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| Introducing NEM3SI$’s new label Infinite Resistance! | | Mindbenderz talk ‘Lord of the Rings’ and fishing, as well as the creation of their new album ‘Celestial Gateway’! | | Iono-Music artists One Function, Eliyahu, Invisible Reality and Dual Vision talk Robert Miles, kids, dogs and vinyl, while we chat about their current releases! | | Luke&Flex talk influences, the Irish rave scene, why Flex wears a mask and Play Hard, their new EP out now on Onhcet Repbulik Xtreme! | | Lyktum expands on his new album ‘Home’ – talking about his love of storytelling, creating new harmonies and the concept behind his musical works. | | Pan talks getting caught short crossing the Sahara, acid eyeballs and tells us Trance is the Answer, plus shares his thoughts on his latest release 'Beyond the Horizon' - all from a beach in Spain! | | Miss C chats about living with the KLF, DJing in a huge cat’s mouth, training her brain and the upcoming super-duper Superfreq Grande party at LDN East this Saturday, 16th September! | | NEM3SI$ - I Live for the Night – talks superficiality, psychopaths, and bittersweet success, ahead of a plethora of evocative, emotional, and passionate upcoming melodic techno releases! | | Psy-Sisters Spring Blast Off! We talk to DJ competition winner ROEN along with other super talents on the lineup! | | Blasting towards summer festivals with Bahar Canca ahead of Psy-Sisters Spring Blast! | | Shyisma talks parties, UFO's, and Shotokan Karate ahead of his upcoming album 'Particles' on Iono-Music! | | SOME1 talks family, acid, stage fright and wolves - ahead of his upcoming album release ‘Voyager’ on Iono-Music in February 2023! | | The Transmission Crew tell all and talk about their first London event on 24th February 2023! | | NIXIRO talks body, mind and music production ahead of his release 'Planet Impulse' on Static Movement's label - Sol Music! | | Turning the world into a fairy tale with Ivy Orth ahead of Tribal Village’s 10th Birthday Anniversary Presents: The World Lounge Project | | The Psy-Sisters chat about music, achievements, aspirations and the 10-Year Anniversary Party - 18/12/22! | | A decade of dance music with Daniel Lesden | | Earth Needs a Rebirth! Discussions with Psy-Trance Artist Numayma | | Taking a Journey Through Time with Domino | | New Techno Rising Star DKLUB talks about his debut release White Rock on Onhcet Republik! | | PAN expands on many things including his new album 'Hyperbolic Oxymoron' due for release on the 14th April 2022 on PsyWorld Records! | | Psibindi talks all things music including her new collaborative EP 'Sentient Rays' on Aphid Records, her band Sentience Machine and 10 years of Psy-Sisters! | | N-Kore talks Jean-Michel Jarre, unfinished tracks and fatherhood! | | Celebrating International Women’s Day and Ten Years of Psy-Sisters with Amaluna |
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Caution - Big Drop Launch party preview with Anil Chawla
Reported by Daniel K
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Submitted 14-02-06 18:41
Anil Chawla is one of London’s hottest new talents. Playing out since 1999 he has not only carved out his own unique sound, but also shown he can play a set through the entire house music genre. Hotly tipped by Paul Newman (Tall Paul) from Turnmills, Nic Fanculli and a Mixmag Future Hero since 2005 he is most definitely a name to watch.
Anil served his apprenticeship at Turnmills and the River Bar in Maidstone, he has gone on to play at nights like The Gallery and Together. Guest sets have followed at venues like Sankey Soap, Egg, AKA and the Honey Club in Brighton. The summer of 2005 saw him fly out to Poland to play for Import!, the country's biggest house night, he is also resident at The Gallery's new night at Mission in Leeds.
So Anil, I hope you are well. How would you describe your style of music?
For me, it’s always house… and I’d like to say right across the range. Early on in a night I really love playing the deep groovy stuff, keeping it quite dubby with funky undertones. Stuff like that will always set a nice warm vibe to room and it’s really nice to follow into the Freerange/Trevor Loveys sound to switch things up a notch.
If we’re talking about later into the night and early hours of the morning, I like to get more twisted with my sound and throw in some darker beats. There’s a massive wave of acid influenced house currently around and I can’t get enough of it!!! People like The Electric Press, John Dahlback and James Talk are really ahead of the game right now.
Where do your main influences come from?
Over the last few years, I’ve been influenced by loads of sounds. The Inland Knights are definitely up there as one of my favourite producers… their sound is unrivalled, I think I’ve bought every one of their records that I’ve come across! With regards to dj styles, I would certainly say Nic Fanciulli and Roger Sanchez have been very influential – both are masters at their game, and I will always make a point of seeing them play when they’re in town. I also have some very clued up friends who I can always rely on for recommendations!
Why and when did you decide you wanted to be a DJ/Producer?
I kinda fell into it. At the end of my first year of uni in 1999 I had a whole summer with nothing to do (not that doing nothing would’ve been a problem). I’d always had a passion for music and thought it’d good fun to get some decks to mess about with; I’d often go record shopping in between lectures and built up quite a collection without even realising.
I used to do mix tapes for my mates, which lead to one of them asking me to do a warm up at our student union. It was 2 in the afternoon and I couldn’t even put the needle on the record, I was that nervous! Looking back, people were doing their coursework and eating sandwiches at the time while I was pounding out heavy tribal house… a very strange gig indeed.
I was hooked from there. I managed to blag a weekly residency at my union and when I left uni, went on to form Mongo Bongo with my dear friends Stix & Kelly. The rest, as they say, is history.
To be honest, when I first started, I’d never really had any intention of playing out, so to have been so have played the parties that I only could have dreamed of a few years ago, has been a real honour, and I still have the hunger for it now that I did then.
What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment to date? How did you go about doing it?
It’s gotta be the radio show – I do Ministry Radio once a month and I’m totally in charge of the whole production of the show. It’s really nice to have the free range and work my ideas into the programming. It can be very stressful, but ultimately it’s very rewarding and I’ll always be on a high after the show.
I’ve been graced with some great guests over the past year and people I really admire (King Unique, Paolo Mojo, Sonny Wharton and The Electric Press). I also love the fact that I can play stuff that I’d never play in a club; I like to pull a couple of odd-balls out of the bag now and then!
Getting signed to Saved Records has been wicked too (for tracks that I have produced with Dale Anderson). Look out for ‘Makes Me Feel’ and ‘Disco Stew’ coming soon to your local vinyl vendor!
What is the favourite set you’ve played so far & why was it so special?
Most definitely when I played at Import! over the summer... that was really amazing. I got to play a three hour in a humungous beach hut at the Hel Peninsula in Poland. The crowd over there are nuts, really friendly and great party people! Just as I was finishing, the sun was coming up over the horizon, a memory which I’ll never forget.
The promoters looked after me so well - when I started my set, I asked for a vodka & coke and they came back with a bottle of each (unbelievable!).
Where would you must like go on a big night out in London/UK & The World? (Either somewhere you’ve already been or somewhere you haven’t.)
Not at all possible, but I’d love to back in time when acid house was kicking off in the U.K. The opening night of Shoom would’ve been something special.
How do you see the future of dance music?
Onwards and upwards. Without trying to state the obvious, everything’s going digital which I think is great. It encourages more creativity and individuality, and programs such as Ableton are great for people who want to incorporate more of a live element to their sets (The Electric Press are a perfect example of this).
I’m also very intrigued to see what replaces electro for the next bandwagon jumping exercise. I reckon speed garage will make a comeback, but the world would be a much nicer place if it didn’t.
Who is your tip DJ, promotion & record Label for 2006?
DJ – Tim Davison - Watch him fly this year
Promotion – Together @ Turnmills – Disgustingly amazing line-ups!
Record Label – Lost My Dog – Approaching their 7th release and every one has been in my bag
Your playing at the Caution – Big Drop Launch party on 17th February 2006. What do you think you will play for your set there?
I really dig Electrowerkz, it’s just a black room with speakers, so I’ll probably bring out some of my dark side for the evening…
Will kick off with some nice deep/techy bits to get the room bumping - From there, will more than likely move into acid territory and take things a bit gritty… But always with a groove; you can’t have music without any groove! I’ll be rounding up with a full onslaught of speed garage (not really).
Looking forward to it!
Thanks Anil, I look forward to finally meeting you on 17/2/2006!
All images courtesy of Anil Chalwa. Not to be reproduced without permission.
Caution - Big Drop!
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Friday 17th February 2006
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The Electrowerkz [map]
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22:00 - 06:00
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Cost:
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£7 before midnight £10 after
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Website:
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www.davorkai.com
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Ticket Info:
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On the door.
For Concession guest-list (£6 all night) Pm me names.
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More:
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Opening party in this dark intimate venue for proper party people needing something new!
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Flyer:
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Region:
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London
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Music:
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Trance. Tech Trance. House. Funky House. Prog House. Tribal House. Funky Techno. Techno. Breaks.
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DJ's:
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The Warehouse
Ian Betts 0400-0600
Anil Chawla 1100-0100
Hopsy 1000-1100 (Type_2) & 0200-0400 (Type_1)
DJ Sandman 0100-0200
Bar Phunk (in conjunction with Nish Nish )
Ben n' Smit 'Nish Nish' 0130-0330
Hefty 1000-1100
Rob Masterton 1100-1200
Stakker 1200-0130
Chris Rayner 0330-0500
Matt Dahl 0500-0600
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