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DESPITE successful solo careers, it’s little Interestingly, both have moved to Traktor
wonder that Deep Dish have stayed in the Scratch in 2008, Dubfi re relishing the fact
Top 100 for yet another year, such is the that not needing to beatmatch anymore
force of the pair when they occasionally DJ frees him to loop and effect any track on-
together. the-fl y.
In addition to two massive singles, Sharam They’ve taken the digital DJing tool right
has continued to work on his album ‘Get around the world, Sharam loving Eastern
Wild’ — “There has been a lot of delays due Europe and Dubfi re enjoying his fi rst gig
to wacky labels in the UK,” he says — while for Cocoon in Ibiza.
Dubfi re’s Sci-Tec empire has just grown and
grown. “Bathroom breaks are a challenge,” quips
“I’ve been able to sign a lot of great Sharam of the solo life, but is this the end
music,” Dubfi re says of his year. “People of Deep Dish?
like Timo Maas, Radio Slave and a lot of “We’re still really good friends,” says
new emerging talent. We’ve got a full Dubfi re. “We never ruled out working
release schedule up to the middle of next together again, we’re just too busy with
year now.” our solo stuff.” JAMES KENDALL
First record you ever bought? D: Ultravox ‘The Collection’ S: Wham ‘Make It
Big’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? D: John McCain and Sarah Palin S: Flying
with Carpet Air in Eastern Europe — the only thing missing was Aladdin!
Style: D: House/techno S: House music and everything to its left and Top gadget of 2008? D: Traktor Scratch S: Blackberry Curve
right. Best known for: D: I wouldn’t know. S: Playing both sides of Your year in fi ve words… D: Situation normal — all fucked up. S: Got wild, next
the music fi eld. Tune of 2008: D: Rekorder ‘Rekorder 00’ (Rekorder) stop crazy.
S: Argy & Sydenham ‘In The Mist’ (Poker Flat) Producer of 2008: Most important thing you’ve learned recently? D: Those traditionally
D: SiS S: Marc Romboy important things. S: You’re only as good as your next record.
MARK KNIGHT
ALTHOUGH Mark Knight’s remake of explains Mark. “Tim Weeks, for example, is
Laurent Garnier’s jazz techno classic ‘Man moving up to Toolroom now.”
With The Red Face’ is Beatport’s fastest
ever selling record, it’s the success of his An interesting thing that has come out of
Toolroom label that he’s most proud of this the Toolroom Amnesia sessions is a change
year. Compilations, club tours, bigger of music policy from out-of-the-box tech-
offi ces and more staff have all played a house to bringing in some unlikely
part, as has a successful Ibiza season in infl uences.
Amnesia. “Being in Ibiza with the trance guys in one
“I just got back last week and the phone room and me in the other has infl uenced
hasn’t stopped ring about what we’re me stylistically,” says Mark. “My latest
going to do next year,” he says. record ‘Arena’ was very much for the
festival season and it’s got those hands-in-
One part of the imprint that has really the-air moments fused with tech-house.”
come into its own this year is the Leaders
Of The New School offshoot, a kind of Another infl uence has come from his tour
Toolroom Jr that’s been hunting out fresh of Australia with The Chemical Brothers.
new talent. Seeing the impact of their visuals, Knight’s
“It’s a bit like a football team having a now taken to using DVDJs at his bigger
reserve side, we can test out producers,” gigs. JAMES KENDALL
First record you ever bought? Break Machine ‘Break Machine’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year: A sign in Ibiza saying, “All languages
spoken: English, Scottish and American”.
Top gadget of 2008? iPhone
Your year in fi ve words… I haven’t stopped even once. Style: Tech-house Best known for: Toolroom Records Tune of 2008:
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Collecting classic cars is an Mark Knight & Funkagenda ‘Man With The Red Face’ (Toolroom)
expensive hobby. Producer of 2008: Funkagenda
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