{"id":5652,"date":"2015-07-01T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=5652"},"modified":"2025-03-05T08:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:08:27","slug":"interview-milky-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/interview-milky-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Milky Chance Interview: A Chat with Clemens Rehbein"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sadnecessary\"<\/a>Milky Chance<\/a>, a duo from Kassel, Germany, has taken over the radio waves with their debut album SadNecessary which was released in 2013, and in 2014 here in the states.<\/h4>\n

Milky Chance<\/a> consists of Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch. Their first single “Stolen Dance” hit #1 on the charts in multiple countries including France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Poland.<\/p>\n

The duo is currently wrapping up their Europe tour and will begin their US tour in the second half of the summer.<\/p>\n

AltWire had the chance to briefly chat with Clemens while the duo are in-between tour stops.<\/p>\n

Alt-Wire [Danny Benavides]: So I know you guys are finishing the second half of your Europe tour right now. <\/strong>Where are you guys currently? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong> Yeah, right now we are in Finland.<\/p>\n

AW: Prior to you and Philipp meeting and playing music in high school. Did either of you come from a musical background?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong>  In high school, we had advanced music class.  At that time we formed our first band before Milky Chance. We were five guys, a five-piece band and we played a lot of old jazz and music from the 50s and 60s and stuff like that.<\/p>\n

AW: Where did the name \u201cMilky Chance\u201d come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong>  I came up with the name when I was younger. There isn’t a connection between a name and the project. It doesn’t have a meaning. It’s just random.<\/p>\n

AW: Tell me about some of your influences.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:  <\/strong> We both love to listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers, also a lot of Bob Marley, Ray Charles. We also listen to stuff like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin. Stuff to nowadays like Flo Rida, to Ben Howard<\/a>. It’s very mixed up, We like to listen to a lot of different stuff.<\/p>\n

AW: If you could work with one artist past or present who you guys would love to work with, who would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong>  Haha, oh man, that’s hard to say. I don’t know. I think working with Jimi Hendrix would be quite cool.<\/p>\n

AW: So how does the song-writing\/creating process work between you two?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong> I write the songs with my guitar as well as the lyrics. Sometimes I’ll start on a few beats and then I work with Philipp and show him the song and that’s when he starts piecing it together to create the song. That’s basically how it works every time.<\/p>\n

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AW: Since the release of SadNecessary<\/em> in 2013, 2014 here in the States, It looks like you guys have been on tour non-stop. What was the biggest show you guys have played for so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong>  Well, one of them was Coachella this year. That was the biggest stage we have played so far. Also, a lot of festivals in Europe aren’t quite as big as Coachella.<\/p>\n

AW: I\u2019m sure you guys have been a part of some shows and festivals that had amazing\/impressive line-ups. What would be your ideal festival line-up be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong> We saw Hosier at Coachella and they were really good. We saw Deadmau5<\/a>, he was really good. Alt-J, Ben Howard. Maybe some smaller acts that not a lot of people have heard before. To me, just one of the coolest things about these festivals is discovering new artists.<\/p>\n

AW: With that said, who are some artists you are keeping your ear on lately? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong> We listened to a lot of Alabama Shakes while on tour. They just released a new album. Benjamin Clementine<\/a> is one. I think he is from London. He’s very interesting. He plays the piano. Pretty cool, very unique.<\/p>\n

AW: Your first time touring the states was back in October. I understand you guys are going to be starting your U.S. tour soon. So What do you guys think of the states?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong> It’s a huge country. There is a long-distance between cities. You really spend a lot of time on the road.<\/p>\n

AW: What\u2019s next for Milky Chance? Is Album #2 on the way?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong>  Not now but we will tour until the end of August then we plan on taking a break. Then we may work on new stuff coming again maybe in January or even the spring\/summer. It will be next year for sure, not sure when yet.<\/p>\n

AW: Thanks for taking the time to chat with us. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Clemens Rehbein \/ Milky Chance:<\/strong> Thanks, you too. Have a good one.<\/p>\n

Watch Milky Chance’s video for “Stolen Dance” Below:<\/h2>\n