Hello David and welcome to Brutal Resonance! Let’s start off with a favorite question of mine. What are three of your favorite albums of all time and why?
Bull: Hey BR, thank you for the welcome! If we’re talking all-time favourites, I’d have to include Sade's "Love Deluxe" and Marvin Gaye's "I Want You". Both a million miles away from the music I make, but damn these are both such seductive downtempo classics from artists I’ve grown up with and have always loved. For the third one, Mars Volta’s "Deloused in the Comatorium" comes to mind as something that totally flipped my view on music in high school - prog rock isn’t generally my thing, but so much about this bonkers album intrigued me and sucked me in.
You’ve been influential in the Welsh underground scene for the last ten years as both a DJ and producer. How and when did you get you start?
You co-run both the TEAK and Studio 89 parties which have gained a bit of a cult-following. What is your biggest piece of advice to those wishing to start their own club night?
Bull: Put on parties because you love doing it and want to bring something unique to your local scene and community - don't do it for the money! Unless of course you're happy to put on some commercial or hype bullshit. Also, particularly if you are cis male - be inclusive and be proactive in making your events safe for everybody. It's 2022 and club events and crowds can still be very straight male dominated (particularly in the UK) and this needs to change.
In big news, you’re releasing your debut EP “Body & Beat” via DKA Records. What made you want to launch a solo career? Was it just a desire to create or was there something more?
Give us a rundown of each of the four tracks on the album. What do they represent, which genres do they tackle, what were they inspired by, etc.
'Body Gum' is probably the main homage to the Belgian New Beat sound - but also veering towards industrial. It’s a big ol' collage of chopped up samples, some of which are obscure and then some are familiar phrases that have been used in a number of OG New Beat productions.
'Possession' is a tribute to the cult film of the same name - I always thought the trailer narration would be perfect in a track, and it turns out that track is an industrial-beat banger.
'Dream System' was essentially taking the sound and vibe of the rest of the EP and channeling it into a more club-ready instrumental. The idea was simple: keep it weird, but make it slap!
Your major inspiration for this EP, as far as I can read in the description of “Body & Beat”, is new beat from ’88 to ’90. Did you record the EP with techniques similar to the time period or did you take a modern approach?
Of the four songs on “Body & Beat”, which is your favorite and why?
Bull: I think 'Fantasy' was the most fun to produce and probably my favourite of the tracks. It was fun combining live bass guitar with chuggy electronic sounds and generally just getting really weird and creative with the samples.
And what else do you have planned for the rest of 2022? Can we expect more music, remixes, or live shows from you?
Bull: I’ve got a couple of DJ edits and original tracks lined up for various comps later in the year, so keep an eye out for those!
Lastly, I’d like to thank you for your time. I wish you the best of luck and leave the space below for you to mention anything else!
Steven Gullotta
info@brutalresonance.comI've been writing for Brutal Resonance since November of 2012 and now serve as the editor-in-chief. I love the dark electronic underground and usually have too much to listen to at once but I love it. I am also an editor at Aggressive Deprivation, a digital/physical magazine since March of 2016. I support the scene as much as I can from my humble laptop.
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