Interview – Matrix & Futurebound

Posted in Drum'N'Bass, Interviews on March 23rd, 2007 by facter

Matrix and Futurebound

On their own, both Matrix and Futurebound have made their own waves through the world of drum and bass through both their DJing and production efforts, and yet it by collaborating together that they have also now managed to reach a whole new level of both talent and innovation.

“We’ve known each other for a long time just DJing and exchanging music and such, but Brendon (Futurebound) lives in Liverpool and I live in London so we are quite a ways away from each other so that’s probably why its taken us so long to get into the studio together,” Matrix explains of their eventual hook-up in the studio. “We kinda talked about this for a year or so. When we’d bump into each other we’d be like ‘oh we should do some music together’ but we never got around to doing it, and when we did get together it was really easy for us to write together.” Read more »

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Interview – Kid Kenobi

Posted in Breakbeat, Interviews on March 2nd, 2007 by facter

In recent years, Kid Kenobi has swiftly become a major player in the DJ world. From gigs the world over, to becoming an almost has-to-be-on-the-bill name for several major summer festivals here in Australia, Kenobi has managed find himself placed in a position of authority and respect amongst the nations break beat aficionados. His energetic and pervasive sets, often alongside his enigmatic partner in crime MC ShureShock, have reached almost legendary heights, and there are very few other names that have become so synonymous with Australian break beat than his own.

As sure as the summer festivals end however, there comes a time when every DJ looks towards the world of production in order to put forth their own version of a broken reality. Read more »

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