Sound Revolt: But try to look from the perspective of other people who don’t get bookings in all the clubs you’ve been playing frequently.
Magda: But why is that? Because it works apparently! For example Richard and Ricardo are the guarantee for a successful club night and they have been constantly asked to play together.

Sound Revolt: In Poland you need to invite a new star each week to get people to the club, but this is not the case in Germany. Here you can have one good DJ playing forever.
Magda: And this is what I love so much in Germany! It is absolutely my favourite place to play! People really go out for the music and you can interact with them. You play, they respond. If I suck, I want to know about it.

Sound Revolt: How about trainspotters?
Magda: I don’t mind at all. I know a lot of the stuff I play maybe isn’t available, but I have no problem telling people what it is. It’s not about being secret and holding this community that no one can enter.

Sound Revolt: Have you seen those t-shirts saying “Magda make the tea”? How did it all started?
Magda: How can I not see them? People wear them everywhere I go! There’s a guy from Detroit who came and did an article about what’s happening with Rich and Berlin. But the way he wrote his article was... like not about us at all. This “swanky apartment” and “minimal restaurants” – it’s ridiculous. He focused on those things instead of writing about what’s really going on. But I don’t think he did it intentionally. If I read this article I’d think like “God, what the fucking losers they are!” but press is really like that a lot. I knew that something was going to happen. And happened this Ubercoolische site (www.ubercoolische.com - SR). Well... it is totally fucked up and at the same time very funny. But I couldn’t figure out whether these guys really were serious and hated us, and we obviously were curious who did it. And then turned out they booked me, so they really like what we do. Anyway, I’m getting e-mails from all over the world “have you seen this?” I didn’t really read the whole thing but I guess I’m the tea maker, like servant. I met those guys from Ubercoolische in London and they’re really nice. All the money they make out of selling those t-shirts goes to charity. At least it’s what they say [laughs].

Sound Revolt: I saw a picture with you holding a kettle. This was before or after?
Magda: This was after, of course. This was in Belgium and there was a guy who brought a kettle to the DJ booth.

Sound Revolt: You have reached DJ Mag’s Top 100 this year. I guess you’re the first Polish DJ on this list.
Magda: Am I the first? No one else?

Sound Revolt: No. What do you feel?
Magda: [silence]. For sure it’s great. It means that more people will be interested, so it’s good for my name and for promotion. I’m honored and surprised – any stuff like that! But those pools... the top 10 is mostly trance, because this music is most popular.

Sound Revolt: So what do you think about DJs like Sasha, John Digweed, Paul Van Dyk...
Magda: I’m not interested in trance, it’s too obvious, it’s boring. It doesn’t do anything, it’s like a cheap pair of shoes. But I have to respect those people because they work very hard and they love what they do. But I’ve heard Tiesto and the other guys at least once and it simply doesn’t do it for me. Maybe I’m too picky?

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