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BUGGED OUT ZINE INTERVIEWS
Simian Mobile Disco Interview
Simian Mobile Disco run through their line-up for their Simian Mobile Disco’s Delicatessen at Matter on Sat 20th Feb at Matter.
Green Velvet
Old school legend who is still making amazing stuff. His tracks have been staples in our DJ sets for ages now. Very excited to hear him play – ‘Cameras Ready, Prepare To Flash’.
Retro/Grade
Italo aficionado Serge Santiago has teamed up with Tom Neville to make Retro/Grade. Expect classy, souped up disco vibes from this exclusive live set.
DJ Pierre
Acid pioneer DJ Pierre absolutely nailed a remix of ‘Cruel Intentions’ for us. Watch him join the dots between acid old and new like no-one else.
Boy 8 Bit
Last years stellar Baltic Pine set Boy 8 Bit apart from the pack. His DJ sets are simultaneously pastoral and mean. A real British talent.
Ralph Lawson
2020 vision is one of Britain's finest techno labels and head honcho Ralph Lawson is sure to showcase some of his new gems from the likes of Bobby Peru and Spirit Catcher along with his usual techno goodies.
Joker
Arguably the most exciting prospect in dubstep at the moment. A cutting edge remixer, He turned in a huge mix of ‘Cruel Intentions’ that has been blowing up clubs and radios all over the world.
JoJo De Freq
Britain’s first lady of techno. Her sets are always thunderous and uncompromising as are her productions.
Boy 8 Bit

Where are you right now and what are you doing?
Currently at home, doing that Monday thing of getting back into the swing of it after a 3 show weekend. Aiming to do a bit more work on some new material and maybe head out and start my Christmas shopping!
As you’ve released most of your EPs on many different and varied labels. Which is your favourite and why?
I don't really judge my release by label and have never really thought about it in that way. I'm proud of everything I have done over the years and I am honored to be on any label that believes in my music enough to put it out in the first place!
Now your all growns up - are you going to change your name to Man 8 Bit?
Now I'm all grown up I'd like to change it completely! But alas its probably a bit late to do that..
As you like horror films, would you like to soundtrack a horror movie and if you could soundtrack any current horror film (old or young) which would it be?
I'd loved to have soundtracked that recent 'Paranormal Activity' movie. Probably a soundtrack containing random shouts of "This is Shit!". I didn't really like it. To be honest all my favourite horror movies are made even better by their soundtracks, so it would be pointless to re-score any of them.
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Mumdance

Where are you right now and what are you doing?
I've literally just woke up & I'm just getting myself ready to head out & play a few dates on the Major Lazer tour this week. At the weekend I'm heading to France to play in Lille & at the Paris Social Club, its my first headline slot at the Social & I'm a bit worried that no one is going to turn up!!
It must be a hoot being in the Mad Decent camp? How did that come about?
I feel very privileged to be a part of it all. I guess it came about when a little while back Diplo did a remix of "Veni Vidi Vici" by the Black Lips. At the time I was working for Vice Magazine who put the record out. I did a little sneaky bootleg & remixed his remix, turning it into this weird Balie-Grime thing with Jammer on. I sent it to Diplo on Myspace and a few days later he got in touch with me & asked me to remix Santigold's "Creator" for his Top Ranking mixtape. It's just gone on from there really. I gotta big up Wes actually, he has been so supportive of me over the past couple of years & it has helped me out a lot.

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The Chemical Brothers

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
(Ed Simons): Although I know you have been based in London for years it still means Manchester and Sankeys Soap to me. Hearing those huge DJ’s playing in that back street club back then (1995). Also Jockey Slut’s (magazine) office was upstairs at the time so it all tied together.
Do you remember the Disco Pogo nights we threw before Bugged Out?
I remember one night was in Joshua Brookes and it was like an early incarnation of what we went on to do with the (Heavenly) Social. We played the Manics at the end (La Tristesse Durera). When we did Disco Pogo it was one of the first times we had travelled up from London to DJ. We were still playing records in our set we had bought from Moonboots at Eastern Bloc from our time (studying) in Manchester though. We were working on a remix of Faster for the Manics at the time. We went up to DJ and then came back and went straight to the studio to finish it off. We all fell asleep under the desk at one point, me, Tom and the engineer. Seems like a different time now.
The first time you played live at Sankeys it was in April 1995 as Very Special Guests from Planet Dust…
Yes the clue was in the title there wasn’t it (they had just changed their name from Dust Brothers to Chemical Brothers). Derrick Carter played and I remember thinking he was good. We heard (resident) James Holroyd for the first time too and he became a permanent fixture of our touring party. We also used Stuart James for the first time too and he has been our tour manager ever since. One of our crew on that night, Joe Wright is a director now, he directed Atonement and Pride and Prejudice. It was a small stage, quite ambitious to play live on. But back then we just used five keyboards, samplers and four strobe lights. It was always a bit hairy in Manchester at the time. We DJed once and decided to walk back to the hotel rather than get a cab. These locals shouted at us, Oi are you the Chemical Brothers? We were like, ‘Yes my good men’. And then they started throwing rocks at us.
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Boys Noize


What does Bugged Out mean to you?
A great team that always has a great taste in music and always supports the young unknown talents that get bigger one year later. I always have great moments at Bugged Out.
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Simian Mobile Disco

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Techno, that's a compliment.
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Mylo

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Um, you're the guys who do that gay disco right?
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Busy P

What were you doing 15 years ago?
I was learning how to look after two guys who wanted to be anonymous but who were changing the game in our music industry.
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Justin Robertson

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Friendship and a shared love of the absurdly fun, serious music not taken seriously, quality with tremendous shoes.
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JoJo De Freq

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Making an unforgettable mark in the history of dance music; being respected by being a respecter; making and breaking a multitude of DJ's and acts through influence and enthusiasm; and having un-waverable endurance the face of many ups and downs and reincarnations oh and not to mention many a proper, fun, messy night out!
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Matt Walsh

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
Quite a lot! Bugged was my favourite club night for about 8 years and now I’m a resident! It’s always at the forefront of current dance music and it has, by far, the best crowd in the world.
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Hannah Holland

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
It means pure quality clubbing with cutting edge dance music and an honour to be part of.
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Brodinski

What does Bugged Out mean to you?
I'm speechless. Best party in the world? I think so!!
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