PERSONAL
1. How old are you two?
28+29
2. How did you two meet?
At school
3. Where are you from?
Birmingham
4. Do you think your location has affected your success in Drum & Bass?
Yes, we are out on our own up here really. There are no other drum and bass producers in leeds so we just do our own thing.
5. What are your first names?
Ben and Rick
6. Where did the name Basic Unit come from?
That’s a secret
7. How long have you been working together for?
About 14 years. We have been releasing records together for about 11 years.
8. What is the Drum & Bass scene like in your area?
Good events are few and far between, people in leeds seem to love drum and bass but there are very few doing anything professionally.
9. 2003 looks to be a good year for Drum & Bass, where do you see it heading?
Probably more and more bouncy bassline tracks being played in clubs, which is a shame as there is a lot more to drum and bass than that.
10. Do you have a web site?
Not at the moment. We want to get a deepest cut site done at some point.
11. Individually, how long have you been producing Drum & Bass?
7 years
12. Individually, do you both DJ, and how long have you been mixing for?
Dj occasionally. Been mixing about 7 years.
13. Individually, what are your Drum & Bass influences?
Anything soulful with an edge.
14. Individually, do you have any other musical interests?
Yes. We both listen to all kinds of stuff. Hip hop, techno, funk, pop, electronica.
15. Individually, how did you become involved in the Drum & Bass scene?
I finished my degree in 1996 and rick quit his job so we could write music full time. A few months later we signed our first 2 tracks to moving shadow off the back of a demo tape we sent.
16. Individually, what did you do before Drum & Bass?
Our first release was a house track called san trancisco by punchanella in 1992.
17. What are your favourite Drum & Bass web sites?
The usuals
18. Individually, what do you do when your not playing out or in the studio?
Get some sleep
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