Koya of Disciplin A Kitschme
By Rada Djurica

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What do you think about drum and bass in the UK? Which are your favorites?

I loved all pirate jungle and later d'n'b radio stations in London. I was listening to those stations. Mostly, I liked Squarepusher or Project 23, with live drummer Marky Gilbert and the Moving Shadow label. The collaboration of bands and DJs is necessary, although the dance industry didn't understand Discipline A Kitschme in 1994, playing jungle and rock fusion. Still, ten years later, such bands are very rare.

What music relaxes you privately?
I always listen to funk from the '70s.

Would you like to write music for a film?

Yes, I've done lots of music for TV, film and theatre.

What film director, if yes?

Probably no one from Hollywood productions.

Is there a chance you'll sign a contract with a bigger label in the UK?

I don't know. All the "good deal chase" is extremely boring for me.

What do you think about today's USA and UK music scene?

At the moment we have a New Wave revival, a punk revival, a rock revival… therefore, revivals. That is a picture of the UK and USA music scene. Repeating. I like Peaches, but that is an exception. Generally, obscure nor popular bands' sounds are not very exciting. They're all fake and soft, like Robbie Williams and Lenny Kravitz. Or for instance... a new hip hop, like some new washing powder.

What's your favorite club in London?

I don't have a favorite club. They're all OK, if I have something to experience there, as well as every one is boring if it offers boring content.

Have you ever played in the USA?

No.

Where would and with whom would you play in the USA?

The answer to such a question would be: on Indian reservatopms, together with African-American and American Indian musicians, as well as with Kele, the original drummer of Discipline Kitchme, who has lived in New York for over 15 years now.

What are your plans for the future?

I'm going to mix and edit audio and video materials from five jam sessions at Academy Night Club in Belgrade, under the name Funk-I-Lastis of Black Tooth. That was me hosting a jam session, playing together with almost all relevant participants in the actual progressive Belgrade music scene. Hopefully, it will be released on CD and DVD before the end of the year. Also, I'm thinking about a new record of Discipline A Kitschme.

How popular are you now among ex-Yugoslavian countries? Are you nostalgic for the ex-Yu audience, or do you think you always have faithful listeners, wherever they are?

The band is more popular than ever, the old or new version of the band. The new generations also like the band. So I don't have any dilemmas about the audience for a new band in ex-Yu, thank God.