Name: Luuk Graham
Age: 21
Spotted: Performing with Mykki Blanco at TrouwAmsterdam
Home: The Hague
Keywords: soundcloud.com/filosofischestilte
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Interview by Brenda Bosma. Photo by Mariska Kerpel
What’s the story behing your moniker?
I can’t remember exactly when I came up with the name, but it probably happened when I was trying to think of a name for a rap group, but it didn’t really seem to fit a rap group, but I still liked it and felt (and still feel) it really represents me as a person, producer, beatmaker – whatever you wanna call it.
What kind of music are you listening to at the moment?
I’m listening to a lot of grime artists like Missngno, Spooky and Moleskin and also a lot of new hip hop stuff like Kool John, Travis Scott, Young thug. Oh, and I’m a big Gucci Mane fan! #FREEGUWOP! Also, DJ Smokey. He’s always on point even when I’m not really feeling it. And of course a lot of other music as well…
What’s the first record you bought?
Verschil Moet Er Zijn by Brainpower. My neighbour showed me that record and at the time I thought it was really cool, so I asked my dad to take me to a record store. He did.
Your first ever music-related memory?
I think it was in our old living room when my father would play some records and then we’d dance to it for, like, two hours straight. I think I was four or five years old.
What’s your ideal lazy Sunday like?
That depends on what I did the day before, but most of the time I’ll just watch a movie with a little bit of hash.
Any guilty pleasures?
Making music is the best, but I also like to chill with friends, drink some beers, listen to some music, watch movies and just absorb vibes or situations that you’re in at that moment.
Any guilty pleasures?
I hate FM radio – or at least, in the Netherlands I do. But, at this screen-printing company where I work during the summer, they’re always listening to it. There’s always one song they play that just gets to me in a way that makes me feel pretty guilty. Naturally, I’m not telling which song it is.
What kind of music makes you cry?
LOL Boys – ‘Changes’ (Shlohmo Remix)
What kind of music comfots you?
Music my father used to listen to, like the album Sincere by MJ Cole.
What makes you dance?
UK Music, like two-step and four-by-four bassline.