Elektro Exclusive Q&A with FreQ nasty on “The Low FreQency Pureland” – “I specifically avoided making dubstep on this ep”
Receiving a perfect score of 10 and named the “money shot release” in the new issue of Mixmag, The Low FreQuency Pureland EP marks DJ/Producer FreQ Nasty’s re-entry – with a vengeance - into the world of boundary-pushing music.
Elektro shot some quickie questions to the FreQ himself:
Favorite piece of DJ equipment? My vinyl touring box. I like it all the better when it is sitting in London, not following me about full of 50 lbs full of vinyl. I love the sound of vinyl but come on, is it really worth having one arm longer than the other?
Favorite yoga position? Sivasana - I'm really good at lying on my back and chilling. I do it all the time whether I am at a Yoga studio or not.
First job? I was in charge of routing out the plastic burrs that were left after the moulding process on spa pools as a 15-year-old. I worked full-time for six weeks and bought my first guitar, a black imitation Fender strat.... not a world away from the Fender Jaguar that I used on 'The Heart' off the new EP.
Best piece of advice you ever got? From who? "Choose one path and stick with it," from Lama Sumati Marut. It kinda works for everything, but probably only after you've tried a bunch of different things first.
If you could have one superhero power, what would it be? I'd like to be on time.
Which DJ would you like to:
Hug: DJ Huggy
Spin.
Spin Alongside: DJ Spinna
Party.
Party With: MartyParty.
Favorite drink? Alcohol? Virgin?
I don't really drink anymore, but I was partial to a wee dram of whiskey back in the day.
Now I really like a Virgin Mojito
.
Favorite festival or club memory? Playing out in Australia on the beach during the summer after escaping the winter dullness.
Inspiration behind The Low FreQuency Pureland EP? The EP marks a re-entry for me into the boundary pushing aspects of electronic music after taking fours years off to study and finish a degree. I specifically avoided making dubstep on this EP as my modus operandi has always been -’look which way the crowd is moving and run in the opposite direction.' Having said that, the crunkstep vibe of ’1000 Buddhas’ was made with that 100bpm 808 hyphy hip-hop sound in mind, but then other influences snuck in there too. And in the end, my tunes never turn out quite how I imagine them to.
Grab the free download "100 Buddhas" below:
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