The Drum and Bass Curriculum Highlights
I would rather drink my own vomit than play anything other than vinyl
| 11 May 2007
It's May, so I'm declaring Summer on all your asses. With that in mind, Xplicit on 4 May sees London Electricity floating into Edinburgh's Bongo Club on a bed of beautiful summertime d&b with the usual Hospital Records twist. Ahead of this DJ set The Skinny caught up with him to scoop the lowdown on the man behind it all, Tony Colman.
You are a producer, you have spent time touring a live d&b band and you are one of the two head honchos at Hospital Records. What do you enjoy the most and why?
"Not easy to answer that. There's bits of each that are really enjoyable, and bits that are a pain in the arse. Right now what I enjoy the most is not one of the above - I'm totally loving DJing."
The Hospital Records podcast is worldwide and award winning. How much do you think podcasts like that help the d&b world and specifically Hospital?
"What started out as a laugh has become very important to us - we get over 120,000 downloads a month on my podcast, and to know that I'm reaching that many people is mental. It's great to know that so many people not only enjoy my music selection, but also like hearing me talk complete nonsense for 45 minutes too!"
You are in full support of the Stop the War on Vinyl campaign along with the likes of Andy C. Why do you feel it is so important?
"Wow, how long have we got? Ok, I did a survey and over 85% of clubbers who responded said that they preferred hearing DJs spinning Vinyl to CDR or MP3. That says it all for me. Oh and I would rather drink my own vomit than play anything other than vinyl - that as well."
A packed out month, so lets get to it! Your warm-up on both 4 and 18 May, live and direct from The City Café are Codenine (9pm, £0). Followed, on the 4th by the main event, London Electricity at the Bongo Club with support from Xplicit Residents (11pm–3am, £10). 12 May is Obscene vs Sequential vs Red Alert vs Technical Resistance at Ego (11pm–3am, £3/£5). Over Clyde side on 18 May is Xplicit at The Art School with 'not to be missed' True Playa DJ Hype (10.30pm–3am, £10). Later, Edinburgh's Studio 24 welcomes Futurebound & Matrix as part of the Universal Truth album tour, plus residents (10.30pm–3am, £8). And finally, Bass Syndicate on 25 May presents a night of dubstep, Baile funk, breaks and electro from the legendary Mob Records boss, Tayo (Bongo Club, 11pm–3am, £8).
You are a producer, you have spent time touring a live d&b band and you are one of the two head honchos at Hospital Records. What do you enjoy the most and why?
"Not easy to answer that. There's bits of each that are really enjoyable, and bits that are a pain in the arse. Right now what I enjoy the most is not one of the above - I'm totally loving DJing."
The Hospital Records podcast is worldwide and award winning. How much do you think podcasts like that help the d&b world and specifically Hospital?
"What started out as a laugh has become very important to us - we get over 120,000 downloads a month on my podcast, and to know that I'm reaching that many people is mental. It's great to know that so many people not only enjoy my music selection, but also like hearing me talk complete nonsense for 45 minutes too!"
You are in full support of the Stop the War on Vinyl campaign along with the likes of Andy C. Why do you feel it is so important?
"Wow, how long have we got? Ok, I did a survey and over 85% of clubbers who responded said that they preferred hearing DJs spinning Vinyl to CDR or MP3. That says it all for me. Oh and I would rather drink my own vomit than play anything other than vinyl - that as well."
A packed out month, so lets get to it! Your warm-up on both 4 and 18 May, live and direct from The City Café are Codenine (9pm, £0). Followed, on the 4th by the main event, London Electricity at the Bongo Club with support from Xplicit Residents (11pm–3am, £10). 12 May is Obscene vs Sequential vs Red Alert vs Technical Resistance at Ego (11pm–3am, £3/£5). Over Clyde side on 18 May is Xplicit at The Art School with 'not to be missed' True Playa DJ Hype (10.30pm–3am, £10). Later, Edinburgh's Studio 24 welcomes Futurebound & Matrix as part of the Universal Truth album tour, plus residents (10.30pm–3am, £8). And finally, Bass Syndicate on 25 May presents a night of dubstep, Baile funk, breaks and electro from the legendary Mob Records boss, Tayo (Bongo Club, 11pm–3am, £8).