40DRUM&BASS//BREAKS//DUBSTEP
THE GUESTLIST NETWORK | SEPTEMBER 2010 SHOCK ONE
Kick-starting his musical career in a metal band with Pendulum, this drummer turned dnb pro- ducer is fast becoming hot property both in his
OUTLOOK FESTIVAL CROATIA
It was an unforgettable expe- rience to say the least. From camping on a cliff overlooking the clearest Mediterranean Sea, to sailing over it on the boat parties, this is like nothing you have ever endured before. After jumping on the sunshine bus from Epping, we endured what would seem to be a grueling 36 hour coach journey, but it was anything but that! A few sneaky booze for the journey and soon enough every- one was laughing, dancing and joking...until they passed out... and then it began again! With stop offs at France, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italy, we really felt a sense of travelling, for what
Taking raves to another level. Forget box rooms with fancy strobe lighting and smoke machines. Forget festivals with the usual English rain and mud. Enter Outlook Festival Croatia.
seemed like pennies. Once we were all acquainted, soon enough we arrived at our destination, and what a destina- tion it was. Punta Christo looked like something of a dream land, it en fused the most positive of vibes, across an abandonded eighteenth-century fort, that consumed 4000+ ravers, all with either smiles, or their dirty faces. Left right and centre people were befriending each other, and sure enough the next morning, they’ll appear at your tent, dragging your hungover self down to the beach, to soak up the sun, rave some more, and play in the sandpit!
With a little extra cash you can take your day further, by jet- skiing or of course the boat par- ties. With ridiculous line-ups for 4 hours of sailing over thousands of jelly fish, rave it up on board, or dangle your feet over the edge... whatever, you’re guaranteed a experience.
In short, Outlook Festival is amaz- ing. Just amazing. Sure enough as we got back we experienced the ‘Croatia Blues’, and as quick as you can beckon ‘CROATIAAA CROATIAAA’, i had already planned my trip back next year. Pula i miss you!
Introduce yourself! I’m Karl Thomas, aka Shock One, from Western Australia. My inter- ests include entomology, ghost hunting and I’m a life member of the Big Foot research association. Particular talents include spelling, parallel parking and having a dis- locatable thumb. My shoe size is 11 U.S.. I think that’s the important stuff out of the way.
What were your early musical influences? What attracted you to the dnb scene? Earliest musical influences I have to attribute to my amazing parents. Pink Floyd, The Police, Midnight Oil, T-bone Burnett, Alan Parsons to name a few. As I got older and moodier, Daft Punk, The Prodigy, Unkle, and a lot of 90’s grunge/ rock were big influences. I’ve been a drummer since aged 4 and was actually playing in a metal band when I discovered drum and bass. As a teenager you’re look- ing for the heaviest, angriest, most bad-ass shit around aren’t you?! So dnb provided that for me...
HOSPITALITY AT BRIXTON ACADEMY
All you dnb heads out there... Friday 24th September 2010 is set to be the biggest Hospitality yet! With a huge lineup featuring Andy C, High Contrast, London Elektric- ity, Fabio, Netsky, Logistics and many, many more across two rooms at the O2 Academy in Brixton, this is not one to be missed. And you could be there for free. To be in with a chance to win one of two spots on the guestlist, just
email
competitions@guestlist.net with your answer to the following question: Which pair of producers founded Hospital Records in 1996? Simple!
For more details and the full line-up, visit
www.hospitalrecords.com
Rumour has it you used to be in a band with Pendulum. Are you still in touch with them? Yeah the previously mentioned band was with Rob and Gareth (from Pendulum). It was great fun and we learnt a lot from each other musically, including discovering dnb together. Rob taught me heaps about electronic music production, and I’m pretty sure it was Gareth who showed me my first tracker (Fast tracker 2). They’re still among my best mates.
How did you first hook up with Futurebound and Viper Re- cordings?
We met on an illicit dating site. He liked my profile pic and asked me to send more snaps, except instead of sending photos I accidentally sent a tune I’d written, ‘The Calling’. By coincidence he ran a record label called Viper and wanted to sign it..... In seriousness though, Viper have really helped me develop as an artist. They’re always putting out fresh sounding music that appeals not only to the dnb heads, but also to those who aren’t necessarily big into dnb. Hence why I’ve stayed with them. But in REAL serious- ness, he liked my profile pic....
What have you got coming up this year? I’ve had a string of remixes out this year, including ‘I refuse’ by Netsky, and ‘Come back’ by Chicane. I’ve just finished one of ‘Die for you’ by Cutline, which will be out soon. Next up, I’ve got an EP of remix- es from my previous ‘Shockone EP’ out in September, and I’m currently working on my debut LP for release in 2011. I’ll be in the UK for some shows in Octo- ber too.
How would you say the dnb scene differs here from Aus- tralia? It definitely does differ. The whole wobble/ jump up sound doesn’t get as much love in Oz. The new skool sounds seem very popular though (Sub Focus, Brookes Brothers, Chase & Status etc), and there’s a large following for the more techy sounds like Spor and Noisia. Dnb has recently gained loads more ma- jor radio play out here, so it’s less of an ‘underground’ scene now. We’ve got new producers popping up too that you’ll no doubt hear of soon – Echo and Sidetrack, Talon,
Dub Z, Grafix and Cubist to name a few.
How would you describe your sound in 3 words? Purple monkey dishwasher
What are your 3 top tracks at the moment? Phetsta – Prism Shock One – Polygon (Dirtyphon- ics remix) Metrik – Lightspeed
What’s your proudest moment to date? Probably when ‘Polygon’ got high rotation airplay on Triple J (Austra- lia’s version of Radio 1), or when Annie Mac referred to it as the ‘big- gest drum and bass track around’ on her show.
Your funniest moment? Watching Phetsta walk around nightclubs in central Europe saying to the locals ‘You vould like to see mien bratvurst yah?’ while look- ing down at his crotch was pretty good..
And your most embarrassing moment? I fell down the stairs out of the DJ booth at a Perth club recently... like completely down them, flat onto my face, onto the floor of the club, in front of everyone. The worst thing was, it was just before my set, so I had to get up and play after that....
Who’s your secret crush? My girlfriend, but don’t tell her that, I’m trying to play it cool...
Wanna find out more? Visit Shock One’s myspace page for full tour listings and track release dates.
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