Here at example we do our best to promote new nights and DJs. A perfect 'example' (hilarious i know) of this is a new night at Manchester's infamous 'Music Box' - Ground Zero. 

After hiring out the Music Box to celebrate his 20th birthday in style with all his friends last year, up and coming promotor Sam Partridge from Chester decided why not book his favourite DJs and turn it into something everyone could enjoy? 

Since then Sam has been working hard producing music and planning his own events. Friday 15th January 2010 saw the debut of Ground Zero presents…With Cylob, Ed DMX and the Manchester legend that is Chimpo.

After the success of the launch night comes round two!  

Headlining is one of the brightest talents of the electronica music scene - WISP. Currently on a European tour with his new album 'We Miss You', Wisp will be playing an exclusive live set for Ground Zero presents in Manchester on 1st April at the music box. 

Ground Zero wants to promote talented young producers from Chester and give them a chance to shine in Manchester. 

Sam's brother Jordan aka 'Decyfer' was offered a record deal by Studio Rockers last year after they heared his tracks on myspace.  As he was only seventeen, they waited until he was eighteen then released his first vinyl 'Play time's over'  which can be purchased now on websites such as Chemical records. Not a bad eighteenth birthday present! 

Sam also sang praises of twenty year old Jackson Almond to Example; 

'One of my plans for this night, is to get 'REAL' AKA Jackson Almond a lot more well known, he is one of the most talented young producers i have heard. A good leap ahead of anyone else in Chester. So, yeah, i'd really like to help him out in his career. Although he is actually already signed to Downpour Records, which was set up by another friend of mine very recently.'

Also playing will be Jack Roe, whose main influence comes from the mighty Kryptic Minds.

George Thomas will also be making his Manchester debut, another Chester based producer and DJ. His tracks integrate drum and bass in the classic Hospital style with more intricate vocals, acoustic sessions and stringy baselines.

GROUND ZERO is the kind of night which keeps underground music alive and gives up and coming DJs a chance to get noticed. This is proof to anyone that with hard work and dedication you can achieve what you want.

Ground Zero official website - www.groundzeropresents.co.uk

Ground Zero presents…WISP! - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=276723789793&ref=ts

DECYFER release on studio rockers -

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/search?All=True&Category=AL&ND=-1&Sort=NI&inandout=both&Search=Decyfer+%2f+Surje

Sam Partridge 'Upon-Fe' : http:/soundcloud.com/upon

Jord Partridge 'Decyfer' : http://soundcloud.com/decyfer

Jackson Almond: http://soundcloud.com/real

George Thomas: www.myspace.com/georgeajthomas

Mr LAA: www.myspace.com/mrlaa   or  http://soundcloud.com/heartandsoul

Trisector (Finland)

One of an ever increasing list of quality Finish dnb exports, Trisector aka. Otto Hassinen has been perfecting his epic sci-fi flavoured electronica since the tender age of 11. A self confessed nerd, Otto lists influences as out there as David Cronenburg and swedish post punk-pioneers Refused. The spark that ignited the junglist in him was a snatch of Amen from a Bukem festival set heard over the radio which set the wheels in motion on a journey that would launch him onto the international circuit many years later.

What sets Trisectors music apart from the rest of the pack is the way he pulls on his eclectic tastes to create something with attitude but also with a an almost graphic element. His use of sound creates atmospheres and moods which would be unattainable by many of his peers.

For someone with such a broad interest in music it comes as no shock that Trisectors musical path hasn't always been linear. Otto has previously released music as one half of the Finish breakbeat/dubstep duo Takomo, gaining support from Radio 1 DJ and breaks legend Annie Nightingale. Releases followed on number of labels and gigs all over Europe would prove to be a taster for what was still to come.

Finally, three years ago Otto made the move to drum & bass and took up the alias Trisector. His first solo tunes quickly filtered into the sets of household names such as Muffler and Blu Mr Ten and before long came to the attention of Hospital Records. The 'Morning Rain'/'Structured light' EP came out on 12" and digital through Med School and his forward thinking arrangement wowed listeners the world over. Another release, 'Lifeforms' followed confirming his abilities in the studio.

 Otto has also recently been featured on an album from the Vampire camp titled Drumz of the Damned and 'Finnish Drum & Bass and Dubstep 2010', an LP put together by fellow countrymen LAOS to showcase the scene in Finland.

 Trisector is currently working on new tracks for release in the future and with his sound lightyears ahead of the competition, the future may be the best place for him! 

 Check out his in depth interview below

Example: What attracts you to drum & bass?

Trisector: Originally it all started from the amen break and the contrast of rough breaks and deep atmospheres. Kind of like punk rock with samplers from future. But not really.

Example: What's the Finnish DnB scene like and how does it differ from the UK?

Trisector: There are less people in the world speaking Finnish language as their mother tongue than people living in London, so the drum'n'bass scene

is a bit smaller too. There are regular nights with foreign headlines in Helsinki, which is the capital and then also in student towns like Tampere and Jyväskylä. At some point it seemed at there was no interest and things were pretty quiet but now it's looking good. Finland is a rock/metalcountry and it's pretty hard for any kind of dance music, so based on these circumstances we're doing quite well.

Producer wise i guess our country is pretty active as we've got quite a few estabilished producers coming from here, such as Muffler, Resound, Fanu, Physics, LAOS and also some fresh guys bubbling under. LAOS guys recently compiled the first Finnish DnB & Dubstep compilation cd after it had been planned for about 10 years or so.

Example:  How long have you been producing music?

Trisector: I started to play around with tracker software and samples when i got my first pc at the age of 11. But that was just playing around andhaving fun. I was happily unaware of things like compression, eq or any kind of effects or anything to do with actual "production". I never really started to look at the technical things until in 2002 when i got a new computer and could move to a bit more advanced software. We had just started Takomo and were getting even some positive attention so i guess, that's when things got a bit more serious.

Example: Why the move from breaks/dubstep into drum & bass back in 2007?

Trisector:  In the end of 2007 i started to hear some interesting stuff going on in drum'n'bass, and started to hang out with people involved in drum'n'bass through dj'ing/promoting/production. At some point I got tempted to put the bpm at 170 bpm and ended up writing my first solo tracks in ages.

I don't think i've really moved away from breaks/dubstep as we did loads of tunes with Pekka and played quite a few gigs. Until the release of Morning Rain EP I was still considering Takomo as the #1 project, but after that the ball started rolling. We only wrote two tracks last year and other of them was a remix, but we have plans to write some tracks together again soon. And also release the bunch of unreleased stuff we've got buried in our hard drives.

Example: Describe your sound.........

Trisector:  Music from a guy with glasses who spends too much time with computers and needs to get out more often.

Example:  What do you think has had the strongest effect on creating your sound?

Trisector:  In short i guess i could put it to two things: sci-fi movies and Future Sound Of London.

I guess I'm trying to paint a visual image with the sounds in my tunes, so that the listener could see a scenario or a picture when he/she closes eyes while listening to my music. Or that's an effect I would hope to achieve. The music I've listened to and that has been a big influence on me have created the same effect on me and it would be cool to pass that on. Or at least if I can create an image for myself, or tie a tune into a

certain moment in my life I would be happy with that and some tracks I've written definitely remind me about some moments.

Example:  What kind of studio set up do you work on?

Trisector:  Simple. I've got a Macbook running FL Studio and passive Alesis monitors, and Sennheiser HD-25 headphones. I'm planning to get a proper soundcard so I can be able to plug in some nice things like instruments or a mic. So far I've been fine with the internal soundcard. I've always worked in the box so I'm not exactly craving for hardware, although I wouldn't mind if I had something by Dave Smith Instruments for example.

Example:  What were your highlights of 2009?

Trisector:  Probably moving to same flat with Fanu, which has led to awesome b2b sessions, sample swapping and sore thumbs after long xbox battles.

Also the release of Morning Rain ep, as it was my first solo release and to be honest I never really expected to release anything by myself

in the first place. Also the release of Lifeforms and the visit to London for some studio action with inZtance and the visit to Hospital.

The 1 year birthday party of our night "Science". We even had party hats and stuff. And a pirate hat. First visit to UK, to play 2 gigs at Drop Beats, Not Bombs festival in Birmingham with Takomo.

Example:  What have you got in the pipeline for the next 12 months?

Trisector: I have a track featured on that Finnish compilation i mentioned earlier, as well as on the new double album on Vampire Recordings "Drumz of the Damned", and I also have possible plans on doing something for Lightless. There is at least one tune done, but that isn't exactly enough. Also probably something new coming from Med School this year, but nothing has been locked down yet.

There's also a free mp3 release planned on Nerve Recordings that will contain 2 collaborations with Dejaru, who's another finnish producer.

In general I'm just working on new music, by myself as well as on collaborations, but I have no idea what kind of results will we get. I guess that's left to be seen. Or heard.

Example:  Who are you feeling and who are your ones to watch in 2010?

Trisector: I'm really looking forward to hear what Rockwell has got to offer us. All the tunes and dj sets I've heard from him so far have been fresh. Also the stuff Fracture and Neptune are doing on their label right now is off the hook- You might want to have a closer look at the guys featured on Med School's New Blood album too, and I would hope the people I've had the joy of working with recently; Dejaru, inZtance and Naraka would finally get the attention they deserve, as all of them have recently written some really good stuff.

Example:  Do you have any plans outside of dnb/music?

Trisector: I don't really have any definite plans whatsoever, just a list of things that would be nice to do, For example I would like to do some sound design in future. Or play in a band. I did play bass in one and enjoyed it, but I had to leave because lack of time. And because the vocalist started playing Nickelback at one rehearsal. I also recently picked up my camera and started taking photos again just for fun.I guess at some point I should go back to school, but I have no idea what should I study. Too many interesting things to pick from, and I also enjoy my life as it is right now, revolved mostly around music.

Check out Trisctor & Inztance 'Trace Of A Smile' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7YjEQRXJhY

http://www.myspace.com/trisectorfi

Example: When did you start producing?

Starkey:  I started doing electronic music about 10 years ago now.  I started off doing some backing tracks for the band I was in at the time, plus I was studying production in College.  I was also doing some of my own music at the time, just kind of learning how to work with synths and signal processing.

Example:  What sort of stuff were you producing before you started making dub step?

Starkey :  My music has always come from the same direction.  If you listen to the first tracks I made, then compare them with something like "Less Than Paper", my first release ever, and a track like "Alienstyles" from the new album, you'll hear the same foundations.

Example: who would you say has influenced your sound?   

Starkey:  Everything influences my sound... even things I dislike.  But the most influential stuff was probably the first records that I really remember enjoying when I was a kid.... "Thriller", "The White Album" and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals like "Phantom of the Opera" and "Jesus Christ Superstar".  Then I'd say people like Bjork, Tricky, Portishead, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and Venetian Snares....... then Dizzee Rascal and the whole grime movement in the early part of this decade.  Those were the most influential things in developing my sound.

Example:  how would you describe your sound?  

Starkey:  Epic spaceman street bass anthems

Example:  how would you say your new album differs from the last?

Starkey :  This one has lots of original vocals.  Plus musically it's just the next progression in my sound.  It was written as an album from start to finish... unlike the first album which works as a cohesive listen, but was pieced together from tracks that I had written over that past year or so.

Example: What else can we expect from you in 2010?

Starkey:  Not quite sure yet..... definitely lots of remixes to start.  Then I'm thinking about doing a release on Seclusiasis.  There will probably be something on Civil Music as well.

Example:  What producers are you listening to at the moment?

Starkey:Lots.  Music is so good right now.  Here's just a few..... Slugabed, Eprom, DNAEBEATS, Kaiser, SDUK, BD1982, Numan, NastyNasty, Swindle, Terror Danjah, Bok Bok.  Really, there are too many to mention here.

Example:  What is the dub step scene like in the USA?

Starkey:  Dubstep is definitely one of the buzz words in underground music in the US right now.  People's approach to the music is so different across the country though, because it's such a big place with people coming from all angles.  There are people doing things in the US who people across the globe have no clue about.  There's different scenes that have embraced the sound.

Example: What do you think of the manchester music scene?

Starkey :  Yeah it seems pretty cool.  There's a rich history there..... dating back to even people like Hermit's Hermits and the Hollies in the 60's.  Then of course Joy Division and all that.  I haven't spent too much time there, so I can't really say I know that much about the place.  But Hit & Run has been a good time both times I have played that party.

Example:  where do you see the genre going in the next few years?

Starkey: Just expanding and branching out farther.  People will continue to push in their own direction until new "genres" are formed.  That's what happens to all music.

Example : do you like Marmite?

Starkey:  I don't think so.  But to be fair.... I haven't really given it much of a chance.  It sounds gross.

Example: What tune can't you live without?

Starkey: The Beatles "I'm Only Sleeping".... it's my favourite song of all time.

Example: A lot of your songs are themed around space, any particular reason why?

Starkey:  Yeah… I'm obsessed with sci-fi movies and the idea of space, traveling through space, living in space.... all that.  I think it's really interesting to think about the future and what may be possible with technology.

 

 

http://www.starkey-music.com/

Right people, lets face it...  it cannot be ignored that the Poles have acquired somewhat of a bad name in some peoples eyes... and yes, some of us can be guilty of making some very unscrupulous,  somewhat less than kindly comments about their existence within this nation. However, there are many things we could appreciate them for;,the musical genius of Chopin, A highly popular Pope,  emancipation from socialism.... This considered, it is safe to say..NOT for their Hip Hop endeavours.  I recently had the pleasure of stumbling across this little European hidden gem, Jeden Osiem one of Poland’s leading hip hop star’s new video. At first glance you wouldn’t be wrong for thinking it was some sort of elaborate spoof due to the less than sophisticated, seemingly comic music video complete with a naked lady showering and a random Chav congregation at the end.However, whilst  I concluded that this particular strain of hip hop music was not exactly my cup of tea, and on surface value  probably wouldn’t wash well with most, I decided that I wasn’t going to judge Poland’s entire musical credibility on one shoddily assembled and heinously dated music video.  I thought that if I could actually understand what the guy  was on about, the lyrics might well be inspiring and meaningful. Luckily for me some kind soul had taken the time to laboriously translate on the youtube comments page, and despite some linguistic discrepancies there was actually plenty of substance behind what I had pre-judged to be probably a load of pointless jabbering.

However I couldn’t help thinking of the randomness of the idea of Polish Hip Hop, seeing as Eastern Europe is about as far removed as possible from Hip Hop’s roots in Black American society.  Intrigued, I turned to the answer to all questions/ source of procrastination: Google. In less that 0.17 seconds I realised that Hip Hop in Poland is actually a hugely thriving subculture, and is extremely popular.  Warsaw has even strangely become some sort of Hip Hop Mecca within the nation. In Polish they call it ‘czarna muza’ or ‘black muse’ paying adequate homage to hip hop’s black  American origin. Some of the major front-runners in the scene like DJ Tomekk have even made it across the pond to feature on tracks by some of the State’s best known artists. There is even west-coast/East-coast beef between two rival hip-hop clans!So whilst it may not be everyone’s thing,  Hip Hop is surprisingly some sort of musical revelation over in Poland,  strange   !Listen up on your polish hip hop at www.last.fm/tag/polish%20hip-hop

BLOC is a self described 

 “new kind of festival, held inside a state of the art holiday resort complex on the West coast of the UK. There’s no camping, because all BLOC family stay in luxury apartments surrounding the main indoor auditoriums for three nights, so no need to worry about the weather. All you need to do is focus on the BLOC. It’s better that way…” sound good so far. Well it gets better.

Four years young and BLOC has already been able to bag themselves some of the best names in the multiple underground & alternative music scenes. Appearing this year are the likes of Kode9, Joker, DJ Hype, D Bridge, Joris Voorn, Flying Lotus, Martyn and, not really underground, but still sick, the one and only Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys); just to name a few.

The aspect of BLOC that really sets it apart from a festival like Leeds (besides the good music) is the fact that it’s held at Butlins Minehead Resort. Not convinced? Well think about it. Your twisted, gettin’ down to some phat beats, the show ends, you want more but your body is screaming for sleep, so you head back to your tent. Shit! No literally. Someone has takin’ a shit in your tent. Yeah, that’s probably unlikely but I’ve heard stories; people’s tents gettin’ pissed in, stolen, flooded with ale, all that annoyin’ crap you can’t really be dealing with when your brains floating around somewhere on a different planet. Now, at BLOC you wont need to put up with that nonsense because you’ll be staying in a lovely, warm, cosy apartment. Happy days!

What else does BLOC have to offer? Rides. Big, scary, fast rides. An aquatic adventure funland, which features “terrifying” flumes; that’s always a plus, nothing beats a good splash in the pool on a hot, sunny day. So, seems pretty decent so far. The thing that I feel BLOC has to offer that really sets it apart from all the other festivals in the UK is the intimacy. It’s only just turning four. BLOC is still a baba. Numbers will be small (compared to the major festivals) So you really will get a sense of being apart of something special. Moreover, this is an alternative festival, for people who are educated in these types of music, so you know your not gonna get wankers there screaming “Yayy! I love Pendulum! They invented DNB!” Which, for me, is definitely the selling point of the whole thing!

So yeah, to sum it up. If your into Dubstep, Garage, DNB, alternative Hip Hop; in fact any progressive, alternative electronic music & want to have a good time, for a good price, then BLOC is definitely the place to go this year. (By the way it’s this weekend!)

Below is this years line up & various links.

  "http://www.shop.blocweekend.com" 

  "http://www.blocweekend.com"

  "http://www.blocweekend.com/archive.html"

I’m Here

  It is not very often in Manchester that you get something for free. Rarer still is the experience of getting something for free that is actually good and worth having. So when a friend invited me to a free film screening of the Spike Jonze short “I’m Here”, I had, shall we say, realistic expectations (I thought it might be shit).

My friend and I arrived with our realistic expectations at a multi-storey car park near the Arndale. A line of people stood outside and as we joined them a small metal bolt was given to each of us. The line moved inside the car park and we trudged up flight after flight of piss covered, dingy stairs. By this point I was unsure if we were all merely pawns in the game of some psychotic killer who intended to lock us all in and go to town with a rifle. I felt stupid that I may meet my untimely end all because I was too cheap to pay for the cinema.

My morbid musings came to an abrupt halt when I glimpsed through a doorway the beautiful world which had been created on the other side. Proudly displaying my newly acquired bolt gained me access to this blue- lit, ethereal chamber within the concrete walls. Dreamy music played as we walked along a bubble wrap carpet down a corridor lined with old science text books and bottles of Absolut (the sponsor). 

A bar was set up serving long cosmopolitans, espresso martinis and bloody marys for which no money was demanded of us. Clutching our prizes we made our way into the main room which was littered with cardboard boxes overshadowed by the projection screen proclaiming: “In an Absolut world, ordinary is no place to be”.  Before the film started a hissing noise began emanating from the boxes, and blow up mattresses broke out for everyone to sit on. 

The film itself was a charming, funny robot love story. Spike Jonze is the master of atmosphere, and the flaws in the story (cliché, predictability and an obvious metaphor for love) was more than made up for by the sweetness, delicacy and originality of the images. The location, the drinks, the film, the music all worked together to create a surreal urban fantasy experience. We all left feeling we had been part of something slightly magical, carrying yet more tokens for free drinks in a range of bars in the Northern Quarter.

Of course, in essence we were all part of a sophisticated advertising campaign. There’s no such thing as a free lunch after all. But having made a vow to myself never to buy Absolut vodka, I feel that I have paid nothing, and never will pay anything for my surreal and quite wonderful experience- leaving me free to happily remember it on my own terms.

Those of you who bother to follow what's happening with the magazine will, I assume, be enduring some sort of cyberwaste cold-turkey as we missed last week and we're now at the end of this week. I can only apologise and blame James, who told me to wait til Monday before I posted it. Monday turned into Tuesday, Tuesday to Wednesday, Wednesday into Thursday and now here I am writing you this special bumper edition* with two hours to go before Friday.

(* DISCLAIMER: There's actually nothing special or bumper about it.)

So, without further ado:

Let's Kick Things off Gently

..with a low-budget, high-octane exploding hamster that may or may not be real. (It's not real).

BECOME A FAN 2 C TEH PICTURE!!!! LOLZ!!!!1111oneone

If you read the article from a few months ago about the Suicide Machine, then you'll know my thoughts on Facebook. Needless to say, unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have noticed the problem of people joining "group that specifies an action most people probably thought they were alone in doing but have now been proved otherwise" is getting exponentially worse. If your homepage hasn't yet been inundated with such-and-such-a-body joining "I hate getting up in the morning", "When I say I love you I actually mean it", and "I smell my fingers after fiddling with my arse in public" then think yourself lucky, because each visit to Facebook for me brings with it a constantly-updated insight into the bizarre habits of my friends.

Every so often though, a group comes along that hits home slightly more than the others. "Can this shit insect get more fans than Nick Griffin" was one, and my most recent find "Sitting forward when losing on FIFA and saying "I'm going to start playing now"" is another. Some things just suit you to a tee, y'know?

Aaaand....

This would also be a good time to throw you a link to Failbook, a collection of people saying stupid things on "everyones" "favourite" social network.

Will it Blend?

This is getting on a bit now, but during its glory days it was a pretty highly-ranked viral campaign. The idea is simple: take object, insert into blender, blend, observe results. Advertising doesn't come much better than this.

"Ahhhhhhhh"

Imagine Peter Griffin curled in a heap on the floor, clutching his leg and rocking back and forward. Then look at this.

The Luckiest Nut In The World

That's quite enough comedy links in a row for you, I think. Time for some healthy info-tainment, in the form of a video about a peanut. It starts off pretty slow but if you give even half a damn about the exploitation of workers in foreign countries then this is something you need to see.

Slightly too much time to spare?

If you ever find yourself with a shit load of plastic tubes, bottles, etc and more time than you know how to spend, here's a little idea you could try:

Auto-Bullshit

There's this guy called Jimmy Kimmel, he has a little chat show in America. He likes T-Pain, apparently.

Gratuitous Video of the Week

This time, it's some crazy fuckers flinging themselves over hills on elongated scooters.

And finally...

The town where I live has a high ratio of knobheads to "civilised members of society" (that's a bit of a stretch, but you know what I mean). As such, the chances of meeting someone from anywhere else who is more interesting than the last person I spoke to at home is pretty high. Still, that's not really saying much as most of the residents where I live have all the personality of a damp rag (to paraphrase the ever so lovely Nigel Farage), but every so often a chance encounter leads to a hidden gem.

In this case, the guy on the train asking me what time the shops shut turned out to be a film maker. Here's somethin' to wet you up before you go and get rear-ended by the rest of his YouTube channel.

Example:  Who/what is Submerse?    

Submerse: Submerse is myself, Rob Orme and Nate Dodd. We’re a 2 part Duo from the North West of England. We produce Future Garage and have been doing for just over 2 years now. Every Thursday we play on  Sub.FM and play various gigs around the UK.

Example: Sweet. How did Submerse start out and how long had you been producing before Submerse?

Submerse:  At first myself and Nate played house parties in Leeds every couple of weeks or so. We knew the same sort of people so we would always go back to back and just bash out tunes in student diggs. After a while we gained more confidence and wanted to tackle some big nights around Leeds. Meanwhile i would spend my days sitting in front of my computer producing music. I have been making tracks since I was 16 years old (now 22) and have many influences from Garage, Dubstep, Drum and Bass etc. there wasn’t a point where I thought that production was going to be a main part of my life, it seemed more like a hobby. I finished a track called Nevermine and thought i would get some feedback off friends etc. But  people really seemed to take a shine to it. By this time We would meet up during the week nights to throw some ideas around and see what came out. After finishing a couple of tunes we decided to keep things going as they were and form Submerse, we both had similar tastes in tracks and knew the kind of sounds we wanted to produce so from then on we have been playing gigs together and producing music.     

Example: Aaaah, cool beans. So, right at this very second, what should you really be doing instead of this interview?

Submerse: Haha, I’m on my lunch at work at the moment! I got my degree in Creative Music and Sound Tech at uni the summer just gone. So now im back home (Near Liverpool) regrouping, working on more tracks and sorting out an action plan for the future. From here we still play gigs, run our record label (Night Audio) with co owner Kingthing and be as productive as we can but i hope to get back to a city very soon becuase i miss the vibe!

Example: What's been your best city to play out to and after the show what do you prefer; burger or kebab?

Submerse: I love Leeds becuase that was the place that gave us our "break" so to speak. But the best city so far has to be Bristol! The Vibe down there and the people are amazing. There is so much going on and the broad range of music/producers is top notch haha. Nuff respect to the Soul Motive gang and Andy at Byte for putting us down there the first time. Was a night i will never forget. Being able to play along side people like Steve Gurley, Groove Chronicles and Benny Ill Definitely one of the most welcoming citys i have ever been to.  And im more of a Burger guy i think, give me a double cheese burger after any gig and i'm a happy chappy.

 Example: What about chicken nuggets?

Submerse: Haha i do enjoy a good chicken nugget  20 box from McDonnalds with some tubs of BBQ sauce.. sorted!

Example: I'm a red man myself and I can't stand Maccys; only when drunk!

Submerse:  Haha

Example: What do you make of the Dubstep scene at the moment? I missed the uprising of it all, and only got wind of it a couple of years ago. What's your view on Filth vs Non-Filth?

Submerse: I am a fan of dubstep and always like to throw a bit in at a gig or on radio etc. but the key type of dubstep for me was always the early stuff like early El-b, Skream, Horsepower, Menta etc. i think because at the time when this came out it was my first time hearing it and it was so fresh a new it totaly blew me away!  As far as the new stuff i love stuff from people like Vaccine, Scuba, Burial, Joy O etc. if you put that in the Dubstep catagory. I totaly respect people who make Filth because iv seen it destroy raves but its not my personal taste but at the end of the day its all dubstep so what ever helps the scene to grow is cool with me!

 

Example: Do you think growth is good? For example, a guy on my Facebook the other day posted "DUBSTEP!" I replied with "Who you in to?" to which he said "High Contrast!".   I informed him that HC was Liquid DNB to which he said "They sound the same"    These people surely can't be good for the scene?

 Submerse:  Haha! Well as i say its each to there own the fact that people are starting to take notice is a good thought because if we can get the big labels involved it means that some people may be able to make a living out of doing what they love. But i see what you mean its nice to have smallish community where you can feel special about the kind of music you like. I think thats why i love Future garage so  much the stage it is at now is a small community of producers who share tunes and have a great passion for the thing we all have in common  But as you say Dubstep seems to be the flavour of the month so there is going to be a lot of people you wouldnt expect listening to it and most people will move on with the trend but true fans will be there to see it through.

Example:  What would you consider to be the difference between Future Garage & forward thinking Dubstep? In my opinion Future Garage is much like what Dubstep originally was; an umbrella term for experimental/forward thinking bass music. I consider producers like Joy Orbison, Burial, Untold etc to be Future Garage but people I've spoke to consider them Dubstep.

Submerse: I dont really see future garage a genre so much, i see it more of a community like i said before but we tend to use old school garage sounds cut up vox and skippy beats. Some older producers like Duncan Powell havent made dubstep but a new form of UKG. I think this is what future garage is. I agree its very much like like old school dubstep, but again that was influenced by garage with a twist to make something new and personaly i agree i think Burial, Joy, Brackles etc. are more garage becaues the beats and samples they use but if Future garage is paired with dubstep thats not a bad thing at all.      

Example:  What's your set up at the moment?  In regards to DJing  what's your view on the whole Vinyl/Digital/Even more digital debate?

Submerse: At the moment i use 2 Technics 1210's 2 Cdj 800's and a djm 800. KRK sub and 2 Alesis m1 monitors. i dont tend to buy vinyl because all the future garage stuff is all on CD's but i do love a good bit of wax! and think they should keep stuff on wax too because the sound is warm and its like a tradition but the fact that you can get so much stuff on digital is amazing because most of the digital label stuff would never get pressed so its giving more music to the people!  

Example: Do you mix the genres up in a set or keep it pretty rigid?

Submerse:  The main focus in a set for me is Future garage but i love mixing it with Old Skool UKG, UK Funky and Dubstep maybe the odd bit of tough bassline if people seem like there feeling it its nice to keep things fresh i think so they never quite know what to expect from you in a dj/radio set.

Example: Right quickly before you bail what is FortyFour and where can people find you playing out?

 Submerse:  FortyFour is my brand new side project. just me this time on the buttons. been producing stuff with a bit of darker,  deeper twist.  you can check out all my FortyFour stuff at "http://www.soundcloud.com/fortyfour"  look out for fortyfour tracks being released just in talk with some labels at the moment but cant give to much away at the moment but it looks like FortyFour is going to be a big focus for me this year!

Example: Sweet man, one more before you go Cheryl Cole has recently moved Megan Fox from number 1 on FHM 100 Sexiest Women to number 2. Your thoughts?

Haha i like Cheryl more than Megan i recon! somthing about her haha but at the end of the day i think Ferne Cotton is the hottest Celeb and a bit of Lillt allen! but just for the record i think my girlfriend is the hottest!   haha! .... before you say it yes the whip has been cracked!

*insert whipping sound here*

Hands up anyone who's ever heard someone say "I'm not racist, but...". If you have, then you probably know that that's a good time to stop listening to what the person is saying as what follows will undoubtedly be nothing short of a steaming pile of hypocritical bullshit. My personal favourite, which I found this morning, is a perfect example.

listenin am no racist a just dunt like perverted pakis oreght !! [sic]

Which by simple deduction would imply that the person in question is perfectly happy to be around perverts of any other race or colour. Or it could mean that all "pakis" are perverted, in which case the first half of the sentence is made completely redundant as that's tantamount to saying all white people are child molestors, which I'm sure you'll agree is a pretty racist and pretty sweeping generalisation.

What possesses people to think they can say things like that, and not brand themselves a racist? The discussion I found that quotation in was centred around a group of 2 or 3 BNP-ites who were trying to defend themselves by saying they couldn't possibly be racist because they go to raves and there's "some black MCs there".