Podcast 1:

Mata & Makka

June 2009

Hosted by Mata, and featuring a guest mix by Makka, our first label podcast is split into two sections.

Part 1:
An introduction to our label with a track previewing of our debut release "the open for business e.p.". The set starts with a track by Mata, created using only samples from the first release.

Part 2:
A guest mix from one of recording artists; Makka, who also features a track on the first release.

About Makka

Makka also took the time to answer a few questions about the mix:

1) Briefly tell us a bit about yourself

I grew up as a country bumpkin, moved to Manchester and became a House head thanks to the Hacienda and Canal Street. I then got an Atari ST and a Roland JX-8P and made lots of one-track riffs and noises. After selling that I got a Korg M1 and started making tunes. Hooked ever since! I then got a couple of old elastic band turntables with no pitch control and started to get into mixing by using my fingers to control the pitch (great fun).
I play the piano badly, guitar even worse, and sing like an angel from hell. I have a love for synths and other old analogue bits of gear, but also embrace new technology. What else? Well, I have pubic hairs on my right fingers and I firmly believe in finishing the bottle if openedJ. I believe music should have emotion and I hope that my emotions come through in the music I make and the way I mix.

2) How would you sum up the style of this podcast?

Just me playing some lovely House tracks made by some very clever people! Usually nice and simple mixing at the start, until I can’t hold back my desire and enthusiasm to try the unordinary and come up with new grooves with tracks that you would not usually play together, just to see if something new comes out of it.

3) What activities have you been up to lately?

I have been mostly giving my granny band a good working over (don’t ask!), working on a couple of House tracks, couple of music video tracks about a stripper in a circus, getting a couple of DJ sets organised for going on the road, rewiring and moving the studio so the cats have a better access to the bass bins and the jar of catnip, and generally getting as much sunshine and whisky as possible.

4) Which 2 artists have you been listening to most this week, and why?

Chelonis R. Jones – Just has a fab style and is pulling out some great tracks that just stand out from the norm. Production work is wonderful and gives you lots of inspiration for making crazy records. I also like the way they make their grooves, very cool.
 
Hanna (Freerange) – Love the latest track (Sometimes - Gianos Remix) and have been listening to it all week. Just a really nice, deep house track and a perfect track to chill out to.

5) If you could tweak the human species through breeding, what animal would you mate us with and why?