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Any plans for music videos?
Hahahaha… yeah some thugged out bizness with us holding our Staffordshire bull terriers and riding around our manor on scooters. Nah seriously we d love to get some really good animated videos and make some vibrant mass media packages that would be really good.
 
Any tips on making fatter breaks?
Yeah just put the effort in. Study all kinds of different music by listening to them and seeing how different parts make you feel. Too many people think that dance music is some throw away thing but we don’t think that has to be true. We're all about trying to create something that will bang the club but can still entertain you and make you feel something when your listening at home. Work the percussion and the arrangement in the track and spend time on the production and especially the mix. You can be the best musician/programmer in the world but you still need solid production to be able to get that across. It's a bit like a C.V. It doesn’t matter how many qualifications you've got, if you write em down on biro on a scrappy piece of paper no one is going to read it! Above all though it’s about being creative and original, and being able to make people bug out I guess.

Can you tell us about the Ravers in the UK...any funny ones?
Ravers very in size colour etc - I guess that’s what makes it fun. It also depends what kind of music is being played and what rave it is. Funny ones? Its all about seeing the older folks sometimes at the big raves 45+ and they don’t care they are just there to party.

Do you think girls like breaks more than Drum and Bass?
It's a gross mass generalisation I know, but it does seem to be the case that in many circumstances girls do tend to like more vocal based stuff. I mean the whole UK garage thing over here was really kicking off because suddenly people were realising that’s where the girls were. We always try and put vocals in our tracks because to us its just another important instrument and its cool to get girls into the music, since it should be for everyone really. It’s not all about showing off what new plug ins you can put on some crazy synth you’ve made. It’s about getting all different kinds of people to feel a vibe inside at the end of the day.

Have you ever worked with an MPC to produce drum loops?
I've dabbled very briefly but I’d be interested in checking it out properly not really for sequencing but just for laying down the beats. I know people swear by them for the "Feel" and sound. I'm not sure if it would be more useful for us since we do quite a lot of very careful quantising and intricate programming in the tracks anyway. A friend of mine who is deeply into hip hop has one so its about time I had a go really.

Do you use a lot of sample CDs for sounds?
Yeah we have quite a few! They are good for some standard things buts its also good to try and source samples from some mad places to get some character in productions. You can get loads of cool atmospherics from soundtracks etc and old recordings if you have a crate digger's mentality.

Do you synthesise allot of your own sounds?
Yeah 98%!

Have you ever found your music on any mp3 servers such as Kaza? And if so, how does this make you feel and how does this affect you?
Yeah we've seen all our tracks on these things, and I'd rather people went out and bought them in the shops if they liked them after downloading them. The arguments for and against have been well documented so I wont rehash them hear I guess!
 
Are there any candy ravers left? And if so... would you touch their pants?
Hahahahah! Candy Ravers? They're the guys with the glow sticks right and massive trousers? As long as someone comes with a love for music and a nice and decent attitude that’s it- If they’ve got crazy pants I guess that's just a bonus. I don’t know about touching them though!

How did you feel when you first dj-ed in Spain in front of a massive crowd? What was the experience like?
Yeah it was brilliant. In the south of Spain there is a massive raving vibe going on. The kids out there I've seen have all been really cool and on it. When we first played out there were a load of kids all up in the front cheering the cuts and double drops it was great - and they LOVE the whole hands in the air big drop thing! We re going back out there very soon to absolutely tear down the rave and we can’t wait. It's so nice to go out there and just get so much love of the peeps. Ke Mostruos!

How did you lads hook up with the legendary, "Freestylers”? Did you meet on the dance floor
hehe...We met The Freestylers at Fabric and gave them some of our tracks. They were really diggin them so hooked us up with the remix. They are great guys and we have the utmost respect for them and what they do. They are truly BreakBeat legends!!!

Any future aspirations or Words of wisdom?
Yeah well we just want to carry on doing things our way - putting out quality music and making people go nuts I guess! Words of wisdom?
Take inspiration from the bountiful life around you! Whooooo!

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