It’s been some time since we final chatted with the venerable Dutch lure duo Yellow Claw. They’ve left an indelible mark on the scene over the previous decade and with Jim and Nils taking up Los Angeles this previous month, we figured this was the perfect time to talk with them.

They’ve been releasing a gentle stream of music this previous yr, together with a full album from their extra home/tech-driven aspect challenge €URO TRA$H. Additionally they simply wrapped up a full North American tour which included a b2b set with Flosstradamus at HARD Summer time Los Angeles. We had a short chat with Nils from Yellow Claw about new music, the €URO TRA$H aspect challenge, their exhibits, and the state of dance music.

Hey Jim and Nils! Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. We’ve been loving all the brand new music you guys have been placing out this yr. How do you guys preserve the music recent in any case these years whereas nonetheless sustaining that traditional Yellow Claw Sound? I really feel like “Chilly Like Snow” and “Hey Sensei” actually embody that.

“That’s one thing that isn’t all the time simple. It undoubtedly entails us being important on the stuff we make and typically scrapping a music even when it’s utterly executed, combined and mastered. And naturally it will get tougher yearly to do one thing inside what we expect is Yellow Claw however we don’t cease on the lookout for it till we discovered it.”

Talking of recent music, you guys have launched a full album beneath your €URO TRA$H alias. What have been the origins of €URO TRA$H and what can followers count on going ahead? Additionally, what’s your tackle producers/artists taking over side-projects and/or aliases?

“Jim and I’ve all the time been very hesitant of beginning a aspect challenge. However we lastly made the decision to do it after we made an entire bunch of music that was simply so very a lot totally different from the Yellow Claw lane and we’re each extraordinarily comfortable we did it trigger it’s a whole lot of enjoyable thus far. The €URO TRA$H challenge is a clean web page and that offers us infinite potentialities creatively. In terms of music, advertising, artwork and movies. It’s a extra loosely inventive challenge and we now know that’s precisely what we have been on the lookout for.”

Inform us about your run of Los Angeles exhibits? I really feel prefer it had been some time because you guys have been right here in Southern California. I used to be fortunate sufficient to catch your Academy present, you guys killed it and I believed the gang was wonderful. How did that efficiency examine to your €URO TRA$H set and your b2b with Flosstradamus at HARD Summer time?

“LA was fireplace as all the time. A metropolis that has relentlessly supported us all through the years. These three exhibits couldn’t have been extra totally different from each other really. From an evening that was solely focussed on the groove, a tough bass/techno evening and a again to again set with Flosstradamus to have fun a decade of lure music in its earliest and purest kind. To us, creatively, an ideal mixture that saved us on our toes and smiling on the similar time.”

I all the time ask at any time when somebody comes by means of Los Angeles, do you may have a favourite restaurant or spot that you need to go to?

“SIMPANG ASIA in Culver Metropolis. There’s one in Venice now too btw. Genuine Indonesian meals.”

If you guys aren’t making music or touring, what do you love to do for enjoyable? Any favourite exhibits you guys have?

“Jim watches every thing. He’s a real cinema freak. I prefer to learn as effectively. Proper now I’m watching ‘Unbelievable’. Excellent thus far.”

What’s you guys’ tackle the state of dance music in 2023? Looks as if we’re in a fairly sturdy place, festivals are thriving. How do you guys really feel and any predictions for the place dance music would possibly go as we head towards the top of the yr?

“We really feel the identical approach. I really stated the identical factor to one of many Insomniac guys final week. It’s good to see all people again on the dance flooring. And likewise creatively new lanes are rising and that’s stunning.”

Try Yellow Claw’s newest “Chilly Like Snow” with Sorn. Re-live their EDC Las Vegas set as effectively!