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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! |
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Ans of the Glade
Reported by Jessica Alici
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Submitted 27-04-11 18:19
Glade returns! ‘It’s back. Revolutionised. Stripped back to its shiny grass roots’! Three cheers for all involved! The size may be smaller but the line up is as big as it ever was – seeing the likes of Trentemoller, Dreadzone, Tristan, Gaudi & Ans gracing the stages to name but a few! Ans is not just an artist playing at the event, but also one of the main guys behind this epic festival and I thought this would be a good time to catch up with him.
Your involvement in the electronic music scene begun back in the late 1980’s when you discovered acid house. What or who first got you into electronic music and what was the first record you bought?
As a kid in the 80s I loved a lot of the electronic kind of pop, Ultravox and that kind of thing. My Cousin’s boyfriend, now husband, wrote the music for Human League and had done some of his own dance music that he played me. I must have been about 14 or 15 and was hooked. I can’t remember what my first dance record was but I remember loving Stakker Humanoid and Run DMC.
You went on to run a succession of parties and club nights, including the renowned ‘Rude’ at SW1. What made you decide to promote your own events?
Ha! You know about that? Well you know, I wanted to play tunes. Everything then and even now is about making a place for me to play my music! And it comes with a lot of fringe benefits. I also loved partying, still do. But then it was everything. I did some club nights whilst at Bristol Uni in the early 90s and it just went on from there. Rude was crazy. Started in 1993 and was every Friday for 2 years, 1200 people, and then up the whole weekend. Not exactly the healthiest lifestyle but it was bloody brilliant.
You’re also a prolific producer, one of your more recent artist names being ‘The Electric Ant’. What’s the story behind this name?
Not that prolific. But have done some stuff over the years. Electric Ant has never really fruited as a project and one day I’ll get round to releasing some EPs. The Electric Ant is a story by Philip Dick about a robot who thinks he’s a human, realises he’s not but then everyone else realises that he is the source of all reality just as they kill him. Mad story. I loved it. And my name is Ans. Electric Ans? No, Electric Ant. Nowadays though my focus on a project with Matt Allaby called FØRM which is sounding sweet and we have out first EP out soon on UltraDelux records. You’ll catch us on the Origin Stage.
In 1998 your attention turned to psychedelic trance. What lead you to this?
I moved to South Africa at the end of ’96 and built a studio there, started a record label called ‘Protea Records’ and we did a series of releases on a more techno edge. I went to a Tsuyoshi Suzuki Vortex party thinking what the f*ck is this? And loved it and then as the sun rose, standing on a hill with the dancefloor rocking below one of my tunes, ‘Turquoise Dreams’, was played by Suzuki. It was epic. I realised this is what I’m almost already doing. It was a brilliant moment.
As a producer; do you have a particular way in which you create a track, or does it vary?
I’m not a particularly good producer so it takes me ages. But I normally like to find a load of sweet loops that work together and not even start arranging until that excites the hell out of me. I think most people work like this. But I’m not interested in writing fodder. They have to be proper belters. Which of course makes it harder.
What would you say is your favourite piece of equipment in the studio to work with?
The computer of course. But Ableton is more fun and creative than Logic now. Love it.
Would you say the music industry has changed much over recent years, and if so, how?
Yeah, that’s a big question. It has obviously because of the net and downloading. I started releasing vinyl singles and selling up to 8000 units. CD albums then became the thing, especially in psytrance, and similar amounts were sold. Now it’s all online. A few hundred CD sales but you know most people download and not such quantities. There’s also A LOT of rubbish music so the gems are harder to find. It used to be more exciting releasing stuff and owning music that’s for sure. Before it could so easily be copied.
You’re also co-owner of the legendary and highly-respected label Nano Records What are the ups and what are the downs (if any) of running a label, and what defines Nano’s sound?
Nano Records was born in the cauldron of them amazing parties in South Africa at sunrise. It came out of us wanting to make and release sweet music for that time. Optimistic, fresh, cheeky - You know. It’s been great fun and we have amazing artists on the label. There’s not been downs, it’s been all very positive.
As if that wasn’t hectic enough – you are also busy organising the welcome return of Glade 2011! How does it feel to be back?
Totally awesome. It’s not just back but it’s back to how it was when we started. Small and intimate. A proper party. Can’t wait to see it happen.
With all the preparation and hours of slog that must go into organising a festival, it must have been a very hard, but understandable, decision to cancel Glade 2010. How do you feel looking back?
Yeah that was all shit. But the festival had a momentum that was taking it in the wrong direction. Cancellation has meant we’re able to hit the reset button which was needed I feel.
The Glade websites hints that Glade 2011 is Glade Version 2.0? What does this mean?
Well it’s nod to software isn’t it. It’s core is the same but it has new features. Interface will be a bit different. You’ll just have to come and see.
Glade 2011 looks to be of the finest - with 9 awesome stages; including the infamous Rabbit Hole stage and the introduction of the Nanosystems stage. How did you decide on what stages to host?
Instinct darling. We like to work with people who do the best stuff the best. Simple.
When choosing the artists for Glade – what do you look for?
It’s a mixture of what we like. There’s a load of us who live and breathe electronic music. But we also check what forums and facebook etc are talking about, check it out and if it floats our boats then we book them. But a lot of the booking is not done by the main team but by the respective stages and their crews. Part of how we decide who to involve is to do with that.
You will be playing on the InSpiral stage this year. What sort of delights can we look forward to hearing from you?
Proper dirty dance music according to my head. I’m doing 2 gigs one in InSpiral which will be techno led. Not too full on. Groovy stuff. The FØRM gig will be much larger tunes, more psychedelic. More for a big stage. Can’t wait.
When visualising the next Glade – say what you see in 3 words!
Rocking Dusty Dancefloor
Ans – thank you for taking the time out for this interview! Good luck with all the preparation & I look forward to seeing you in a fun filled field soon!
Images courtesy of Ans/Glade and the HarderFaster Archive. Not to be reproduced without permission.
The Glade Festival 2011
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Friday 10th June 2011
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Houghton Hall [map]
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10:00 - 00:00 (12.06.11) roughly :)
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£135.00
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Website:
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www.gladefestival.com
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Click here to buy tickets
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The Glade Festival - is back ! ! !
Just over 9 weeks to go until the summer begins with a glorious bang. The Glade Festival, as you really should know by now, is returning to its wonderful roots back in the rural English countryside…
The Phoenix is landing in Norfolk. It’s on a brand new site that’s never seen a festival before. Oh yes, it is all getting rather exciting!
NEW STUFF
There are whole load of new things happening this year.
BETA – Brought to you by Bristol’s Motion based Team Love and London’s Mixcloud / Man Make Music. A brand new party tent showcasing forward thinking producers of underground dance music from right across the spectrum. House to hip-hop, boogie to broken beat, disco to dubstep, drum-n-bass to future garage…
And the NANO SYSTEMS… Little happenings…
ETA – The killer London party outfit come to the Glade with their techno funk vibes…
THE FUSE – A new psy trance stage. Hosted by Liquid, Illuminaughty, Planet Shroom, Wildthings, Planet Zogg and Toadstool. Representing the UK’s local party scene in the north, west and south east.
GOURANGA - One of the most popular underground parties in London. A party atmosphere that takes inspiration from the Detroit of the early 90s where the music policy is always underground. Always Techno.
THE BASSMENT – A tent for the Bass driven tunes… Drum-n-Bass, Dubstep, Basslines, Breaks and all the rest. Sizzle in the Bassment… Hosted by Beats & Bobs, Rinseout and more…
DANCE-OFF SALOON - Expect moonshine drinking, piano playing, trash talking and impromptu bar brawls, complete with theatrical bottles to smash over anyone who looks at you funny… Over the weekend let your hair down with high-spirited line dances, score settling limb slinging, and the occasional gunfight. Cowboys & girls can show off their lasso skills, brave the bucking bronco and defend their good names with pistols at dawn…
LZRDM - (pronounced `Laser Dome`) it contains 40 individually controlled 3-colour laser modules. Their position and colour is individually computer-controlled – creating an intense and entrancing effect on you all once the phase transition is underway! The `laser dance` is also known to cause endogenous hyper-emotional ebullition from participants – a side effect that has not yet been fully researched! Ooooooooooh…
THE TIME MACHINE – Play video games, trigger drum machines with your feet and manipulate projected visuals as you dance to DJs. Flying forwards and backwards through time has never been more fun…
And there’s more to find when you come… Games, Roller Discos, Tenpin Bowling, Zorbing and more.
THE SANCTUARY - Healing in the Glade…. come to rebalance, recharge and rejuvenate. Yoga, Massage, Reiki… Therapies that will align you. The Sanctuary. Well Being.
BOUTIQUE CAMPING - Glade Festival 2011 Boutique Camping is now on sale!
Arrive at the Glade, and be greeted by boutique barrow boys, who are on hand to take your luggage. Once booked in by our receptionists, you have just a moments stroll you’re your premium accommodation and straight into the heart of the festival. Click HERE for more details.
Facilities include toilets and showers for your exclusive use.
Tipis, Yurts, Hotel Bell Tents, Squirts and Beryl the Bus…
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Trance. Acid Trance. Hard Trance. Tech Trance. Psy Trance. Nu NRG. Hi NRG. Old Skool. House. Deep House. Funky House. Prog House. Tribal House. US House. Vocal House. Electro House. Acid House. Soulful House. US Garage. UK Garage. Tech House. Acid Techno. Deep Techno. Funky Techno. Minimal Techno. Techno. Breaks. Electro. Liquid Drum and Bass. Jump Up Drum and Bass. Jungle. Dark Drum and Bass. Hip Hop. R&B. Reggae. Dubstep. Industrial. Soul. Rare Groove. Chillout / Leftfield.
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*** Lineups and Stages***
Glade Stage Lineup (so far)
Trentemøller (Full Live Band)
Drumcode feat. Adam Beyer, SLAM, Paul Ritch (Live) and Joseph Capriati
Global Communication (DJ Set)
Andrew Weatherall
Photek (live)
Dreadzone (live)
Krafty Kuts
Hybrid (live)
Dirtyphonics (live)
Skrillex
Engine Earz Experiement (live)
Dub FX & The Flower Fairy (live)
Dub Pistols (live)
Elite Force
Dirty Vegas (live)
Ben & Lex
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Origin Lineup (so far)
LIVE
Ajja
Allaby
Antix
Atmos
Atomic Drop
Broken Toy
Dickster
Electrypnose
FØRM
Headroom
Logica
M Theory
Man With No Name
Ott
Prometheus
Quantize
Sonic Species
The Commercial Hippies
Tristan
DJ
Edoardo
Emok
Hamish
Liquid Ross
Lucas
Regan
Shane Gobi
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Overkill Lineup (so far)
Richard Devine
Eprom
Shitmat
Eskmo
Young Montana?
Broken Note
Loops Haunt
Koreless
Anxst
Baconhead
Beckett & Barker
Squire of Gothos
Threnody
Silverman
Revolva (Buf b2b Ghettozoid)
Bashout Allstars
Spongebob Squarewave
Warlock
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InSpiral Lineup (so far)
LIVE
Gaudi
International Observer
Echaskech
Slackbaba
Sysyphe
Mbuki Mvuki
DJ
Fiord
Dick Trevor
Ans
George Barker
Tripswitch
Alok
Aliji
Naked Nick
Moon
Nova
Ekanta
Justin Chaos
Lewah
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The Rabbit Hole Lineup (so far)
Bands:
Goldray
Secret Cinema
Chapa
The Shoestrung
Thrill Collins
Will and the People
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And more to come across the board....
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Other Features By Jessica Alici:
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.
The views and opinions expressed in this review are strictly those of the author only for which HarderFaster will not be held responsible or liable.
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