M.A.N.D.Y. “Miss Johnson”

While most music enthusiasts would agree dance music is best experienced on the dancefloor (please save your “duh”s until after I complete my thought), they tend to underestimate the value of listening to house music in the comfort of their actual homes. The Get Physical crew seem to get it, though, as they kick out the second installment of their Hausmusik compilation. Volume 2 sees them tapping top-shelf producers to personalize a 14-track package aimed at providing the public with an eclectic private-listening session. It includes works from Clarian, WhoMadeWho, Steve Moore and more.

The intimate affair also features the talents of label heads Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung, together known as M.A.N.D.Y., on the behind-closed-doors banger “Miss Johnson.” The Berlin-based duo turn loose with this number, as they sneak between the sheets with laidback tones that resonate and build behind a bed of delicate drum work. Speaking of beds, you’ll probably need one close by when this sultry heater hits your ears.

Available June 26 via Get Physical.

If you were to describe this track as a scent, a signature fragrance as it were, what would it be called? If it were to have a tagline, what would it be?
Maybe Opium by Yves Saint Laurent—not so much because it’s super trippy—more that it’s a timeless piece like this perfume, and the history of it is quite controversial. And of course, it’s maybe a little trippy; but I am sure we can listen to it in 20 years’ time still.

Did you discuss or exchange ideas with other producers while creating this track?
Yep. We were exchanging ideas with Jimmy Vallance from Bob Moses. We used to work together while living in the Apple. We love working with people. The dynamic is different in the studio when there are more people. More ideas come up. A little more craziness helps a track, at least when you start it.

Were you impulsive on this track, or did you have a sketch in mind before you started?
We actually wanted to make a proper B-side for the A-side song, “Obsessed.” It’s a different approach, as you are more relaxed, and you let things go and happen a bit more easily.

The sequence was there first, and then we wanted to have a groove that is not starting too normal. So when it first kicks in, it seems a little out of time, which we liked quite a bit. And then we let it flow a little.

Describe the best setting/activity to hear this track.
What we like it about it is that you can listen to it in a club and rave a little to it, but it has to be played in the right moment. It’s not an obvious peak-time record. Or you can dance a little at home while cooking or cleaning your house. We call it “Adult Raving.”

What’s the takeaway here? Is there a message or vibe you hope to get across to listeners?
That is an interesting point of electronic music, we think. There is no such message in a singular track, but the message of the whole movement is a pretty strong one. First of all, it’s universal music, as it’s mainly instrumental; so wherever you go in the world, people know your songs, and we dance to songs we appreciate together. And then the main thing is that people go out mainly to dance and go a little nuts, but not so much in the first place to get laid. It’s still a bit the feeling why we started a long time ago: love, peace and unity. Like everything which lasts, it washes and fades out, but there are luckily still enough moments where you can feel this.

Buy Get Physical Music Presents: Hausmusik, Vol. 2 on iTunes.

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