Q AND As
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF
I’m Chook, aka Philippe Schirrer, from Luxembourg. I started DJing in 1995 and being into hip
hop at the time I mainly focused on the development of scratching techniques. I then got into
mixing D&B around 1997. In 2002 I started making tunes and after a few months fiddling around,
I decided to do a sound engineering course in London. At the same time I started up our label Full
Force Recordings together with my partner DJ Radic.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND?
I guess you could pigeonhole my sound as neurofunk. Deep, with a good dose of funk. I invest a lot
of time getting a clean, big sound out of my productions.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR MUSIC?
I’d say my productions are very much inspired from old Cause4Concern, Matrix, Ed Rush & Optical
and BC - all the stuff that came out between 1999 and 2003. After that period it seems to me that
the funk somewhat got lost. I’m trying to revive it but with the technical abilities of nowadays.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON?
I just finished a collaboration with Phace that will come out on Full Force at the end of summer. I’m
also working on two remixes for Aquqtek, a producer from the States. One of them will be on Full
Force, the other one is for Ruse Records. I might also remix ‘Lose Control’ by Rregula and Dementia
for the German imprint Basswerk.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE COMING OUT SOON?
‘Shadowland XL’ and ‘Retrograde’ just came out on Full Force and Cern - ‘Tense Passed’ (Chook
remix) will be out on Syndrome Audio soon.
WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS?
In the long term I want to work more on other genres of music. I just finished doing a soundtrack
for a short movie called ‘The Vault’ and I’m working on another one now. I’m also working on
some minimal techno projects.
www.twuagency.co.uk/chook | www.myspace.com/djchook | www.myspace.com/fullforcerec CHOOK
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF
I’m Basher from Ram and Frequency Recordings and I’ve lived in west London all my
life. I got into producing as a natural progression from DJing – I’ve been at it about five
years but DJing for 14 years.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR
SOUND?
I’d say most of the time I make
middle ground drum & bass
- not too jump-up, not too
dark. I like to just think of it as
PEYO
dancefloor.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF WHAT INSPIRES YOUR MUSIC?
My name is Peyo Almonecil and I live in Toulouse, France. I started mixing back in The drum & bass scene is full
1995 after a trip in England, where I discovered d&b while I was listening to the of talented producers, I’d say
London’s radios. I used to be part of the famous French drum & bass crew, the Dragon that and DJing are my biggest
Crew with Le lutin, Brooxs, Kush, etc. I created my own radio show on independant BASHER inspirations.
radio station FMR and performed several gigs all around France. I bought my first
computer in 2001, but I really started producing seriously around 2004. WHAT PROCESS DO YOU GO THROUGH IN CREATING A TRACK?
Most of the time I’ll start with the beats, then after that work on the main drop itself.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR MUSIC? Once I’m happy with that I only then tend to pull a track out of it.
A lot of different sounds inspire me, there are good things in every musical style but I
really prioritise soul, jazz and hip hop. WHICH ARTISTS INFLUENCE YOUR WORK?
Asides from The Prodigy I’m not consciously influenced by any artists in particular but
WHAT PROCESS DO YOU GO THROUGH IN CREATING A TRACK? subconsciously I’m sure I take a lot from the drum & bass scene itself and also films
I try to do something a bit different from what’s coming out. I haven’t got a particular play a big part.
schema, it depends on my mood and on my inspiration. I listen to a lot of different
musical styles for research - melodies or just one sound can inspire me. WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON?
I’ve just done a remix for the mighty Cause4Concern and also a remix for TKO. I’m also
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON? working on new stuff for Ram and Frequency as well as some mellower stuff with my
I’m working in collaboration with artists like RedEyes, Readymate and Danoo but solo close pal DJ Motion.
I’m trying to work on some more dancefloor tunes. I’m also in charge of the Vandal
Podcast and every month we have a mix from a different DJ. I still have my radio show WHAT DO YOU HAVE COMING OUT SOON?
on FMR, and the Vandal crew and I have a residence at a night called Playground at C4C - Losing My Mind (Basher remix) / Static Chicken forthcoming on Sudden Def and
the Le Bikini club in Toulouse every couple of months. TKO - Mitsubishi (Basher remix) forthcoming on Abstract Inc. Ram and Frequency
tracks include ‘Roc Ya Sole’, ‘Biometrix’, ‘Quantum Lock’ and ‘The Cosmoz’.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE COMING OUT SOON?
On promo now is ‘That’s What You Do To Me’ made with Cloud Nine from The WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS?
Funktastics on Blu Saphir. A collaboration with SKS and Stunna will be released on a In the short term I’m hoping to prove myself and confirm my first ram 12” at some
new Belgium label called Influenza Media early 2009. Also look out for a track called point this year. In the long term I want to DJ a lot more on a worldwide scale, do more
‘Old Times’ on Good Looking. remix work and possibly start my on imprint.
www.myspace.com/djpeyo. www.myspace.com/djbasher
www.kmag.co.uk
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