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Naked Giants

Where are you currently based? I’m currently based in Sydney. How did you first start playing music? Music started as I thought myself how to play drums in Ghana and eventually fell in love with everything else about it. How would you describe your sound/music? It's experimental, chilled and flowery. really instrumental because of my love for baselines and pretty chords but also introspective in my writing and message. What's been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far? I’ve been working on being a better producer and that has led to me already working on my second album. Covid has been pretty hard since I love performing. It kinda feels like it took something away from me but we’re finding ways around it so I’m more hopeful. Your new track Armadillo is out now, how did you come to collaborate with Maina Doe? This happened during my first session with the Sumatra boys. I made some drums while Fin & Riley(members of Sumatra) played some chords and added baselines to it. When we put them together, we knew we had something so I put some old poetry together and rapped the verses on it. Was still tryna figure out a chorus but Maina had a session with the boys next so she jumped on it and sent me what she did the next day and I knew we had a banger. So yh it wasn’t face to face but we made it happen.  What influenced the sound and songwriting? Tyler, the creator is one of my biggest influences when it comes to sound. Love the flowery aspects but so experimental that you don’t know what to expect.  Poetry has also shaped the way I write but also the likes of J Cole and Bas that have influenced my song writing.  How did you go about writing Armadillo? Armadillo was a poem I wrote to a past lover after a break up. With a lot of reminiscing and holding on in mind, it was a description of the complication that was going on at the time. Didn’t really think I was gonna make a song out of it. Where and when did you record/produce and who did you work with? I worked with Sumatra (includes Finbar Stuart, Riley hilder and additional guitar from James Baldwin) . We made this in the boom child house where most of our projects are made. What programs/instruments did you use? I use Fl studio but the boys use Ableton. How did you approach the recording process? Demo was initially recorded with Sumatra but I then went back to my engineer to redo some Vox before we had to release it. Please tell us about your photography and multimedia interests: Photos was the side hobby/ work I did for people and a lot of artists that I know. It started from Church and eventually to blogs and now a part of my creativity.  I think I can do anything so learning all these mediums was quite easy for me as they all compliment each other.  Who are you listening to at the moment? I'm currently listening to Big Sean's album and an artist called Amber Mark. i highly recommend. What's planned for the remainder of 2020 going into 2021: I perhaps wanna finish my second album ready for 2021 and also land some really cool festival gigs for next year.  Favourite food and place to hangout? Favourite food is anything Thai so wherever has a good Thai, you can find me there. https://www.facebook.com/Yawdoesitall/

Yawdoesitall

Where are you currently based? West Leederville in Perth. I have a small home studio where I write and record and the band rehearse there.  What's been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far? Well we’ve just started to rehearse more because shows are happening again over here so we’ve just been dusting off the saddles. The covid thing didn’t really affect me that much because I don’t really have a life anyway. I’m always in my music room. Business as usual really.  Your new single 'The Reason' is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting? The funny thing is when you release a song it takes ages to get to that point and was usually written years ago. So I don’t recall what influenced that particular song. I don’t think it would have been anything specific.  How did you go about writing the track? I think I had the main synth hook and chord progression laying around for a little while and then I kinda had a breakthrough with the vocal delivery and then it all just flowed after that. I don’t remember it being a hard song to work out.  Where and when did you record and who with? It was recorded at the start of the year at Blackbird Studios with Dave Parkin. I also recorded some parts at my place.  What programs/equipment did you use? I use Logic. So I will usually have a demo done and then we go into the studio and redo some, or all of it again. I programmed the drum beat you hear at the start in Logic. Then Jamie came in and laid down the live drums. I think the synths were combination of soft synths and a Roland Juno. I used my Telecaster guitar but I can’t remember the amp we used. We use all sorts of equipment I can’t keep track.  Who are you listening to at the moment? Bob Dylan  What do you like to do away from music? I like to play tennis  What's planned for 2020?  More live shows. We will have a video for The Reason coming out soon that we’ve been recording at my place also. I think we might go back into the studio before the end of the year to record more songs that will probably come out in two years time where I get asked questions about them that I can’t remember the answers for. I have a Christmas song that I’ve had around for a long time that I wanna record. Maybe get around to doing that.  Favourite food and place to hangout? Probably Mexican food. The Bird which is a small live music venue where Emma works.  https://open.spotify.com/artist/06dE3zZujjtXjLRhXEVYsx?si=3FLbRV9WQxyN46xegPy56g https://www.instagram.com/bigorangetheband/ https://www.facebook.com/bigorangeband.perth/ https://bigorange.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/wearebigorange

Daniel Davis of Big Orange

Miss Emilia

Miss Emilia

Suit of Lights

Stanley Odd

Stanley Odd

Braxton keeps up his run of remarkable releases with his brilliant remix of Matt Fax feat. RBBTS ‘Set Your Sails’ on Colorize, out now. The label invited him to choose any track from Fax’ album ‘Progressions’ to rework, a vote of confidence fully justified by the result.   The Brighton-based producer is a by-word for quality and thoughtful composition, finding favour as a regular with imprints including Anjunadeep and Colorize. He has put lockdown to best possible use already, with his recent double A side ‘Torn/Chiaroscuro’ (Anjunadeep) gaining attention from Phil Taggart, Jaguar’s BBC Introducing Dance Show, and more.   His entrancing rework of the driving dance-led cut from French DJ/producer Matt Fax adds dreamy synth chords and a breakbeat element, giving full rein to the haunting, sumptuous vocals of European duo Anne Kalstrup and Hendrik Burkhard aka RBBTS. ‘Set Your Sails’ (Braxton Remix) is Out Now. Get it here: https://colorize.ffm.to/0227r1 Hey Braxton, thanks for speaking with us! Congrats on your new release, the absolutely stellar remix of Matt Fax ‘Set Your Sails’. Can you tell us how this remix came about?  Thank you for having me! Well Colorize got in touch with Matt’s new album and let me choose a track to remix, there were a couple on there I liked but this one really stood out.  Have you got much of a relationship with Matt Fax too, or is it more the label? How did you pick this song as the one you wanted to remix, what swayed you?  I think it was the vocals mainly, I prefer to remix tracks with vocals because it gives me more flexibility to bring something different to the track. I had a go at remixing another track but I struggled to do something meaningful with it, then this one came along and I could really get stuck in.   A lot of the tracks you’ve released have these really special vocals. Is this something you look for in a track you want to remix, is it one of the key components that grabs you?  Yeah absolutely, a lot of the music I make has a kinda anthemic quality, sometimes it’s subtle and sometimes it’s really in your face. I like my tracks to sit somewhere between the club and headphones, and vocals really help me to get that balance across. And when it comes to making an original track, what is it that you tackle first? Do you pick or write a vocal, then create the track around it, or the opposite?  It’s usually the opposite, but there’s never a right or wrong way really, the most important thing I’ve found is to let the track develop as naturally as possible. Sometimes vocals it will happen early on in the writing process, and it’ll involve humming along some sort of topline idea before getting the vocals down properly. Other times I’ve gotten to the ‘end’ of the process with a track before deciding I want vocals on it. I try and keep all options open at every stage as it allows much more freedom to experiment during the writing process.  What can we expect from you in the rest of 2020? You’re an Anjunadeep favourite, will we be seeing your name on the label again this year?  I very much hope so, it’s a label I’ve admired for such a long time now and to be working with them is still a little bit mind-blowing :)  And on a more personal note to finish – what has this time in lockdown taught you?  I learned that people deal with complex situations in completely different ways and we all need to show a lot more empathy in order to better understand each other. Thanks for your time!  No, no……Thank YOU! x

Braxton

PLANTS AND ANIMALS Share new single 'Le Queens' New album The Jungle out October 23

PLANTS AND ANIMALS Share new single ‘Le Queens’ New album The Jungle out October 23

Where are you currently based? London How did you first start producing and mixing? I came from a rock and metal background originally. I was never into actual instruments myself but my friends were and I loved being around that environment. I was lucky enough to have a computer at the time, and managed to start teaching myself how to produce. I was then introduced to Pendulum who were obviously the only people doing rock and drum and bass at that time, and it sort of stemmed from there. How did your career start? I got in with Monstercat when they just started, around 2010. I put out a few beat sample packs with them, but then Mike Darlington really encouraged me to go farther and that’s when I put out my first EP, The Takeover. How has your COVID experience been so far? It’s given me more time to work on music that’s for sure. I probably wouldn’t have finished the album as quick as I did if I had still been touring. It’s been rough not being able to test my songs live though! What influenced the sound and songwriting for your epic new album 'The Promised Land'? The whole album was inspired by a lot of different themes, mainly how nature and technology clash and interact. There wasn’t any particular moment that inspired the entire album but I went on a journey of discovery for the past couple of years, listening to a broader range of music and tying my vast range of influences into the album. What did you find most challenging and rewarding through the process of creating this album? This is my debut album so the finished product was the most rewarding. The most challenging was probably admitting that it was done, because I’m always looking to keep improving the tracks! Your sound has evolved from the stereotypical Drum 'n Bass sound to a more mature and cross-genre sound, please tell us about how and why this has come about: The main thing that I wanted to do with the album was start expanding from drum ‘n’ bass and start doing other genres. People have this impression of me, because I make drum ‘n’ bass all the time, that I only listen to drum ‘n’ bass and that’s completely untrue. People who know me know I listen to and love literally all kinds of music. I love everything from, as I say, film and video game scores to screamo to french house to electro house to old school garage to whatever. You name it! I listen to everything. I really tried to hone that in when I pulled influences for the album, just to show people that it doesn’t have to come from drum ‘n’ bass at all. A lot of them don’t even come from dance music. Very rarely, except maybe some sound design and mixdown things. The main goal with it was to start introducing MUZZ as a multigenre brand and artist rather than drum ‘n’ bass only.  Where do you see Drum 'n Bass progressing in the coming years? The future of any genre is to evolve it and mash it with other styles and new sounds, which is what I’ve always done since I started making music, and this album explores those new territories. I love the genre, and always will, but I also love many other genres and don’t want to close those doors.  What do you like to do outside of music? Gaming, food, traveling!  Which artists are you listening to at the moment? Grimes, Rezz, Charli XCX, Fade Black, Oakwite, Loathe, G Jones are currently on repeat for me. What is planned for the remainder of 2020? Just to continue promoting this album as much as possible. It’s been such a process having it come together, I’m so happy it’s finally out! Favourite food and place to hangout? You can’t beat Middle Eastern food, and I honestly just love being in my studio in my own world. Twitch: twitch.tv/monstercat YouTube: youtube.com/UKFDrumandBass Facebook: facebook.com/MUZZHQ

MUZZ

So, Danny, you’ve got a few aliases, DNYO, Danny Olivera, Danny Loko... any more we should be aware of? Or just the 3?  There are a few more. These I like to keep hidden from the public. DNYO and Danny Oliveira already confuses people, imagine if they knew the other ones :)  Tell me about São Paulo. What's the music scene like there?  Big metropolis. Lot’s of everything really. My fav city in Brazil for sure, great night life, best food, best service. Culture speaks very loud in São Paulo, so the music is always kicking.  How did you get involved in the scene there?  I started making my own little parties, soon enough I started spinning at local clubs. But after living abroad I had a much better experience when coming back. Times were good. This was 2005 I think. There were lots of groups of different tribes making the night of the city back then. I miss how simple it was and the effect it made on so many.  Have you always been into electronic music?  Pretty much since I was 14. I got into my first club night when I was 15. I used to sneak into a few clubs at that point back in Miami. By 16 I was already hooked on Oakenfold, PVD, Tenaglia, Sanches, Calr Cox, all of the ones that came to South Florida, I was there.  How would you describe your sound/the music that you play?  If I’m spinning straight up techno Danny Oliveira night, that sound is not the typical Pop “Business” Techno you hear these days, as I don’t like the usual, never did, so the sound is considered to be designed differently, when there’s time for “loops” they will be there, when there’s time for serious arrangements and progressions, they will be there as well. If I’m spinning as DNYO, then it’s a whole different world. It’s deeper, sometimes melodic, but mostly hypnotic. I go through big chunks of House and Techno as a base and DNYO comes out. It’s a mixture of a lot of things put into one, there are no rules for DNYO, but it does concentrate more fans alike around the Progressive House styles.  What's been happening recently? Any releases that we should keep our ears out for?  Lately I’ve been working on a few ideas with some friends. These, consist of making a move towards some new ground for music here in Brazil, it’s a slow process due to our current situation in the world. I have some music due to come out on Juicebox India and Timeless Moment still this year but we’ll have to wait and see.  What have been your most memorable gigs over the last couple of years? Hmmm, Hyderabad last October. I get the chills just thinking about it. Forest Peak 2 years ago, it’s an intimate techno experience up in the mountains of Rio, that was something to remember. Spun at D.edge with a couple of friends, very close and intimate night, lots of friends came out, special night.  What are the best clubs for underground tunes in Sao Paulo?  Probably D.edge is the only place to go as a club with an underground agenda.  Where can we hear you DJ?  Really underground parties when I spin techno. DNYO gets way more exposure and dates outside of Brazil. We will have to wait for this pandemic to pass and see what holds for the industry, so that many of us can start planning again.  Are you on the streaming bandwagon like the rest of the world? Or will we have to wait until this whole thing blows over?  I’m not on that wagon, I’m outside, like a drone. Just flying through, watching and consequentially waiting for that wagon to crash and eventually die. The Napster People. It’s unbelievable how millions of artists and musicians simply let these smart guys take away their rights. Pull it from the inside out and drain it for 14% of 1 cent on the Dollar. No wonder the world is at where it is these days.  Can you give us your top 3 plugs in the studio at the moment?  Ovox from Waves is really good. Parallels from Softube and Thermal by Output.  Any advice for budding producers looking to go down the rabbit hole?  They can dive in and fight their way through, hopefully they can come in with some history in their heads cause this, where we are right now, is far from being the best model of an industry. Or they can stay in wonderland. This is the worst time to be a musician/ producer/ let alone a DJ. It has been for a couple of long years. I’m doing it because I still have some fuel left in me. Not everybody does. That fuel comes from a lot of things put together, a certain structure that is extremely hard to come by and that in the days of today, it’s just not possible, I don’t see it any other way.  What do you like to do away from music?  When I’m away from music I race. Unfortunately I don’t live in Germany, but I do my best to drive as fast as I can, anywhere I can. Gives me an edge. When I can’t, you can always find me racing in my favorite Simulators in an online lobby somewhere.  Who are you listening to at the moment? Any artists standing out for you right now?  Mostly, these days, Ambient. Sound healing. Apart from that, any thing that sounds new, futuristic, “fresh”. Forest Drive West. Barker, BAILE, John Gurd, Altus and Poemme, put these one and take a deep dive.  What's planned for the remainder of 2020?  No idea man. My releases are on pause due to this pandemic. Right now the plan is to stay sane and persist the inevitable.  Favourite food and place to hangout?  Grandma food is my favorite. There are a few places, but I’ll mention one that I’ve been going since I was a teenager, It’s called “Casa da Pizza” in São Paulo. It’s in front the Repreza do Guarapiranga - the main body of water the state. It’s a pizzaria. Best Pizza in town, best service in town. I usually grab a big table and make a lot of noise with friends, extremely friendly place, feels like home to me.  LINKS: https://linktr.ee/dannyoliveira

DNYO

DEBUT ALBUM, SLOB STORIES OUT AUGUST 28

Dave The Band

Summer is an exciting season for artists and audiences alike, with an increased demand for new music to fuel outdoor activities, summer flirtation and the general highlife that comes with it. Tiahi’s new single “Get Loving On” does exactly that and after the success of his previous release “Free” we reached out to the Berlin-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist to chat about the story behind “Get Loving On”. P: Tiahi, Get Loving On is definitely a love song with a creative storyline but at the same time also a true summer song  - what was the inspiration behind it, where did you write it and is it based on a true story? T: Yes and no (laughs), it went like this: I was in Vienna for a workshop and one night we went out to party. We were all buzzing from the day and then there was this beautiful girl that I just had to get to know. We really hit it off and I guess it was a bit of love at first sight, if that still exists. P: And then you got your loving on? T: No, actually we didn't (laughs again). As if the distance Berlin-Vienna wasn't enough, I was flying to Costa Rica for 3 months the following week and I found myself on the beach, thinking about all the things I'd want to do with her if we were closer and that's how I wrote the song basically. P: Wow, that's an amazing story. But with a bit of a bittersweet ending I guess.. Sounds like you didn't get to do the things you are singing about after all, so how does performing the song now make you feel? T: Oh I feel great about it, I'm thankful for the feeling she gave me, the inspiration and the buzz. Takes me right back to Costa Rica and reminds me that there is more love waiting out there.. P: No doubt about that. One last question that I just have to ask: how do you come up with a line like "Water so clear you see right through / Jump off a plane in Tuvalu"? Have you been? T: That's a good question (laughs). I was traveling in the South Pacific, 10h ferry ride in Tonga where I met this guy from France who'd been in the area for ages and he told me a lot of stories and one of them was about him jumping off a plane in Tuvalu, skydiving. I never forgot about it and when I was writing the song it popped up in my head and I was like 'yep, that's it'. P: Fantastic, Tiahi, thank you for your time and all the best for your upcoming releases T: Likewise, thank you for having me!  Listen to “Get Loving On” on your platform: http://smarturl.it/88gq0i  Find Tiahi on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tiahiofficial Find Tiahi on Instagram: www.instagram.com/tiahi.music  YouTube: https://youtu.be/7hs-mZpFetM

Tiahi ‘Get Loving On’

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