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Disco infernalSepultura’s Iggor Cavalera and his
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Between the band’s founding in 1984 (when he was only 13 years old) and 2006, Iggor Cavalera was the furious force behind the drum kit in Sepultura, Brazil’s great contribution to heavy metal. Sepultura consistently stretched the limits of the genre, but even that wasn’t enough for Cavalera, who drifted further towards hip hop and electronics. These days, when he’s not leading the band Cavalera Conspiracy or furthering his own domestic Cavalera conspiracy (four kids and counting!), he and his wife, Laima Leyton, hit the club circuit as the DJ-and-drums duo Mixhell (often in the company of fine folks like Diplo, Justice, James Murphy and Soulwax), melding molten metal skin-bashing with baile funk, electro chunks and hard-edged hip hop—a mix that’s a hell of a lot of fun. The Mirror reached the couple by e-mail. Mirror: Laima, what does Iggor bring to the danceclub environment as a drummer? Laima Leyton: He is the beat man. He brings a different energy to our sets. When he plays the drums, it gives a rock feeling to some of our electronic tracks. We love to have him on drums as well as at the MPC, complementing and giving a special touch to electronic beats. M: Iggor, how does Laima handle club beats so as to make them kick fucking ass in a proper and admirable manner? Iggor Cavalera: Laima does amazing mixes that keep surprising me every night, and for me, that’s the fun of DJing. M: Laima, do you ever get the feeling that every fashion-conscious club kid has a secret headbanger inside them, and vice versa? LL: Ha ha ha! I guess so. Most of the people who show up for Mixhell concerts know Iggor and his rock background. Most of the people we know, from our scene, are music lovers, so they all had their headbanger phase. That is very cool. M: Iggor, what does Mixhell offer you as a musician that Sepultura never did? IC: First of all, the ability to surprise the crowd, whereas in a rock metal band, everything is very predictable. And of course, the fact that I work with my wife, which is a lot more pleasure than with a band. WITH GUESTS AT LE BELMONT ON |
