how does one begin to write about Tiga?
an event that's been brewing in the elsewhere history for many years, to go down as a night not to be missed. with 15+ years in the making, finally we are proud to present an figure that's shaped dance music in a big way - TIGA @ elsewhere friday march 24th
where to even start on a long road marked with notable checkpoints? what can be told that can’t be tallied in raw statistics (which he’s a total stickler for), or an unfurled parchment scroll of places gone and plaudits won? the duality of a life split between aspirational popstar and touring deejay falls short: by this point in time he’s lived dozens of lives, let alone a mere two. Frankly the only claim that doesn’t wash is that of being in a legacy mode – because that, to him, denotes the cardinal sin of coasting. and that just won’t do.
the core engine pushing Tiga forward is ambition. it’s there, everywhere: at the dials in any given club in any given city in any given country on any given weekend; burning the midnight oil in the research & development wing of his career control centre, crisp shirt sleeves rolled, assessing and strategising over his next move; with his feet up on the gleaming glass desk in the penthouse office of Turbo Towers, gold plaques of decade-dominating dancefloor delights flanking him – it’s there. self-aware, well-moderated, yet totally unrepentant ambition.
Tiga has remixed songs from The xx, LCD Soundsystem, The Kills, Cabaret Voltaire, Scissor Sisters, Peaches, Moby, Depeche Mode, Justice, Friendly Fires and Mylo. Along with Zombie Nation, Tiga is half of ZZT, and has released material as The Dove, Rainer Werner Bassfinder (with Jesper Dahlbäck), and TGV (with Mateo Murphy). He has also co-produced music with Soulwax, James Murphy, Chilly Gonzales, Jesper Dahlbäck, and Matthew Dear, who he worked with on "Plush".
with timeless classics including; Bugatti, You Gonna Want Me, Plush, Mind Dimension, Shoes, Pleasure From The Bass, Sunglasses At Night, Let's Go Dancing, tracks that span across multiple iconic albums, the list goes on.
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