We thought it's finally a great time to do a new Science interview again, and this time the victim is a Finnish drum'n'bass producer Furi Anga, who recently released an album called Omnipresence on Silk Recordings late February.
Furi Anga, or Antti Viitamäki, is drum'n'bass producer based in Riihimäki, Finland. For the global drum'n'bass scene he might be a relatively fresh name, but in Finland he's released several self-funded cdr-releases. After getting his first "official" release on Phil Source's label Vampire (a collaboration with Resound called Waterpipe), his music has been released by labels like Shadybrain, Translation and Med School.
Some could say his music like a mix of modern "minimal" drum'n'bass and 90's atmospheric drum'n'bass with a touch of idm, but that's just one of describing his style.
It's hard to believe we've been on Basso for a year, but it's true now. We did our first show exactly a year ago and I believe we've been getting better and better. At least doing this show felt really good and we had fun in the studio doing the show.
We ended up playing more liquid funk and rollers than usual, instead of playing all the deep, moody stuff, but to keep things still nerdy, VVR did a great special on a dude called Macc. Check it out.
The next time we will be terrorizing airwaves will be on 14th of June.
Yes yes, it's that time of month again, when Science Hki crew takes over the Basso Radio studio tonight at 10 PM (GMT +3).
We've got some fresh music to play from labels like Warm Communications, Med School and Utopia, and we're also doing a little special about guy who goes by the name Macc.
You can listen to us with your FM radio vastaanotin or by going to Basso website and clicking PLAY at the bottom of your browser window.
One funny thing about drum'n'bass is the fact that you can use nice words such as "disgusting" to describe a track in a positive way. "Disgusting" is exactly the first word that comes to mind about Chris Octane's first solo release on his own label CO Recordings.
Smartest of you readers might have already figured out that Chris is one half of the drum'n'bass duo Octane & DLR, who released an album called "Method in the Madness" last year, and also have a nice back catalogue of singles on various labels, most of them on Dispatch Recordings.
After the album the duo made an artistic decision to part ways and go solo, and now here we have an example what Octane is able to do when he's in the studio by himself.
The technical production values and attention paid to small details are high, which shouldn't come as a surprise. Synthetics is disgusting. It's filthy. It's a dirty and massive piece of modern techstep with a steppy beat, slick and tricky edits and fills, and a huge bass, which will cause some nasty bassfaces. Guaranteed to destroy a dancefloor. In a good way, of course.
The flipside "Gaia's Dub" on the other hand is completely different, and in my opinion the more interesting track on this release. It reminds me of one of my favourite producers ever, Tipper, and his glitch hop stuff. It's bass heavy, but once again has all these tiny details in the sound design department, and really has some depth in the sound and is definitely not an in-your-face track like Synthetics.
The single is out today on monday the 6th of May. There will be more releases lined up for the label later this year, and also some collaborations. I'm definitely going to keep my eyes and ears open for what Octane has to offer us in the future. This release is definitely a good start.
Anyway, as usual: we've got some deep fresh beats here, and a little Bristol special by Axu so things wouldn't get too serious. Check it out. Next time we'll be on the airwaves on friday the 10th of May.
Hey ya'll! We are live today at Basso Radio 22-00 (GMT +3).
There will be a little Bristol dnb special in the show tonight, and there's also some new music to play. According to a scientific research, new music is good for your brain, so make sure you tune in tonight!
You can listen to us with your FM receiver or by going to Basso website and clicking PLAY at the bottom of your browser window.
Here's my response to this recent post by Axu. It's an all GLR mixtape I recorded back in 2008, making it one of my first mixtapes ever. In fact, I didn't even use the name "St. Laurent" back then, but just "Late". Turned out there was a dubstep artist by the same name so I had to come up with something for mixes I did later on.
Some crappy blends and not so great beatmatching here, but hey, it's all in the name of good music! There are also tracks on this mix I've gotten to forget about a little bit, making it a good reminder for me about some pure gold lurking in my record shelf. Hopefully there are some of those nice refreshments for you as well.
