Techno DJ brothers Mathame have released their new track, Follow, and are promising to never lose the 'human touch' after falling in love with music thanks to their parents' pirate radio station.
Matteo and Amedeo Giovanelli, known as Mathame, told the Mirror that while they welcome new tools such as AI, they won't let it take over their industry. Younger brother Amedeo says he can spot a tune made artificially in '0.1 seconds', while Matteo says it's obvious as there is 'no intention, no soul, nothing'.
Human Intention Makes the Difference
'We are humans making art for other humans,' Amedeo said. 'So at the end, at the base of everything, there's the intention to make people feel. A machine can't understand that feeling.'
'You feel it with everything, you feel it with music, you feel it with image, you feel it with a piece of paper, an article, and everything. A machine doesn't understand the emotion, you know, the feeling, how to really craft the words.'
New Track Follow
The emotion has been put into their latest track, Follow, in collaboration with Swedish star Bonn. It follows their success earlier in the year with Endless. Matteo said the track began to form three years ago while the brothers were jamming in Ibiza.
'We started with some chords, very simple, and we loved that,' he said. 'The genesis of Follow was really simple to be honest. It was not complicated, like it was really just a chord, another producer jamming on it, and then we said, "Okay, let's put a real vocal on it, like a strong one," and Bonn came on board.'
Instant Crush
The brothers, who have a 12-year age gap, say the process was simpler than most tracks, finishing it last June. 'It was just instant, to be honest,' Amedeo said. Matteo admitted they are usually a tricky duo to work with because they are so 'picky'.
'Sometimes you need to work around an idea for a long time and test it, and see the reaction on the dance floor,' he said. 'But this time it was like an instant crush. You fall in love instantly with what we had. There's no double-thinking, because often when you have an idea, you double-think how this idea could be better. This time, this time didn't happen.'
Pirate Radio Roots
The pair's love of music stems from their parents' pirate radio station, Radio Taxi. While Matteo wasn't born when it was running, Amedeo says the station played a big part in his childhood. 'Their music was more around indie rock at the time. You know, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Clash. And I got inspired by all this kind of music at home, and growing up it was like a natural approach, very natural.'
Matteo added: 'I think that from all this, I got like the pirate attitude, you know? Like, you do your things in your own way, and don't wait for permission or something.'
