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GEZ VARLEY, Pulzar, MAKING MUSIC ON A BUDGET P2, Moshic, Oldskool Vinyl You Must Have PT2, SAMMY DEAN, DJ CHARTS, Jimster, Music Reviews, SKIRRA, Pascal Kleiman, TECH / SOFTWARE REVIEWS, Robert Haagsma
GEZ VARLEY, Pulzar, MAKING MUSIC ON A BUDGET P2, Moshic, Oldskool Vinyl You Must Have PT2, SAMMY DEAN, DJ CHARTS, Jimster, Music Reviews, SKIRRA, Pascal Kleiman, TECH / SOFTWARE REVIEWS, Robert Haagsma
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What thing really annoys you about<br />
the music scene at the moment?<br />
Disingenuous and trends that get set by the market<br />
makers. This aint EDM! It’s underground techno! No cake<br />
throwing here! Or at least, I’m yet to see one.<br />
Being genuine gets you into my circle. I can’t stand it when<br />
the master plan involves a massive lack of integrity. Be cool<br />
and enjoy the many amazing, genuine people around you.<br />
Luckily, there are so many more of those people than the<br />
wronguns.<br />
And as for the trends thing; I’ve actually got no<br />
problem with trends. I think they are a natural evolution. But<br />
the digital revolution changed the landscape for every single<br />
artist on the planet. And now, there is a level of playing the<br />
digital game that gets dictated by the major players in<br />
music. But when those players decide to install a sound that<br />
already has a home within major platforms over a perfectly<br />
functioning sub genre, leaving that sub genre without a<br />
place in which to thrive. That’s about my limit on patience<br />
really. I’m not losing sleep over it though. I just stay in<br />
my lane!<br />
What is your favorite burger and<br />
what’s your tipple of choice?<br />
Got to give all the love to the FIVE GUYS! Never has<br />
a burger brought me such joy! I used to be T-Total believe it<br />
or not, but then I found Kraken rum! I drink far too much of<br />
it.<br />
You’re stranded on a desert Island<br />
with a single record player and a fat<br />
sound system, what 5 albums are<br />
you playing.<br />
Easy!! Machine Head – Burn my Eyes. I bought it<br />
the day it was released in 1994. One of the greatest metal<br />
albums of all time. They did a live studio recording which is<br />
on Spotify. Honestly; put it next to the original studio album<br />
and you’d be hard pushed to work out which one is which.<br />
Note perfect! Incredible musicians.<br />
Proper storytelling journey.<br />
Hybrid – I Choose Noise. I’m a massive classical<br />
music fan. One of my greatest loves is the amalgamation of<br />
Orchestra and electronic music. Hybrid are the go too boys<br />
for that. Fully worth a listen.<br />
Dr Dre – 2001. Need I explain why this is on the<br />
bag? The production alone is enough to make any producer<br />
drop their dinner plate on the floor with amazement. Then<br />
you got every hip hop artist that was ever worth listening to<br />
in support. Just a quality piece of art.<br />
DJ Shadow – Endtroducing. Absolutely essential<br />
man. I need it more than food. Plus, the drum edits in<br />
‘Building Steam with a grain of Salt’ are probably the reason<br />
why I love the perc patterns so much in my own music! not<br />
the best produced album in the world, but the story!!!! It’s<br />
there man!<br />
Rush – Moving Pictures. Bloody legends. R.I.P<br />
Purty! We miss your chops man! I regularly watch ‘I Love<br />
you Man’ just so I can watch the Rush scene!<br />
Finally, In your opinion what does the<br />
future of Techno hold?<br />
The underground looks so good right now.<br />
There are artists out there that are doing exceptional<br />
things for the underground currently. Carl Shorts, A.P.,<br />
MarAxe, Acerbic, Balrog, DAVE The Drummer. They are<br />
all contributing an energy and vibe that mean the lovers of<br />
the underground sound can rest, safe in the knowledge that<br />
techno isn’t going anywhere.<br />
There are more, obviously. So many more. In fact,<br />
the quality seems to be getting better and better.<br />
Also got to show love to our little superstar in the<br />
making – DJ Pulsar! 12 years of age and already has played<br />
bigger shows than the majority of UK DJs emerging in the<br />
scene! Incredible little man!<br />
Great answers Mike, all the best to you and your music<br />
for the future. I’ll be seeing you at Collide Summer<br />
Gathering in June my friend!<br />
Sasha – Airdrawndagger. I can’t tell you how much<br />
I adore this album. I actually need to put it on after writing<br />
this. The entire album from start to finish is just a vibe man.<br />
" I’ve only got one mode man! Solid, driving, 16th note<br />
percussive party music! Having the break away from the<br />
scene was such a tonic for me. I felt like I was starting to turn<br />
music out like a sausage factory. Instead of making 7-10 tracks<br />
a week and not being 100% happy with them, I got out of the<br />
studio and went to parties "