Interview with Solace & Silk Recordings & Night Tracks 028: Guest Mix

Today we've got Jamie (Forge) and a little from Tom (Solitude) who are both involved with running the record labels Silk and Solace to tell us a little bit about their plans for the two, and Forge drops a dub filled guest mix for your listening pleasure too (Download here or listen after the interview). Read on...

NT: Hey, can you give us an introduction? 

F: Yes sure, my name is Jamie Stowell I produce under the name Forge for d&b and Stole for my dubstep/downtempo stuff. I’m also one half of ‘The Hybridz’ with my partner – Jefferson (Integration Now) from Brazil and I’ve recently just started a new house project with one of my friends here in Melbourne. We still have no name for the project yet but the tracks have been going down really well on the radio so far. I also run Silk Recordings and now Solace Records with my partner in crime Tom – Solitude.

NT: So, you run the Silk Recordings label, which is pretty well established already. What made you want to get involved with Solace Records too? 

F: It kind of just happened naturally. I meet Tom thru a mutual friend of ours Edd (eleven8) and I had told Edd I was looking to setp up a new dubstepish label. He introduced me to Tom who also had the same idea, I checked out his mixes and was really impressed with the quality and sound he was portraying. We got talking and soon realized we both had the same clear vision about what we wanted to achieve and the sound we wanted to bring to the label. A year later and lots of planning I suppose you could say the rest is history.

Clubroot - Scars (Solace Records)

Solace Records

There's a new label in town, and it's definitely one to get excited about. Solace Records is the brainchild of Jamie Stowell (Forge) & Tom Bond (Solitude). It's been in the planning phase since late 2010, and only recently has become a reality.

You may have heard of the fathers behind Solace before. Solitude is well known for his 'Ambient Dubstep' mix series that get serious plays and downloads, and Forge as the head of Silk Recordings. If you have heard any of Solitude's sets, or any of the stuff released on Silk, then you may have some idea what to expect as they are combining their knowledge and building on a concept of keeping to their own musical tastes and roots.

Clubroot - Scars (Solace001)

I'm really excited about this label. After hearing their first planned release (by Clubroot, one of my favourite producers, nonetheless), I then saw some of the artists they have on their release schedule. Aside from Clubroot, they have eleven8, Phaeleh and The Hybridz lined up. Something that also caught my eye was that they say they have a massive focus within the label to bring the more underground and upcoming artists through. Keep an eye out for the limited vinyl releases, and if you're not a vinyl fan, make sure to search for the 'few high quality sites' where you can bag the downloads.

Clubroot - Hellion (Solace001)

There will be more from the Solace crew on Night Tracks in the near future, so keep checking back.

Finally, all demos can be sent to solace@katipoaudio.com or their dropbox on their soundcloud page.