Inside 001 – Audiojack
Since ‘Robot’ was released on Leftroom, emerging as one of 2006′s biggest tunes, Audiojack have had huge worldwide exposure playing in over 30 countries. Since then a host of big tracks have been released on 20:20 vision records establishing the duo as key figures within the UK techno scene. Their ever growing remix portfolio includes remixes for artists such as Little Boots, Joey Negro and Underworld whilst indie label remixes for Johnny Fiasco, Vandal and Mike Monday have all featured the beatport top 10 chart.
Sun Through The Ceiling – Audiojack
• What was the scene like where you grew up?
At my school it was mostly indie rock so I used to hang out with older kids who were into hardcore and techno. I sat on the school bus with twins and they’d give it ‘nst nst nst nst’ mimicking the high hats they could obviously hear through my walkman headphones, and I’d return with some banter about them being greasy moshers, all good light-hearted fun. 15 years later and not much has changed. They are Ryan and Gary Jarman of indie band The Cribs.
• Which do you enjoy doing more, producing or DJing?
That’s about as difficult as being given a choice of beer or wine / meat or fish! They really are different things entirely, both have strengths and weaknesses. I think the combination is preferential though, being able to make something in the studio in the week then play it out and see the reactions at the weekend. Also hearing another DJ then taking inspiration from that back into the studio. DJing and producing definitely go hand in hand.
• In your opinion, which is the best club/venue in the world?
The best clubs and venues aren’t normally clubs or venues… the little pockets of scenes around the world built up and taken down for each event in churches, warehouses, fields, farms etc. We recently played for Doc Martin at one of his Sublevel events in LA. It was invite only; you get text the venue details 2 days before the gig, that kind of thing. The venue was a church right in the middle of bum town. Everyone was on the same awesome vibe and there specifically for the party, to party.
• Whoes throwing the best parties at the moment?
That’s hard to say, we haven’t played at many parties this year that have really blown us away. Our favourite gigs of the year so far have been Vibe Club in Curitiba, Hora Zero in Ensenada and the above mentioned at Sublevel in Los Angeles. The ‘big’ gigs have mostly been a bit of a let down. The hype that surrounds some clubs doesn’t help as you end up with a large percentage of people turning up expecting to be entertained and forgetting that they actually have a part to play in making it a great event. Over hype can be a bad thing.
• Are there any projects, remixes or productions in the pipeline?
Our next release is out in a couple of weeks on 2020 Vision and features 3 new original tracks. You can check out samples on our Soundcloud or Myspace pages. We’ve also just remixed Dirty Vegas for Pieces of Eight and Westboy for our own Gruuv label. At the moment we’re working on a remix for H.O.S.H’s next single from his album on Diynamic, and are working hard on the next releases for Gruuv so there’s plenty going on!
• Who would you like to play a back to back set with?
We actually played back to back with Paul Woolford last week at a festival in Ireland. As one of our favourite DJs it’s a pleasure to see him play and an honour to play with him. That aside though I reckon joining Danny Tenaglia for one of his 12 hour marathon sets would be pretty good fun!
• What’s (one) of your favourite tunes of all time?
Daft Punk – Burnin
• Apart from house or techno, are there any genres you like to listen to?
We listen to all sorts, literally everything from indie to classical. It’s important to listen to different music genres and music from different time periods; it can provide a lot of inspiration for current projects.
• What are your two favourite tracks at the moment?
Daniel Stefanik’s track ‘Just One Moment’ on Be Chosen is one of the most iconic and original tracks of the year for us, we love the way he’s kept a solid house vibe to this track yet filled it with pure energy. Also our new track ‘Motion Sickness’ on 2020 Vision has been getting the best reactions at our gigs over the last few months.
Kid Culture, El Mundo & Satori – Around You (Audiojack’s Twisted Remix) by Gruuv
Audiojack – Strength in Numbers (Original) by Gruuv
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Pete said,
August 6th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Ugh, I know all about going to a school where all the kids were into indie rock