Well, let’s remind ourself about the record that really influenced you. I wish I actually had more of the old stuff I recorded because the stuff on there, which I’ve definitely lost now, which I can’t remember what it was, yeah I’d dearly love to have it back. He took a lot editing, but it was worth it.ĭo you still have your edits of old-school Tim Westwood shows? Anyone who knows Tim Westwood on the rap show knows he’s got one of the worst voices in radio. Just getting your cassettes, and pausing and stopping and Westwood had habit of particularly chatting nonsense. Before you play it, how dedicated were you to your radio shows? Were you staying up to tape it?Ībsolutely, I was a pure geek.

It was the precursor for the rap show he used to play. For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s UK Radio. OK, there used to be a show on Radio 1, which is before Westwood had a rap show. I wanted to get you to play some music that really influenced you, and you talked about a Craig Mack record. You mentioned that it was getting into hip-hop that ignited your love for music or your interest in. Yeah, you can’t underestimate the power of violence, everyone. So your mom used violence and the threats of violence to keep you practicing. Luckily my mom’s pretty hardcore, so she just beat me up until I stopped moaning. So what happens when you’re 14 and you start wanting to ditch your instruments and just knock about with girls? What is it that keeps you going through?įirst, I was six when I started wanting to ditch my instrument, and it’s carried on for me about another 10 years. Then discovered hip-hop, got into Detroit techno and that’s when I got into that.Īre you the kind of guy, would you recommend learning an instrument and sticking with it?Ībsolutely. My mom’s a violinist and my dad plays instruments too. Playing the cello and the piano and singing in the choir for five years. I’m from quite a musical family, so classical music’s pretty important. But first off, it’d be great to know what it was that first got you into music. We’ve got a lot to talk about with Glasgow, with Detroit, with techno, with the way you make your records, some of the engineering you do, the way you DJ, all that sort of stuff. We’re going to talk about loads of stuff.

OK, well the first thing I wanted to talk about. ( music: Alex Smoke - “Passing Through” / applause)

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