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Jack Beats: Our album is a reflection of what we’ve done so far: hybrid, futuristic bass music

Taking time out of an evening assembling his new studio, Ben Geffin, one half of Jack Beats, sounds excited about the release of You Should Know, the duo’s collaboration with Donae’o.
“We’d had a track that we’d been working on for quite a long time and we tried out different vocalists and working with different songwriters [...]

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Sunday, 13 May 2012 at 12:00 am

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Slugabed: I want it to recreate the thoughts and feelings I experienced

Next week sees the 23-year-old producer, real name Greg Feldwick, release his debut album. The 12-track record is a culmination of the producer’s formative years making music.

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Tuesday, 1 May 2012 at 4:01 am

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Logistics: It was time to move on

Matthew Gresham answers my first question about the thought process behind his latest album, with a succinct and honest reply.

“I felt it was time to progress my style and move away from the sound I’m known for,” he says, “I was very keen to take my sound somewhere new with this album.”

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Tuesday, 10 April 2012 at 3:57 pm

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B. Traits: Digital Soundboy are like a family – we strive in helping each other succeed

“The reaction to Fever has far surpassed my expectations,” says 23-year-old B. Traits when asked about her debut single, one of the most anticipated dance tracks of the year.

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Friday, 23 March 2012 at 12:00 am

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Deadboy: ‘The album is a lost art form and dance albums, in particular, are very difficult’

Back in 2009, an unknown producer going by the name of Deadboy burst on to the scene with a track called ‘U Cheated’ which went on to be supported by a host of respected underground DJs. But before then the producer was creating an array of music, from grime and garage to house and techno.

By Sam Moir | Music | Friday, 9 March 2012 at 12:00 am

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Mista Men: Up north just needs a new hub as a home for our sound

Having collaborated together for Detboi’s Curse of the Voodoo Drums 2 EP last year, Detboi and Mista Men are back – this time with the former returning the favour and collaborating on the latter’s release.

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Monday, 5 March 2012 at 10:30 am

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To take the flame is a massive honour, says Radio 1’s new drum’n'bass DJ

“There is pressure on me,” Friction says, “Because I’ll be responsible for telling the world what’s new with drum’n'bass and getting it out there.”

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Wednesday, 29 February 2012 at 2:15 pm

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High Contrast: Dance music is sounding homogenised – we need more sonic variety

In 2002, High Contrast (real name Lincoln Barrett) signed to seminal drum & bass label Hospital Records and now, nearly one decade later, he returns with his fourth studio album, The Agony & The Ecstasy.

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Monday, 27 February 2012 at 4:05 pm

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Double 99: This is the first time I’ve felt a genuine second UK garage coming

Two of the UK garage pioneers from the nineties are back. Double 99’s Tim Deluxe and Omar Adimora have reunited for a series of DJ dates and have revived their pioneering Ice Cream Records label.
They will DJ at Heritage tomorrow night in what will be their first London set for a decade. The line-up will [...]

By Sam Moir | | Thursday, 23 February 2012 at 4:00 pm

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Jason Burns: ‘The US bass music scene is much stronger and more energised than ever before’

I first heard of Jason Burns last year having come across his track, Back 2 You, on influential music site XLR8R. The track, featuring RnB vocal samples and synth hooks, would then go on to make the site’s top 100 downloads of 2011. A quick look at his Soundcloud reveals the track is still being blogged, even ten months later.

By Sam Moir | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Tuesday, 21 February 2012 at 12:00 am