Epoch: Interview & Guest Mix

I was a bit late to the show when a new label, Egyptian Avenue Records, dropped a collaboration between two then largely unheard of producers, Wen and Epoch. When I finally dropped some scrilla on their release Hydraulics what I heard was an unsettling, urgent mix of grime and dubstep, a tune with little repetition throughout, something that just screamed "different". Naturally, I took notice from then on, delving a little deeper into what I could find of Epoch. What I found was good. 

Now that the music world is about to find out a little bit more about the two through their involvement with Keysound, I figured I should get Epoch in for a chat and a guest mix...

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The mix is a selection of darker sounds around the 130-140 range, containing a healthy selection of dubs and forthcoming from the likes of Rabit, Wen, E.M.M.A, Skream and Epoch himself. Check it out...

NT: First off, for those that don't know yet, introduce yourself...
E: I'm Scott, I live in Christchurch, NZ and I produce under the name Epoch.

NT: While a lot of producers seem to be moving towards more rigid drum structures, producers like yourself seem to be edging away from them. Is the latter a reaction to the former, or part of a more natural process? Some of your tunes seem to stick to a regular drum pattern for only a few bars...

E:Maybe a bit of both! I'm influenced by producers from the likes of Burial to Jakes to Current Value, so it's a pretty broad range of vibes I enjoy when it comes to drums.. I tend to mix it up within the tune, it just keeps things interesting really. And it's great when people are getting down to a UK Funky sort of rhythm and then BOOM it switches up to some dutty halfstep. I love that shit, It's like a DJ set within a tune.

NT: You're part of a group of producers that are being pushed pretty heavily by the likes of Dusk & Blackdown at the moment. Whilst I can see similarities between your productions and those of the likes of Beneath, Wen, etc. I noticed that yours seem to feature vocals more regularly, which is pretty rare for the darker tunes of this nature. Where does this come from?
E: Man I've been wanting to work with vocalists for a long time (especially MC's). I grew up listening to hip hop so I've always liked that combination of vocals and programmed beats.
It's more of a challenge working with an actual vocal instead of just sampling here and there, it turns into actual song writing instead of just building a beat.

An interview and guest mix from Solitude...

As far as Night Tracks goes, we consider Solitude a pretty big name. He's amassed thousands of loyal followers with his mixes that showcase the latest and greatest dark, bass heavy tunes, put together by a man who clearly puts a lot of effort into digging for the perfect tunes, and as part of Solace Records has released a slew of top-notch releases, we considered ourselves pretty lucky recently.

After Budeaux put together a guest mix for the Solace Records podcast series, he offered to return the favour with something we'd really wanted for ages; A Night Tracks guest mix from Solitude. This really is a sublime mix, not just track after track, but a series with a well worked flow, obviously one that a lot of thought has gone into (and the three-way Burial vs Lana Del Rey mix is as amazing as it sounds).

Check it out. We also got in touch with Solitude for a few words.

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NT: Hey man. First off, can you give us an introduction... 
S: Hello, I'm a DJ from South East London... Been playing under the name Solitude since around 2003.

NT: Correct me if I'm wrong, but contrary to the traditional ways of building a reputation, playing sets locally, badgering promoters, etc. you built up a following from your "Ambient Dubstep" mixes on the net. Now that you're playing more sets live, would you say it's made things harder or better for you to get noticed by promoters? Can you see more DJs following your method of success? 

S: My intentions were never really to start playing out or to even share the mixes with anyone, the whole 'Ambient Dubstep' thing started out from me not having anything decent to listen to while in the bath one day. I was inspired by a set I'd heard from Canadian producer Graham March 'Desimal' who sadly passed away in 2006. He put out a mix titled 'Ambient Dub' back in 2003, it sent me on a mission to find some deeper moody tunes. I eventually come across Burial's first album at a friend's record shop and was hooked. I was always into the darker side of Garage, so hearing that was pretty big for me. 

An Interview With Glossata

Glossata has undergone a change in recent times, renaming herself from Alteria Percepsyne and putting out her first album under the new guise, Pearls & Smoke.

Whilst she hasn't entirely been able to drag herself away from her techno-led roots entirely, her organic ambient style has been very much pushed to the forefront in recent times. Pearls & Smoke, (which you can now grab on a meticulously designed CD here) still maintains a healthy presence of well polished 4x4, it features in a less electronic way, taking a back seat to the hypnotising dusty loops and snippets that form the immersive atmospheres present throughout. 

As much as I do, and always will, love her work as Alteria Percepsyne (for my money, Intangible Flutter is one of the best techno tunes ever), I get the feeling that with Glossata, the aim is for something far more grand.

We got in touch with her for a few words. There was a plan for a guest mix, but due to some technicals, you're gonna have to wait. Read on...

NT: Hey! Can you give us an introduction to Glossata?

G: Hello. Hmm, let's see how eloquently I can put this. I'm Emily and I make music under the name Glossata, a quite newly born / evolved moniker, project, alias (whatever you want to call it). The genre it falls under is maybe arguable, though I draw influence from a lot of ambient, techno and others. I hope that my music can do the rest of the introduction because I'm not very good at this.

Introducing Lyeform...

BANG. That's the sound of the first guest mix of the year, over 100 minutes in length, smashing through your screens courtesy of today's guest, Lyeform, producer and founder of the Life Force Sound collective. Check it out...

NT: First off, introduce yourself to the loyal readers of Night Tracks...

LF: My name is Ben, I produce under Lyeform. I am a 25 year old from South West London and I run the web label Life Force Sound.

Tracklist on Mixcloud

NT: Standard question, but how long have you been producing? From the stuff you've been sending over, you seem to have found an "identity" pretty quickly...

LF: Yeah I am still new to this. I only started producing properly when I discovered Ableton in late 2011. I had messed with other sequencers before then but as a curiosity, thinking I could never actually make anything listenable.

Thanks for the "identity" comment, A producer/musicians's identity is one of the things I enjoy the most when listening to music, so I guess I have been subconsciously trying to form my own little nuances in what I do.

Interview & Free Download: Module Module & Mono.Mental

We're back on an interview hype, this time with the frequent collaborators that are based oceans apart, Module Module and Mono.Mental. They've also kindly given away a stunning free download in the form of Kinematic. Read on, and grab the download at the end.

NT: Hey, introduce yourselves! Tell us a little about your backgrounds. How long have you been producing, and why did you first start? Was there a particular moment that kicked it off, or was it something you gradually worked into?

Module: I'm Alex - living in Nashville with my roots in Chicago where I studied Sound Design. I definitely have a behind the scenes personality. I'm most comfortable having a conversation in the corner of a house party or running a sound board in the back of a room.

I've been producing for 12 years. I bought my first synthesizer when I was 11 after listening to Joy Electric, a synth-pop artist from California. I started writing really bad snyth-pop tracks for a couple of years until I heard Flim by Aphex Twin. I copied that track to a cassette and wore the tape out playing it over and over. My brother gave me a copy of Fruityloops 3.56, that's when I started producing daily.

Mono: It all started with this band I had with a few friends of mine, where I played the drums. I already listened to more and more electronic based music at this time and was very interested in this, for me, more or less new sound.

The moment I started DJing was about 5 years ago. I first came into touch with it at a friends place. It really fascinated me, how you can mix tracks and create something new with it. So I wanted to do it as well. A few weeks later, I bought some turntables and a mixer and started buying records. The first records I bought where actually all drum and bass since I mostly grew up with that kind of sound. When I was 14, a friend of mine gave me a CD with Aphrodite's Urban Junglist and Shy FX Original Nuttah, which really infected me. Maybe two years later, I started playing more 130 bpm stuff as well, all the things like House and Garage.

To Producing itself, I came about two years ago. I guess it was kind of a natural progression from the DIing. After one year, I got into serious productions, when I checked everything out and learned how to use a DAW.

NT: Following on from that, who and what are you influenced by, within music and outside of it?

Module: I feel really lucky to be part of such an awesome community of artists. I don't want to name anyone because I don't have time to list everyone, but anyone who follows Night Tracks or anyone producers in the community will know the circle of people I'm talking about. That is my inspiration, hands down.

If I didn't feel like I was a part of something bigger, it would be a sad journey. Outside of music my main inspiration would be minimalism. Living a minimalistic lifestyle is key to who I am. Moving to Nashville and getting rid of 90% of my possessions has allowed me to focus on my music in a new way. I contact juggle as well, which has been a great way to calm myself down before sitting in front of my DAW.

Mono:The CD I got from this friend with Aphrodite and Shy FX were actually a big influence. It was the first thing I heard in drum and bass and I began to dig deeper into these music genres. Later I listened to a lot of House, Garage and Techno and also the early Dubstep things.

Outside of music there are a lot influences of course. My biggest influences are probably my family, friends and my girlfriend as well as weekend club nights and sunday hangovers. I like being in the nature, I like being alone during the night, listening to music and sometimes just bathing in melancholy…

I think the whole life around me is kind of an influence.

NT: How did this cross-Atlantic collaboration come about? Will there be any other collabs from the two of you? Can you tell us about the tune you're giving away, Kinematic? 

Module: I had heard Mono.Mental's stuff he did with Gasface and really connected with his style so I sent him a message on soundcloud and luckily he was open to working with me. As for future collaborations from the two of us, well, I've already got the next batch of stems! All great things seem to start with a soundcloud message haha.

So, I think Kinematic is an appropriate title for this one on a few different levels. In mathematics Kinematics concentrates on the movement of objects. I feel like this track drops you in the middle of a movement that's been going on for hundreds of years. It comes from the Greek word Kinema which simply means ‘motion’ and is where our word Cinema is derived from. I do production audio for films and there are a lot of field recordings from films in this track. I sent Mono.Mental the first batch of stems, and when he sent them back to me I was blown away. His use of FX and bass work really put the track in the world it needed to be in.

NT: Any plans for the future? Can we catch either of you playing out anywhere? Do you have any releases we can grab soon?

Module: I've got a collection of ambient tracks I did about ten years ago, and a crate of cassettes to release them on. I've just been waiting for the right time. 2013 feels like that time. As for playing out, it's never appealed to me. I've been lucky enough to be friends with a lot of DJs to get my stuff played.

Mono:I have a release on Loveless Records soon. It's called Reflections EP and it will come out in December. A few other Releases will come in 2013 and another collaboration with Alex.

I usually play every month at this event called “Deep Contact” in Munich and some others gigs in and around Munich. Just keep your eyes open.

NT: Finally, if you had to pick your three favorite "Night Tracks", what would they be?

Module: Besides my 3 track release with Gasface? Well, I drive the 500 miles between Nashville/Chicago quite often, many times through the night and I keep findig myself play the same handful of tracks. Some of those are Ghost Ark's remix of Sipp's CF 2191, Delete - M8 and AtsuBox.

Mono: Gasface & Delete - Pucinella's Secret, Module Module feat Sissy - When I Look and Venture - Sunset Silhouette.

NT: Thanks dudes! Appreciate your time. Show some appreciation and grab the stunning Kinematic by clicking here or on the artwork below!

Artwork by T. Kelle

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Introducing Muroidea....

Today we've got the purveyor of cavernous bass, Muroidea, in for a chat about his music, but not only that, he's also giving away TWO free tunes, which you can grab below. This interview has been in the works for a while, ever since he sent me a tune called "Rain" with heavy bass and messed up drums that caught my attention straight away, so glad to finally have him down. Check it out...

NT: Hey man, give us an introduction to Muroidea...

M: I produce under the name Muroidea. I make tunes usually ranging from 110 BPM to 140 BPM, but sometimes I like to mess around with 170 BPM as well. My sound is dark and typically beat driven; big bass and strange percussion.

NT: Your music, whilst having the clear unifying theme of bass, seems to draw from a lot of separate places. Tell us a little about your tastes and where you draw influence from?

M: For a while I dedicated my attention to figuring out what electronic music was all about, because I had entirely ignored and scoffed at it until then. I realised what I had missed and now I spend all of my time looking for new music, I don't do much else.

So my influences for what I do with my productions are always Shackleton, Old Apparatus and Horsepower Productions / El-B, and a few different ambient artists. Although I tend to go through phases of listening to certain types of electronic music and being influenced heavily by the main aspects of those genres as I see them, whatever it may be. I see it as research... For the last few months I've been learning a lot about techno; that kind of deep, dark and sometimes industrial aesthetic is great, it's what I enjoy most. Generally what I try to do with my tunes is to pack as much atmosphere, darkness and feeling (maybe a bit of terror / horror) into a few minutes as possible, and a big bassline with dramatic samples tends to do that well. I guess I want my tracks to highlight the parts of music which I enjoy when I hear tunes on a system, so the physical effect of bass is a big part of that.

Catching Up With Venture... (Free Download)

We took some time to catch up with Night Tracks stalwart, man like Venture when we managed to catch him for a rare moment where he wasn't slinging rock or just generally gangbanging in the ends. As he is immensely kind, he also chose to give away a free tune, a collaboration with Crimean. Read on...

NT: So Venture, how's things?

V: I'm good thanks. I have got a bit of a dodgy back at the moment though, pretty sore from time to time, getting old I think.

NT: What have you been up to lately, music-wise? Any new releases?

V: Production wise I've been very quietly lately, had a bit of a rest. My desire to produce just comes and goes in waves, so when I'm on it, expect to see like three to five new tunes up on the cloud. But at the moment, the new football season has started, so that has priority. I have just recently put out my 3rd album though, it's a collection of tunes I had lying around, so I decided to bunch them up and put them out for free.

NT: Anything planned in the near future?

V: Plans for the future... I have a couple of releases forthcoming I believe, but the majority of labels are real long bods. They pester you to write something, sign it, and then don't bother contacting you for months, especially Night Tracks (nah, you're the best). 

So there's a couple of one track releases on some charity/channel compilations, one or two two-track EP's, and a fourth album which ironically was written and finished off at the end of last year, just waiting for the label to release it, which will be towards the end of the year. You'll most likely notice it sounds quite different to my recent stuff, as it's much older material.

NT: So, tell us a little about your collaboration with Crimean? How did it come about? Will you be working together more in the future, or was this a one off?

V: Well, I've been a big fan of Crimean, since I first discovered him, and he's definitely a big influence on my sound. We'd been speaking here and there, I'd sent him some sample drafts, and then when he finally found the time, we got started. I wouldn't rule out collabing with him again, but I find collaborating incredible difficult, I prefer to work alone, but who knows.

NT: Who are you enjoying listening to at the moment? Anything you're looking forward to?

V: I listen to a wide variety of stuff, so it's hard to narrow it down. The one main person though would have to be ZiD. Jay's one amazing producer, all his music really captures my attention, it's very emotive and moving. I'm not as on the ball with music and future releases as I used to be, but I am looking forward to the new Bat For Lashes album, which is out in October, I believe.

NT: Big up, and thanks again for the free tune, which you plebs can grab by clicking here (if you're on a Mac, you might need to add '?dl' to the end of the link), or on the artwork below.

Thanks to Taavi & Lucy for the artwork.

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Q&A Over On Dubstep Forum

Over on Dubstep Forum, I was contacted by the pleasantly named idontreallygiveashit about the ins and outs of running a label. Anyway, it was turned into an informal question and answer session that we agreed to make public.

Night Tracks is a young label, just barely a year old, but has already formed a distinctive and fresh outlet for new music and artists. Pushing a familiar yet unique sound, each release has something special to offer in the world of dark, dreamy garage. The founder and owner is Gareth, a 22 year old software tester who runs the label from the outskirts of Birmingham.

1.) How would you describe the Night Tracks output?
(Hopefully) A musical mixed bag that makes a lot more sense in certain environments than others.

2.) How did the initial idea of Night Tracks come about?
Continue reading here...
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Retral

Today we've managed to get an interview with a producer that I think seems to get better with every tune I hear from him. He's also very kindly chosen to give away his collaboration with EPLP entitled "2012", which you can grab at the end. Welcome, man like Retral...

NT: Hey man! Give us an introduction...

R: Yo! I'm Retral, I haven't been producing for that long, probably around a year properly and about eight years on and off. I am also a part-time DJ, mixing when I get the opportunity. I come from Southampton and grew up in a completely different music scene to the one I'd say I was in now. I am a drummer and I played drums in a hardcore band called Kerouac for a few years, playing around UK and Europe. It's funny, because I'd kill for the music I make now to get cut to vinyl, but with Kerouac all of our releases were put out on vinyl and CD. 

I was always into the heavy side of music since a real young age, partly to do with my parents introducing me to classic Dad music like Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy and Metallica. I think my first journey into the electronic side of music was with Aphex Twin. My Dad had tapes upon tapes of his early ambient works that I always used to steal off him. As a drummer I was naturally drawn to the breakbeat/DnB style of his productions. I would always download stuff off of Kazaa and Bearshare round a mates and burn it to CD because I didn't have the internet at home. I was always into Garage music too, but I never actively searched for it due to the lack of internet or music stores where I lived. I'd always catch some decent mixes on late night Radio 1 shows though. Not quite as iconic as pirate radio in London, but it did the job for me.

Retral - Without You

I can't really remember where I went from there, but I do remember stealing a load of music off a friends Windows Media Player, including Ital Tek & Burial. Then came Phaeleh, Clubroot, Rusko, Caspa, very quickly going off Rusko and Caspa. The Dubstep sound blew my fucking mind. I really lost my shit over it. I'd always play it to as many people as possible but they were always like, 'What is this shit?'. Just look at them now...

Introducing Witchchild...

Today we've got Witchchild in to deliver a, frankly stunning, guest mix and drop a few words about his music. Read on, and check out the mix at the end, or download it by clicking here now. Approach it with an open mind, and you'll find what is in my opinion, one of the best mixes we've had yet...

By the way, he has no Soundcloud page, because fuck Soundcloud. Mysterious....

In fact, I'm actually gonna drop the mix right at the top here, so you can hit play and listen as you read. Check out the mix and tracklist at the bottom.

NT: Hey man, give us an introduction to Witchchild...

W: Hi there!I’m Kevin, 20 years old and I live in Holland. I study Sound Design in Rotterdam and I’ve been producing music under different aliases since a couple of months now.

I’ve always been wanting to make my own music and I think I made my very first tune in 2007 or 2008 in Reason, but because I really wasn’t happy with how it sounded and was extremely impatient I gave up on producing immediately after that.

Then in January this year I got in contact with a producer from Amsterdam and we really got along well. After a while he kind of pushed me into picking it up again and I decided to do a remix of one of his tunes with different software and was actually very pleased with how that turned out so that’s how it all started, really. Been doing it ever since.

Me and him are still great friends and I really am very thankful for what he did. If it wasn’t for him I definitely wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing right now.

Pistonsbeneath

After a while without an interview, we're bringing things back to you in a suitably grand fashion. Today, we've got Pistonsbeneath into talk to us. There's also a HUGE guest mix that you can check out at the end, or download from here...

NT: To kick things off, introduce us to Pistonsbeneath.

P: Pistonsbeneath is, unbeknownst to many, a duo rather than just being my thing... I work with someone I've known for many many years and we click on a level that I don't think many people do, and have an intuitive relationship when it comes to music. We've both tinkered for many years and compliment each other well.

My name is Jon and I'm from the Croydon area and have been for my whole life pretty much as has the person I work with. Our relationship isn't like most people that work together from what I understand of other duos. They wish to remain anonymous and I'm the public face of Pistonsbeneath hence I do all the DJing and interviews and anything else public.

Pistonsbeneath - Deep Peeping

NT: From what I've read elsewhere, you seem to have been involved in Electronic music for quite a while in some capacity, including running Dubstep nights in its spiritual home, Croydon. Can you tell us how you arrived to where you're at today?

P: I did put on a few nights in Croydon yes, pretty far back and obviously ran Dubkulture every week for 18 months before they decided the clientele wasn't to their liking haha and that pretty much to me sums up Croydon sadly... A strange mix of people all looking at each other, you would have thought Croydon would be a good place to put on grass roots Dubstep nights but the people and the clubs sabotage it themselves, there's not enough patience to allow something to grow and I guess like most towns, the venues just want a quick fix event that will get people through the door but go nowhere and indeed not have enough time to grow a reputation if the promoter wants to build something. Music is pretty poor in Croydon on a week by week basis.

Doing Dubkulture helped me make a lot of contacts and meet lots of DJs/producers that I see randomly at events now. Without having that 20k rig to play through each week (before they insisted it be on a ridiculously quiet volume to the point where people could have a conversation near the speaker) I wouldn't have bothered with delving more seriously into production.

I knew within Croydon a fair few heads before doing Dubkulture and linked back up with them. Shiverz and Lost are the main guys that spring to mind but I also had many other guys play wicked sets. The best DJ technically hands down I had down was Syte and linking him and Crises ultimately led to the Mindstep EP.

My music as an even younger youngster than I am now was pretty mixed. I remember being very connected to tracks like Omni Trio's 'Renegade Snares', LTJ Bukem's 'Atlantis' and also a lot of Orbital tunes like 'Halcyon'...One of the most powerful tracks for me to hear even now despite how cheesy it might sound is Manix 'Feel Real Good'. 4 Hero tunes can be as classy as they want but nothing for me will top that one (Marc Clair from 4 Hero was Manix).

My connection to music in general isn't necessarily the same as many people's, I feel, but maybe this is an assumption. I just know I don't feel all the music I listen too is a reflection of me necessarily and I appreciate the beauty of music in its many many forms regardless of whether I can relate to it on a personal level. I enjoy listening to Kozzie, DMZ, Photek, King Tubby & Clubroot but equally love to listen to Vaughan Williams, Satie, Vashti Bunyan, Billie Holiday, Fela Kuti and Linda Perhacs. I sometimes want to be away from myself and music is the best thing in the world for that. I think many people get too bogged down in the baggage that is musical identity and forget to possibly enjoy the music itself.

Sipp

What up. Posting to you from the past today! Getting all technological to bring you today's interview with one of the most versatile producers out there today, Sipp. Not only that, but he's also very kindly chosen to bless your ears with a piece he created with the aid of Zelda and Ghost Ark, called Strawberry Fool. Bliss...

NT: First up, introduce yourself dude!

S: Hello. My name is Giovanni Randisi. Known as Johnny to most. I'm from Montreal, Canada

NT: So, you're from Montreal. Montreal, and Canada in general seems to have quite a reputation for underground/alternative music, and even seems a fashionable place to be musically. How does living in a place like that affect you?

S: My apartment is a great environment for me. Steamgoat just moved in. There are great vibes between the two of us. We have 2 cats here. It's just a very calm and peaceful vibe that I think is very key for producing.  It's in a small town away from everything, a long bus ride to the metro and a 25 minute car ride down-town. It has its pros and cons living here. What I like about it most is that I can sit on my balcony at night and not hear cars driving by. Tranquility...

Shemo Neat - Kinjii Osak

FOG

You may have gathered by now that we at Night Tracks quite like dark music, and today's feature is all about one of the darkest around, FOG. Read about the man behind the music, and bag a special treat, a free download of a dreamy, ethereal and surprisingly light tune called "Care For You"....

 

NT: Hey man, can you give us an introduction to FOG?

F: Umm, well, I'm just a dude that writes beats on my computer really. FOG was originally a doom band a friend of mine and I were starting and we only got as far as making a Soundcloud. Since then I started to upload beats and stuff I'd been making and it kinda changed into something else and people started taking an interest...

FOG - About A Girl

Interview with Cogidubnus & Night Tracks 039: Guest Mix

Today we've got the multi-talented Cogidubnus in to talk a little about how he turns his skills to DJing, producing and running a label that should be a perfect case example for anybody thinking of starting their own digital label. His label, Broken Bubble, was definitely one I looked to for inspiration, and Cogi was actually a really big help in getting Night Tracks as a label to where it is today. Read on to learn a little about the man behind the music...

NT: Hey man, can you give us an introduction?

C: I’ve been DJ’ing as Cogidubnus since early 2009 when I started the Sicknote night in Manchester and got into production soon afterwards.

NT: You seem to me to have quite eclectic tastes in music. How were these formed? What influence have they had on your productions and the label you run?

C: I was surrounded by all kinds of different music when I was a kid. My parents between them played piano, cello, violin and viola and played me a lot of classical music, whilst my elder siblings were playing all kinds of rock and metal – Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Queen were all bands I appreciated as a kid and I had a long metal and grunge phase before eventually getting more into electronic with my brother introducing me to the likes of Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk and then later The Orb and Future Sound of London. That led me to discover Warp and Ninja Tune artists and head on into the wider world of what I think people were calling “ambient techno” at the time.

Cogidubnus - The Future Boards Of Cheadle 

Delete

I was recently contacted, and offered a tune as a potential give-away. The tune was by Delete and Gasface (who we interviewed recently) so naturally, I took them up on their offer immediately. I managed to score a pretty sweet interview with Delete too, to add a bit of meat to the delicious, delicious bones provided by the free track, 'Pulcinella's Secret'...

NT: Hi, can you give us an introduction to Delete?
D: Hi.
I produce experimental electronic music under the name of Delete.
Was born and still live in a small Russian town near Moscow.


Delete - A Letter To God

Gasface

Today we're lucky enough to get the producer Gasface in for a few words, and it makes for interesting reading. Not only that, you're even luckier as he's kindly given away a free exclusive tune, 'The Hemingway', a slower-than-usual, incredibly deep roller with Gasface's trademark bass pressure, which you can grab at the end.

NT: Hey man, can we get an introduction for those that don't know Gasface yet?
G: Hi guys, my names Jermaine, I'm from London and I'm 29 years young, I produce Future Garage under the name of GASFACE.

Gasface - Love Don't

Interview with Forensics and Guest Mix

There are plenty of people out there working hard to give dubstep a bad name, and plenty of people willing to buy into it. But for those that think it's become all about the wub, and not about the sub, then look no further than Forensics, who drops in with a guest mix for us today. Check it out.

NT: Dubstep obviously plays a big part in your life. What came first, DJing or Producing? How did you get into it in the first place?

F: Wasn’t really into electronic music until I was about 18. A friend got me going out to jungle/dnb nights, and then got me into mixing the stuff. That was 1998. Didn’t start trying to produce anything until I got into dubstep, in late 2003/early 2004. More specifically, getting Horrorshow by Loefah on vinyl is what inspired me to really try and be a dubstep DJ (and then producer). Seeing Plasticman (Plastician) at the first Subloaded in Bristol was also a big inspiration.

Forensics & Be-1ne - Lighthouse

Interview with Sangam & Free Tune

I came across a guy fairly recently on Soundcloud who goes by the name Sangam, and I've been hooked on his tunes since. After he sent me the most hench promo pack ever, I decided to get in touch with him about an interview. He's kindly put together a tune to give away with the interview, so make sure to bag that. Read on and see what he's got to say...

NT: Hey man, give those that don't know you yet an introduction.

S: Big up Night Tracks, I'm Sangam, a producer from Manchester

NT: How long have you been producing? Why did you start?

S: I've been producing for just about over a year. I make music late at night and I tend to play around with lots of pads and synths, sample a lot of stuff I find on youtube, movie soundtracks and that. Basically started making music at night just to get stuff out my head that I see in reality and the more I keep making it, I feel like I'm expressing a different side to me.

Sangam - Inadequate levels

Interview with Mosket and Night Tracks 033: Guest Mix

Today we've got the London and Leeds based duo Mosket in to talk a little about their tunes, and they've also put together a guest mix for your pleasure, that has an absolutely sick selection that's left me rinsing it all day. Check it out.

NT: Hey, can you give us an introduction to Mosket?
M: Mosket are two producers (Tom and Dom) from London who make house, techno, electronic music.

NT: Can you tell us a little about the music you produce? How long have you been producing?
M: The music we produce is essentially house, techno, 4/4 but we've always tried to add a lot of melody and atmosphere in our music which makes it both appropriate for the dancefloor and in your yard. We've always tried to be open minded when making music so what sometimes starts as a house tracks morphs into something different as we go off on tangents. Me and Dom have known each other for years, we started pissing about on garageband about 4 years ago and since then we've just been making beats in our spare time slowly developing our sound. I guess Mosket started about 18 months ago...

Mosket - Triple Filtered

Interview with Bruised Skies & Night Tracks 032: Guest Mix

After a short absence, the interviews are back, and this time it's the turn of Bruised Skies, who's also gave us a guest mix which you can check out at the end of the interview. Read on...

NT: Hey man, can you give us an introduction?
BS: I’m Bruised Skies, I write ambient, downtempo and hopefully emotive music.

NT: It seems a lot of your own tracks are ambient in nature. Have you produced in any other styles?
BS: Before I went under the name Bruised Skies I did really bad acoustic covers of songs that I’d record with a bad camera and post on youtube thinking it was a good idea… it was not. Other than that I’ve always stuck to an ambient style if not pure ambience the use of dense textures and layers of sound.

Bruised Skies - Goodbye