Interview With Seb Fontaine Ahead Of Type @ The Island, Saturday December 1st Posted by Mostwantedkat on Nov 27, 2007 - 12:51:51 PM

For the last seven years it’s been the undisputed jewel in London’s clubbing crown, Now Type announces the next chapter in its history with a massive new residency at the capital’s hottest underground club, The Island.

Saturday December 1^st sees Seb Fontaine, Cicada, Luke Dzierzik, Damian Wilson, Jay P, Zak Radak and Stimpy take on the full force of The Island’s phenomenal FunkTion 1 sound system and clubbers are already beating down the doors in anticipation.

To get you in the mood for what promises to be a sensational night of some seriously hot house music and deliciously dirty groove, we managed to catch up with international legend and all-round nice guy Seb…

You’re moving your residency to new club The Island. We saw you down there for Danny Rampling and Nicky Holloway’s 20 Years of House album launch party. What is it about the club that you like?

There's something about it that feels right. I do love a nice venue with an intimate vibe. I have been very lucky to have been involved with The Cross so heavily over the last 15 years, again a venue with an intimate vibe despite its size. We have been looking for a new home to replace The Cross for the past year and I hope we have found it in The Island.

It’s obviously a lot smaller than The Cross. Are you hoping for a more intimate feel this time round?

It's smaller but the vibe is similar as The Cross was heavily divided so that there were no big rooms.

Who’ve you got on your line-up and why did you choose to put this particular combination together?

We have been very lucky to have booked some of the biggest names in DJing for Type (Morillo, Fat Boy Slim, Sander Klienenberg etc) but we want to do something slightly different for our Island Parties. We need the new up and coming people to give people a great Saturday night and both Cicada and Luke Dzierek are on fire right now. We want the nights to leave people grinning at the end of the night.

 You’ve been a major force in dance music for years. Would you turn the clock back and start again or do you like how it’s all turned out?

I love how it has turned out. I could not be happier but I would definitely do some clock turning just to do it all again ;)

Is there one thing that with hindsight you’d do differently? What difference do you think it would have made?

The only regret I think is staying in a Saturday night slot on a radio station for soo long.I loved doing the show soo much that I let it ground me in the UK for too long when I could have been travelling the world. Having said that, if I hadn't stayed I would probably regretted that to. DJs are never happy hahaha ;)

What’s the ethos behind Type?

A party atmosphere with good music. When we started years ago there were serious music clubs and party nights with trashy music but we wanted the best of both worlds.

What’s happening with you production wise at the moment?

Full steam ahead! A new Reflekt single ready to go, remixes for Toolroom and Mono-Type and a new project for some weirder stuff (Seblanco) in full swing.

Speaking of production, red hot producer Luke Dzerziek steps up to the 1s and 2s for you this time round – what do you think of his work?

He is “on the money” right now. There are too many noisy nasty electro records but his sound is exciting and adult at the same time.

He just got the remix of Echo signed to the Citroen robotic car advert which has to be something to impress the girls ;) If you could have a track signed to a product, what would it be and why?

Not sure but my love of football (especially Chelsea ) would be a matter of letting your heart rule your head.

What’s burning up your box at the moment?

So many good tunes about right now, a couple of Mark Knight mixes spring to mind and a dub mix of the new Reflekt track is also raising the temperature.

Any plans to return to radio?

I loved radio but I couldn't do the same thing again which is why I didn't defect to another station after Radio 1. I'd love to do something completely different – maybe talk or sport.

You’re a massive Chelsea fan. How did you feel when Jose ‘The Special One’ Mourinho left? Do you think he delivered and lived up to the hype?

He delivered alright but maybe he thought he was untouchable, we certainly weren't playing as well. Only time will tell if it was the right decision

If you could bring one footballer in to the team, who would it be and what would they add to the squad?

We are overly reliant on Drogba so definitely another striker. Rooney will do thank you. I believe the England team would benefit from more young English strikers coming from the lower leagues and getting a chance, unfortunately their high prices push teams to shop a broad which is bad news for the National team.

What would you give for the chance to play in a Chelsea game?

At 36 those dreams have faded hahaha ;)

Your dad was a French restaurateur – are you any good in the kitchen? What can you whip up that would have our mouths watering and our tongues on the floor?

He cooks fantastic meat. I hate it overdone, it becomes tasteless.

I love cooking and my wife doesn't so it's a happy house. We all like different things so most nights I am cooking 4 different meals. My dad cooks fantastic meat so I hate it when it’s overdone, it becomes tasteless.

Finally, apart from Type, where can we catch you over the next few months?

Brazil , Canada , Argentina , Budapest , Italy and Birmingham NYE, see you there.