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AV Social preview: exclusive chat with electo/breaks producer Dylan Rhymes Reported by Tom Cypher / Submitted 27-10-06 15:45 There’s few people that still remain in today’s dance scene who were really there in the early days of dance music and raving and Dylan Rhymes aka Marvin Beaver is one of those. A producer who’s committed his entire life to dance music (well, from the tender age of 15 at least!) after leaving school Dylan went to work for British Airways where a chance meeting with a nu-beat writing co-worker saw him buy his first studio set up. With early releases on labels such as the seminal Wax Factory imprint and dangerous Dave Pearce’s Reachin Records, this spurred Dylan on and enabled him to set up his first commercial studio with mate Justin Drake in the early 90s. Named the Rhythm Design Studios this was the birthplace of Outsiders, a collaboration between Drake and Rhymes that became a much lauded project for legendary UK house imprint Junior Boys Own offshoot Jus’ Trax. Friend, dj and London mainstay Clive Henry then joined the team and the trio became Peace Division, a project that gained props from just about every corner of dance music. Leaving Peace Division to focus on his own material, Beaver then became Dylan Rhymes (a reference to Bob Dylan) and set about making his first breakbeat track for Junior Boys Own, the result ‘Naked & Ashamed’ became one of the labels biggest tracks and was subsequently signed to a Smirnoff TV ad campaign. His reputation as one of the leaders of breakbeat was cemented. Since then he has written a whole host of major breaks and tech house anthems for labels such as Kingsize, Whole9Yards, Lot49 and his own Blue Black imprint. 2005 saw him release one of the biggest house tunes of the year ‘Salty’ alongside his debut artist album ‘Dead Famous’, a mixture of house, breaks and electro, as well as remixing Deep Dish, Infusion, UNKLE, Puretone and many more. We catch up with Dylan as he prepares to guest at The AV Social on Saturday 4 November. What’s going on in the world of Dylan Rhymes right now? Dylan Rhymes: I’m working in the studio every day in Kingston, currently producing a new album for release on LOT 49 in early summer 2007. I’m dj’ing most weekends all around the globe, although not so much while working on my album as things can get a little hazy with too much touring. You were part of the legendary Peace Division outfit back in the 90s. Why did you decide to leave and do you have any regrets? DR: No regrets at all. I only stopped producing with them as the Dylan Rhymes’ stuff was kicking off with Junior Boys Own and I didn’t have the time to do both. Drakey and Clive are very good friends of mine and they took it to where it is and I’m chuffed for them. I think it’s fantastic when your friends do well. Since the late 80s your background has been very much in the house arena, but as Dylan Rhymes you are more known for your breaks. Has it been a hard transition making the change back to housier climes? DR: I don’t think so. So long as people like what I do that’s all that matters. There is a production sound in all of my tracks that I hope people like, whether or not it’s house, breaks or otherwise. You’ve recently become partner in Meat Katie’s Lot49 imprint. What spurred this on and what will be your input into the label? DR: Mark and I have worked a lot together over the past 10 years, so it just seemed like the right thing to do to strengthen the label and also to have complete control of my music again, which was a major factor. I will be exclusively recording as Dylan Rhymes on Lot49 and I’m running the publishing side of things as well as A+R. Busy times! You’ve been in this game since the year dot, what is your impression of the current dance scene and what is your advice for aspiring djs and producers out there? DR: I think although it is tough at the moment it is still vibrant and healthy enough to support good talented newcomers. My only advice is giving it your all and good things will happen. It can be the best business in the world as well as the worst. HF: Who’s inspiring you at present? DR: I get inspiration from all over. In dance music I’m feeling stuff by Audiojack and obviously the upcoming stuff on Lot49 by Lutzenkirchen, Bassbin twins, Marco Bailey and D. Ramirez to name a few. Lots of good music out there at the moment but you just have to be a little more patient sorting through the billions of tunes on line. When was the last time you had a messy night out and what happened? DR: I guess that must be the Glade. I only went for Friday evening with Pember (Meat Katie) and ended staying til Sunday evening in the same clothes. But I had a big grin all weekend thanks to my chemist friend Luke! You’ve made the switch from breaks to electro, what brought on the change? DR: There was no big change really. I come from a house background anyway having produced in the past for labels such as Junior Boys Own, so my 4/4 style has always been a thick set foundation of my sound. I like all styles of music and always have but we all sway in the wind a little when it comes to current taste. One day I’m loving a loud, brash sound and the next something a bit more controlled and behaved. I have a mixed bag for my album so hopefully this will be reflected. You’ve been involved in breaks since the dawn of nu skool, What is you opinion of the scene at present? DR: It looks good at the moment. A lot of people are complaining about vinyl sales and internet downloads, but I believe if you have been improving and raising your game then nothing will stop healthy progression. There is great music out there both from new and old producers. Sales may have dropped as a whole but good records still sell good quantities. Will we hear any more breaks from you? DR: Of course! I won’t stop producing breaks because it is a sound I really love. I may not be releasing much in that vein right now but who knows... my next release could be a breaks banger. Tomorrow only knows Dave Pearce signed some of your early releases to his Reachin Records imprint. Do you still keep in touch with the dangerous one and has he hear any of your recent productions? DR: I haven’t spoke to him since the early nineties. It was left on a sour note as I remember due to the fact that I didn’t get paid. As far as if he knows what I have been producing since...? I would suspect not! Have you heard his show? You’re the headlining dj at The AV Social on the 4th November. What are you opinions of the art of VJ’ing and the AV Scene? DR: I consider anything that heightens a club-goers evening to be a major plus point. The dj takes care of the listening and feeling elements, while the VJ takes care of the viewing and thinking. Perfect harmony! It’s a good way to combine your senses and keep them all busy which in turn provides for what should be a great night. What can we expect from you in coming months? DR: Well my album will be ready for early summer and I will be touring heavily to promote it all around the globe. I am also setting up a merchandise company with Mark selling higher end clothing. We have designs being done at present by noted artists and designers in Japan and Korea. Our clothing won’t be cheap but it will be very limited and exclusive — still street-wear, but that something a little more special Thanks Dylan and look forward to catching you at The AV Social on Sat 4th November! For more info on The AV Social visit: www.myspace.com/avsocial For more info on Dylan Rhymes or Lot49 visit: www.myspace.com/dylanrhymesor www.lot49.co.uk Images courtesy of Dylan Rhymes. Not to be reproduced without permission. VJ Anyone & Lot 49 Present:The AV Social On: Saturday 4th November 2006 At: Clerkenwell House [map] From: 20:00 - 02:00 Cost: £5 Website: www.myspace.com/avsocial Ticket Info: Tickets on the door More: VJ Anyone & Lot 49 Records Present: The AV Social Sat. 04 November 06 Clerkenwell House, London EC1N 8JE 'A long overdue celebration of the audio and the visual' - Time Out The AV Social returns to Clerkenwell House for the third in a series of sporadic events focused on audiovisual performance , designed for media savvy audiences as well as AV industry types, eager to take the pulse of this new and exciting scene. Full Line Up: Dylan Rhymes (Lot 49 Records) D-Fuse ‘VJ: Audio-Visual Art + VJ Culture’ exclusive book launch AlexEtJeremy (DJ Mag Top 20 VJ) Justin Kent (EJ Enterprises) Dubassy (Ministry Of Sound Resident VJ) Tom Real (Functional Records / AV Social Resident VJ) And Exceeda screening of [4x4] We have three major announcements to make for our November show : > Meat Katie's leading dance label Lot 49 joins The AV Social. Breakbeat pioneer and leader of the 'nu skool' of tech-funk producers Meat Katie is a big fan of the growing AV scene and has been working with our very own VJ Anyone on a series of music promos and AV / DJ dates to support his recently released 'Vibrator' album. From this event on, this electro-beamoth gives us the official seal of approval by lending his full support to The AV Social by co-presenting our parties with his awesome 'Lot 49' imprint. With each party now exclusively featuring at least one Lot 49 artist (first up 'Superstar' DJ Dylan Rhymes) watch out for the awesome Meat Katie dropping by at a future date! > D-Fuse launch new book ‘VJ: Audio-Visual Art + VJ Culture’ – Exclusive Book Launch Party! One of the world's leading AV crew D-Fuse are a group of artists and designers who work across a range of creative media from web, print, TV, film, art and architecture to live AV performances D-Fuse work in collaboration with musicians (including Scanner, Beck & Leftfield) as well as creating idents for TV Studios around the world. Here they launch their new book ‘VJ: Audio-Visual Art + VJ Culture' which combines information about the history of VJ culture alongside current trends whilst also acting as a manual and reference point to this rapidly expanding trend. It also showcases 120 International artists also with live exclusive performances which accompany the DVD. > Tom Real joins as resident DJ Have regularly played across London as well as holding a four-year residency at the world famous nightclub 'The End' This last year has seen Tom concentrate on production. With two singles alongside production partner The Rogue Element on Functional Records, numerous remixes under his belt on labels such as Passenger and West and Radio support from the likes of Judge Jules, Zane Lowe and Annie Nightingale – who asked to broadcast Tom's DJ Set from this years Glade festival on her Radio 1 show, Tom really is beginning to shine. Further to this November's event also welcomes performances from extremely talented guests: Top 20 VJ listers AlexEtJeremy , US AV Maestro Justin Kent, Ministry Of Sound resident Dubassy alongside a showing of works by cutting edge motion graphics director, curated by [4x4] ALexEtJeremy hail from Amsterdam and describe themselves as an 'underground-kitsch-trash-queer VJ team' which gives you an insight into what we can expect. Drawing influences from Glam Rock to New Wave from 50's science fiction to the beginning of cinema delivered in a kitsch and cynical way a-la AlexEtJeremy. Justin Kent is a self-proclaimed 'Experienced Jockey' from Miami. Brought up on a hyperactive diet of MTV and the internet Justin rode the original dot-com boom hacking code at the original Napster. With a passion for clubbing he quickly grew tired of mixing records and began experimenting with video. Inventing the worlds first Midi Turntable, an optical system for DJ'ing video, he has performed across the globe spinning a unique mix of music videos and underground dance. Dubassy fuses filmed footage, time-lapse stills and self made stop motion graphics. Currently based in Marseille he has VJ'd at all the UK's premier festivals including Glastonbury, Big Chill, Homelands and Global Gathering alongside regularly performing at London club nights such as Ministry Of Sound and the Hospital Records parties at Heaven. As with previous events The AV Social will be utilising Clerkenwell House's unique layout to provide a warm, inviting area for members of the AV community alongside clubbers to network, socialise and party with upstairs being a more relaxed environment kicking off with the screening of [ 4x4] followed by audiovisual performances from Justin Kent and D-Fuse whilst downstairs the lights dim and the beats get tougher when Dylan Rhymes and Tom Real take to the decks accompanied by VJ's Dubassy and AlexEtJeremy. Region: London Music: Breaks. DJ's: Dylan Rhymes (Lot 49 Records) D-Fuse VJ: Audio-Visual Art + VJ Culture’ ' Exclusive Book launch party AlexEt Jeremy (DJ Mag Top 20 VJ) Justin Kent (EJ Enterprises) Dubassy (Ministry Of Sound Resident VJ) Tom Real (Functional Records / AV Social Resident VJ) And Exceeda screening of [4x4] Who's Going? (1) : Craig H  Share this :: : : : Follow HarderFaster :: Other Features By Tom Cypher: Perfect Stranger Takes a Leap of Faith With His New Album Marco Scherer's Patchwork 17 Lee Mortimer goes Loopy. My Digital Enemy Studio Talk with Organ Donors The views and opinions expressed in this review are strictly those of the author only for which HarderFaster will not be held responsible or liable. Comments: From: voodoobass on 27th Oct 2006 16:18.51 Love Dylan Rhymes stuff... hope I can make it to this.... From: JC-TAKTIKAL on 27th Oct 2006 17:39.58 this event is gonna be wicked! make sure youre there for this!! From: Tom Cypher on 31st Oct 2006 11:03.54 nice one for the vibes chaps.. things definitely looking good for this weekend! From: steelo kuchiki on 31st Oct 2006 11:06.57 legend looks set to be a crcking night From: FIGJAM on 31st Oct 2006 13:16.18 I am loving the demo that I listened to on Flatline. Pity I cant make it

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