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Where are you from?
-The sunny north shore of Auckland, New Zealand
You live in New Zealand and Austria alternately. How come?
-Keeps things interesting (and warm). But I am in Austria most of the year and Evan is in New Zealand most of the year
How did you get into drum & bass?
-Went to an outdoor party, heard it and loved it! Then started going to check it all the time (and a good friend of mine was one of the original jungle DJs in NZ) and then started making it
When did you start playing breakbeat / jungle?
-About six years ago
Where was your first DJ appearance?
-At an underground club in Auckland. My second was in front of about 3000 people at a festival, I was nervous as hell!
How did you guys meet up?
-We went to school together when we were 11 years old and have been making music together off and on ever since
When was your golden era of drum & bass?
-98ish. Now is pretty good too sometimes. :-)
Who have you released records for?
-Uprising, Metalheadz, Ram, Timeless, Renegade Hardware, Moving Shadow, Hospital, Freak, Exit, Commercial Suicide among others
Which are your musical inspirations?
-Failure, Year of the Rabbit, Pantera, Faith No More, Coltrane and paying the rent ;-)
How do you describe your own sound / the sound that you produce?
-Dark musical drum and bass
How is work divided in the studio?
-Pretty randomly. It depends on who has got an idea or vibe at the time and who’s awake
Which track have you written that you are most happy with? Why?
-None of them. There’s no such thing as a finished track
What can people expect from your sets?
-Some dark musical drum and bass, a handsome DJ and a whole lot more. Usually some of our tunes that people know, some other peoples tunes that people may or may not know and some brand spanking new DNB goodness
What does your top 10 at the moment look like?
-Sigma - all blue
-Pendulum - blood sugar
-Concord dawn & Chris.SU - scream to the stars
-State of Mind - veil
-es9 - ???- Futurebound remix
-SKC - spacepigz - BSE remix
-JPS & Hooves - maya
-Bulletproof - wounded soul
-Temper d & K-Fire - neverland (Panacea remix)
-D.Kay - twin peaks
Which is your favourite venue worldwide?
-Bath St, Dunedin, New Zealand or Ministry, Christchurch, New Zealand
Which was your best gig/show in 2006?
-Couldnt pick one, that wouldnt be fair now would it? Though big day out in Auckland is always nuts!
Word is that youre working on a new album. What can you tell us about that?
-Well we are pretty much always working on something these days. Since we finished chaos by design; we have had a little bit of a break and been gigging but now its time to put our heads down and work on album number 5 I guess
Are there any other projects in the pipeline?
-A few collaborations we should get around to but there is not too much time for much else
With whom would you like to work together with in the future?
-Maynard from Tool and Mike Patton
Which producer do you rate most at the moment?
-State of Mind
Which DJs would you book to play if you had control of a radio station for a day?
-Gilles Peterson or John Peel (RIP)
Which one LP everyone should listen to?
-Failure - Fantastic planet
What one dnb tune do you wish you'd written and why?
Hmm, tricky question! I dont know if there is just one I could think of to be honest. Maybe "return to forever"
How do you like the D&B vibe over here in Switzerland?
-Havent been to Switzerland yet. But Evan has been before and said it was wicked. Maybe one day I can come for myself and try my terrible German on people
Are you planning to come some time soon?
If someone asks me to then yeah. Evan got to go last time so its my turn now
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