(ARE006) Compa - Security

Area Recordings can be relied on to bring the constant fire, and they managed to avoid getting sucked into the mire of indenti-kit 'Dungeon' releases with their next release by up-and-comer Compa. Check out the promo video below...

Listen at the end for a little snippet that may or may not be a rumoured remix...

Out to Ben at Area for this one.

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Interview with Be-1ne & Night Tracks 026: Be-1ne Guest Mix

Today we've got producer, DJ and Area Recordings head honcho Be-1ne in to answer a few questions, and he's very kindly taken the time to put together an (almost) all vinyl mix for your auditory pleasure. Read on...

NT: Hey man, can you give us an introduction?
B: Hi I’m Be-1ne, I’m a producer / DJ, label owner and cat lover, not necessarily in that order.

NT: What made you decide to start up your label, Area Recordings?
B: A lack of vinyl releases in the style of music I wanted to buy and a desire to find out what it was like to go through the steps of putting a record out.

Be-1ne - Cane Cutter

NT: What do you look for from producers when they send you demos? You've recently released a triple pack of relatively new producers, but what makes you decide that you want to release their music?
B: A good piece of music will move me in some way. Whether It’s screwing up my face to a big bass line or drifting off with some lush melodies, I’m looking for music that I get an emotional response from. When I hear something that is just so amazing, I want to share it. I have worked closely in some way or other with the people released, and forthcoming on the label. They have all have something unique in their music that I have wanted to help them share to a wider audience.

Be-1ne - Out Takes EP

Bag it while you can.

An EP of previously unreleased experiments from the badman from Birmingham, Be-1ne. At the grand cost of absolutely nothing, this is definitely worth the download. Out to Be-1ne for the free download.

I heard some rumours the other night of big stuff in the pipeline for Area Recordings, so keep an eye out, you won't be disappointed. Keep up to date here.

Interview With Lysergene

Lysergene is the latest producer to take the time to answer some questions for Night Tracks. Outside of his more commonly known work for Area Recordings, he’s also played in the band Esoteric and made more ambient metal tracks as Lysergene (check out ‘Nebula’ from the split album with Dust To Dearth for one of the most beautiful metal pieces ever).

NT: Hey man, can you give us a quick introduction to yourself?

L: Hey, I’m Gordon Bicknell, a Birmingham based producer. I’ve been into programming, production and sound design for around 17 years now and I’ve produced music in many styles of music for various reasons. I’ve stuck with Dubstep for a couple of years now due to the multiplicity and potential for experimentation the genre offers. I’ve been teaching programming for five years at an FE college in the city centre.

NT: Did your previous ambient/doom metal work with Esoteric and as Lysergene have much of an effect on your dubstep productions?

L: I guess so. Any prior experience must have some constructive influence. The Dark wave stuff I’ve released through Aesthetic Death Records allows me to explore alternative programming techniques and sound design through experimentation. Producing trance, house, DnB etc. never really gave me the urge to apply a violin bow to my guitar for example. The music doesn’t even necessarily follow a tempo or time signature and pretty much anything goes. This is great, almost the perfect outlet, but it’s very open and it’s sometimes difficult to get started on a piece when there are literally no rules. I enjoy working to the constraints and rules, if you will, of a particular style, as this offers a given framework to build from and work by. As far as I’m concerned, Dubstep offers the best of both worlds.

Lysergene - Nebula

Get on it...

Birmingham producer, Be-1ne has remixed Angie Stone's soulful RnB tune "Wish I Didn't Miss You". He's giving away to people signed up to the Area Recordings mailing list. Area has put out some top tracks so far, so it's worth being on it anyway.

Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You (Be-1ne Remix) by Be-1ne

You can sign up to the mailing list here.

Check out the original here. Still a sick track today, and evidently very popular for remixes.

Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You (J Records)