As star of Berlin’s sweatiest afterhours clubs and a stalwart of DC-10 Monday afternoon madness in Ibiza, Loco Dice is at the controls of some of the most twistedly fabulous parties in the world.

As a result he’s much in demand, so is naturally a very busy man this week in Miami, and he’s got his brand new album to drop on unsuspecting partygoers too.

We grabbed him on the phone just before he set off for Florida (he was shopping at Phonica Records in London’s Soho to be exact) and he told us his thoughts on the week ahead, culminating in his massive gig alongside Marco Carola on Saturday night.

What are you getting up to in Miami?

“Well, I suddenly worked out last week that I’ll actually be playing every day. I had all these friends doing parties calling and inviting me to play for them, and you just keep on saying yes, yes until suddenly you find out you’re spending the whole week only in clubs!

“We finish off on Sunday where there’s a mega marathon between Marco Carola and me at Pawn Shop from the night before and we’re playing right through to the Sunday School party the next morning. So people can listen to us all night in the back room before they enter the terrace all day.
I love Miami as I’ve been constantly going there since my hip hop days so I’m going to try and give my best at all the parties.”

So how long have you been going to WMC?

“I used to play hip hop back in 99-2000. Then in 2001 I came but just a guest and in 2002 I started DJing again as an electronic artist nad I’ve been playing various locations every year since from Crobar to Pawn Shop, to B.E.D, everywhere.”

Do you have a favourite year so far?

“No, there is no best year. Two years ago we thought is was the peak when there was this legendary afterhours that I did with Luciano and Richie, but it just gets better. I’ve got my new album with me so will be playing a lot of tracks from that in my sets. The Americans are getting closer to the music I play now so I think that’s really good.”

What tracks do you think are going to go down particularly well?

“Well, taste is different from DJ to DJ and listener to listener, but this year feels so exciting for me because, as you know, the US boys are really starting to follow the sound we are doing here in Europe. So I’m expecting a huge crowd who are educated and up for the music and I think it’s going to be like that in every party.

I’m hoping that some of my album is going to be the tracks of Miami, and also Andomat’s BND2, signed to Four:Twenty my old label, with this Kiki remix that is is going to be really big.”

Who else has a hot promo copy of your LP then?

“Well we haven’t even started the full promotion yet, but Luciano has some tracks and he’s already been playing them for a few weeks. I gave a copy to Sven (Vath) too, so a few of the right people have it. I think all my boys will be playing something…”

(Interview: Tom Kihl)

Loco Dice’s Current Top 5:

1. Andomat 3000 - BND2 (Kiki remix) - Four:Twenty Recordings
2. Loco Dice - 7 Dunham Place - Desolat
3. The Regisford Harris Project - Astral (Shelter Dub) - Objektivity
4. Sebbo Title - Watamu Beach - (Moritz von Oswald Rework) - Desolat
5. My My - SouthBound - Ostgut Ton