DJ/PRODUCER
1. Hardware or software?
M: Software
2. What hardware/software (use as applicable) do you use to produce?
E: Fruity Loops Studio
3. Do you have any "mastering" tips?
M: Make it sound fat.
4. Can you describe your sound?
M: Hard musical Drum'n'Bass
5. Did you have to ask Slayer's permission for "Raining Blood", and have you sent them the finished tune? If so, did they like it?
M: No, No and No. Evan and a guy called Joel from a local metal band played the guitar on it.
E: Besides, its not even the same riff as Raining Blood, its just kinda similar.
6. CD/MP3 or vinyl?
E: I like to play off CD, coz dubs are expensive and CD's are lighter, I play the occasional record though.
M: CD and Vinyl, CD where possible please promoters.
7. What projects are you currently working on?
M: Our 3rd album, due for release in September.
8. What future projects are in the pipe line?
M: Need to do a tune to go with the morning light remix for timeless, finish up an ep for renegade hardware. Then well turn into 12 inch sluts.
9. Do you plan to tour soon? If so, where?
M: Looks like in November Evan will return to USA/Canada/Australia and I'll hit Europe again.
10. Are you working on any other genres other than Drum & Bass?
M: No just the sweet music of loooove.
E: I play around with some metal stuff on my laptop, but nothing serious.
11. Are there any Drum & Bass artists you would like to work with?
M: Bad Company and/or Fresh. Kemal. Goldie. Dom. kind of everyone really sooner or later
E: I'd really like to go in with Dillinja... but like that would ever happen, hahahahaha
12. Is there a certain tune you would like to remix?
E: Let me think... Number of the Beast maybe?
M: hehehe theres a large list.
13. Are there any non-Drum & Bass artists you would like to work with?
M: Ken Andrews, Bjork and lots of dead people.
E: Ye, I wanna work with dead rotting bodies... Kylie Monogue would be cool.
14. What Drum & Bass tune are currently at the front of your record box?
M: Its a cd wallet! Usually start with the latest tune we have made, depends from set to set really though.
E: Looking at my record box now, I can see Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind and Lemon D - Generation X.
15. How did it feel when you first heard someone drop one of your tunes at a club?
M: Really really good.
E: Its a nice warm fluffy feeling.
16. Individually, do you have a favourite "all time" tune?
M: No
E: Nup. Sorry
17. Turntables.. Technics or Vestax?
M: Pioneer CDJ 1000s
E: and either Technics 1200s or those Vestax PDX 2000s or whatever they are. Not Gemini's though.
18. MCs.. yes, no, or depends?
M: Depends.
19. Dubplates.. 10 or 12 inch?
M: SKC blank cds, or similar.
E: Preferably the 80 minute ones.
20. Computer format.. PC, MAC, or both?
E: PC all the way.
21. Bootlegs.. yes, no, or depends?
M: hehe, well i guess we have to say yes don't we?
E: Do we?
22. Do you think you will team up with Pendulum at any point, or maybe remix the "Vault" on 31 Records?
E: Ye, we wanna do something with them soon, maybe do something new though.
M: Id prefer to do Back to You or Spiral.
23. Going back to "Raining Blood", where did that idea come from?
M: Just wanted to do something a bit different. never meant to offend any uptight drum and bass snobs.
E: I've always wanted to do a tune with a big heavy guitar in it, it just kinda happened.
24. We have had multiple questions about some your forthcoming tunes, if you could shed some light on a few of them;
M:
- Vulcan - 31 records, not sure when.
- The Sun (Remix) - might be coming out on BSE recs, id have to ask the cows about that one.
- I'll Be There 4 U In The Morning Light - again not sure 100%. will wait and see if theres a demand. definitely not for a while. I know who's got it so don't go downloading it off the interweb ya hear!!
E: We've got a "12 on Redlight as well with Zulu and Quattro.
25. The "Concord Dawn" album, have you got any exclusive information for us?
M: Well it will be a mix of new tunes and stuff that's already been on vinyl. track listing so far is:
Aurora, Raining Blood/Slayer, Morning Light, Tonite, Horrorshow and Spudgun....other tunes are unfinished and unnamed.
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