L
ondon has been the breeding ground for advances in British electronic and urban music for decades, long before Dillinja was tall enough to sniff the steel
wheels of a mixing desk. It just so happens though, that when it was his turn, he took his responsibility seriously, dragging the genre of drum ‘n’ bass into plenty new territories with his literally hundreds of early releases. Now one of DnB’s most enduring names takes to the stage as part of the stonking GLADE Electronic Music Festival’s line-up, taking place in the deep and inviting Norfolk countryside.
Now you’re coming to Glade this month, which we’re really, really excited about. When you play festivals like this one, do you bring your Valve Sound System? No, no, it’s just me DJing for this one.
I imagine it’s a beast to bring around with you! If you can’t bring it, do you ever get precious about the sound system you’re playing through, because you’re used to the crème de la crème… Yeah, I was, I was but I’m not as bad as I used to be. I had to get used to it basically. Te more I DJ and the more I do gigs, the more I get used to it, you know, as I have over the years, so I’m OK now. As long as it sounds decent, I’m all right.
Valve made a huge impact when it made its debut at Fabric in 2001 – can you still remember the crowd that night, and their reaction? Yeah, they were going crazy! It was
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brilliant in there. I can remember how we set it up in there and everything. Looking back you think, ‘bloody hell!’, even though we’ve played loads of times since then. When I think about it, I can’t believe how much the system took up the dancefloor in there – I was surprised anyone could get in the room!
So, I want to back a bit to your early days for those who don’t know much about it. You grew up in London – how much do you think London as a city enabled you to do what you did more than anywhere else? Oh yeah, it was really good. I suppose because there were a lot of club nights, it really helped me; clubs like the Blue Note which had a regular covering Hoxton Square and had nights there. Nights like that helped me out a lot in terms of learning, do you know what I mean?
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