Zone Magazine Issue 036 - DJs From Mars

Any “go to” pieces of equipment?
Yes I have been using the MicroBrute synth for a
lot of my bass tones lately, I am also a big fan of the Plugin
Alliance Black Box, which is a great VST saturation unit.
Commix actually put me onto that one and it's a brilliant bit
of kit.
How do you know when a track is
finished?
When I'm sick of the sound of it and I don't want
to listen to it any more !!
Your 2018 album Interstellar was a
highlight within the dnb scene. It is
quite rare for artists to release
albums in today’s single led market.
What was the motivation behind it?
Not sure I'd say it was a highlight within the dnb
scene but thankyou. I had a few tracks that I wanted to
put out and had been talking to Will at UK Export, the idea
came about of doing an album, I can't remember if it was
his idea or mine tbh now. I probably had half the album
written already and liked the idea of doing something to
link all the songs together, so it wasn't just a collection of
tracks but a coherent piece of work. The underlying theme
is that it's a love story about two stars who fall in love but
then ultimately their love can't last as they are doomed to
supernova and turn into black holes. A tale as old as time.
I tweaked the songs I already had written to make them fit
into the theme a bit more, and wrote the other half of the
album with that in mind specifically. It was fun.
What are your top 3 producers of all
time and who are you feeling right
now?
LSB.
All time – in no particular order Seba, Break and
I've just discovered a producer caled Archangel
who I know NOTHING about other than I really like the two
tracks of theirs I've heard (forthcoming on Focuz), Pyxis
deserves a shout out as she seems to be knocking out
really good music like there's no tomorrow, another on to
keep an eye on is Subkey… been feeling his stuff lately.
Who is your dream collaborator?
I get asked this a fair bit and I give a different
answer each time :D I think though I would say the rapper
Ivy Sole. They are absolutely incredible and I think their
style would go really well with liquid DNB.
What do you think of the dnb scene,
and the electronic scene at the
moment?
I'm kind of re-entering the scene after a few years
out to have a kid and do a pandemic and that, what I will
say is the Liquid dnb scene is super healthy in terms of the
music that is being put out, there is an insane amount of
good stuff being put out, we just need more people to get
into it and realise how great it is.
What do you look for when
choosing collaborators and
vocalists?
People willing to work with me who aren't shit.
Jokes aside it has to be someone I vibe with, even though
the majority of collaborations are done without even
spending time in the same room as someone these days
you need to have some sort of chemistry I think. It also
needs to be someone I'm in awe of a little bit as that really
fires me on to get shit done haha
What’s next for Oversight?
I’m playing in Maidstone in November supporting
the absolute superstars that are Bryan Gee and Marky (the
whole lineup is ridiculous tbf) – that's for Pure Science vs
Love That Bass. Music wise I have a track with the
incredible Lucy Kitchen coming out on Influenza later in the
year, I have collaborated on a track for Deazy's EP on
Celsius, and am currently finishing up and EP for Love That
Bass too….. I think that's it, there are a few other bits
happening in the background but those are the main
events.
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