12 months ago, the name Consequence wasn't widely known outside of the New Zealand Drum and Bass scene. Then 2009 happened. Having been featured heavily on the enormously popular Club Autonomic podcasts, Consequence (aka Cam McLaren) has capped off a stellar year with the release of his debut album, Live For Never, on dBridge's seminal Exit Records imprint. With the year drawing to an end, he has a chat with Matty Baseline about his album, New Zealand's influence on his music and playing at Phat 10.
Redeyes is a name synonymous with smooth liquid beats. The Frenchman visited our shores back in 2007, and played an epic set in Auckland with people queued around the corner to get in and see him. He is going to be back again next month for a tour of the main centres. Now with an album, Poetry in Motion, under his belt as well as a slew of quality releases, there is no doubt that we are in for a treat.
Duncan Blair had a chance to catch up with him ahead of the tour and here is what he had to say...
When you look at the number of gigs happening in Wellington these days, it's hard to believe that 10 years ago we were missing out on most of the big international tours coming through the country. Enter Bass Frontiers. In the past decade they have brought Welly to the forefront of the national drum & bass scene, with many big names listing it as one of their preferred cities to play. With that in mind, this Saturday they're celebrating their 10th birthday and, true to form, it promises to be one hell of a party. With two of the most respected DJs in drum & bass holding down the decks, it promises to be a night not to forget. Matt Baseline sat down with DDog this week to reminisce about parties past and look forward at what is to come.
Joachim has a chat to the Upbeats about Bringing in the New year at Phat09 once again, the commitment of the punters at Phat, their plans for the new year and who would win out of a fight between a Wolf and a Snake. Click 'More' to see the clip.
Joachim has a chat with Matty C of Concord Dawn about life, touring, sexual depravity and what he loves about New Zealand, amongst other random junk. Click 'More' to see the clip.
18 plus years in the game and innovative still, Manchester’s Marcus Intalex has been part of the rave/dance music scene since day one, following the mercurial strands of modern day club tempo electronic music from techno to drum and bass and beyond. DJ, event promoter, radio host and record label boss, Marcus has done it all and still found the time to alongside the likes of ST Files and Calibre, produce some of the most forward thinking, energetic, soulful and groove heavy drum and bass tunes to hit drum and bass distributor record release sheets and store bins to date; period.
Thijs from Noisia who will be playing at Phat 09's pre party on the 30th of December answers a couple of questions:
Beatportal, the news/blog site that accompanies the Beatport music store, has posted an article about NZ DnB. Additional to which, and of much more interest to me, is an interview with Nick Robinson from Shapeshifter.
I first met the State of Mind boys when they were first breaking onto the scene back in 2005 - since then they have put out over 20 singles on a variety of labels and have enjoyed success locally and internationally. Recently I got the chance to corner Patrick Hawkins, one half of the duo (Stu Maxwell being the other), and ask him some questions on their upcoming NZ tour and their label. Read on....
With Phatmoon almost upon us, Milan from Black Sun Empire has been nice enough to answer questions from Matt Baseline... read on for the interview.
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