Building on years of success with the minimal psytrance project Paste, Patrick Sonderegger founded La Baaz as his solo project in 2002. Over the last five years, Patrick has developed a deep and hypnotic style of progressive dance music that has resulted in cutting edge releases on labels such as Plusquam, Flow, Cold Groove, Echoes, Candy Flip, Aeon, Fat Form, and Soul Tribe. Tracks such as Bodyloation, Virtual Halloween, and Asirion typify the La Baaz aesthetic—they are eerie, mesmerizing, and extremely well-produced.

Recently I conducted an interview with Patrick via email to find out more about the La Baaz project. Snf hrtr it id…

First of all, what is your background in music production, and what sort of philosophy governs your creative efforts?

Ever since I was young, music has been something very important for me. In my teenage years I was a singer in a heavy metal band and played many concerts in Switzerland. When I bought my first C64 (and later, an Amiga) I also tried to do my own music. Later I discovered techno and trance music and became a DJ. With Stefan I formed the duo Paste where we were producing and getting attention very fast. To do my own tracks I founded the project La Baaz in 2002. I always get inspiration from other artists and music in general, but my goal is to make my own unique sound.

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