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Untold
Dubstep is about to count the first ten, and it is already difficult to say what kind of generation of musicians to be attributed to Jack Dunninga from London, better known under the creative pseudonym Untold , but absolutely accurately, it is owe to his longevity to people like him. Intentionally breaking all cliches and neglecting non -proceedings, people like Danning open new territories for followers and immediately further to new discoveries. We suggest you get to know Untold, associated with label such iconic labels today as Hessle Audio , Hotflush and his own Hemlock .
Interview: Martin Clark , June 2009: Link
Translation: Vasily Slesarenko for Grime.ru , September 2009: Link
When did you start to engage in production and why?
In 1993, I had my first sampler and keyboard. A few months before, I bought a couple of cheap turntables and plunged into the sounds of a dark jallla, who at that time began to be born from hardcore. It was a crazy year. I moved from listening to pirate radio stations and cassettes, being completely without the idea of how these tracks were created or boiled together, to open raves, purchases of tracks and training to reduce and make sets on these belp.
I lost all these ammena jangle tracies at a speed of 33 turns per minute only to hear what happened to these bats. I remember how much all these drums shocked me, which were shifted in tone, changed in length or lost the opposite, as in the early releases from Reinforced and Moving Shadow, I just needed to understand how they were created. It was not the main task to get out on Vinil, I just wanted to create the same fragmented bats.
I would like to be able to listen to those cassettes again, with the same naivety, and just perceive them as a half-hour piece of sound ... Not realizing that these are different tracks that are reduced to each other, to hear those classic Breikbit-seeds simply as a rhythmic noise from the future.
It is amusing that you started to engage in production back in 1993. Did you have any releases in the 1990s or did you only reinforce skill?
Years have gone to write something that could be listened to, by that time Jangle and his landmarks in the quality of production went further. I sent a few demo notes, but they did not go anywhere. I stopped writing music for several years until I found Dubstep Allstars Vol. 1 ", which inspired me to start again.
Such a variety of people as LoEFAH and K PUNK consider the early Reinforced form forming. What do you think, is it possible to reasonably combine this rhythmic noise of those “fragmented bits” with Dabstep, without it turned into incoherent chaos? Where do you draw a border between a dense developing arrangement and chaos?
To do this, there is a place, the main thing is that this does not sound too self -worthy or nostalgic. Variations in rhythm or texture can only be beneficial. Let's not use the same drums just because they work well in the club.
For me, the bats should hold the co -ine pace and be arranged in the form of a structure that can be reduced. I usually use only one set of drums for my tracks, but inside this set will be difficult to catch variations. These are the only rules that I set for myself when I write music, but still I write tracks for clubs-this is design, not art.
Most of the complexity of those early Dzhanngl tracks were born due to restrictions. It was possible to place only 11 seconds of sound in the sampler, but it was possible to change their tone, stretch or lose on the contrary without using additional memory. The musicians were forced to bring their equipment to the limit in order to achieve a unique sound. Improvements in studio technology led to the fact that dance music has become more monotonous and refined. I expected that the appearance of practically unbearable opportunities would lead to the opposite effect.
What is your participation in Hessle Audio? How did you meet them?
They released my first record. I hope they will continue to release my music and I will be able to play parties under their brand. Perhaps such strange tracks as, for example, Pangaea Remix, on my recently reached Hessle track, I canon Stop this Feeling, will be released on my Hemlock label.
We began to contact in early 2007. At that time, I was close to finding the sound with which I felt comfortable, well, I sent them several of my bits for their show on Sub.fm. I always liked the variety in their show, the way they easily mixed old and new styles, moved from 4/4 to Breix to Halfststst.
They had a positive response to my early work and they began to play them on their air. I recorded Kingdom somewhere at the same time as the release of the track from TRG (Hessle 001), they liked it, and it seemed that it was an ideal label on which you could debut.
When did you form Hemlock? What is your vision for him?
Hemlock is engaged in connections between various musical styles, using Dubstep as glue.
I created a label in 2008 with a friend with whom we used to work. We were sure that we could create something with our character, that it would have fun to develop, something that could be a platform for my more strange works, as well as represent new artists.
This gave me valuable freedom to experiment with the following releases after a debut on Hessle. It’s also nice to say to a novice artist: “We want to release this track, and for the second side, lay out in full, write something impudent, do not restrain yourself or worry about whether it sounds like a dubstep-just make it so that it can be reduced.”
Sometimes I can work on a bat in which there is something unique, but I have no idea whether it will work in the club, whether people will be interested in it, whether it will support. If the next morning the track is still interested in me, it is nice to realize that for six weeks it can be in stores. Well, if you don’t sell, then you can always return and start all over again, but still it was worth it to try. We try to sign what we can handle; Planning only a few releases ahead. This allows you to release fresh music, and even sometimes some surprises in the form of, for example, Fantastic Mr Fox tracks, because you can release tracks that have just come to you.
You are talking about "valuable freedom to experiment." In general, this is enough around now? How do you create such an opportunity for yourself in music?
In general, the scene is growing and at the same time some ideas appear that it sounds like a dubstep and what is not. In reality, I think that people will dance and can understand much more diverse sets than many DJs play. Similarly, the heads of labels are ready to release unique music, but they simply do not send it in sufficient quantities.
A lot of what new producers send the same way, this is Dubstep that referring to Dubstep. In general, this is the most comprehensive and indefinite scene that has appeared recently. The most interesting thing appears from producers who examine the gray zones, build tracks that fall under the definition of dubstep by chance.
Where are you going to develop your sound further?
I try to explore as many influences as possible, I try not to get stuck comfortably with any one option of arranging or a set of sounds. I mainly listened only to Jangle or Dn-B until Dubstep appeared, and so far many influences, which then migrate to my tracks, for me in a novelty. For several days I usually overeat the music of new artists who have discovered for myself, then I write several tracks under the impression of them and quickly move on.
At the moment, I like to push two or more musical cliches from contrasting musical styles, for example, playing the classic diploma of the STAB house on top of the jungle pad and all this is laid on top of drums, in which there is definitely something from Danshol. Those tracks that I go through most are such half -breeds woven from different styles. Of course, there will be a couple of accidents along the way, but I hope I can catch them at an early stage and people will not have to suffer from their listening.
You say: “Many influences that then migrate to my tracks are new to me. For several days I usually overeat the music of new artists that I discovered for myself. ” Simon Reynolds recently expressed the opinion that access to too many music “devastates” musicians. What is your opinion about today's accessibility of music and how does it affect creative potential?
The trick is not to download it all just because it is simple, not to strangle yourself. I prefer to buy music as a physical product because it is so easier for me to emotionally become attached to it, as well as maintain a longer duration of attention when listening.
In general, I really love the fact that all this little -known music was stored and is now instantly available through services such as Spotify or YouTube, where you can “switch channels”, taking small outbursts of unknown artists and genres. I think this is a very powerful creative tool.
What are your sensations about Dabstep in 2009?
2009 So far, it was, one might say, a looting year. Yes, there are many tracks that clearly follow the proven formula and are aimed only at the raves, and there are many so -called “deep” tracks that are actually terribly boring and subtle. But, having made your way further, you can find vast fields according to which a person’s leg, everything needed for experiments and development has not yet stepped. This year I heard a bunch of tracks with depth and character, a bunch of mutant tracks, in which the only point of contact is a pace. Now it’s a very free and fertile time to make music.
What inspires you now?
In addition to this sensation as a whole, the freedom that I mentioned, now I like how Fanca is growing and reacting to new stimuli - I love new Bits from Roska, which sound very disintegically. Now I generally explore the catalogs of Moodyman, Theo Parris and Omar S. Mount Kimbie are also now doing a lot of interesting things, thoughtful epic music, but new tracks are also stocked up with large subwoys and rude bits.
Tracks such as “Anaconda” and “Stop What You're Doing” seem to redo the Dubstep to the same extent and the tracks of people such as Kode9, Mala and LoEFAH. How did you get them and what did you want to achieve?
I listened to the old ECKIBIT-instruments, and I really liked how some of them did not use the KIK at all, but replaced it with a large percussive sound, which also played the role of the bass line. This also reminded me of several Riddima from Danshol, for example Diwali, where Kik has tonality. “Anaconda” and “Stop” are just my attempt to tinker with this technique, and several different influences on me on top of all this. I wanted individual sounds and mix as a whole to sound very dry, almost like plastic, so that they would have the impression that they were created on a PlayStation or Casio keyboard.
You mentioned that the vocals of the gram Emsi will be written on your tracks. What do you think about Graim?
I can’t particularly comment on. I just started listening to all this, starting with the 2005 material and further, while I like a lot of what I hear. I don’t really understand what is now with this sound and who is the best at the moment there. I hope that using this aspect of outstanding, I will be able to create something fresh, not too looking back, something that people will like. I do not see myself as a person who all the time writes bits for vocals, the instrumentals in this case should be very clear; I usually knead in them too many distracting moments.
The tracalist to the mix that Jack recorded specifically for Fact Magazine :
Fact Mix 58: Untold
Stereotyp - uepa (feat.joyce muniz) - Man Recordings
Untold - Just for You (Roska Remix) - ForthComing Hotflush
Hot City - No More - FieldComing Infrasonics
Untold - Never Went Away - Unreleased
Untold - I canon Stop this feat (Pangaea Remix) - ForthComing Hemlock
Untold - No One Likes a Smartarse - Unreleased
Untold - Gonna Work Out Fine - Unreleased
Untold - You DIDN'T WINT HOLIDAY - UnreleASDE
Untold - Stop What You're Doing - Unreleased
DJ C - Jump up and Bounce (ft. Ms. Thing) (LV Remix) - Unreleased
Littlefoot - Sell My Soul - Unreleased
Mount Kimbie - Esasub - Unreleased
TRG - Siberian Poker - Unreleased
Ramadanman - Bleeper - Unreleased
Ramadanman - No Swing - Unreleased
JOE - Perculate - Unreleased
Untold - Flexible - Unreleased
SHORTSTUFF & MICKEY PEARCE - TRIPPED UP - Unreleased
LV - Crossfire - Unreleased