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Cut_ |Hit for six
CUT_ is an Amsterdam-based electronic music duo consisting of producer Sebastiaan Dutilh and vocalist Belle Doron.
TEXT: EMMIE COLLINGE | PHOTOS: ANDREAS STILLMAN
After recording a cover of Stromae’s Papaoutai last month, the Amsterdam-based duo of producer Sebastiaan Dutilh and vocalist Belle Doron were hit for six. We caught up with the electronic music pair a week after their unassuming music video garnered more than half a million views. On the rhythm of Amsterdam: There is a constant flow of new art projects starting, bands playing, clubs opening. For us this works as a very inspiring environment. Overall people are very open-minded and festivals like Amsterdam Dance Event show how much love there is for music and especially dance music. On that Stromae cover: On the 31st of March we launched our cover-video of Stromae's Papaoutai as a collaboration with Stillman inspired by the strong look of Kraftwerk. It immediately got people’s at-
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tention. And when Mr. Stromae himself posted our video on his wall we reached over half a million views in one week. On improvising: Next to the cover we also released a single called: Twisting and Turning and are currently finishing up our debut EP with our own songs. When we play live we integrate the songs in an improvised musical setting. Sebastiaan does the instrumental part, he controls the electronics and effects with different controllers. Belle sings over this and loops her own voice so different harmonies are created. Lyrics are inspired by events that happened earlier on the day or in the week and are made up on the spot. It makes every show very different and very exciting for us. On nerves: We throw ourselves in the deep end every time we get on stage. Nerves sometimes play up, we’re still hu-
man after all. But that's also the whole excitement of being a musician. We believe that you should always keep challenging yourself in what you do and this form of improvisation works for us. On playing live: We're trying to build bridges between the "live band" feel and an electronic set. We're not interested in pressing play and faking the whole thing. Integrity is high on our list On comparisons: We're both omnivores when it comes to music. There are not a lot of music styles we don't enjoy. This gives us a very broad spectrum to work from. On summer: This summer we'll be busy playing a lot and working hard on new material. There's an EP coming out soon. ww.cutunderscore.com