Ardour is music to fly to. Music to ride the bus home late night with. It's music that has depth and feeling, doesn't overwhelm with power and intensity. Sometimes you need loud and in your face, but sometimes subtle is better. Take a track like "Lakeshore Ave." where all you got is a repeating loop, but it's beautiful and you don't mind listening to it fade in and out for a minute and fourty five seconds. Teebs lived with Flying Lotus and Samiyam for a period of time. I can't even imagine what kind of devastating sounds you would hear on the daily being around those two. Teebs seems to have taken it his own way crafting distinct pieces of music that scream bright colors, kinda like much of the artwork I've seen by him.
Instrumental music is tricky to capture people with, some people have to have words. Some can hear words in the colors of sound. Teebs paints with a brush and he paints with his music. Ardour is epic and cool. Unlike anything I've heard all year. His crew stays elevating, why should he be any different.
Teebs will be rocking Neumos with GLK and Daedelus Wednesday the 20th. It's bound to be a night to remember. I recently chatted with Teebs via email, trying to get to know the man behind the art. Take what you will.
Who is Teebs? How long have you done what you do? What is that? Do you have a musical history or background?
Teebs would be me. I've been living for roughly 23 years now. Living. Besides listening to it, nope.
How old are you? Where did you grow up?
Few seconds older then before. Grew up in a number of places but I've been in Chino Hills for the longest now.
Do you create tunes expecting them to be used strictly as instrumentals? Do you want to work with vocalists? Emcees?
Yeah for the most part it's instrumental stuff. I'm always open to work with people if I find something I like in a voice or person.
Break down your history with Brainfeeder and Low End Theory?
Used to frequent Low End and then played it a few times. Kev is a great person and the whole Low End Family.
I joined brainfeeder in late 08 I think. Still happy and here today :)
Who were you listening to growing up? First record bought? Latest record bought?
Lots of people... My mother for one. First record wasss.... hmm some crappy indie band. I bought it for the cover and it was terrible. Last record wasss... Shuggie Otis maybe. I'm not too sure.
The first time I listened to Ardour it was on a late night bus ride home, it was pretty haunting and fit my mood perfectly. Do you make your tunes at any particular time of day or for a particular setting?
I usually start making my music in the morning when the sun comes up... Usually between 8am-12noon. And its rare that i start out with a mood in mind. Whatever comes out comes out.
I recently interviewed Kendrick Lamar who is a young emcee out of Compton. I asked him if he had heard of FlyLo, Low End Theory, etc, etc and he hadn't . Have you heard of him? I listen to much of the stuff from your camp in the same vein as hip hop, it seems like what emcees should be rapping on, to me. Is their an interest their for more collaboration or is it more self contained by choice?
Never heard of him but I think with every producer its different. If I happen to meet a great rapper to my ears and he likes my stuff I'll instantly work with him. I'm just not looking for it... to me its not a necessity.
What do you try to do with your live set to make it captivating for an audience?
Jump through hoops of fire.
Favorite book?
Don't have a favorite but I do enjoy this short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez called Light is Like Water.
Can you talk about Dublab? What is your roll within the collective?
Dublab is amazing. A creative hub that streams so much good music its scary. I DJ for them, help with events, make art when they need it. It's a nonprofit so it's a very special thing we have here.
Are you rocking any music coming out of the northwest today?
At this very second no but there's a lot of great producers coming outta there. I've had moments hooked on things.
Teebs, Gaslamp Killer & Daedelus at Neumos October 20th. Ardour is out on the 18th. Cop it at the show!
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