TIGA INTERVIEW!

The Turbo Records artists lineup could be considered one of the most prominent and future orientated groups of producers in the world today. Consisting of everyone from Brodinski to Proxy and Tiga, it's hard to find a rival in terms of global success, especially when you factor in the level of diversity the cohort holds. Perhaps one of the more prominent DJ/producers under the Turbo Records wing is the Montreal born musical sensation 'Tiga'. Luckily enough, Turbo have shot us over some answered questions to feature! They are based predominantly around the upcoming Turbo tour and the answers really tell you a lot about Tiga himself, alongside summing up his opinion on most of the current crop of international DJs. Read ahead, enjoy the chat and look forward to his set at Winter Sound System 2010!

Tell us a little bit about the upcoming Turbo Records tour?
The tour serves a few purposes; (1) I don’t have to tour alone. I think the audience really wants to see me have a good time up there. There's nothing sadder in this world than unrequited fun. It can get lonely touring by yourself. You come offstage with the vitamin water sweats, looking for the right lady to rate tracks on a scale of 1 to 10 with. And there’s no one there for you. No one who really understands. Now there will be at least two people who understand.  (2) It forces me to evolve as a DJ, which is a very beautiful thing for a crowd to witness. Digital. Analog. And back again? Count on it. I’m like a shark: if I stop grooving, I’ll die. (3) We all get to hang out together, our loveable gang of huggable li’l misfits. I’m going to try to force everyone to dress like authentic street urchins (newsboy caps, burlap vests), to accentuate that special sense of boyish mischief. Every guest artist can play whatever they like, provided they stay after their sets and dance behind me as I DJ. You want to get paid, you get to the back of the conga line early and often. (4) We will be putting real effort into the production aspect and the visuals. People should expect a full night of magic and smiling and looking and sighing. Post-post-post-everything musical programming. I find that nothing excites the passions like the word “programming.” I feel I should mention that the initial idea was to tour with the same audience for every show. Unfortunately, we found that we couldn’t ship them as cargo, so we’ll have to see who turns up in each city. I can’t wait!

How long did it take to put the tour together?

It’s been a work in progress. On the admin/agent end it’s been a long time, and that’s probably too interesting a story to recount in its entirety. The musical/visual end started around February, so you do the month-math. I have other things to calculate. The tour will evolve a lot in those first few months. May is more about testing the limits of what we can do. By summer, we’ll be a well-greased machine. So try and hold on as we take you for a Greasy Machine Ride. In terms of talent, Planet Turbo is a perfect storm. Like that movie where the fisherman invites his wife over for a big fish dinner and there’s a romantic storm outside and he puts on the Hi-Fi and the feeling’s so right and they make love for the remainder of the film. This tour will capture the feeling of that fisherman having his way with you.

What would you say sets this tour apart?

For one thing, it’s the first tour I’ve made a point of constantly referring to as a “game-changer”. I think the main difference is that we are going to go for a full night of music that really fits together, and visuals that represent that. So, to use the ultimate cliché, it’s a journey. One on which I hope you will let us take you. We want to take the narrative approach of a 70-minute concert and merge it with the 12-hour feel of a warehouse party. Imagine watching “Rattle & Hum” for 12 straight hours in a filthy warehouse. Well, this is even better than that. Picture the entire INXS “Kick” album condensed to eight minutes…then spread that feeling over 6 hours. Then double it. 

Your thoughts on...

Erol Alkan? Vowels. One of the big boys. And a great friend. 

Boys Noize? Techno kid all grown up. Amazing DJ, and one of the few guys I really trust to destroy a party. Fits right into my Man’s Planz. 

2manydjs? The masters of the genre, that genre being party destruction. I had to call in a favor. An inspiration in terms of taking DJ shows into "production" realms (read: bad economics). 

Zombie Nation? A big of the extended Turbo family. And it really is a family. I’m the father, and everyone else is like a cousin or stepmother. 

Proxy? makes the biggest tracks on Earth, and already a Turbo old-timer. Very much THE Turbo star.  

Brodinski? He once told me he loved mayonnaise. I realize now that he was trying to ask me to make him a sandwich. NOBODY asks me to make them a sandwich. THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS. People see those butter knives backstage and they start making assumptions... 

Felix da Housecat? Likes to laugh and drink and choke from laughing while drinking. 

Gus da Hoodrat? The only guy that can really challenge Henry in raw party-vibe. The living embodiment of the Mick Jagger album Primitive Cool. Easily 300 times cooler than the singer/activist from Midnight Oil. 

Finally, when and why did you start Turbo?

I started it in ‘98. I just wanted to work with artists and music and find a way to launder the money from my nightclub business. That’s just me joking around. You can’t launder counterfeit traveler’s checks. Turbo has always been about putting out the best possible music. We don’t do vanity projects. For instance, we decided against putting out my rock album, “Dungaree Heart”, as well as my devotional project “Rhythm of the Jesuits”.

BLOGGING!?

"If all blogs operated at a moral and responsible level, would blogs be the most prominent and successful form of promotion to the modern day artist? How highly do blogs attribute to the amount of illegal music download links around the web? Is the core purpose of most music blogs still to promote and advance an artists success? Has blogging become common place for people who know very little about the topics they speak? Are people now starting blogs up merely as an alternate form of self promotion for their personal endeavours? Given the trend towards sole online distribution of artist releases, through outlets like Beatport, blogs have recently come under further scrutiny for the content they post. For every marketing expert that backs and supports 'peer-to-peer' promotion, an 'anti-blog' advocate voices his or her concerns on the potential loss of revenue blogs can cause for artists. It's an ageing debate but one that obviously effects us on a number of levels. We constantly get asked by our readers 'where do you find all the music you post?' and the answers always the same - our email inbox. We at Fridgejet, like any correctly operated media blog, only post media that we have permission for. If your doing your late night runs around the blogosphere and come across a prettied up blog thats posting 320kbps links to tracks that have only just been released to the public, its a fair guess you've come across a blog thats infringing on the copy write regulations of the artists and record labels. By downloading and enjoying the music off these sites, you are turning your back on your favourite producers and taking away their future funding."

"Support your local blog, support your favourite artists and most importantly, always beware of imitations!"

C'MON WEEKEND!

Is it just me, or is the time taken to complete a standard 'monday to friday' rotation getting longer? I dunno if theirs some guy behind the woodwork packing more hours into the working week, but this is just getting ridiculous. It seem's like a year since my last weekend. Now that I think about it thought, it could be that growing addiction to the weekends I hold - simply getting stronger. Anyway, to music we go!

The Volcano Coalition (Plump, Kelis, The Beatles)

Plump DJs are London based production and DJ duo Lee Rous and Andy Gardner whose energetic, quirky productions and skilful, pounding DJ sets have acquired a loyal and admiring fan base the world over. The Plump DJs sound is revered for its blurring of the boundries between electronic musical styles taking in Breakbeat, House and Techno. Enjoy the gift from them! As per usual you can praise, kiss, stalk at the provided links.

The Surecut Kids - Unicorn Sex EP

Indie Pants Dance 2 mixed by Surecut Kids

Whats the only thing hotter than unicorn-sex? FREE UNICORN SEX!  By which i mean to say: We have this free EP of club tunes to give away to you. Its a collection of some of The Surecut Kids favourite remixes and originals from recent times. A lot of the songs on here you may already be familiar with, or even have them already. If that's the case, delete the old versions. We've had them all professionally mixed and mastered so now you can play them in the club without having everything turned up to breaking-point.

FOR THE SAKE!

The reason for this post is not exactly clear. Given it's a Sunday evening, the NRL is on and there's very little energy left in the tank - I'm even surprising myself. The weekend was once again long and fulfilling. My only regret lies in missing Sampology's 'Super Visual Disco Show' last night, which was held at Alhambra Nightclub and was backed by The Arcade Creative. I hear Sam even threw down some Justin Bieber - something I would say is so cringe worthy its inspirational! Apart from a few late night antics, uni is starting to take over once again, so we apologise in advance for any decline in 'post frequencies'. On the topic of 'us', a few things have been going on behind closed doors lately. As many are well aware, later in the year will signal our huge first party. Without saying too much, you won't have any trouble deciding whether or not to come along once you hear the details! We're also sitting just shy of our 100,000th site visit! We will definitely throw something special up for the celebratory post, so keep an eye out! Aside from that, we have plenty in terms of competitions, interviews and most importantly - music, coming up over the next few weeks!

Back in 2008, two Chicago citizens combine to form The Black Holes. Their soul purpose was to deliver jackin' house music to punters who felt the common constraints of popular music were a little too restrictive. Realising the power of online promotion, the duo went straight to the blogosphere, launching a number of original tracks free of charge and thus putting their name right into the scrutiny zone. Finding common ground with labels like Potty Mouth Records, things had really turned out great for them. They even polished off a 2 track EP that was set for release! Unfortunately however, due to a number of reasons - it never made it to the release date. The good news? We have it here for you now! Enjoy it and like always, say thanks to James Amato and the Potty Mouth crew!

Black Holes - War Drums (Original Mix)

Black Holes - Avon (Original Mix)

FJ004 - LEE MORTIMER!

Cemented as one of the biggest names in the dance music industry, Lee Mortimer is a multi-talented DJ from the UK. His talents span realms of production, running record labels, rocking crowds and managing some of the best artists in the world. We don't know how he got so good, so we spent 15 minutes on the phone with him to find out!

FJ: How do you find working with another artist given all the collaborative work you do? 

I really enjoy it. Its not something I expected to do to begin with. I mean the first track I did was with Foamo and I think neither of us had done a track together so it was kinda’ new ground, but what came out was really good. After that I did the one with Laidback Luke, that was incredibly quick to do! We kinda did that in about six hours. 

Yeh, we have heard Luke does his tracks very quickly? 

Yeah, he really does. I mean it can take me anywhere between a day and a week to make a track sometimes i go back and forth to it but um yer he's really quick in the studio, just sort of no nonsense sort of just lays the track down really quick and ends up usually really good.

What does it take for someone to jump off the page and make you want to collaborate with them? 

Umm I think we both have to be into similar kind of music. I actually played a lot of Laidback Luke's tracks and he always reacted really well to the tracks that I sent him from my label. You have to have the same kind of mentality, both be into kinda big tunes, you know big rooms. 

Who have you most enjoyed collaborating with? 

Probably "Luke" id say, because its probably the biggest track ive done, and the fact it was so quick, it was a new way of working for me. In terms of ‘Blau’, I remember hearing Crookers playing it like last Summer at a festival over here, called Creamfields. That was the first time id heard someone else playing it "out" and I managed to get a video of it, and this was way before it was released so i don't think anyone would've really known what it was at that point. The crowd just went crazy and I think it was at that point I realised "this is a pretty big tune". Even after it was released it was still gradually growing from there you know I had people like Tiesto playing it maybe two weeks after it got released. 

Plenty of satisfaction in that?

Yeah for sure! Especially someone like Tiesto playing it and Crookers you know obviously very different styles in music. It really did manage to cross a number of different genres. 

Agreed! They are both very different demographics too. For yourself Lee, what do you look for when your making a track? Has it changed much? 

When I am making a track I don't exactly start off with a specific idea i just sit down and play around with it, I really just try and make big tunes that will have a big reaction on the dance floor  really. I am not really to subtle about anything. Sort of big and in your face. In terms of change… it’s changed a little a bit. Tracks have been getting bigger and more in your face and more of a bigger sound. Then again a few producers have gone more a ‘housey’ route as well so I think its more diverse in some ways. 

Do you think that may have to do with the fact that the sets your playing, and the places your playing are a lot different now, opposed to when you first started out? 

Yeah true, I mean you get to a point where you start playing at peak times and obviously the tunes your playing are bigger tracks and that reflects when you go back and make bigger tracks then you did when you sorta started out, and like I’m a resident at a club where I live up here in Oxford, and I've been going there for like ten years. Started off as a warm up dj so you kinda buy that sort of music until your higher on the bill. 

Does running a label take away from DJing?

To be honest it all goes hand in hand, I mean running a label does take up a lot of time, like finding new artists, listening to demo's and things. It’s great to discover new music, being sent tunes from all corners of the world, you know i signed a track from a guy in New Zealand and then people in Budepest and then Italy. 

You and Foamo have been taking the Superman release all around the UK lately, how has that been going? 

Ha! Yeah we've been kinda getting the superman costume's out and Dj'ing. It’s been great! We have really had a lot of gigs off the back of that release so i really do think that's the biggest thing to happen on the label so far 

I bet! How have the crowds been reacting when they see two massive acts throwing down a VS set?

Yeah its been getting great reaction. We are pretty similar as we are so we really DJ well together, and I really look forward to playing those gigs, Its really good fun. Its not something I've really done before, playing back to back with someone, but the more you do it, the more in tune you get. They are always great parties and the crowd are always up for it! 

Nice! Well Lee, tell us your thoughts on Aussie crowds?

They are really up for it in Australia! But probably not to different to be honest, I mean anywhere you go in the world they are all into pretty much the same music and seem to attract the same sorta crowds. You look around and there are people from all around the world in every city anyway. Its just great to be able to see that and to play to all these people, but the Aussie crowds are definitely up for it! 

Do you differ your sets depending on location?

I kinda think if I am booked to play somewhere, they are probably aware of my music already. I just try and do what i usually do. No two places are the same and no two crowds are exactly the same. You know, no two sets will be exactly the same. I would never have something in the back of my mind saying "I’m playing in Australia I better play this tune" I just stick to what I know and that's the crowds are expecting I suppose. 

Name a stand out memory of your career!

Id say the Glastonberry last year, I was playing on a stage that looked like something out of the film Mad Max, it had like junk net all around and I was 15M in the air, I was playing in this kind of crows nest,  and the whole stage around was filled with like performers and there was big flames coming out of everywhere. As I said it was really high up and there was about 5000 people dancing, and ill never forget looking down over that crowd just thinking it was unbelievable. That's something I will never forget  

Amazing! What can we expect from "Lee Mortimer" for the rest of the year? Big plans? 

LM: Yeah, got a couple of tracks coming out on a Belgian label called "youboot" which should be out in a couple of months. I think the remixes are getting done for those right now. I’ve also been working on a track with a reggae sound system called "Saxon Sound System".  It has a big reggae influence on this track, still my usual sound but it goes into a reggae section. The guys do something they call "speed rapping" they are rapping but it just keeps getting faster and faster and it sounded amazing so I thought I had to work with these guys! We are going to be promo’ing this over the summer so hopefully this can be a big summer tune! 

Wow! what was the influence to do a reggae style tune? 

Umm I just heard these guys on a Youtube video. My Manager sent me a link and the way they where rapping was just unbelievable. I mean they go back along way, back to the 80's, and they have been sampled more then, say James Brown I reckon. I mean their vocals are on so many old jungle tracks, but when we approached them to work with them, they where actually really happy we approached them sorta legitimately, instead of just sampling them. They where really up for doing it, and they kinda just said "you do what you want with it" I sent them an instrumental  demo and then they rapped over it. We got it into the studio and I am really happy with outcome. 

FJ: Looking forward to that one! So what’s happening with Warehouse for the rest of the year? 

LM: Yeah well the schedule is pretty full on for the rest of the year now. Something coming out from a new artist called Nemo, disco trash music, a guy called Youx from New Zealand which is around your kind of neck of the woods. Also a guy called Kill Light which I'm really into at the moment, and then a guy called Jay Robinson aswell! Those are the things coming up to look forward to! 

Thanks so much for your time Lee, and we look forward to your tour down here! 

Cheers guys!

Adam Bozzetto Says Hi (May #2)

I don’t have a lot of interesting things to talk about for this post but I am super happy I finished a new mixtape. They always seem to take a lot out of me doing them. I have put 3 unreleased track of my own in here and just a bunch of my favorite song’s. They are not all new tracks but some of them I am still playing a lot when I dj. Some of my favorite tracks on the mix are Mj Cole – Volcano Riddim and High Powered Boys – Highway. The like the MJ Cole track just because of the massive bass sound in it and the kinda broken beat and I have been waiting for a new High Powered Boys EP for like FOREVER.

Adam Bozzetto - June Mixtape 

(tracklist included)

TAPES!

Have mixtape's become more or less essential to a modern day artist? To some listeners, they offer very little appeal relative to a fresh new track, but to others - their a collectors gem. Regardless of opinion, when guy's like A-Trak and Riva Starr drop a fresh mixtape, it's pretty damn hard to pass up! We've got both of them here for you today, with each individual effort showing a very different side of modern day music!

A-TRAK presents

'DIRTY SOUTH DANCE 2'

After his stellar release of Dirty South Dance 1 back in 2007, A-Trak has finally popped out the highly anticipated sequel for the world! Keeping in suit, the release showcases all things 'dance friendly', mashed and layered upon sweeeeet southern rap and hip-hop rhymes. The 15 track releases showcases A-traks years of skill behind the turntables, with the mix seamlessly scratching, chopping and dicing threw a plethora of styles and genres. He's even been nice enough to chop the mix into individual tracks and allow it for streaming. Don't think about this, just do it - you can thank us later!

RIVA STARR presents

'BACK TO THE BASS'

After throwing down a killer set at the Brisbane leg of Creamfields 2010, Riva Starr has gone and pushed out another killer mixtape. On the back of his storming Essential Mix for Pete Tong earlier in the year, Riva has backed up nicely to showcase an awesome 'dirtybirdesque' sounding tape! After releasing it earlier in the week, he had one given commandment for anyone wishing to experience it - 'No laptop speakers!'. The amusing post, that was sent out over his official Twitter, really does make sense when you listen to the release. It's encapsulation of tech and tribal infused house perfectly compliments his style and is really fitting. Download or stream this tape ASAP at the link above!

RELAX!

Before we start on this impromptu post, we just want to make sure you haven't missed the happenings in the last couple of days. We have both (A) a write up on Danny T & Chris James' latest EP Hustlin' and (B) a solid dosing of 'We No Speak Americano' remixes. If you've missed them, click here or here respectively! Anyyway... today brings a new day and with it we've decided to push out some of the music we have received over the past few weeks (as we have been quite slack!). Don't expect this post to follow any sort of order. Just enjoy it and lap up the audible goodness and save it for the weekend when you can compliment it with an icy cold beer and a hot Brazilian girl in a bikini.

Riva Starr - I Was Drunk (Shooting Horses Remix)

We said it over a year ago and we'll say it again - in terms of the tech house music scene, Riva Starr can do no wrong. Often producing understated tracks with catchy melodies, lyrics and samples you couldn't find anywhere but your grandparents record collection, he has proven that he is the f$%king man! We've got a remix of his highly popular 'I Was Drunk' track by Nottingham's former 'Uber DJs' - The Shooting Horses. What do you think? 

D12 - Purple Pills (Tooshoes Bootleg)

We've chatted about Tooshoes before. He's a solid Brisbane DJ and producer who's making a name for himself by associating with all things party. Not only can he drop a killer set, but he's also really working his way into high end production. Watching his tracks become increasingly polished is actually quite enjoyable. Watch out for this guy! 

Ali Love - Love In Darkness (Original Mix) weird!

Love In Darkness is the choice cut from Ali Love's new album 'Love Harder'. It's definitely something different in respect to what we usually post, but theres something about the vocal that just keeps pulling you threw the song. If we had to explain it in detail, we'd say it wraps you up and serenades you, whether your in the pits of a nightclub or strolling the walkways of a park. Check it out, but don't expect the usual!

BONUS!

TEENAGESINTOKYO - End It Tonight (Hijack Disco Mix)

DANNY T + CHRIS JAMES!

Despite been the most post about artist in the Fridge, its been awhile between yabber's for local hero Danny T. Busier than ever with remixing, original work and showing his face at clubs around Australia, it's more than necessary we give him a shout for old times sake!

His most recent release, out on One Love, comes in the form of Hustlin' - a collaborative effort with fellow DJ/producer and long time friend Chris James. The title track takes the sound Danny has stayed 'oh so true' to, adds a spice of familiar vocals, layers some catchy drums, an awesome catchy synth and pushes out as an all round addictive track suitable for a massive array of dance floors. It's no surprise the effort has landed in the Aria charts, with the EP inclusive of Malente & Oliver $ remixes. Amazing? Yes. Surprising? No. Check out the low quality samples Danny sent over below, and when you realise that even our description didn't do this EP justice, follow this link and purchase it on Beatport!

Danny T & Chris James - Hustlin' (Original Mix)

Danny T & Chris James - Hustlin' (Oliver $ Remix)

Danny T & Chris James - Hustlin' (Malente Remix)

FREE SHIT?

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A) EMAIL EVENTS@FRIDGEJET.COM and answer;

B) WHO IS HEADLINING THE LNA PARTY AT MONASTERY THIS FRIDAY?

CLICK HERE FOR FULL EVENT DETAILS (HINT HINT!)

AMERICANO FEVER

Perhaps the most hyped song of 2010, Yolanda Be Cool & Dcups upbeat bonanza 'We No Speak Americano' looks like it's here to stay. Despite hitting the airwaves quite some time ago, you'd be hard pressed to take a radio aided car journey and NOT hear the track at least once. While we have never been fond of overkill on radio stations, the Fridgejet team are happy to admit that if 'catchyness' had a soundtrack, this would be the title track!  Incorporating elements of jazz, baile funk and all things jumpy, it ticks all the boxes for writing a modern day house track that appeals to the masses.

Not ones to let the hype die, Sweat It Out Records recently teamed up with Spank to run a promotional remix competition on the tune. Spanning a number of months, the competition is still live and will be closing on the 30th of May, with entries expected to be overflowing their inboxes. We've been thrown a number of these audible efforts over the past weeks and thought we'd pass a few on to your faithful readers. First up, we've got a remix from The Surecut Kids. It keeps a pretty similiar intro to the original, but the drop displays all the features you'd expect from the Gold Coast duo. Catchy drums, a gritty bassline and some cool wobbles make it a fun tune that keeps you guessing! Secondly, Sydney DJ and producer Tenzin has reworked the tune into a 3am stomper that could resemble something coming out of the Dada Life camp. It pushes, sucks and smashes your ears and boy, it's a highly creative take on the original version. Last but not least, local producer Wolfie riddles the tune with his minimalistic basslines, tight drums and crisp kicks, giving a tech house orientated take on the tune. I say enjoy!

We No Speak Americano (Surecut Kids Remix)

We No Speak Americano (Tenzin Remix)

We No Speak Americano (Wolfie Remix)

Bowwwwnus!?

Fenech Solar - Stop & Stare (Penny for the DJ)

DNM009 - ANNIVERSARY!

Bring out the cake and crack open the champagne; Dubnoir is having its first birthday!

Birmingham based English producer, and Australia’s adopted son Chris James’s Label has well and truly over achieved in its 1^st year in the game. From getting big up’s from the likes of Annie Mac on her Radio 1 slot, to receiving support from some of the biggest names in the business, it’s safe to say Dubnoir is rapidly becoming a label renowned for releasing great content. Over the year the impressive line up of EP’s have come from the likes of Kyle Watson, Poligono, Brabe, Jeff doubleu and our man Danny T releasing his first solo EP!

To coincide with the 1^st anniversary, the Dubnoir all stars have teamed up to drop an EP with originals from Poligono, Edu K, Headshotboyz, Sick Jargon, Kyle Watson & Robert Boogert. Each artist has gone out and shown off their style with their original tracks. Going from South American heavyweight Poligono laying down huge percs’ and colossal drums to seasoned Dubnoir veteran Kyle Watson following in the footsteps of his 2009 EP “DNM001” with his track “This thing”.  In preparation for their debut release in the coming months, Headshotboyz give us a nasty, but still grooving tune in “something with a beat”.  UK duo  Sick Jargon drop some old school into the mix while  Edu K continues his reputation of churning out hit after hit with "Uirapuru" which is sure to be a winner for the tech house heads out there. Lastly, Rovert Boogert, producer extraordinaire from Holland has cooked up a funky tune that is bound to be a floor filler.

Here’s some samples to get your taste buds excited, then be sure to hop on over to Beatport on May 31st and purchase this awesome release!

Clips Only

Edu K - Uriaparu (Orginal Mix)

Headshotboyz - Something With A Beat (Original Mix)

Kyle Watson - This Thing (Original Mix)

Poligono - Zempoala (Original Mix)

Robert Boogart - Touche (Original Mix)

Sick Jargon - Memories (Original Mix)

Adam Bozzetto Says Hi (May)

First off what I have been up to. I just got back from a 3 day trip to Wagga Wagga, NSW with Heaps Decent to go into the Riverina Juvenile Justice center. We wrote some tracks with the Guys in there and some of the boys were like seriously good rappers. DJ Levins and I have almost finished the songs and they will be available from the Mad Decent blog soon enough. The last time heaps decent went out to same center they took A-Trak with them and he has finished an amazing song with the kids. The song and video’s are all over on the Heaps Decent (heapsdecent.com) site. We can’t take any video’s from inside the center tho to protect the kids identity.

This is a bit geeky but I just picked up this bit of kit the other day. It’s the first dedicated Serato controller and I love it. It’s been out since November last year but I had never seen it anywhere until I saw it on Bass Kleph’s Facebook. I highly recommend it. I have used the korg nano controllers but they are just a pain in the ass compared to this. Everything syncs up perfect.

Music I have been listening to. I picked up the new Mr Flash EP today. So killer. I also found out today that Mr Flash produced one track on the new Mos Def album. There you go. Also Justin Martin is touring around at the moment so I have jumped back into the Justin Martin archives and have been pulling out some of his older tracks which I just can’t get enough of!

Mr Flash, Powerlight
Justin Martin, My Angelic Demons

FJ003 - RENAISSANCE MAN

If you were smart about your game plane at Stereosonic last year, you wouldn't have missed Renaissance Man on the highly popular Outrage Stage. Bounding to fame with their catchy and unique style of tribal tech and minimal madness, the Scandinavian duo can do no wrong if you ask us. We recently caught up with them before they come back down under, logging up a few questions for the readers at home to get a better idea about the interesting guys!

The definition of a Renaissance man is a person who knows a little bit about everything but has mastered nothing.

It’s safe to say none of this applies to these guys. So boys, how did you do it?

Luck, a bit of skill and good timing! "Eighty percent of success is showing up." -Woody Allen.

What can we expect from your upcoming original EP? Do you agree the shift in musical preferences has changed what it takes to make a true banger?

In regards to our latest, EP... expect some genre bending house featuring a plethora of human voices. And yes, we definitely agree. Now it's more a competition of making the blandest and most generic tech house possible. Well, seriously, every now and then some quality music manages to penetrate the top 10 (Beatport) but most of the time we tend to avoid looking at it. It really does make you sad.

Come June, can we expect some cheeky surprises when you both venture back down under?

Most definitely. We have been pretty productive lately and have loads of unheard material waiting to be played out. We had a great time at Stereosonic however we are expecting to see more clothing this time.

Do you have any timeless beauties that have become integral in every set you play?

We always aim to play a good mix of old and new / timeless and contemporary. Derrick Carter's remix of Blaze's 'My Beat' is pretty integral in all of our sets.

Explain your thoughts on online media such as blogs. Friend or foe?

Well if one wants to accuse someone of stealing the finger shouldn't necessarily be pointed at online media as such - we basically built our career online. Then again it would be foolish for us to claim to know the future or the effects of the changes happening in the music industry. Everyone who claims that, and there are plenty around, is lying. 

Modern day inspirations?

Matthew Herbert, Roman Signer, Thomas Demand, Daniel Palillo, OK Do, jnejne.

How do you feel about incorporating vocalists into your productions?

Yes that's a thing we are working on at the moment actually (Editor note: maybe something we will see on their upcoming EP... we can only hope!).

Ever had a shocking gig? And while we are on the subject, tell us about your inspiration behind the ‘NOW’ night you started in early 2008.

Hah who hasn't had a shocking gig! The inspiration was just doing it for fun and the music. The best advice for people who are looking to throw a good quality event would be to build a real relationship with your audience and try to not be financially dependent on it.

Thanks for your time guys!

If you missed them last time, don't do it again! Check their Myspace here and be sure to keep up to date with them on Beatport and Facebook.

SIA/DIPLO.. YES!

Australia-born singer and songwriter Sia (Zero 7) is set to release her fourth record 'We Are Born' on July 12^th in the UK.  It includes a dazzling collection of songs, produced by noted Los Angeles producer Greg Kurstin (Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Beck, Britney Spears, Kylie). It follows Sia's acclaimed 2008 'Some People Have Real Problems' record (Best Breakthrough Artist Album- 2009 Aria Awards). None other than Major Lazer representative and label head honcho Diplo has released a nice little remix and we’ve been sent it! Oh boy its nice!

SIA - Clap Your Hands (Diplo Remix)

BONUS:

Autokratz - Kick EP (Zip)