He has more recently turned his hand to producing other forms of electronic music, starting with the sublime ‘Broken’, a refreshing hybrid of Dubstep and Techno. He has also started his own label, 3024, which promises to further blur the lines between electronic music genres. Taken from a press release for “Great Lengths” - Martyn on himself/live and on his label, 3024, which he runs with Eosie: I always like to think my stuff is ‘music for a warm but rainy day’. You know, low frequencies do something to your muscles when you listen to them. There have been studies of low frequencies contracting your muscles, and because they contract certain muscles you have the urge to move, you know, to get rid of that itchy feeling in your arms and legs. So that would be a reason to dance. I grew up in Eindhoven, and lived in Rotterdam for five years, both cities are techno and drum & bass strongholds in Holland, so I am quite sure this has influenced me. Especially Eindhoven, which back in the day had ties with many Chicago and Detroit artists through labels such as Djax and Eevolute, and various clubs and DJs in the city. So, in the early 90s / mid 90s I saw many of those people play and bought their records. I think what makes music interesting is when an artist incorporates his/her influences and translates it into a unique sounding style. Although it might sound a tad arrogant, I’d like to think of my music as “Martyn music”. I try not to think of it as dubstep or techno, or house or drum & bass, it’s not about genres, it’s about music. This way I feel more freedom to make the music I want to make. If you make music and it sparks something, if it triggers a certain emotion, or even the motivation to get out there and express yourself in whichever way… that is just great. The position that I find myself in, both literally and mentally on the outskirts of the “scenes” has done me good. Does that make sense? Sound and vision - Martyn on Erosie: Erosie and I do 3024 together. I’ve known him for over fifteen years - we’re both from Eindhoven. He started his career as a designer, artist and graffiti artist when I started dj’ing. We stayed in touch and when I used to throw nights, he would do all the flyer artwork for them. When we started the label, we decided to make the music and the artwork into one cohesive thing. The album will be like this as well - it’ll be as much his thing as it will be mine. Obviously, because it’s an album, people will focus on the music, but the artwork means just as much as the music does. Erosie’s unique graphic style is 3024, and the music is 3024: “Great Lengths” represents music for the ears as well as for the eyes. |
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