INSIGHTS 023 // DOUBLE O - Origins, Rupture, ‘Firm Meditation’ & Jungle Across the Ages
Awake All Hours
English - August 14, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBMusic Commentary Music Society & Culture awake all hours electronic music discussion reviews club culture underground Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Every once in a while, we have the honour of welcoming a true stalwart and legend of electronic music to the show, and this is most certainly one of those episodes. Long-established DJ and producer David ‘Dubz’ Henry aka Double O is the co-founder of the world-renowned and respected Rupture, the people’s favourite jungle and drum & bass label and party, alongside life partner and fellow legendary selector and producer, Indra ‘Indi’ Khera aka Mantra. David is just coming off the back of releasing his landmark debut album ‘Firm Meditation’ on the label, an outstanding body of work that, like Rupture itself, spans the full breadth of styles in jungle and drum & bass, merging the old-school with the cutting-edge.
Over the course of this interview, we begin by discussing David’s early years growing up in Doncaster, formative sounds and clubbing experiences including acid and Detroit techno DJ Gary Woods at Clouds and Sheffield bleep pioneer Winston Hazel, as well as becoming a resident at Doncaster venue The Warehouse from 1991 to 1997. Next, we discuss his move to London after becoming disenfranchised with the phasing out of jungle at some of the northern venues, meeting Indi and starting Rupture, reflecting on nearly 17 years of running the party and label, the Rupture sound and highlights from their back-catalogue, plus tonnes of exciting exclusive news on forthcoming releases! We then have an in-depth discussion on the making of ‘Firm Mediation’, influences, gear and production techniques, before finishing with what’s been in David’s Bandcamp basket and some Rupture party anthems from over the years.
We will be giving away a copy of ‘Firm Meditation’ on vinyl to coincide with this interview - Head over to www.instagram.com/awake.allhours/ for details.
Clips of ‘Corsica Groove and ‘Love Is’ from Double O’s album ‘Firm Meditation’ on Rupture are used at the beginning and end of this podcast.
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