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INFILTRATA
DOA: Hi! Thanks for doing a mix for your friendly neighborhood DogsOnAcid. How's it going on the left coast?
Infiltrata: Thanks DOA fams. I am hyped to even be considered to do this mix. I rarely make mixes for online distribution but I love DogsOnAcid and everything it stands for. The Left Coast is okay, the weather is great but we have had natural disaster after natural disaster lately. It started off with 500 car pileup on the 5 freeway, then an earthquake in san fransisco and then a massive fire all in the course of 1 month!
DOA: Sounds wild. Glad you're okay! So, you've been releasing tunes for a while now. How did you first get into production? What big name producers / DJ's were you into back in the day?
Infiltrata: I have been producing Drum and Bass for about 8 or 9 years give or take. I was in bands before that and an MC as well. My influences were all across the board. From early Metalheadz, Prototype and Renegade Hardware, all the way to early Hospital releases. People such as Photek, Konflict, Dillinja, Stakka & Skynet, DSL, Aphrodite, Paradox and Hive were some of my biggest inspirations.
DOA: I know a lot of accomplished artists can fondly recall the beginning of their career in terms of people who gave them a chance when they were unknown. Are there any people who you feel really helped you a lot in the beginning as far as label owners or other producers?
Infiltrata: I definitely understand where that comes from. My situation was very strange because I found myself starting to create music around the time the internet boom happened. I mean the internet was always large, but with the creation of Napster and the boom of message boards, I found myself in circles with people from all around the world. I got some of my first spins from Nick Argon, Hive, Origin, Hazen, Hochi, and RAW in California. I also had daily support from the old DSCI4 / DOA message board gangs. Some of the likes lurking were Evol intent, Cyanide, Mayhem, Sinthetix, Rawtee, Hochi, and Black Sun Empire. True story.
DOA: As most people know, you have released with TEKDBZ. How did you first hook up with Photek and end up becoming a part of his crew?
Infiltrata: Photek was a major inspiration to begin with, but it only got better when I passed his A&R a demo and he was really into some of the tunes. He was forming a label through SRD at the time called Slate which was originally supposed to have classic Photek dubs. Hochi ended up taking the vision further by incorporating vocalists into the mix of things. At the same time, Photek was workin on an album with Mental Sharp and he was in the studio with Craze, so it only seemed fit to put the pieces of
the puzzle together. We really wanted to put together a movement for drum and bass that wasnt as conventional as the approach that the majority was using. There were nights where all of us would be in the studio at the same time and I just felt honored to be in the presence with all these great artists.
DOA: You've started your own label at this point in time, which is exciting news! Can you tell us a little bit about why you decided to begin Infiltrata Recordings and your vision for it is?
Infiltrata: Infiltrata Recordings began when Breaker from Guerilla Recordings helped me get it started with NU Urban UK. I could probably give some philosophical mumbo jumbo for a reason to start the label, but the bottom line was I wanted an outlet for my material and any material I was feeling to get released on vinyl and for digital sales.
DOA: As far as what people can expect from this label in the future, do you plan on releasing primarily your own material? If not, are you open to accepting demos from newer artists?
Infiltrata: I definitely plan on releasing majority of my material and collaborations with other artists. The first release will be a collaboration track with Limewax called Ethio, backed with an original track entitled '56 Fusion'. The initial idea was to have the A side be a solo side and the AA side to be the collaboration side (I dont
know I kept thinking of the As as people). I plan on releasing some collaboration tracks with Demo, DEFine, Evol Intent, Hochi and many more. I also plan on releasing some solo stuff from Demo, Upbeats and Unknown Error.
DOA:We hear you're also well into dubstep lately. Traitor! Just kidding, I love dubstep. So, what's the story here? Were there any producers who really struck you and inspired you to start producing?
Infiltrata: Hehe, I knew I couldnt avoid that one. I have been producing Dubstep for about 2 years now under the name 12th Planet. My Earliest inspiration was Tech itch. He was the first person to even say the word dubstep" to me, in like early 2005 or something. I ended up going to WMC that summer, or maybe it was the next (I'm hazy) but I met up with my label mate on Cartel, Juju, at Crazes house. He had a ton of tunes done and from then on I was very inspired to start producing it from that moment forward.
DOA: What output of yours can people look forward to the dubstep front?
12th Planet:My first Dubstep release will be in December, on the anthem maker Tes LA Roks label, Noppa (distributed by LOAD Media). Its a song called 'Tonka' and it is collaboration with Swytch (USA). I have another release forthcoming on Swedish Label Red Volume as well. The tunes are called '28 Hours Later' and 'B-more Step'. I have a couple of other singles that arent decided yet, but there should be a full head of steam rollin for the releases in January.
My buddy Andrew and I have started up a dubstep label as well called Smog Records and the first release should be droppin at the end of the year. The release is DJ Evol - Sickness, which has been getting a lot of plays especially on RinseFM on Plasticians Show. The other side is smokescreen by myself under the name 12th Planet, which has been receiving an equal amount of plays.
DOA:Could we get your top 5 tunes right now?
1. Infiltrata - Psalms 24 (forthcoming Med School)
2. Teravita - Another Place (forthcoming Technique)
3. Faction & Modified Motion - Hungry Hippos (dub)
4. Rawtee - Bassman (dub)
5. Infiltrata & Limewax - Ethio (forthcoming Infiltrata)
DOA: How about a non-dnb top 5?
Electro / Dubstep
1. Coki - Spongebob (DMZ)
2. 12th Planet & Swytch - Tonka (forthcoming Noppa)
3. LA Riots - Bully
4. Justice - D.A.N.C.E (mstrkrft rmx)
5. Uncle Sam - Round the World Girls (Tes La Rok rmx) (argon)
DOA:What are some releases we'll be seeing from you in the near future?
Infiltrata: 'Psalms 24' will be coming out on Med School very soon. Aside from that, a tune called 'Make Life Illa' by Breaker, Identity and myself will be coming out on Ohm Resistance. Also forthcoming on Human Imprint is a tune by DEFine and I named 'Parallel Universe'.
DOA: Thanks so much for talking with me today and for supplying us with this banging mix! We'll definitely looking forward to seeing what your label will bring to the game. If there's anything else you'd like to mention that we didnt cover as well as any shout outs you'd like to give, then go right ahead. Until next time! Keep it trill, Mr. Dada.
Infiltrata: Yeah hold tight DOA fams Inaya, Khal, Sasha, Ben XO. Shout outs to the TEKDBZ family, Blackout Crew, Nu Urban UK, Rose Zollo, Jeryl, Smog Crew, Dominos Pizza (buffalo wings), Boxed Media, VNM BLK clothing, Drumz Clothing, Demo - san, Grym Designs, MC Stylus, MC Dre, 404 Audio (ATL crunk nation) , NCDNB, Junglescene, Weinerschnitzel, Flinch, Sergio Andrade, Babylon System, Noah D & Ronin, DEFine, Trust OC, Dirty Sanchez, Danny Johnson, Del Taco, LA Riots, DJ Hive, Evol Intent, Treasure Fingers, Ewun, Ludachrist, Lifted crew, Silver, Rawtee, Faction, Teravita and TRainspot Records (best online record store for USA customers), Swytch & Slim Pickins, PWN, EMU, Nick Argon, Squire from DNAudio, DJ THC from LOAD media and last but not the least at all, MOMMY & DADDY.
Photography courtesy of BoxedLab
For UK & European Bookings for Infiltrata / 12th Planet: boxedagency [at] gmail.com
For more information on or to contact Infiltrata, see below:
Infiltrata on Myspace
Smog Records on Myspace
www.smogla.com
facebook : infiltrata foelife
AIM : infiltrata4
YIM : infiltrata5 [at] yahoo.com
email / msn : infiltrata5 [at] hotmail.com
TRACKLISTING:
1. Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothin (AC Boot)
2. Infiltrata - Psalms 24
3. Jay Z - Kingdome Come (INF Boot)
4. Dirty Harry - Dont Be a Hero
5. Justice vs Simian Mobile Disco - We R Your Friends (Silver rmx)
6. Rythym Beater - Get Away
7. Apex - Same Ol' Blues
8. Photek - Deadly Technology
9. Infiltrata - 56 Fusion
10. Demo - Untitled vr2
11. Spirit - Detrimental
12. Ewun - Cop Killa
13. Jamal & DJ Vapour - High Def v1
14. Infiltrata - Ethio ft Limewax
15. Evol hIntent - D.O.A (the HINburger)
16. Photek - Quamen
17. Tech Itch - Hidden Faces
18. Unknown Error - The Curse
19. Vicious Circle - Just a Nod rmx
20. Faction & Modified Motion - Hungry Hippos
21. Xenocide - Hold up Roll up
22. Heavy Hittahz & Subflo - Untitled
23. Rawtee - Bassman
24. Faction & Modified Motion - 2001 VIP
25. Hive & Upbeats - Dresden
26. Evol Intent & Ewun - 8 bit Bitch (Spor rmx)
27. Misha - Bugs
28. Cause4Concern - Pandemic
29. Axiom - Soulscavenger
30. Spor & Phace - Dying of the Light
31. Infiltrata ft Breaker & Identity - Make Life Illa
32. Current value & Spktrum - Neo - Funk
33. Donny - They are Coming
34. Infiltrata & DEFine - Along the Way 2007
35. Heavy Hittahz - LA Riot Dub
36. DJ Unk - Walk it Out (INF & Bre-Z Boot)
37. Teravita - Another Place
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