The answer? Whack up the fader past the sensible level until the bass is louder than everything in the tune. I always wanted to know how they got the bass in these tunes to be so big and heavy and one day asked Zula in a backstage room somewhere. I’m lucky to now work with these guys as Phil:osophy and my musical heroes have become my friends. I loved how the deep atmospheres in their tunes combined with the big bassline to still rock the dancefloor but take you to another place entirely. I discovered AI at the same time as Marcus Intalex and realised there was more to DnB than just vicious techstep. I gradually built up a collection of these early liquid-funk records and started my journey into the deeper side of DnB, thanks to Soul:R and Artificial Intelligence. They opened up the door to soul music for me, and I don’t just mean liquid, I mean digging through classic soul music wanting to know where they found all these incredible samples. I could have picked ten tunes just by Marcus Intalex, and I’ve opted for one of the less famous tracks from the early 2000’s period where Marcus & ST Files were paving the way with this sound. When I was first buying records, this style was all I would buy and earned me my nickname of ‘The Filthmaster’ which soon became shortened to Philth – big up Immerse for coming up with that name, it’s stuck for 20 years. Ed Rush & Optical laid down the blueprint for a whole new style of DnB that some of us have never stopped playing. It’s so driving, the beats are militant with that clangy snare then the extra breaks and bass roll in around 2:15 and it really takes off. This was another of my early vinyl purchases, a track I learnt to beatmatch with. It wasn’t until years later and they stopped writing music and passed into legend status that I realised this was the first ever Konflict record – what a way to start your career! I got ‘Roadblock’ on white label and played it in my bedroom relentlessly, claustrophobic stomping tech that my neighbours loved. Beautiful intro, savage drop – something I’ve tried to incorporate into my repertoire as a producer.Īnother record shop memory… Scream Records in Southgate always had loads of fresh music from Hardware & TOV so I used to head up there on the 298 bus to get my fix of darkness. A few months later they played it in Blackmarket on a packed Saturday afternoon and I pushed through to the front and managed to bag the last copy. Over the music blaring out in the studio he told me it was called “the pulse – like your heartbeat” and it went on my wishlist. ‘The Pulse’ brings up dear memories of my early days discovering this music… I grew up on the edge of London and used to listen to Kool FM religiously every Sunday, and one week Brockie played this mental tune with a stabby punchy bass and running drums so I decided I had to call up the radio and find out what it was called. This one is still in my sets to this day, and I actually play a digital file ripped from my vinyl so the record is on the road with me at all times. Then the bass is just the epitome of rolling, and with a rough edge without being over the top. The drums are so so good – so much funk, the subtle edits and shuffles, and I became obsessed with the cowbell, finding out years later it was the Worm break which I can’t stop using in my tunes. I love the creepy atmosphere through the build-up, unsettling and menacing. Medicine remix is one of the first 4 records I ever bought (at Blackmarket Records) before I owned a set of decks, and this one holds a special place in my heart and has influenced everything I’ve done since. A trip down memory lane to show you how I got to Moments in Time.Įd Rush & Optical ‘Medicine’ (Matrix remix) Following the release of drum & bass producer Philth’s debut LP ‘Moments in Time’ on Dispatch Recordings, we caught with with the artist about the 10 records which changed his life.įrom the dark textures of Ed Rush & Optical to the grooves of DJ Die, we explore the influences and pivotal moments behind Philth’s seminal new album.įor this playlist I decided to take a journey through my vinyl collection and pick out records that have influenced me as a fan, a DJ and finally as an artist.
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