James Ferraro Interview I 2012 I Le Drone

Interview by Olivier Lamm.
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[@alsitair]

dropping justin bieber and whitehouse in the same sentence is wild

[@SlyHikari03]

This video but everytime James says “like” it gets 1% faster

[@cementspawn1211]

How in tf

[@popefrancis1629]

Love how he’s on that “yeh im way past that bothered i’ll sound pretentious i’m gonna say what really influences me’ level of not caring. Proper artist

[@swirls5801]

this is some actual wisdom

[@taymorrison]

i wanna get high as fuck and talk to james ferraro

[@sonnyobrien]

Yeh like like cheap cell phones like cheap ring tones like downlod onto your phone like globalization like

[@sonnyobrien]

Like indescribable phenomenon i listen to everything like mozart like justin bieber like baby tunes

[@matthewpino-rosado6079]

like

[@threenplustwo9105]

You know what I mean?

[@Mikhaillian22]

He sounds to me kinda "the virgin chad"

[@pillsbury1010]

You know like

[@michaelgoda7150]

Like

[@michaelgoda7150]

Kiev what’s that elaborate

[@HMz83]

I like it how he keeps sayings things like “you know” and “like” over and over and he’s got that teenager tone of voice, yet he’s saying all of these incredibly intellectual things on top of that.

[@pastelcartel]

just like me :3

[@2can2do]

it's just like, y'know, b-but like, it was like, you know, sort of like, kinda uh, so, you know what I mean?

[@dvstrr]

Its because he has brain damage from being addicted to computer duster in the mid 2000s apparently

[@HMz83]

@@dvstrr I think it’s because he’s from California

[@yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186]

@@HMz83as a californian i can confirm this is exactly how i talk and we are very oversaturated out here with media lmao

[@alicelanza6484]

I love the knowledge that James Ferraro is a Whitehouse fan

[@DestinedFX]

what he said about the idea behind far side virtual is GENIUS holy shit. I 100% get what he means about that cheap mobile / other country's perspective of american electronic culture vibes. fucking genius

[@SecretlyStarscream]

This is a great interview, but I've counted, and if I haven't made any mistake... During the course of this interview, this man has said "like" exactly 100 times.

[@muuzis]

its for artistic purpose, 100 is a very emotional number to James

[@ZombieflesheaterZFE]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX-WXnh9jMifm68 it's their lingo.

[@tsuyune3443]

He just like me fr

[@kaasi5371]

if you saw the welcome to candyland film you can tell the same thing

[@zsolthernadi4665]

Exactly what i was looking for:”kinda” &”like” very annoying

[@motherolliearchive]

I’m sensing some subliminal messages telling me to like the video

[@DMacLean15]

While I didn’t expect his voice to sound like that, it is common for geniuses to be socially awkward so his trouble with putting thoughts to words isn’t much of a surprise.

[@missesmia2]

Been listening to him for almost ten years and can't believe his voice sounds like Stevo

[@industrialworld1]

Modern avant-garde legend.

[@djdeadhorses]

that is not what I expected him to sound like

[@lovelycars1]

poorsuit where is he now? I KZbin him and he hasn't dropped in years

[@violetjune5046]

dog he's put out like 10 releases in last 2 years

[@SupervisorGNC]

lovelycars1 umm 4 pieces for mirai?

[@mikelamb2504]

if you keep up with him, theres alot lot more, I dont blame you, hes still very underground with his work

[@forbescallum]

@@lovelycars1 he releases tonnes of stuff on bandcamp and it's as excellent as ever. Lots of variety. I recommend 'Troll'

[@timothydidnttreadwell5012]

like Michael Jackson to Mozart to like Britney Spears to like Justin Bieber

[@organizedsportz]

2 Whitehouse

[@lifesoldier]

"i'm into whitehouse dooyanowadameen"

[@leeder-]

this mans a genius

[@rbl.9112]

Correction: this man is like a genius

[@santiagojaviergarciamanso491]

he is like a genius

[@swamp1138]

Uh like you know what I mean? Like uh you know?

[@user-yi4ld5ox1o]

Jimmy love you so much ... Miss you love auntie glenda❤

[@mauveblanccelestrium8888]

people should look up at him for inspiration. avant-garde is not dead

[@mauveblanccelestrium8888]

he got a great vision on this world

[@forbescallum]

It's pretty difficult to get into his work. The unbridled, sincere weirdness can be understandably off-putting. I like to introduce people to OPN first (a kindred spirit of Ferraro's in so many ways) as he is somewhat more accessible... You know, relatively... But they deal with similar ideas. They even started a reading group recently! They're both geniuses as far as I'm concerned.

[@tatanpinto]

cyberpunk exists

[@edgy55]

Avant-garde was never dead, that's because it was never mainstream

[@TAXXPAYERMONEY]

James listens to whitehouse nice

[@BLDJADS]

and thats why you never became a dancer!!

[@SPACEDOUT19]

Proof what a creative mind and a little bit of imagination can achieve

[@user-yi4ld5ox1o]

Just want to give you a hug

[@jakerobert3118]

He’s got to be one of the most prolific music makers ever

[@elijahgarza7906]

4real

[@Al_Gore_Rhythmn]

*Laughs in viper*

[@user-id8vi9bg4n]

@carla nushawn Exactly

[@kazoofum168]

in music only, how many albums he made aprox? i made 85 so far

[@SeparateHold]

@@kazoofum168 yea and how many new genres of music have you made? ferraro is responsible for the whole drain gang shit aswell as vaporwave

[@xXx_murp_xXx]

seems like a chill dude

[@gustavehaussmann7966]

This video deserves a quadrillion views

[@chefboyardee7445]

He made more than 90 albums and nobody even know about him

[@buibuibuiestudio5561]

Gustave Haussmann this video deserves Like* a quadrillion views

[@sadness2763]

Is too much for mainstream

[@posivibez2094]

genius

[@kreayshawty]

RARE

[@kreayshawty]

seriously though this man is incredible and his work is interesting and too unique. I could listen to him talk about his music all day.

[@ceohannahbannanah1238]

This is so rare

[@Sebvibevanse]

@@ceohannahbannanah1238 hey 👋 wanna

[@snoopdoggdankkush9285]

I really LIKE this guys music.

[@sharkyplanet5317]

I LOVE this interview

[@kingghidorah1212]

So this is what he sounds 'like'

[@brendantimmons5415]

THANK YOU

[@ryancampbell6780]

Like is not a word, Like is a punctuation mark

[@barrette.lediard4010]

Like is the s p a c e b e t w e e n

[@boatswain48]

love this interveiw the way it is

[@cyclejunkie]

oh god he mentioned whitehouse lol

[@BLDJADS]

Our man!

[@zievkye]

arek!!! :^o

[@cyclejunkie]

@@zievkye zeke!!! :^{D

[@pistachos4868]

trascendental music and words

[@ethanb6042]

do a line of coke every time he says like

[@missesmia2]

Legend

[@foreverpilled]

so cool

[@lamorsavineporti]

likelikelikelikelikelike

[@SupervisorGNC]

Truena Nucas lmao his tweets make him seem way more intelligent

[@ElyGalvin]

torq rez a tweet can be thought out, here he had to come up with it on the spot

[@bitcoinkush6045]

Fall back nerd

[@karmaeeffect]

like like like like: i couldn't cope with it

[@jorgekyriakides8369]

modern genius

[@pawekosinski9539]

A "like" every 1.5 secs between 1:53-2:10

[@KlCK4SS]

I like your funny words magic man

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

this guy is genius fr

[@IElrekkaI]

dude cannot articulate himself in the slightest. its almost legitimately funny how well he communicates himself through music but when tasked to do it through words hes utterly incapable

[@SupervisorGNC]

artsdegree his tweets make him look like a genius

[@IElrekkaI]

he is a genius, but he would be the last to tell you that

[@IElrekkaI]

probably iAsia. its such an impossibly dense record that i wish it wasnt so lofi just so i could hear what the fuck is actually going on, but that mystery is what drives my interest with it over other records. there are hints of superbly interesting music underneath the muck.

[@SupervisorGNC]

artsdegree I like the cover art from iAsia, James creates some really profound images, I've never seen anything like that. I'm more drawn to his original productions like the Suki Girlz project, track 14 is probably my favorite track from that project. And God of London is an amazing work as well.

[@richardnipples7574]

i feel that

[@TheIkaraCult]

He listens to what's popular in an attempt to understand what normal people like. Credit where it's due, I can't be bothered to make the effort

[@yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186]

my biggest inspiration he’s so fucking cool

[@pastelcartel]

he gets me.

[@Coldkenny24]

name of the first track please

[@screensaves]

idol

[@m_crowley6674]

i have a hard time assembling my thoughts as well so i say "like" as sentence spacing too

[@mikelamb2504]

this interview is just about how I expected it to be, dude is too woke to contain it in a 6 minute video, and if he was better about describing what hes trying to come across people would be amazed im sure

[@finlandiasinapuros3969]

i'm not sur if saying someone is 'woke' can be considered as superlative or not. Either way, great artist. Sublime work.

[@mikelamb2504]

Finlandia Singapur woke is just a more relative term for being aware of the world he is in, the industries and companies that make the most money, and distribution of the products said companies make, and their influences on cultures who are new to said ideas and inventions. Among many things. To each their own on his work, I think his work is fascinating and it only gets better with each new release. Very hard to recommend or get into on its own though. Definitely one of a kind.

[@pastelcartel]

if one doesn’t get it, one simply just doesn’t get it.

[@Ivankologie]

That's A LOT of like.

[@sneeds]

didnt know he was chill like that

[@manusgraham1159]

This lad looks like if Toby Maguire was mixed race

[@flowerboy_0881]

What was the first track that was playing when he was performing?

[@ohshiit9112]

I love him i dont care

[@OwlThrower]

He looks pretty baked tbh

[@HMz83]

It’s cause he’s Californian.

[@dead_head]

Is there anywhere I can actually buy Night Dolls, On Air 1 & 2, Far Side Virtual, and Brainteaser/Deleted Schemes 1 on CD?

[@HMz83]

You’re gonna have to bootleg them if you want a CD of any of those.

[@youtubeisevil]

Discogs

[@a_perfect_human_being]

I love 4:19 where no one is jamming to that heavy shit

[@flowerboy_0881]

I am

[@DestinedFX]

lmao

[@boatswain48]

what is this gem ?

[@a_perfect_human_being]

@@boatswain48 “RAIDEN - BLUE LIGHTS” - BODYGUARD

[@boatswain48]

Bodyguard - Raiden - Blue Lights

[@Poulain4drum]

Couldn't focus on the itw, he says "like" every seconde it's killing me haha.

[@samblack7500]

Why was this stuff filmed inside the Tardis from doctor who

[@theone77443]

Anyone Know the song at the start?

[@Coldkenny24]

did you manage to find it?

[@theone77443]

@@Coldkenny24 nope

[@jelle5600]

Etienne Jaumet - Entropy

[@theone77443]

@@jelle5600 i meant when ferraro is playing…wow 2 years wait for you to do this

[@Coldkenny24]

@@theone77443 haha yes i went through the same thing. i bet the dude felt really proud cuz so many requests for that. still appreciate it though i guess

[@juanulyssesflores426]

Anyone know that first track?

[@Coldkenny24]

did you manage to find it?

[@juanulyssesflores426]

@@Coldkenny24 not yet. did you?

[@Coldkenny24]

@@juanulyssesflores426 no unfortunately

[@musician17]

He repeats alot of his words. Maybe he was nervous? Nonetheless, really cool stuff. Glad to see an interview of this dude.

[@HMz83]

I think it’s cause he’s from California.

[@musician17]

@@HMz83 Thats where it all started

[@marinewelsh9927]

Far like virtual

[@WithNobodyElse]

like

[@sharkyplanet5317]

What is the name of the first track?

[@Coldkenny24]

did you manage to find it?

[@sharkyplanet5317]

@@Coldkenny24 sadly no

[@Coldkenny24]

@@sharkyplanet5317 maybe someday.. best of luck on our search and thank you for taking the time to let me know

[@sharkyplanet5317]

@@Coldkenny24 what record should I listen to?

[@Coldkenny24]

@@sharkyplanet5317 @SharkyPlanet If you like Ferraro's lofi works id suggest you check out Savage Young Taterbug (shadow of the malboro man is a good start ) and any other artists on the night people label. If you're looking something similar to the intro song in this interview I don't have much clue, kind of reminds me of the soundtrack to an indie game called yume Nikki. Perhaps you could give me a rec, too? :-)

[@Crankerny58]

The New Jim Morrison IMHO!

[@joedambrosia6896]

hello

[@elricfd]

what's the song at 0:07? :O

[@jeryakaduckstab]

i wanna know too : (

[@janipashkvan797]

I wonder where all those likes comes from...

[@erriiikk1]

They come from southern California

[@daemon3582]

He seems super nervous

[@JadenGoter]

dude kinda reminds me of a modern Cage.

[@user-yy9wp5mo6e]

no no, more like warhol, in the sense that he sees no real division between high brow and low brow art. it's all just human, telling the story of humanity. there is no "trash" culture because we're all just living in eternity.

[@deengew]

im in lego island and i dont know how i got here

[@grenadine-3-3-3]

take a drink everytime he says "like"

[@lemongold709]

I guess i counted 90 likes

[@plasticsstrings]

Blud is WAFFLING

[@samtheriverspirit2536]

sex in the city part was cool

[@ihaveadiseasebrou]

Likelikelikelikelikelikelikelikelikelike

[@infurness]

4:10

[@xKoolKidx3518]

i know huh

[@Zylinderz]

4:20

[@elijahgarza7906]

Bodyguard

[@Fastrock_is_real]

Leperchaun mf

[@donalddagobertdunkel8094]

For future scholars to study.

[@HMz83]

Bro is the future scholar.

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

10 years ago only.. but how things changed lol anyway.. before I will die or something I want to see B2B interview between James Ferraro and Elon Musk, no lie. these 2 .

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

James Fucking Ferraro deserve much more, his words matter or way to be.

[@Ar-px4yd]

i see u under all the dean stuff lol so sick

[@swirls5801]

hahaha

[@HypezFeeds]

i dont think id speak to james on feedback tbh

[@strizzyl]

He's picked up a few contemporary works of important philosophy and misunderstood or at best had a really superficial understanding of them nothing wrong with that but he can barely form a clear sentence. That's not always so important but with work that's so explicitly narrative and conceptually driven. Throwing words around like shaman, hyperreality and to top it off Damien Hirst is sad to hear from somebody with so much "Avante Garde" clout. Just my opinion was let down

[@KidsSeeFantasmas]

Can you elaborate on this. Why are you let down?

[@strizzyl]

@@KidsSeeFantasmas its portrayed as Avante Garde and important but it's not thought out in any remarkable way and is just run of the mill postmodern irony. Can't really see anything else going on here. Am I missing anything?

[@KidsSeeFantasmas]

@@strizzyl gotcha. Thanks for dumbing it down

[@juanulyssesflores426]

Although he may be inarticulate I just let the music speak for itself. We can get lost in semantics but sometimes we should seperate the artist from the art and see how he brings his concepts into physical form.

[@strizzyl]

Juan Ulysses Flores im with you im just not feeling his music. ItS rare that an artist has such a cocept driven work so i was expecting some real insight because i love the ideas he’s dealing with

[@TheSuperfuzzyfish]

The best globalist culture can provide us is homogenization around cheap mobile devices. Ferraro and the generation’s culture he represents is completely reprehensible and drained of meaning through-and-through. The mixture of those cultures he refers to is a shallow devaluation of each, which can amount to nothing higher than the inarticulate muck of his vanity. Ferraro’s style is itself degenerate, but what’s more shameful is that he is probably the most talented among the sub-men who comprise his culture. Without genuine development, it is a mixed history, mixed culture, mixed style, mixed race-absolutely worthless. You have nothing because you aspire to nothing, and therefore you are nothing.

[@tommy7830]

Degenerate? Ok lol

[@peaceworld2875]

TSFF what the fuck are you on about degeneracy?

[@ryancampbell6780]

Feel like I'm reading a page ripped out from Babbling Corpse

[@Hyperiss]

Sounds like something Scaruffi would say.

[@dedwendell]

holy based

[@user-yi4ld5ox1o]

Just want to give you a hug

[@loidis9347]

like

[@Coldkenny24]

name of the first track please

[@ristevskiandrej]

did you manage to find it 😭😭

[@Coldkenny24]

@@ristevskiandrej no. maybe you did. the only way left it seems is to contact ferraro himself.

[@Coldkenny24]

@@ristevskiandrej yah never sure why i never did that before. i sent out a message to him on bandcamp. perhaps you should too, maybe that would get him to share.

[@ristevskiandrej]

​@@Coldkenny24yeah that seems like a great idea, i'll message him as well

[@1coldboy]

@@ristevskiandrej any luck? this will bother me to no end lol

[@Randletrandle]

like