Interviews

Many of you will be familiar with Montreal-based Frenchman Groj from his impressive outings on the likes of Traum and Box Records. This month, the budding talent took the reins at local MTL tastemaker Fauna & Flora, delivering an engrossing new EP featuring two original cuts and a remix from Microtrauma. Speaking exclusively with When... Read more »

New projects pop up everyday. New ideas and new plans keep things fresh, so when a certain someone launched Shadow Child back in 2013, a new project had hit the scene. And with heavy, bass laden grooves, Shadow Child cemented his place, offering up house music with attitude. Fast forward a few years, and on... Read more »

Rising NYC-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Shaun Benjamin is fresh from the release of his debut LP. Benjamin dropped the exhilarating ten track ‘Evoke’ LP earlier in October via budding imprint Earthly Delights. We had the pleasure of catching up with the uber-talented artist this week as he took us through the inspirations behind the album,... Read more »

Dan Gresham might not stir many thoughts for most drum and bass fans. But if we were to talk about Nu:Tone, then there’s no doubt cogs would begin to whir, because the man’s been at the top of his game for nearly 15 years now. After sending a CD to DnB powerhouse Hospital back in 2003,... Read more »

Tennyson has always been an evolving project.  The brother-sister duo from Edmonton, Canada blend genres, mix live and electronic sounds and now, they’re taking their music to the Dirtybird Campout this weekend October 6 – 8 in Bradley, California.  When We Dip spoke to Luke and Tess via email about the origins of the Tennyson... Read more »

As far as drum and bass goes, Will Keen has been bringing his own unique style to the table for a few years now. Hampshire born but Bristol based, Keeno‘s productions don’t fall far from a tree that blends electronically made basslines alongside classical instruments, to form tracks that merge two seemingly different worlds. It’s... Read more »

Solardo can’t wait to be back in California and get the CRSSD Fest party started.  The Manchester-based house and techno duo have toured around the world and the next stop is FNGRS CRSSD Festival this Saturday, Sept 30th on San Diego’s Waterfront.  When We Dip caught up with Mark and James via email about the... Read more »

Hito touches down in San Diego for CRSSD Festival this weekend, and she is sure to bring her signature, sophisticated, deep techno style with her.  The Berlin-based Japanese DJ spoke with When We Dip via email about her love of spinning vinyl, her ENTER.Sake experience with Richie Hawtin, and her latest projects.   Originally from... Read more »

The ‘Nervous Layers’ EP brings together two of the most exciting up and coming producers on the deeper side of the electronic world. Hraach and Armen Miran, both impressive forces in their own right, combine in the follow-up to their 2016 Sol Selectas excursion with a splendid three tracker for New York’s Earthly Delights. We... Read more »

We’d like to introduce you to a musician, an instrumentalist, a music producer, a DJ and a label owner. All of those professionals combined in one single person: Brazilian talent Nato Medrado. Having had his work supported by names such as Sasha, Fatboy Slim, and Mark Knight, the 26 year-old prodigy has in his favor... Read more »

Catching up with Canadian native Jeremy Stott ahead of an appearance alongside Berghain legend Len Faki and fellow Canadian artist Greg Gow at Raw Toronto’s undisclosed warehouse party this Saturday (September 23rd), we touched on what was an exciting Summer for the rising talent, we caught his thoughts on the development of the local scene... Read more »

Sonic treats for your eardrums today courtesy of rising Polish star Mia Twin. The Warsaw based producer provides the latest salvo for our Select Cuts series and doesn’t disappoint with a barnstorming mix coming in just over an hour in duration. We also caught a few minutes with the woman herself to find out a... Read more »

Gran Canaria’s Carlos Sanchez, better known to many as LOWWAXX, takes five to talk past, present and future with When We Dip, while also sharing the full premiere of Rich NXT’s top notch remix of Tommy Vicari Jnr’s ‘Best Way’ (a feature from the upcoming third release on the vinyl only imprint). It’s all below, dig in!... Read more »

Johannes Albert hails from a small town in southern Germany who received his musical education between weekly radio shows and his local record store. With a career spanning many years and a variety of alias’s Johannes has shown that whatever genre or style of music he dips his hand into he is right up there... Read more »

The name Nilz Pronk might not ring any bells for most of our readers. But if we were to say he’s a resident at DGTL, and that he’s the runner of Dutch imprint PIV Records, then more bells will definitely start ringing. Nilz Pronk – aka Prunk – is an artist who likes to be... Read more »

Samuel Thalmann aka Okain is rightly revered as one of France’s foremost house music exports. A native of Paris, he now resides in Berlin where he launched his Talman Records imprint a few years back. To date, the label has proved an essential conduit for Okain’s always on-point jams, with the label’s releases comprising solely... Read more »

Now then it’s fair to say Hector Couto is no stranger to When We Dip. In fact it was only a month ago now that the Roush Label runner provided us with 60 minutes of bliss for our central mix series, serving up the 84th edition in serious Spanish style. On top of that, it... Read more »

Lee Walker is a fresh-faced House producer making global waves from his studio in the UK. Just in the past half decade, Walker has had smash releases with esteemed labels such as Defected, Elrow, and Hot Creations, solidifying his name as a staple House music act. Now, just ahead of his debut on Dirtybird with... Read more »

Now then some of you may remember that back in November time we did a little review of a track that’s a bit different to our usual vibe. It came courtesy of two artists called ALB and Subdivision, who served up a tasty of remix of PIN – Sorrow Floats. Why was it different? Well... Read more »

Drumcode’s Layton Giordani joins us amidst an incredible Summer run. The New Yorker has brought his own unique brand of techno across the globe in recent months, hitting iconic outposts like Sonar and Awakenings subsequent to the release of his ‘Where It Begins’ LP on Beyer’s burgeoning imprint. In addition to supplying us with the... Read more »