We Asked Lane 8 to Fill Out This Dating Questionnaire

Last month we premiered Lane 8’s video for “Ghosts,” a song misty with nostalgia, longing burned into every laidback groove. As is often the case with electronicists who utilize the singing skills of others, Lane 8—that’s Daniel Goldstein to his granny—remains a somewhat reticent figure, lurking behind his synths and samplers, a man who generally let’s his house-inflected compositions hog the spotlight. And rightly so. Nevertheless we decided to harass him with this OkCupid-cribbed questionnaire to find out more about the man behind the music—and some of his answers are rather surprising; one of his responses made laugh out loud. Here’s another edition of This Modern Love.

Age/Sex/Location:
26/ Male / Germany.

My self-summary:
I make music and also have a cat. What I’m doing with my life:
Desperately seeking validation from the world through occasional releases of music and touring. I’m really good at:
Sitting. I can sit for hours. The first things people usually notice about me are:
Definitely the beard.

Favorite books:
On a big Michael Lewis kick at the moment. Bill Bryson - A Walk In The Woods, Jon Krakauer - Into The Wild, to name a few. Favorite movies:
Tarantino. Scorsese. Iñárritu. Favorite music:
Anything from Debussy to Tiesto to Brand New.

Favorite TV shows:
At the moment, it's True Detective, Game of Thrones, Trailer Park Boys, House of Cards, Law and Order, SVU. Favorite Food:
In-N-Out burgers.

Six things I could never do without:
French fries with mayonnaise, my laptop, a bicycle, my family, dental floss, red wine. The most private thing I’m willing to admit is:
I once peed in a champagne bucket while on stage performing. It was a pretty bleak moment. On a typical Friday night I am:
Backstage at the club… eating vegetables and hummus. You should message me if:
You really need that track ID.

Lane 8 Tour Dates

Fri. June 12-Sat. June 13 - Toronto, ON @ Bestival

Fri. June 12-Sun. June 14 - Chicago, IL @ Spring Awakening 2015

Fri. June 19-Sun. June 21 - Dufur, OR @ WTF?! What The Festival

Sun. June 28 - Novalja, HR @ Hideout Festival 2015

Sat. July 4 - London, UK @ The Nest

Fri. July 17-Sun. July 19 - Morrison, CO @ Global Dance Festival

Fri. July 17-Sun. July 19 - Piercy, CA @ Northern Nights Music Festival

Fri. Aug. 14-Sat. Aug. 15 - Montreal, QC @ Ilesoniq Festival

Sat. Aug. 22-Sun. Aug. 23 - Belfast, UK @ Belsonic 2015

Sat. Sept. 5-Sun. Sept. 6 - El Paso, TX @ Sun City Music Festival

Thu. Sept. 10 - Seattle, WA @ Q Nightclub

Fri. Sept. 11 - Vancouver, BC @ Celebrities Nightclub

Sat. Sept. 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

Fri. Sept. 18 - Austin, TX @ Kingdom

Wed. Oct. 7 - Boston, MA @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge

Thu. Oct. 15 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall

Fri. Oct. 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Verboten

Sat. Oct. 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Exchange LA

Wed. Oct. 21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Bar Smith

Thu. Oct. 22 - Orlando, FL @ The Social

Fri. Oct. 23 - Miami, FL @ Bardot Miami

Fri. Oct. 30 - Ferndale, MI @ Grasshopper Underground

Sat. Oct. 31 - St. Louis, MO @ LIT Nightclub

Get ticks here.