Formula Indie Sessions – Interview with Laume
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
Oh wow. I was a kid, waiting for my mother in the car, parked on a street right in front of a bar. A guy showed up carrying a strange box in his arms and went inside. The bar had a big window, with the turntables set up right behind it. He pulled records out of that box and started playing. I could hear the vibrations from the car.
How did your passion for creating music begin?
It started behind the decks rather than in the studio. I spent years DJing in Paris and played amazing places like Rex Club, Batofar and La Scène Bastille, while working in radio at the same time, so sound was both my job and my obsession. At some point playing other people’s records wasn’t enough anymore: I wanted to understand how they were built. I’d always tinkered with sounds on my computers, but I really started producing seriously with friends. I don’t enjoy making music alone behind a screen. I love sharing, and the connection that happens in the studio when several people work on the same track.
What’s the story behind your current music project?
Laume is a natural evolution, not a rebrand. For years I played and released as Møsta: the Mixmag France Lockdown DJ Contest in 2020, the Paeonia EP in 2022. Then I went through a kind of musical burnout, and I took time to step back and think about what I wanted to do and what I wanted to share. After six months of travelling, I came back with a new concept, new energy and new projects. I wanted something cleaner and more focused, fewer things done properly, and that became Laume. Alongside it I host Too Many Pancakes, a monthly show on Maxxima radio, live from Bern, and I’m finishing a new EP. Same ears. Same passion. Sharper focus.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
Deep house, minimal and deep techno. Hypnotic grooves with space to breathe: music made for late hours on a good sound system, but that still rewards close listening.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?
“Less is more”: learning to remove elements instead of adding them, until only what matters is left.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?
Ableton Live is at the centre of everything. I’m not a hardware addict. And vinyl: digging for records still shapes what I make as much as any tool.
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?
I’m a huge fan of Agnes Obel. I’m not sure she fits in the indie box, but that’s my honest answer.
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?
Most of my life has revolved around sound: two decades of DJing, from Paris clubs to dates abroad, years working in radio and broadcast, and running my own station, Caïmite Radio, from 2014 to 2017. All of that taught me selection: knowing why a record is there. Every record has a reason to be here. Ever since I discovered electronic music, it has been at the centre of everything, in the good times and the bad. My first pay cheques went into my turntables, and they’ve been with me for more than 20 years. My music is like life: it evolves with time and experience. But when my friends tell me I have an after-hours sound, I guess that says a lot: I like to take my time, and I’m a pretty patient guy, haha.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?
Nothing too literal. I want people to lose track of time a little: to feel a groove settle in and forget about everything else for a while.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
Patience. Nothing worth doing in this music happens fast: the right track, the right label, the right room. You build it record by record.
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
Oof, a lot! Robert Johnson in Offenbach is one of the clubs I’d love to play. For festivals, I’m not sure, maybe Houghton. I’ve played small festivals and I love those intimate formats where you can still connect with the crowd.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?
I’d love to lock myself in a studio with Sascha Funke, Patrice Bäumel and Trentemøller, because each of them made a track that left a deep mark on me.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)
Instagram: @laumeeeeee · Too Many Pancakes: @too.many.pancakes · Website: toomanypancakes.com · SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/laumeeee · Too Many Pancakes airs on Maxxima radio every first Wednesday of the month, 8–10 pm: www.maxxima.ch
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
Getting the new EP out on a label I respect, playing more in Switzerland and beyond, and keeping Too Many Pancakes growing as a home for good records.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?
That there’s no shortcut in what I do. I’m not chasing trends, I’m building something slowly and carefully, one record at a time.
