Lowqui -
Essence Of Chi
Q - How long have you been
involved with DnB?
A - Raving started
for me with house/hardcore way back in 1990 (the first rave I went to was
Spiral tribe, Cisbury Ring). This was before hardcore jungle-techno,
jungle or drum n bass emerged as the superior sound.
Q- Can you remember your first public appearance and
if so what was it like?
A- Yes – 1992
with The Optical Noise Crew. We were booked to play a one hour set
(8-9pm). We smashed it so hard we didn’t come off the decks until
the party stopped at 3am! We couldn’t really dj or mc but we had the
tunes and the energy. The rave went nuts!
Q- How did you get your
first big break in the scene?
A- We (Optical
Noise Crew) put on our own semi-legal events and this led to more parties
around the UK & Germany. In terms of commercial drum n bass (A
List DJ’s & Promoters) it was getting to meet DJ SS while at
university in Leicester. We got on well and bookings for Formation
followed.
Q- What tune are you feeling at the minute?
A-
Loads but to
name just three…
Mr
Majestic – Calibre & High contrast
Tibetan Mist – Humanoid/clipz
Artificial Intelligence – Uprising
Q- What your favourite lyrics/trick do you
currently use?
A- My favourite trick is to smile and
enjoy myself on the mic. They say smiles are contagious! J
Favourite lyric would have to
be the P-I-Double D-I /DNA structure bizness for those that know!
Q- If you were to collaborate with anyone who
would it be?
A-
So many people I
would like to work with…In dnb right now it would have to be Calibre. I
would also love to make a track with MC Fats.
Q- Whats your most
memorable event of 2004 so far?
A-
Been a
few… Repercussion V Metalheadz (if u went, u kno!),mcing with Breakage
& Equinox at Bassbin NYE, DM Cut & I-One at the march traffic,
with Aphrodite in Germany, with Zero Tolerance at the Essence of Chi
launch party, with Nu-Tone at renegade…I also really enjoyed a couple of
sets I’ve done @ Kinetic in Oxford recently, Total Science and Ray
Keith.
Q-What do you want to achieve by the end of 2004?
A- Keep
rockin raves, more travel to new dnb venues, try and get some tunes
out…& find the answer to world peace (oops…that’s for the miss
world application!)
Q- Who do you rate as an MC?
A- Again
more than one!
My
traffic crew (System, Mojo, I-one, Shylo), Stevie Hyper D (Rip), GQ, Fats,
Stamina, Stirlin, SP, Foxy, Eksman & the Nu breed, Five Alive, Ken Mac,
Wrekka, Navigator…anyone prepared to have a go, be original and do it
properly…
Q- Who do you rate as a DJ?
A-
DM C.U,T, Wilsh, Danny
Exile, Kane, Nookie, A.I, Storm, Blame, Flight, Zinc, Ray Keith, Zero
Tolerance, Rohan, T1, Outlaw n Wize, Madcap, Aphrodite, Marky, Influx, Nu:
Tone, hEaling Crew…and loads more…some seriously good dj’s out there
at the moment
Q- What was your back up plan in life
if you weren’t doing this?
A- Fate takes you on its journey, just enjoy the ride…
Q- Would you ever do top of the pops?
A- If a tune of mine ever sold enough to
get on top of the pops I would do a milli vanilli and get and actor to
mime my part, maybe get Patrick from Eastenders, reckon he could do
a mean one footed skank!
Q- Who wouldn’t you work
with?
A- I’d really, really, really hate to
work with kylie.
Q- Favourite venue?
A- Plan B (Essence of Chi), Rhythm
Factory (Traffic) & Anywhere with an up for it crowd
Q- Who would you like to bed this
year?
A- I’m not dark, just one gal for me.
Q- What dnb forums do you use?
A- Londondnb.com, DNBA, DOA
Q- Where are you playing next?
A- As I
write…I’m playing with Ray Keith at Desire tonight! Then Essence of
Chi with Bryan Gee and Breakage, with Logistics @ Bounce, and Teebee in
Germany and at Traffic…to name just a few!
