Florian Kruse and Nils Nürnberg have invaded the charts in 2010, churning out hit productions and remixes at an inhuman speed. Their groove is unmistakable, and anything they touch brings a good mood to the dancefloor. Mirrorballs jumped on the occasion to ask them a few questions on the brink of their Montreal appearance on Feb. 18th.

When did you decide to join forces and become a duo, and how do the dynamics work between you two?

We have been producing music together for ages. We met at a party a couple of years ago, and found out that we had the same friends. We started talking about music, what sequencers and plug-ins we used – typical tech-talk between boys producing music… You know what we mean! After some sessions in our ‘living room-studios’, we came up with our first EP on Slip’N’Slide, in 2007. At that point in time our productions were really basic, and way different than what they are today, but time moves on – and all of a sudden we are in 2011 and we can look back at a bunch of releases, and that great collaboration between the two of us that turned out to be very efficient, and hopefully will stay that way in the future!

It might sound weird, but we work 5 days a week, from 10am to 8pm, pretty much like everyone else who is in the so called daily working cycle. Beside the creative part of music production we also do sound design, mixing, compositions and voice overs for tv-ads and commercials which – to be honest! – brings in the money that you are no longer able to earn with only music productions in the electronic music sector. The weekends are usually all about traveling and playing gigs somewhere in Europe, as well as overseas. Our ladies are sometimes a bit jealous that we get to see all these nice places, but they are good friends too, so its just the perfect situation!

We spend enormous amounts of time together in the studio and just share the work without even talking about it – we just go with the flow when it comes to the productions. Sometimes producing a track takes us a month, and sometimes only 8 hours. That is what we enjoy the most about our profession… erm… passion: there is no one who can stress you out! You are your very own boss. Eventually this can be a disadvantage, but mainly it is just freedom!

You’ve been in Montreal before – how did you like the experience?

We are more than serious by saying that it was one of the best gigs we ever played! Pure positive energy, a fantastic vibe, and lovely people everywhere! We were lucky and got to see a bit of Montreal the day after the gig, and we both enjoyed the kicked back atmosphere of the city, met extremely friendly people, and the whole positive vibe that is spread throughout the whole city gave us a really good feeling. We were sad to leave after only 24 hours!  It’s a splash of European culture inside Canada! A perfect mixture, in our opinion. Very different than the American lifestyle, even though it is so close to the US. We think people in Canada and Montreal can indeed be very proud of their culture, their attitude towards life and their beautiful country.

You seem to have developed a relationship with Fred Everything and his Lazy Days label. How did you guys find each other?

Yes, we are good friends with Fred! A while ago, he asked us for tunes for his label on Facebook. That’s how we got in contact the first time. We already spent some time in the studio together in Hamburg, while he was on his Europe tour in late 2010. There is a follow up EP on Lazy Days, due out at the beginning of April. Watch out! Fred is a really cool guy. He knows his way around in the music biz, is always acting very mature/professional, and is very focused on what he wants. We like that a lot. That’s probably why we got along with each other immediately.

When working on a track, how do you decide that it’s over and needs no more polishing?
Well, that’s a good question! It just comes to an end. Can’t explain… Sometimes it automatically comes with the deadline a label gives us, but normally we are good at finishing tracks. If the two of us are satisfied with the mixing, we just render it to the ‘final mix’ file and send it out straight away. You know, it is art. Once you start overbaking the cake, like changing things around all the time, starting all over again, etc… it is losing its sexiness and lightness, if that makes any sense to you…

What’s coming up for you boys, in terms of releases or remixes?

We have done too much in 2010, especially in terms of remixes and productions – that is why we take it very easy in 2011, and put out only a few releases on selected labels, plus a handful of remixes. We denied any remix request, and are now concentrating on originals and finding a slightly new style, as there is too much stuff on the market that simply sounds the same.

We have an EP on Lazy Days with Berlin singer Nathalie Claude (including a Fred Everything remix and dub) in the pipeline, which is supposed to be released in April. A new release on Kolour Recordings is coming up too, again with singer Nathalie Claude and some very cool remixes. Furthermore we are in touch with the 2020 Vision guys in Leeds, and have already shopped two tracks for an EP on the label – very curious when this is going to happen. We also signed a track to Sasse’s Mood Music label, and are waiting for a C-Rock and Brett Johnson remix. That’s it for the next 6 months!

Kruse & Nürnberg are playing alongside ROUX Soundsystem and the Fizz Factory crew at Espace Réunion on Feb. 18th, and it is an all-night event.