The first time I saw Maxo play live, I had just finished DJing myself. When he came on, it was like—remember the scene in Planet Earth when the great white shark launches itself completely out of the water to chomp on a seal? Maxo was the shark. I was the little bird flying by for a half-second of TV time beforehand. His music—hyper, chirpy, super-fun—is also really complex, with a ton of layers that precisely start, stop, and stutter. On top of that all, which I didn't know but learned live, is Maxo wigging out on a MIDI keyboard, not just cuing tracks or spinning effects knobs but doing all of that plus improvisatory, equally frenetic and jubilant key-tickling. Maybe it's not that crazy. But it kind of is, and certainly electronic music would be funner if there were more Maxos. Download his exclusive FADER mix, then drop below for an exclamation-mark-filled email chat about Maxo's improvisatory approach, some beats-in-progress, and good news for the new year.
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