complicating matters since 1978
2006 was the year I first went to Movement in Detroit — my favourite festival in my favourite city. At the time, minimal techno was everywhere. I’d never worked at 120 bpm before, and I honestly had no idea what … Continued
2006 was a year I was digging deep into dub — not just as a sound, but as a philosophy. Freedom Will Come samples the words of an activist dub poet, echoing with the urgency of struggle and the promise … Continued
Bla Blam isn’t glorifying the gun — it’s condemning it. The main hook lifts from Dr. Dre’s Let Me Ride (1992) — “Blam-blam, blam ’til dem fall / Listen to the shots” — while the breakdown drops into dialogue from … Continued
Some rooms demand a different kind of track. This one was made for the shadows. Built in 2007 and rinsed out at Club Cargo in Hongdae, Seoul during my residency with Konkrete Jungle Seoul, Certain Dubs for Certain Clubs is … Continued
This one’s a manifesto. Vinyl static. Acid line arpeggios. Crisp hand-coded drums. It’s pure accomplice — programmed in Sonic Foundry Acid, with a 303 emulator squelching over breaks and vocal samples from Beat Street (1984) laying down the ethos: “I … Continued