He apparently doesn't DJ or buy records and doesn't know he makes dance music, but he loves Depeche Mode so we'll forgive for him, Aril Brikha chats to ATL...

ATL : Hi, and how the hell are you today?
Hi, im f*****g fine. sweating my ass off in Barcelona. Love it!

ATL: Let's get started then. First musical memory?
Ma Baker... we have it on super 8... me dancing... ouch.

ATL: Ever played Ireland and if so where, when and how was it for you?
Dublin like 5 years ago or so... it was fun and weird. Some pub with
cleared tables for people to dance and fight if I remember correctly...

ATL : What prompted you to get fully involved in dance music?
I didn't know I made dance music...

ATL:Last piece vinyl you bought and is it going to finally pop it's wee plastic clogs soon?
I don't dj. I don't buy vinyl. I take pictures.

ATL: Best clubbing experience?
My first raves...?

ATL: Your house is on fire, you can only carry one piece of vinyl or CD out, what will it be?
Something with Depeche Mode... Music For The Masses or Violator.

ATL: Non dance music, what are you listening to at the mo?
Soundtracks of movies... or Eric Satie, or Sebastien Tellier, or Brian
Eno... or or or.

ATL: Do you have any famous DJ mates and if so who, and what are they really like? Go on you can tell us..
I dont know any dj's. They smell... and play other peoples tracks in the wrong tempo...

ATL: Stuff Ministry and all that crap, what is really the best club in the world?
Berghain, Berlin.

ATL:You criminal record - what's the worst piece of music ever played out?
Only my own crap and the 80's crap I play at the end if I'm drunk enough.

ATL: Best DJ in the world and why?
Who this DJ... I don't get it? Is it something you can eat?

ATL: And when will we see you again then?
As soon as someone dares to book trancy techno in Dublin again... erhm.

ATL :Right, gis your current top 5 and then bugger of out of it we have work to do y'know...
I don't buy records...

Aril Brikha - Ex Machina is out now on Peacefrog Recordings.