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Interviewer: Skywalka
Datum: 19.03.2007 :: Klicks: 5714x :: Kommentare: 0
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1. 'The Sect' consists of three very talented producers. Please, tell us a bit more about each of you, and where do you come from?
The Sect: Method, Blade & Virtua
Ben (Virtua), 28, comes from Bromley and now lives in East London. He started making music on Octamed on the Amiga. These early tracks proved to be the building blocks and motivation for the productions that followed.
Paul (Method), 28, was born and raised in Southampton, where he lives today. DJing for over ten years, it was listening to DnB around 98-2000 that really got him interested in the idea of making music.
Dave (Blade), 28, comes from London and now lives in Bristol. He started off DJing aged fourteen, but was soon saving money to afford studio time. He began experimenting with Cubase on an old Atari, which increased his determination to make music seriously. Since meeting up with Ben in 1998, he has concentrated all his efforts making DnB.
2. How did it happen that you decided to produce DnB?
We had all produced or played DnB individually before we met and this was the factor that brought us together. In our opinion, DnB is the most adrenaline-fueled music out there. There are other genres which come close, but none have the same effect on our nervous systems. It is a unique style of music where you can combine the most evil of sounds with the most beautiful to create something entirely new again.
3. How did you meet each other?
Dave and I (Ben) met through mutual friends in the late 90s and decided to produce tracks together based on the fact we both seemed to want to take the music in the same direction. During Dave’s last year at university, we lived in the same house and started increasing our turnover of tracks. Dave and Paul met through the record shop where Dave used to work. They were also involved in promoting the local DnB night and started DJing back to back. Paul used to come round for a mix and listen to the tracks we had made – eventually we all started writing tracks together.
 4. What do you do to get and maintain the productions of your new tracks going normally?
We generally sit around and listen to the new tracks we have been playing, or new bits we wish we had and talk about the good or bad points of each one. Plus we have usually got a few ideas that we want to try and incorporate into what we are going to make, so we see if we can get a sense of what we all want to achieve. We trawl through a lot of sample packs and films to find fresh sounds or breaks which we can use to create an up-to-date sound. We also create our own samples if what we need is not readily available. The result of this process gives us a pretty clear idea of the type of track we are going to make – more often than not ends up being something rolling that is aimed at the dance floor. Most of our tracks are done in a weekend (although we normally end up doing extra edits and another few mix downs afterwards), because we all live in different cities. Time is precious and once we are all in the studio, the pressure is on to get a track done. If we did not have these restrictions, we would probably never finish anything, so it is a good thing…
5. When and how did you meet Offkey Recordings?
 We had been good mates with Raiden since before he had broken into the scene, as he was also involved with the record shop and promoting. We had known Andy Propaganda even longer, so Offkey was always going to be our natural home. Of course, we had respected Raiden’s productions for a long time and had gained a lot of confidence and belief from seeing people we knew breaking into the scene – but we realised how serious he was with Offkey and wanted to make tracks for the label. We had sent him bits for a while, but we actually wrote ‘Nerve Attack’ with Offkey in mind. We sent it to him; he listened and made us an offer straight away. It was originally due to be one track on an EP, which became a solo 12” and then ‘The Sect EP’. It is hard to explain how cool it is to be part of such a tight-knit and like-minded crew.
6. How would you describe in detail your style of your music?
Basically we just make the most tearing thing we can, but we try to make the tracks both angry and beautiful. We always try to maintain an element of musicality in what we produce, rather than just throwing together a load of cool samples. Also we want to create music that is not only timeless, but works in any environment, whether it be on the dance floor, at home or on a Walkman. Most of all we make tracks which we love rather than listening to the latest thing Andy C is playing and ripping it off. It is always important to try and do something in your own style and hopefully that is what we are developing. The tracks we are making now sound completely different to those of even a year ago, but you will still find the same elements and interpretations in tracks we make today as there were seven or eight years ago.
 7. Which software and hardware do you use for your productions and what about your studio?
We are entirely software based and still use the same 1.4GHz Athlon AMD PC with under 1GB of RAM that we were making tracks on five years ago (it needs an upgrade and will be replaced soon). This is running Cubase SX3, Kontakt 2, loads of VST Instruments and plug-ins, including a variety of EQs, compressors and other signal processors. We do have an E-mu E-5000 Ultra Sampler, although we have never used it in a track and it has not even been turned on for years. In fact, the only hardware we use is a midi controller keyboard. This is not to say that we think outboard mixers or synthesizers are not a good thing – we just can not afford them!
8. Where will your next sessions take place? Are there some regions/countries where where your music is being demanded in particular?
We are now starting to play out all over the UK and Europe - recently we played in Belgrade on New Year’s Eve, as well the first Offkey Recordings nights in Estonia and Lithuania, all of which were off the hook. We have had enquiries about bookings from all over the world, including Japan, which would be incredible. Most interest bookings wise seems to be coming from Eastern Europe. There is much more of an affinity with the harder-edged, and techno sounds especially, in Europe, in particular the East - Raiden’s obsession with Chernobyl, factories and his enthusiasm for bleak winters in general might have something to do with this... It is definitely easier to drop a real underground, techno-influenced set and see a positive reaction over there than at most nights we have played at in the UK. Although, it has to be said that this sound is gaining more followers here and you can be confident that the techno tracks will always go off at nights like Therapy and Dissident.
 9. How at present does your Top10 look like?
The Sect Top Ten, March 2007
01. Proket - Apocrypha EP (Offkey Dub)
02. Raiden & Propaganda - Machine Soul [The Panacea Remix] (Offkey Dub)
03. Propaganda - Mercenary (Offkey Dub)
04. The Sect - Untitled Strings (Dub)
05. Raiden vs Dean Rodell - We Love Your Robots (SubDivision Dub)
06. Prode - Borer [The Sect Remix] (Dub)
07. Raiden - Minus 12 (Offkey Dub)
08. Temper D - Sunrise At Sonar (Offkey Dub)
09. Raiden - Pinball [Proket Rmx] (Dub)
10. Lethal - East End Thug (Dub)
10. Do you have quite a few co-producers as well?
Yes, but not as much as we would like. We have done a collaboration with Axis and Trank, as well as Proket, which were both cases of sending files to each other over AIM. We have also done a couple with Raiden, which we worked on the last couple of times he has been over in the UK. The result is a melting pot of new ideas and techniques which we all benefit from. The best thing about a collaboration is that two heads are better than one, or in our case four are better than three. We have got a few collaborations lined up over the next few months with a variety of producers that we are really excited about. The opportunity to do remixes is also a bit like doing a collaboration - you get someone else’s ideas and parts for a track and a chance to make it your own.
11. What kind of tracks may we expect next for our demand in vinyl section?
The Sect EP has been released after a long wait and has been in demand since Nerve Attack hit the dance floor over a year ago. It is also just been re-pressed, so we are happy with how it is doing. We also have ‘Axon’/’Hologram’ out now on Obscene and ‘Tyrant’/’Syndrome’ forthcoming on Position Chrome. We hope these will all be big tunes. We have also got tracks due for release on Freak, Habit, ELP and Darkitek, as well as more material for Offkey and a number of remixes.
The Sect Exclusive Mix
for www.breakbeatz.de
Tracklist:
- Proket - Show Me (Offkey Dub)
- Raiden & The Sect - Frank Butcher's Nightmare (Offkey Dub)
- The Sect - Untitled Strings (Dub)
- Propaganda - Mercenary (Offkey Dub)
- The Sect vs Axis & Trank - Victim (Habit Dub)
- Raiden - Pinball [Proket Remix] (Offkey Dub)
- Prode - Borer [The Sect Remix] (Dub)
- Raiden & Proket - Skafandr (Offkey Dub)
- Proket - Kaskad (Offkey Dub)
- The Sect - Keep Everyone Afraid (Offkey Dub)
- Raiden - Sean Paul Must Die (Dub)
- The Sect - Syndrome (Position Chrome Dub)
- The Sect - Tyrant (Position Chrome Dub)
- Proket - Locomotive (Sinuous Dub)
- The Panacea - Motion Sickness [SPL Remix] (Position Chrome Dub)
- Current Value - Running (Future Sickness Dub)
- Propaganda - Blu 82 (Offkey Dub)
Download (76,7 MB)
We have just finished remixing ‘Borer’ by Prode and are trying to finish off the B-side to go with ‘Patriarch’ on Freak. We have also got various collaborations we need to work on, as well as a remix for The Panacea on Position Chrome and a remix of a very big track which we think we are meant to be keeping a secret at the moment!
13. What is your opinion on the scenes in single countries and regions? What is the difference?
It is a bit of a generalisation, but in the UK the more mainstream jump up DnB is very popular, whereas in other European countries the newer techno-based DnB seems to be much more of a favourite. Maybe people in other countries are more open-minded when it comes to music than those in the UK? Certainly there is a broader cross-section of music available, with successful nights covering almost every genre of DnB. The nights we have recently played in Tallinn and Belgrade proved in particular that nights can get packed and absolutely go off without the same tired old line ups that you see all too often in the UK. Over here it is definitely harder to provide a more daring and underground line up and still cover costs. Having said that, there are promoters here who are willing to take risks – we have played at some sick nights lately…
14. Do you also produce other kinds of music as if DnB?
Both Ben and I (Dave) used to make other styles of music before DnB, which is what we spend virtually all our time doing these days. We will be writing techno and breaks together this year, but we want to get a better understanding and knowledge of these styles so that we can really do ourselves justice. It will be good to write music away from the perceived constraints of DnB. Ben is already making breaks under the guise of Digital Breaks Foundation, with some tunes out on Boombox Records, as well as a few white label releases. He also used to write Trip Hop and had some tracks played on Radio One.
15. What do you know about the German DnB scene so far?
The Panacea. When we first heard his tracks ten or so years ago, we were truly amazed. We could not work out how he made the sounds he did, or how you could even keep track of what was going on in such heavily-produced tracks as Anti-Funk and Tron. This mystery was an excellent driving factor for us because the less you know about something, the more you want to unlock its secrets. Apart from that, we were aware of the tradition DnB has got in Germany - the crowds’ knowledge and appreciation of the music is well known. And of course, there are a lot of influential German producers such as Phace, N-Phect and Diz:play and the Tilt Recs crew.
16. Any other final statement for our readership?
There are so many exciting producers making DnB right now. All the Offkey artists are really on the case and striving to take the sound further. Producers like Proket are blurring edges and breaking down barriers, opening the music up to new audiences. And there are a lot of other people perfecting their sound. It is an exciting time to be involved with this music, no matter how fashionable it is to be negative about it at the moment. From a personal perspective, we are always trying to push the boundaries of what we do and maximise the potential of both ourselves and DnB in general. We know the tracks we have made so far are just the beginning and are very excited about the future. Just imagine what Drum and Bass will sound like in five years time…
Thanks: Raiden, Dylan and Mathis, all the Offkey family and everyone who has given us the support, encouragement and motivation to keep making music.
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