We welcome chasing donuts on board phuture collective with his track ‘Rhonda‘ as part of issue eight | LUST.
Interview curated by Soba & Floret Loret of phuture.
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phuture: Hey there chasing donuts! Welcome aboard phuture collective, we’re happy to have you! Give the world a rundown of who you are
chasing donuts:Hey phuture! I’m Alon from Israel, 24 years old. I’ve started producing around the age of 19, but actually spent 3 years in the army in-between (it’s mandatory here). If I don’t work on an ableton project, I usually hang out with friends, skate, or code stuff at work as a developer. I love arts that are expressed via technology and constantly looking for ways to merge between the two.
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phuture: Why did you get into music in the first place? What birthed your creative ingenuity?
chasing donuts: I’ve been playing the piano since I was a kid – I’ve mostly played classical pieces but hearing different genres of electronic music during high school period got me in love with the idea that weird, robotic and computerized sounds makes me feel things just as any other piece of music.
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phuture: Where does your heritage lie? Everyone experiences culture differently, yet culture is what brings us all closer together, especially with music. Would you say that culture has had a positive role in what you do?
chasing donuts: Israel is a melting pot. Sometimes I could get inspired by different cultures’ sounds and textures but honestly I don’t relate my materials to any specific sect but rather let it speak for itself (hopefully)
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phuture: How long have you been with/following phuture collective?
chasing donuts: almost one year I think
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phuture: What is your dream collab? If you had the chance to work with any other musician or artist, who would you want it to be and why?
chasing donuts: Moody Good. He always inspires me and his sound design is crazy. The variety of genres he creates, always with touching harmonies – could literally give me a boner when hearing a new gem from him.
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phuture: What process does your mind tend to go through when you’re working on music? How do you know when you’re working on a gem?
chasing donuts: I think that it’s mostly a factor of inspiration at that moment. If an idea is taking shape the mind settles in that idea and creates this imaginary world around it, but otherwise, it will get sidetracked and might even restrain creativity. Usually a finished track would start as a basic idea on the piano that just keeps exciting me every time I get back to it.
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phuture: Have you ever used any psychedelic or mind altering substances, either to influence your sound, or otherwise? What are your thoughts on psychedelics?
chasing donuts: I don’t think it should constitute the basis for inspiration but having the right atmosphere and surrounded by your friends could be a blasting experience.. For me it’s pure fun while hearing the music I personally love. Other than that having the right bud usually results in interesting starting points when producing
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phuture: Give us some shoutouts of artists who deserve more recognition.
chasing donuts: Ave, Katzefet, Edan Mendelson, Wandara, Rob-ez
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