What does the phrase “sonic hedonism” mean to you?
Florentino: It's about isolating the sounds and textures that bring you the most excitement, and finding a way to turn them up to 11. The process goes from learning how to make particular sounds, experimenting in a field of sound that's new to you, and finding certain drum/vocal samples, then refining them and pushing all these things to something that feels new. It's an obsessive practice, very self-indulgent, but cracking that code gives me the feeling I’m always chasing when it comes to making new music.
Within certain constraints, this EP is pretty eclectic. How did you, say, find room for a bassline moment on “evol/ǝʌol?”
While I had to practice a lot of restraint with certain sounds on this EP, I'm from the north and those kind of let loose bassline moments in dance music from this region have been something I’ve been exposed to since school days. I wouldn't say I found room for it, it’s abrupt and comes out of nowhere in the track, it just happened and I’m very okay with that.
What is your relationship with collaboration? How did your collaboration with Clara! come about?
Growing up, I’d go out of my way to spend time on my own but in my adult life, friendship and shared experiences are what give me the most joy. My relationship with music is the same. Clara! and I have been friends for many years at this point, I flew to Brussels and stayed with her for a few days at the end of last summer and the vocals for “Dame Materia” happened—shout out to Julien for his feature also.