British beat merchant Inxec joins the Nightcolours crew with his latest release. It follows standout pieces on the likes of Crosstown Rebels, Leftroom, Get Physical and Cocoon. With the talented artist firmly hitting his stride, we thought no better time to chat. We’ve explored the mind behind the producer, getting his thoughts on albums, remixing and lots more!

WWD: Thanks for taking the time to chat! How are you doing right now? busy week?

My pleasure, yeah I’ve been up north working on my 12 Stories project with Mark Jenkyns, trying to hammer out a couple more analog jams before we both get stuck into our summer vibes!!

WWD: Your interpretation of “Javier Orduna – The Cloned Wax Bass” out now on Nightcolours. What can you say about the concept behind your rework?

I think I always find an element from the original and try and turn it on its head, which generally right now means making it very very dark, but I think this one’s kinda got a bit of a Matt Johnson thingy me bob going on. I recently got my hands on a Oberheim Xpander so that’s a heavy feature in the main hook. It’s a mental piece of kit but takes about 5 billion hours to conjure up a decent automation!! And I love a good noodle.

WWD: Things are kicking off big time for you, do you feel that in the last fews years you’ve really grown as an artist?

I’ve probably just grown. Feels like my trousers get shorter, or maybe that’s the look. As far as myself, as a artist I think I am always perhaps evolving, adding more strings to my bow and delving deeper into what makes a sound work. Everyday is a blessing and I always go into a music session excited about what may come. It’s been tough and it’s getting tougher as music making is much more accessible than ever before, but I don’t think you should dwell on this or use it as an excuse. It just means you have to work harder.

WWD: What were the biggest challenges you had to deal with in getting to this point?

Narrow airline seats.

WWD: Do collaborations with other djs and producers help to stimulate you and to find new interests?

Yeah I think having 2 minds working on one project generates something new. Unless it’s like true love there’s always going to be different likes and dislikes. And i don’t believe in true love or Christmas.

WWD: You’ve never done an album. Is there one planned?

I get about half way through and then basically get annoyed with it. It will come but I think it might be a while yet. Maybe aim for an Inxec the quirky hits compilation…

WWD: In the last few years you’ve made many remixes. What are the most important elements to take in consideration to make a good remix in your view?

Treat it like an original. It’s easy to just see money when doing remixes and believe me I’ve been there, but what’s the point if your hearts not really in it.

WWD: Have you got any forthcoming projects you want to tell us about?

Look out for 12 Stories. Myself and Mark have worked together before on Leftroom. But this time we have really sat down and thought about the process to find a balance between both of us. And with this new project we’ve really tried to cut back on over complicating the track and absolutely focus on groove. Basically big massive bobby bangers!! We’ve already notched up releases on Hot Creations, Viva and Leftroom for later this year. Very exciting stuff.

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/inxec
https://soundcloud.com/inxec