Falcons exclusive Okayfuture Interview
Okayfuture founder dantana has been championing Falcons for a minute now--a key reason the rising beatstar ended up in Okayplayer's Top 14 Artists To Watch For 2014. The other reasons is: beats. As in, he got 'em. As Dan put it:
Like many who have become a fan of Falcons, what first stood out to me were his impeccable remixes. Not that he was doing anything new, to be honest, but just doing it very, very, very well (three 'very's) from structure, to choice of sounds. to that undeniable feel-good vibe prevalent through-out his works.
Since he's slated to play Okayfuture x House Of Marley SXSW showcase tomorrow night (Thursday, March 13th) it seemed like the time was right to give Yung Falcs and his newest tuff-work (including a very official-unofficial remix of M.I.A.'s "Yala") a more in-depth look and the result was this exclusive Okayfuture interview touching on his past as a dancer, new projects in the works with his cali-based HW&W home team and the importance of free pizza and all-night taco trucks to the the future sound of Los Angeles. Get an excerpt below along with some keys tracks and mixes and then hit the link to read the full feature on OKF:
OKAY: L.A. is kind of a city of a million distinct villages or zones…what's your zone? Do you have a residency or home base where you play on the regular?FALCONS: No residency in L.A .right now, but I did just form a new crew with my home team (DJ Hoodboi, PromNite, Colta, and Kittens) that we’re gonna announce soon when we get the first drop ready. They’re my main source of inspiration with music and stuff, we bounce ideas off each other and trade etc. We have access to some of the Mad Decent studios… and thats been great for our scene, they’re really supporting us and buying us lots of beer and pizza to stay fueled up.
OKAY: Speaking of that, what is the best late night food in L.A.?
FALCONS: El Flamin Taco Truck in Echo Park (my hood!). Get the Al Pastor tacos or the Tripas Taco (extra crispy). Or if you’re hella hungry get the Al Pastor fries… next level.
OKAY: You just dropped a MIA remix—what tracks are you feeling at the moment or working on a remix for next? Are their certain things you look for in a track to remix?
FALCONS: That was supposed to be official, I was asked by Interscope alongside a few of my peers, but MIA turned em all down… so shouts to her.
OKAY: Whats next in general for yung falcs?FALCONS: I have lots of originals in the works, but it’s much harder to complete them and get that solid sense of completion with an instrumental track. The project I’m working on now is going to be 100% original, as in getting vocalists on tracks and even utilizing my own vocals… it’s a challenge and its gonna be a big step for me I think.
OKAY: Is the future Okay?
FALCONS: The future looks pretty chill bro… pretty chill.
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