refuge.cast 002: BARBARA KLEIN

Summer drags on and on. The heat; oppressive at times, but this week the lovely Barbara Klein supplies us with a crisp, dare I say, relaxing mix inspired by the summer rains. Sit back and hang out with us here on The Refuge. . . .








-So, who are you Ms. Klein? Where'd you come from and what do you do? Tell us about your background in music.

BK: I'm a nomad born in Poland. The last year I've spent in Paris, next year I will spend in Berlin.
There is a little girl inside me that has a strong interest in changing reality; I follow her using all possible medias - music, photography, video. . . .
It's hard to name any specific background in music for me-- I played classical music as a child, reggae and punk as a teenager, was terribly in love with Jim Morrison and always enjoyed Depeche Mode. I turned to electronic music as soon as I started to go out. The first gig I played as a DJ was in 2004.

-Are you producing music as well as DJing?

BK: I have some tracks uploaded on my myspace and I'm working on some more, but despite the good feedback of them, I've never sent out any demos. I can still feel learning mode for this.

-Do you play out very often? Any big dates this season?

BK: I used to play a lot when I was living in Poland. Last year my interests moved into the visual sphere and I played very few parties. Big dates this season are connected to finishing my video projects.

-What tracks are really grabbing you lately?

BK: It's summertime-- time to funk :)



-In a few words describe for us what this mix is 'about'...

BK: A sketch of this rainy summer moods?

-What's next, Barbara?

BK: Next is promoting some good parties in Poland this winter, finishing video clips for some lovely minimal producers, shooting more pictures, and trying to go to bed earlier.

Here's one of the videos Ms. Klein put together:

You can visit Barbara's Myspace page HERE.
In addition to her Myspace page, you can check out some of her amazing videos and photography HERE.