Punk and Yello and many others. Then I only developed this interest and at different times managed to become deeply familiar with different styles.

DM: I come from a Hip Hop/ turntableism background. For me it was a natural development from Dj Shadow to Ninja Tune and Warp to Techno and House. We had a particluar clubnight in my hometown that inspired me a lot and opened some doors for me too.
— How would describe your brand of electronic music?
RG: I think first of all it's indie dance and leftfield techno. Our style is constantly being modified, we do not stop there. We experiment a lot and look for interesting moves in our creation.

DM: I think about that often. It's melodic for sure, but it's also trippy, weird and deep. Let's say: I like to mix styles.
— Why did you choose to pursue this particular style over other denominations of dance music? What is it about the genre that you love so much?
RG: It seems to me that he qualitatively combines dance, underground and non-standard. I like to mix different styles.

DM: I'm not sure if I have one style. Everytime I try to come up with new styles even my girlfriend says that it sounds like me. So I haven't chosen it. It chose me J
— You've had a very successful year so far. What have been some of the biggest moments?
RG: Undoubtedly important events for me are releases on Feines Tier and TAU, as well as collaborations with different artists – you will definitely hear the results.

DM: I really enjoyed playing gigs after the pandemic. I played some of my favorite clubs here in Germany. Another highlight of course is seeing my music is getting played by the big players around the world.
— Looking forwards, do you have any goals or objectives you would like to achieve in the future as artists?
RG: It would be interesting for me to do a few more releases on big and significant labels. I also want to continue searching for different stylistic solutions and develop creatively.

DM: Always the next releases + recording (and beeing happy with) my own vocals.
— Can you mention a few pieces of your studio equipment that you're really loving at the moment? Are you big on hardware?
RG: Of the synthesizers in the studio, I use Roland JU-06A and Moog Grandmother and sometimes Korg Minilogue. Since I'm also a sound engineer, I use a lot of VST on my computer. List is impressive.

DM: I use both worlds. My favorite pieces of gear at the moment are: Vermona PerfourmerII, Moog Minitaur, MFB Tanzbär.
— Where can we see you DJ over the coming months?
RG: So far, I'm performing in my hometown of Saint Petersburg and other cities here.

DM: All around Germany and Europe, Israel & India.
— Finally, do you have any other projects coming up soon that you'd like to share with us?
RG: In addition to Radial Gaze collaborations with various artists and several planned releases, I also have a joint project with Antonio De Oto (A-Tweed) from Rome. The project is called Oblako Maranta – it's quite new, but we've already done a lot of work and there will be some cool releases with it soon

DM: I'm finishing another solo EP at the moment, new EPs with Radial Gaze, Colossio & Theus Mago.