Interviews

This week WWD caught up with the No Kissin’ Ensemble ahead of their upcoming performance at the Imagine Arts Festival in Waterford. This Cork based theatre group are returning the stage after their run at this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. Their show, SLSD, takes audiences on the night of their lives in just under 60... Read more »

In just the past couple of years, Sam and Gavin, otherwise better known as Walker & Royce have become a Household name in House music. Standout releases on labels like Crosstown Rebels, Relief, and This Aint Bristol solidified their name leading up to their first Dirtybird EP in the summer of 2016. A little over... Read more »

Many of you will be familiar with Montreal-based Frenchman Groj from his impressive outings on the likes of Traum and Box Records. This month, the budding talent took the reins at local MTL tastemaker Fauna & Flora, delivering an engrossing new EP featuring two original cuts and a remix from Microtrauma. Speaking exclusively with When... Read more »

New projects pop up everyday. New ideas and new plans keep things fresh, so when a certain someone launched Shadow Child back in 2013, a new project had hit the scene. And with heavy, bass laden grooves, Shadow Child cemented his place, offering up house music with attitude. Fast forward a few years, and on... Read more »

Rising NYC-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Shaun Benjamin is fresh from the release of his debut LP. Benjamin dropped the exhilarating ten track ‘Evoke’ LP earlier in October via budding imprint Earthly Delights. We had the pleasure of catching up with the uber-talented artist this week as he took us through the inspirations behind the album,... Read more »

Dan Gresham might not stir many thoughts for most drum and bass fans. But if we were to talk about Nu:Tone, then there’s no doubt cogs would begin to whir, because the man’s been at the top of his game for nearly 15 years now. After sending a CD to DnB powerhouse Hospital back in 2003,... Read more »

Tennyson has always been an evolving project.  The brother-sister duo from Edmonton, Canada blend genres, mix live and electronic sounds and now, they’re taking their music to the Dirtybird Campout this weekend October 6 – 8 in Bradley, California.  When We Dip spoke to Luke and Tess via email about the origins of the Tennyson... Read more »

As far as drum and bass goes, Will Keen has been bringing his own unique style to the table for a few years now. Hampshire born but Bristol based, Keeno‘s productions don’t fall far from a tree that blends electronically made basslines alongside classical instruments, to form tracks that merge two seemingly different worlds. It’s... Read more »

Solardo can’t wait to be back in California and get the CRSSD Fest party started.  The Manchester-based house and techno duo have toured around the world and the next stop is FNGRS CRSSD Festival this Saturday, Sept 30th on San Diego’s Waterfront.  When We Dip caught up with Mark and James via email about the... Read more »

Hito touches down in San Diego for CRSSD Festival this weekend, and she is sure to bring her signature, sophisticated, deep techno style with her.  The Berlin-based Japanese DJ spoke with When We Dip via email about her love of spinning vinyl, her ENTER.Sake experience with Richie Hawtin, and her latest projects. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/293156922″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”... Read more »