It almost sounds like a rap boast — running a label in London, hosting a club night in Berlin, and DJing all around the world — but this is Scuba's life. His Hotflush label is a hotbed for contemporary dance music, dropping albums by Mount Kimbie, Joy Orbison, Sepalcure, and Roska, while his remix work hits some interesting cultural touchstones, from the Wu-Tang Clan to Fever Ray to Emika. One of the driving forces in UK bass music throughout the past decade, his latest endeavours saw him delve deeper into the 4/4 territory, winning over fans in the most unlikely of places. Here he talks about the daily routine of running a label, his techno roots, and why he hates dubstep, to the Academy's own, Gerd Janson.
It almost sounds like a rap boast — running a label in London, hosting a club night in Berlin, and DJing all around the world — but this is Scuba's life. His Hotflush label is a hotbed for contemporary dance music, dropping albums by Mount Kimbie, Joy Orbison, Sepalcure, and Roska, while his remix work hits some interesting cultural touchstones, from the Wu-Tang Clan to Fever Ray to Emika. One of the driving forces in UK bass music throughout the past decade, his latest endeavours saw him delve deeper into the 4/4 territory, winning over fans in the most unlikely of places. Here he talks about the daily routine of running a label, his techno roots, and why he hates dubstep, to the Academy's own, Gerd Janson.
DANCITY FESTIVAL 2011 - Back to the Future
www.dancityfestival.com
Saturday, July 2nd 2011
PALAZZO CANDIOTTI - FOLIGNO - ITALY
Many Italians choose to leave their land to look for fortune elsewhere, the infamous “brain drain” has been this way for years. It is however peculiar to find a London native leaving London, one of the most sought after locations for those seeking fortune, inspiration, or simply fun. This was the way of Paul Rose, also knows as Scuba, who in 2007 left his city for Berlin, another sought after destination and home to club Berghain, a true Mecca for those who love techno and everything that comes from it. Like many, Paul was charmed by that world, by that dark and hypnotic sound, and became a frequent visitor. He managed to translate all the sensations felt on the dance floor into the studio, where in 2008 his début album A Mutual Antipathy was created with Hotflush Recordings, the label that he manages personally. In 2010 the second album Triangulation comes out…
Filmed using the Olympus i-SPEED camera
Directed by: Obi Mgbado & Paul Bryan
Track: Heart Murmur
Artists: Ruckspin, Planas & DLR
Odyssey Media Collective
Thanks to:
The Village Underground
Rajpal Pardesi
A clip on this beautiful track by Zomby on simmilarities between natural and technological patterns. The aim was to work on the concept of split screen in video editing.
Made with 3dsmax, super8 footage and AE.
All rights reserved to Lucien Langton / Ecal
November 2009
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Un clip pour cette belle composition de Zomby sur les simmilarités entre patternes naturelles et technologiques. Le but de l'exercice était de travailler sur le diptyque, triptyque ou le partage de l'écran dans le montage de videos.
Réalisé avec 3dsmax, des films super8 et AE.
Tous droits réservés à Lucien Langton / Ecal
Novembre 2009
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