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Tuff Questions is our series where we ask artists a series of incredibly difficult questions.
Please welcome to the Tuff Questions hot seat, German DJ/Producer, Wankelmut. Best known for his chart-topping remixing prowess on both "Reckoning Song" and "My Head Is A Jungle", Wankelmut is now a multi-platinum artist and has just dropped his latest single "Can't Force Love".
MoS: Describe your press shot in five words or less
W: Felt cute, might delete later
House or Techno?
House!!
If House is a spiritual thing, who is its prophet?
Frankie Knuckles
What does your music smell like?
Like a hot summer festival after a quick rain shower!
What was the first song/album you bought with your own money
Destiny’s Child - "Say My Name"
What was your first email address?
Seriously don’t remember, sorry!
What would you say in your tinder bio?
Throw food at me and I’m yours!
Best way to cure a hangover?
Beer for breakfast
What song would be your wrestling entrance theme?
Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade
Who’s the biggest party animal in dance music?
My experience says Kölsch or Tube&Berger ;)
You can only ever DJ B2B with one other person for the rest of your life, who is it?
MK
How do you describe your job to your grandmother?
I make music that people dance and forget their sorrows to.
You can only ever play one record again for the rest of your life - what is it?
Âme - "Rej"
Who is your celebrity crush?
Tom Hardy
Is a hotdog a sandwich?
It’s the wurst
Teetotal or tearing it up?
What does that even mean?
Favourite production? (pick one) lazers, disco ball, strobe, Co2, LED screen, confetti, foam, nothing or other.
Eric Prydz Hologram Visuals!!
You can only wear one colour for the rest of your life, black is not an option, what colour do you choose?
Naked, I’m from East Germany
Would you rather all your burps smell of eggs, or have a green cloud appear when you fart?
Green Fart clouds would be pretty funny I guess!
You’re forming a cheesy pop group in the vein of 5ive, Steps, Spice Girls etc. You must all sing and do choreographed dance routines. Which other 3 DJs do you want in your band?
Honey Dijon, Kink, Kenny Larkin!
6 = 2(x+2) what is x?
1
What’s your secret weapon to rescue a dancefloor?
Anything that samples Whitney Houston!
If you had your own nightclub, what would you call it, and what’s the dress code?
“GDR” and naked.
Why do lots of DJs wear masks? What’s the deal with that?
Do you follow the news? We have to!
If a pregnant woman swims underwater, is she a submarine?
Yes.
What’s the most expensive thing you own?
My Audacity
Where is the strangest place you’ve DJed?
Scrapyard full of car wrecks
Where’s the afters?
Your place! ;)