))DECKSTERITY
also starting to knock his own tunes out,
and if his prowess on the decks is
anything to go by they’ll be ruff. So then,
onto the mixes. The key phrase here is
‘dancefloor’. The studio mix offers a high-
MIX-TAPE COMPETITION density, energetic selection of bang-up- INTERNATIONAL WINNER
With another heaving postbag this issue, to-date tracks from artists right across
NAME: DANIEL FEARY
DJ NAME: MOTIVE
it’s four winners this time and less chat the board, too many to mention, but rest
HOMETOWN: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
from me! Once again the jungle massive assured, the quality and range is superb. DJING FOR: 5 YEARS
have been the ones getting busy, Better still is the strategic use of bits of
CONTACT:
planb@primus.com.au
virtually every entry this month has been tunes quickly cut in and out, or used as
djmotive@hotmail.com
d&b! So I’ll reiterate that non-drum & an interval before the next track is
An exceptional effort from the only
bass DJs are more welcome than ever to brought in - devastating in the mix when Concern. The mix is tight and well
overseas winner this issue - Motive
step up fe test in the competition; as long it’s done with precision, as (of course) it programmed, as you’d expect from a guy
scores points on a number of levels, not
as there are breakbeats, the tempo is here. CD two features a live mix that, with over 12 years record shopping
least for showcasing an excellent
doesn’t matter. Don’t forget the through a blizzard of MC chat, offers experience. Overall, a solid effort, from a
selection of pan-global d&b on a highly
rogue_tradesman@hotmail.com, who is impressive evidence that DJ Flex can cut DJ well worth checking.
intricate CD of minimal darkness. The
ever ready to give you a personal review it live, reproducing that original, confident
track-listing is a carefully composed
of your mixtape, good or bad. You can style on the decks. Bad boy. UK WINNER 3
selection of forward thinking material,
also use this mailbox to contribute any
NAME: ANTHONY HERVE from up-and-coming producers such as
DJ NAME: MR MUNCLE
other ideas or comments you have on UK WINNER 2
Sydney’s V-Tek, Kabuki & Savine, Simon
HOMETOWN: BANGOR, N. WALES
Decksterity, so get writing... anyway,
NAME: NICKY VAUGHAN
DJING FOR: 4 YEARS
V from Germany and more... alongside
DJ NAME: ONYX
here we go with the winners.
CONTACT: 0113 2787469 (EVENINGS) familiar artists like Stakka & K-Tee and
HOMETOWN: NEWPORT, WALES
DJING FOR: 10 YEARS
anthony.herve@gm.dreamcast.com TeeBee. The production benchmark is
UK WINNER 1
CONTACT: 07970 771019 Top marks for originality now, as Mr sky-high throughout, boosted with
NAME: BEN CLARK Seconds out, round two, and in blazes DJ Muncle busts up my hi-fi with his crystal-clear sound quality and precise,
DJ NAME: DJ FLEX
amusingly titled ‘Feelin’ Muncled Vol. 1’. metronomic beat-matching throughout.
HOMETOWN: HASTINGS, SUSSEX
Onyx with a selection of tuff d&b to rival
DJING FOR: 6 YEARS
the previous winner. Travelling regularly Muncle has had a scattering of plays Overall, Motive’s rolling, beat-edit-rich
CONTACT: 07979 003000 to Cardiff over the years for his vinyl fix, around the country, but as this mix selection satisfies both the dancefloor
0700 7070770 /
flexfiles@hotmail.com
Onyx used his record shop connections shows he deserves to go further. A DJ and the educated listener; a highly
A big up for the first artical don of the
to obtain a number of residencies there, with ranging musical tastes, here we see disciplined, scientific approach that
month, DJ Flex of the Fru Tan Clan, who
supporting such auspicious guests as an eclectic hip-hop-based mix flipped demands attention, suggesting that
also scoops the keener award for
Jack Frost and the great Grooverider. His with an equally diverse foray into jazzy Motive deserves to be a major player in
sending in the following items: an A4
latest residencies are at Bulletproof and d&b. Further to this, Anthony also plays the world d&b scene. Also deserving of a
autobiography, flyer gallery, interview,
Caerleon Uni, check them if you’re about “a lot of breakbeat / jazzy / instrumental mention was the lavish CD packaging
even a baby photo for Christ’s sake! You
Wales-side. Again, this is a mix selection stuff”, which I’d like to hear more of... that accompanied the mix - the best
can imagine my irritation when the two
that benefits from a diverse track listing - however, the selection on offer was we’ve seen so far on any entry. Respect.
CDs also enclosed turned out to be
there’s nothing worse than seeing a mix already phat enough to guarantee this
absolutely rinsing. No, credit where it is
tape that approximates a ‘greatest hits’ of, man a place on the winners’ podium. On If you would like to enter the mix-tape
due, Ben Clark is clearly a man serious
say, Bad Company - and the flava ranges the a-side there’s flava from Eric B & competition, then go to: www.knowl-
about his d&b. His Fru Tan party organi-
from John B, Photek and J Majik through Rakim, Show & AG and Gang Starr
edgemag.co.uk where you will find a full
sation has been going for over three
to Digital, Loxy & Ink and Cause 4 nestling in the mix with instrumental flava run-down of the competition rules; plus
years, playing regular sets in the
from Aim, DJ Vadim and Coldcut. the list of the previous winners and their
Hastings area as well as promoting
Smooth, rolled out mixing with ickle contact details.
events featuring the likes of Andy C,
baby-scratches and fine attention to
Moving Fusion and DJ Reality. Flex is
detail. The flipside d&b mix is equally
strong, with funked-up grooves from the
likes of Special Forces, Capone, Roni
Size and Carlito & Addiction. The overall
flow of both mixes is just ill, Muncle is
definitely one to watch out for.
72KNOWLEDGE
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