It is now very well known that DC Breaks and Frankee are on the continent and well into their Australia/NZ tour.
They're in New Zealand as we speak and will be hitting Australian shores as of the 3rd of March!
I also managed to have a little chat with
DC Breaks and they seem pretty keen to be back down to the southern hemisphere again!
enjoy!
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1. You two guys have been one of the more talked about acts in the Drum and Bass scene over the past few years because of the continuous massive tracks you've been writing one after another, how is this success story making you feel?
Well we write stuff that we like first and foremost so if other people are feeling it too then that's great! We spend a ridiculous amount of time working on our music so it's really satisfying when people love the tracks and want to play them or rave to them.
2. You’re on board with one of the most driving Drum and Bass labels in the world, RAM records. Tell us how you got this massive hook up and how has it felt since you jumped on the roller coaster of RAM?
Andy C first got in touch with us after he heard some of our tunes on a small label we were releasing on in Scotland. It was around the time that Dan and I had started collaborating on tracks together and Ram's interest really spurred us on to write more stuff as 'DC Breaks' (previously we were called Kryptik and Samurai). This was back in 2004 (I think!), since then we've managed to keep going and growing and developing our sound and reaching more and more people around the world, which is awesome because it's brought us all the way out here to represent!
3. Tell us about your live set up at a typical DC Breaks show...
We play off 4 CDJs, which means we can play a lot of music, typically about 65 tunes in a 90 minute set. It makes our sets very energetic and allows us to cover a lot of ground within the genre as we like to play lots of different sub genres of DnB.
4. Your 5 favorite tracks to play live at the moment...
There's a ton of good DnB about at the moment. Noisia & The Upbeats' 'Dead Limit' is still smashing it for me. Also really liking Tantrum Desire 'Nationwide Rocker', June Miller and Teddy Killerz 'Wildlife', Bensley 'Tiptoe' and Andy C 'New Era'
5. What software and plug-ins are you using to write your music?
We use Logic, tons of different plug ins, some notable ones are, Serum, the Slate plug ins, Ozone and all the NI stuff!
6. If you had to spend the rest of your life in one aisle of a supermarket, which one would it be and why?
Well if there was a hardware aisle I'd go for that so I could build some kind of A-Team style tank and bust the hell out of there, haha!
7. What are you most excited about for your Aus/NZ tour?
Honestly the best thing about playing out here is the crowds you get, they're so responsive and up for raving. We've played Wellington and Christchurch so far on the tour and both nights were great, everyone here just fucking loves it!
8. Which musical artists do you look to the most for inspiration?
I find inspiration from all over the place, I love it when you find a random old sample that can spark an idea off for a whole track. I've started going back to old vinyl to find ideas, it was something I always used to do and was very common back in the day but not something that people really do anymore so much. Sometimes you can just find some absolute GOLD.
9. If tomorrow was your last day to live, what would you have for dinner?
Chateaubriand, a ridiculous Bordeaux, salted caramel truffles, cheese!
10. And finally... What's next for DC Breaks?
Our next single will be out in March, we're touring extensively here and on Europe and our debut album will be out on Ram / BMG later this year.
Well we write stuff that we like first and foremost so if other people are feeling it too then that's great! We spend a ridiculous amount of time working on our music so it's really satisfying when people love the tracks and want to play them or rave to them.
2. You’re on board with one of the most driving Drum and Bass labels in the world, RAM records. Tell us how you got this massive hook up and how has it felt since you jumped on the roller coaster of RAM?
Andy C first got in touch with us after he heard some of our tunes on a small label we were releasing on in Scotland. It was around the time that Dan and I had started collaborating on tracks together and Ram's interest really spurred us on to write more stuff as 'DC Breaks' (previously we were called Kryptik and Samurai). This was back in 2004 (I think!), since then we've managed to keep going and growing and developing our sound and reaching more and more people around the world, which is awesome because it's brought us all the way out here to represent!
3. Tell us about your live set up at a typical DC Breaks show...
We play off 4 CDJs, which means we can play a lot of music, typically about 65 tunes in a 90 minute set. It makes our sets very energetic and allows us to cover a lot of ground within the genre as we like to play lots of different sub genres of DnB.
4. Your 5 favorite tracks to play live at the moment...
There's a ton of good DnB about at the moment. Noisia & The Upbeats' 'Dead Limit' is still smashing it for me. Also really liking Tantrum Desire 'Nationwide Rocker', June Miller and Teddy Killerz 'Wildlife', Bensley 'Tiptoe' and Andy C 'New Era'
5. What software and plug-ins are you using to write your music?
We use Logic, tons of different plug ins, some notable ones are, Serum, the Slate plug ins, Ozone and all the NI stuff!
6. If you had to spend the rest of your life in one aisle of a supermarket, which one would it be and why?
Well if there was a hardware aisle I'd go for that so I could build some kind of A-Team style tank and bust the hell out of there, haha!
7. What are you most excited about for your Aus/NZ tour?
Honestly the best thing about playing out here is the crowds you get, they're so responsive and up for raving. We've played Wellington and Christchurch so far on the tour and both nights were great, everyone here just fucking loves it!
8. Which musical artists do you look to the most for inspiration?
I find inspiration from all over the place, I love it when you find a random old sample that can spark an idea off for a whole track. I've started going back to old vinyl to find ideas, it was something I always used to do and was very common back in the day but not something that people really do anymore so much. Sometimes you can just find some absolute GOLD.
9. If tomorrow was your last day to live, what would you have for dinner?
Chateaubriand, a ridiculous Bordeaux, salted caramel truffles, cheese!
10. And finally... What's next for DC Breaks?
Our next single will be out in March, we're touring extensively here and on Europe and our debut album will be out on Ram / BMG later this year.
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