New D&B Record Label.
Conjunction Recordings.
You may have seen K.I.M.
Female DJ from London U.K on recent event flyers.
Also heard a little about her role within Conjunction Recordings.
Drum+Basics needed to know more.
Here’s a quick interview from K.I.M.
DJ K.I.M how many years have you been involved within Drum & Bass?
It was around 98 I began listening to Jungle and Drum ‘n’ Bass initially via radio stations such as Soundz FM, Rude FM and Kool FM.
I then started going to events from around 2001, this gave me the inspiration to start DJing in 2003 as my record collection had grown nicely up to this point.
After submitting some demos, I then had some regular playouts and residencies at local D&B events around Kent and South London (Organised Noize, Social Experiment and Armageddon), from there I went on to play at other events such as Terraforms in Oxford which gave me the chance to promote my name further afield.
What drew you into the world of Drum & Bass?
I got hooked on the music when listening to radio shows on a regular basis at the end of the nineties when the darker side of the music began to evolve, I was blown away with some of the music being released from producers such as Ed Rush & Optical, Goldie, Klute, Digital and Spirit to name a few.
Then in 2001 when I met my now husband Catalyst .AD.
I started to go to events, seeing D&B live and feeling the music and seeing the crowd reactions and the atmosphere got me addicted to the music completely. Paul then introduced me to UKRumble, an Internet Radio Station where he had a weekly show.
I soon got to see the whole other side of the scene and all the work that went in by the various artists on the station.
I was then given opportunity to host my own weekly show on Wednesdays. 18 Years later we are still in the scene, going to various events like “Middleskool”, “Launch”, “From the Vaults” & “Champion Sounds”.
You’ve progressed a lot over the last several years and we noticed you have started a record label.
How and why did you start the Conjunction Recordings label?
The idea of a record label was something that Paul had wanted to do for a number of years having released his music on several different labels as part of the duo “Able Danger”.
A few years ago we set up our own studio and felt that it was a good time to make the break and release music ourselves whilst Paul continued to push his own music as a solo artist under the name of Catalyst.AD
There’s many record labels out there pushing underground sound.
How does Conjunction stand from the rest?
Conjunction was set up primarily as a platform for Paul to showcase his own music with various collaborations planned as well as releasing music from new up and coming artists.
Conjunction also is aiming to be a multi genre label so each release will be something different.
You can expect to hear anything from deep, melodic 140 BPM tracks to upfront and hard-hitting drum n bass with a real focus on musicality.
How many releases are you aiming for a year?
The aim of the label is for quality over quantity and we plan to have around 4 releases a year which will mainly be E.P.’s so there will always be a nice selection to choose from.
Also are these releases mainly available on vinyl or digital?
The releases will mainly be digital, with some limited-edition CDs.
Forthcoming Releases?
The next Conjunction release following the “Coming Home” E.P. (out now in all good digital stores!) is pencilled in for the end of the year / early 2020.
This will be another E.P. from Catalyst.AD featuring a new artist who is a well known MC now turned producer – watch this space!!
Forthcoming Events?
At the moment I am just concentrating on promoting the label and producing regular mixes and podcasts.
I have recently played at Middle Skool (shout to Mike Ascension!) and From the Vaults organised by Voice MC and LS Dare.
Final Words?
Thank you to MaryAnne for giving me this opportunity to talk with Drumandbasics.com
A big shout out to my family and of course to my husband Paul (Catalyst.AD) especially for the support he has given me in these 18 years.
Also to my good friends MC Carnage and Skinz (original UK Rumble crew).
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