I’m glad I was in London at a time when those nights were going on otherwise it would’ve been a completely different story, I reckon.
You put the legwork and your own money into putting out all your releases when you started out. People don’t really have to do that now because you don’t need a physical format – do you think that’s oversaturated the market? Yeah, there’s 100s of tunes on the internet now to choose from, it’s like ‘bloody hell!’, whereas before you’d have to take at least £500 out your pocket to press something up and get it out there. Nowadays it’s just free isn’t it; everyone’s just making music and putting it out there, which I think has definitely flooded it. I think people are definitely finding it harder to find good music ‘cause there’s so much out there. It’s just on the internet and you’re scanning through loads and loads… I just get fed up. You can do the obvious and look in the charts, like the jazz charts and find out what’s going on and find people and just listen to them, but that’s not really getting involved, do you know what I mean? I think I actually need to start going out again!
It seems like America has woken up in the last few years to the power of British electronic music and even commercial US artists have started to adopt those sounds – do you think it’s good they’ve finally realised? Yeah, definitely! It’s a bit late but better late than never. It’s definitely good; the more exposure the better is how I see it.
Do you think it boosts the whole scene? Yeah, yeah; it opens up more doors for people to experiment and do other things because people are actually gonna have a listen now, whereas before they thought it was a load of rubbish! Now the Americans are actually getting in to it, which is good.
I read that you’re putting the finishing touches to a 12” release
and that you’re also contemplating a solo release – - Yeah, I am, yeah; I’ve been saying it for years but I am actually now going to do it! Before I started it I wasn’t getting much inspiration, but now I’m like ready to do it, so hopefully…
What are you doing in the studio at the moment then? I’m just working on releases really, just being totally selfish and just making what I want to make. Tere’s nothing out there that I’m in to, I mean, there’s loads of good music out there, but I think my sort of end of music, there’s not many people out there making that sort of thing. Tere’s a lack of satisfying drum ‘n’ bass out there and I think a lot of the kids, like the new guys in drum ‘n’ bass don’t really know about the old style and so I think I should be making it. Back in the day we used to use a lot of breakbeat, like the old drum beats and I don’t wanna use them any more because they sound dated. I want to create new breaks that sound modern in production and bring something fresh to it again, but in the same old vein… ish! Modernised basically, modernised old jungle. With a lot of the new guys, you just can’t tell the difference; it all sounds the same, all white noisey and clean, yeah. Tere’s no character to the production, so I’m trying to develop that sound and put a bit more character and a bit more colour into it.
I often feel that you can hear each part, like you could take each element apart, and being able to dissect a song doesn’t make it any better, and doesn’t add any magic to the song… You’re right, you can literally dissect it and you know exactly what’s going on everywhere. It’s all there, but it’s clinical.
You really treated us to ‘Time for You’ at the beginning of this year… It was a start, you know, I knew it wasn’t gonna be a big track but I
sound modern in production and
I want to create new breaks that
bring something fresh to it again, but in the same old vein… ish!
wanted to put something out that I wanted to put out, just for myself. I thought what I’ve got to do, like I’ve done before is to put out stuff that I know is gonna work on one side, then be selfish on the other, so that’s what I’m gonna do with the next release. I do need to break through again and get people’s eyes and ears open again – prick their ears up. I need to give them a beating though, the young guys, so I can’t just be selfish on both sides ‘cause I’m not gonna get noticed! Te next release, I’m gonna have a balance; I think I’m always gonna do one side that’s totally selfish though, definitely.
As I said, we’re so excited for Glade and we know you’re gonna bring us an awesome set, so what can we bring for you? Energy, that’s what I want. Loads of energy, haha!
Emma Garwood
Dillinja plays as part of the incredible line-up at GLADE Electronic Music Festival from 14th – 17th June at Houghton Hall nr Kings Lynn. For tickets and info, go to
www.gladefestival.com. Read the uncut version of this interview at
Outlineonline.co.uk
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