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EVENT PREVIEW FOUR TET’S FABRICLIVE 59
LAUNCH PARTY @ Fabric - 23rd September
GUESTLISTRECOMMENDS PHAELEH
The Bristolian’s original and dreamy style has landed him in the charts...
Phaeleh, real name Matt Preston, fuses a multi- tude of genres, creating a new and electrifying dubstep interpretation. Incorporating aspects of breakbeat, lounge, electronica, and acoustic music he creates an otherworldly, dreamy, and occasionally dark hybrid, totally unreplicated elsewhere.
This level of originality has gained support from the likes of Skream, and high radio attention resulting in Phaeleh having topped
sales charts. Despite this, Preston himself has retained an enigmatic presence, and relies on his music to speak for itself. Songs such as ‘Numb’ and ‘Plink’ contain almost no vocals, yet transport the listener into a thought-provoking and emotionally-intelligent head space. Preston set up his label, Urban Scrumping Records, in 2008 due to frustration at having his demos largely ignored and now represents a crew of dubsteppers including Apathesis and Gyu. Visit
soundcloud.com/phaeleh to have a listen.
60 SECONDS WITH... DAVID BOOMAH
A big mix inspires a bigger night at what is set to be one of the electronic parties of the year
Next to emerge from the relentless stream of FabricLive compilations is number 59 in the catalogue, mixed by the London-born-and-bred post- rock, electronic and IDM DJ and producer Four Tet, a.k.a. Kieran Hebden. Scheduled for release on September the 19th, the 27 track album will feature many rare UK underground white label selections to tickle the ears, amalgamating Crazy Bald Heads, Caribou, Burial, C++ and a little of Four Tet’s own sound to create a blend intended to represent the aural experience of traversing different sections of the venue in real life.
Kieran’s concept is simple: “It’s about London and Fabric and nights out and my take on all that. The memories and the influences.” Fabric is celebrating the release with a dazzling line-up on the 23rd to send electronic pulses resonating throughout Farringdon from Caribou, Trevor Jackson, Hessle Audio, Ben UFO and of course Four Tet, amongst numerous talented others. Don’t miss out; tickets are £15 (or £10 for students and Fabricfirst members) from
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SKRILLEX Announces UK dates of first World Tour
We catch up with jungle sensation David Boomah as he talks vocals, life and his forthcoming album this summer
Issue 31 / September 201
Issue 29 / July 2011
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Rising American producer and DJ gets ready to hype his fans this side of the pond
It’s common knowledge that South London-bred bass genre, dubstep, has spread its wings and hatched blossoming art- ists all over the world; let us in- troduce Skrillex. The American artist has played a massive part in launching this heavily bass- laced style into the mainstream after working with The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and La Roux. His Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP dominated top
music retailer Beatport when it became the first dubstep re- lease to gain the number one position in their chart.
Skrillex showcased his talent at Creamfields and Global Gather- ing festivals this year and is now revving himself up for the UK leg of his tour beginning on No- vember 16th. With Flux Pavillion and Koan Sound supporting, you’d be a fool to miss out.
So Mr Boomah, how’s it going? It’s going well sir. Just busy trying to keep on top of everything but enjoying life and appreciating the achievements and the challenges that are presented.
Historically, large parts of jungle music have been influenced by reggae, dub and dancehall vocals. Where would you say your journey really began within this genre? My journey and relationship with jungle music began 18 years ago in 1993 when I used to hang out with UK Apachi. At the time, jungle was on the rise and Shy
FX had recently released a track called ‘Gangsta Kid’. Apachi heard the track and loved it; he told our manager he wanted to put his vocals on there so our manager got in touch with Shy’s manager and arranged it, and ‘Original Nuttah’ was created. I met Shy at this time and he asked me to put some vocals on a track he was making... That track was ‘Who Run Tings’, my first number one in 1995.
What are the five things you can’t live without? I can’t live without God, my family, a shower, without thinking about the impact of my actions and obviously I can’t live without music!
Five years from now David Boomah will be… Happy, healthy and in a position
to help others reach their full potential.
A lot of the pinnacle tracks like ‘On The Run’ and ‘Who Run Tings’ have been somewhat trademark tunes in jungle music. But tell us, what recent or forthcoming tracks of yours we should be looking out for on your new album? The last set of releases have had some great reviews, though ‘Respect The Champion’ with Benny Page, ‘Nice Up The Dance’ with Marcus Visionary, ‘Hot Girlz’ (Potential Badboy Remix) and Marcus Garvey with Congo Natty. I have some great new tracks on the way as well: ‘Bad Up The Town’ with DJ Sly out this month on Higher Stakes and my forthcoming 12” on V Records with Serum and Von D.
Having performed all over the UK and Europe with some of the biggest names in reggae and drum and bass, can you expand on any of your more enjoyable experiences whilst performing? I have a great time when I’m on stage and I love interacting with the audience. Hearing hundreds of people from Lithuania sing along with me was a highlight this year. Also, performing to thousands of people in Madrid with the legends that are Congo Natty, Tenor Fly, Daddy Freddy and Codebreaker last year was also a massive buzz...
For more information check out
myspace.com/davidboomah
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