rock the dub: [rock the dub Interview]: The Enemy

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Many heads might not realize that you 3 started the Evol Intent label back in 2002. How did you guys get together and start Evol Intent? What was your goal in starting that label; were you trying to make a name for yourselves or just get your music out there?

With , the label, it was mainly to get our music out there and release what we wanted without any compromise. It paid off by building up a pretty decent fan base, getting some buzz going which lead to attention from the major players in the scene.

How do YOU perceive your DnB output?

We don t sit down and say Let s make a DnB track , we just make music as we see fit, obviously most of it is going to fall in the DnB tempo range with us being DJ s, but I think a lot of the tunes on our new album will surprise a lot of people.

tracks have evolved immensely from the days of Take That and . How did you guys get from that early point 4 years ago to where you are now, which is considered by many to be the next level of producers ready to run things?

We haven t really settled in a comfortable state, nor kept making the same track over and over. It s just constant progression I think. I ve also always put a lot of thought into the branding and marketing of EI and am always thinking of new ways to get our name, image sounds out there.

There s a lot of elements that need to come together to be successful in the music business that I feel that a lot of DnB producers overlook.

What differences are there in making Hip-Hop tracks as opposed to DnB tracks?

Especially with the type of DnB we usually make. With Hip-Hop, you have to be conscious of the vocals, so the music needs to be the background, whereas in DnB it s at the front. It s a fine line of keeping things minimal enough to not clutter up the vocals, but also keep things interesting.

I definitely have plans on shopping it around. I ve got about 5-6 unreleased finished songs and up to twenty more that need to be flushed out and finished. It s on the back burner right now, but I hope to get back around to it ASAP.

I ve made a lot of good connections with some major IDM/downtempo labels over the past couple years, so that should come in handy when I get around to shopping the LP.

Will there be any compilation-style releases from Evol Intent in the near future?

There s no plans for a compilation style LP on EI recs right now. Just sticking to the 12 single format, and we re going to do a couple artist EPs next year from Ewun and a possible Evol Intent vs. Eye-D EP also.

Who would you say is currently smacking it on a production side of things?

I don t really have a preference or suggestion as to a certain style that should be released more, as long as the clichés are left alone. There needs to be progression and change, IMO. All the new Spor stuff is seriously smacking it.

Ewun always amazes me also, always something new and heavy coming from him.

I try to keep some good dynamics going. The set I would play at Therapy Sessions would probably be quite different from a set at some huge rave in D.C.

depending on the crowd and vibe that s there.

I am definitely getting goal-oriented. I ve set some pretty hard ones up for the next year, so we ll see how that goes =).

;) I don t get into tv series dramas. I ve got The Office set on TiVo, but other than that I keep away from the demon box.

Where can your fans catch you spinning live?