Sep 30, 2009
Podcast 5.0 | EshOne Exclusive Mix & Interview
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SDDUBSTEP.COM Exclusive Mix #5 by EshOne | (52:36) | 320 Kbps Mp3
I first met EshOne through myspace sometime around late 2007 early 2008. I was introduced by a few different mutual friends. Shortly thereafter he sent me a bunch of tunes he had made and asked for my comments on them. I sent him back honest critiques on all the tunes he sent me, half expecting not to hear back or to get back some nasty message explaining to me why my critiques were faulty and what a great producer he really was (as has happened to me many times when commenting on tunes that people have posted on the dubstep forum asking for critique). To my surprise and pleasure, I received a message back thanking me for the critiques. Since that time he’s been very generous in sending me tunes, and his production skills have improved consistently. He’s an affable guy, an excellent DJ and producer, and a pretty good skater I’m told. If you haven’t already done so, go cop Rogue Dubs 10 http://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/roguedubs_ten and be checking for future releases and DJ appearances.
-The P Man
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Tracklist:
1 ) EshOne – Deco
2 ) EshOne – Toast Burned
3 ) EshOne – Texas Pete – Forthcoming Rogue Plates
4 ) EshOne – You Wont
5 ) EshOne – Bearcave
6 ) EshOne – Wine-0
7 ) EshOne – Malbec – Forthcoming Dubfront
8 ) EshOne – Grahm’s Lamb – Rogue Dubs
9 ) Misk & EshOne – Facedown in the Muck – Forthcoming Rogue Plates
10 ) EshOne – When I’m Around
11 ) Argyle – Dark Krystal
12 ) EshOne – Marsbox
13 ) EshOne – One Thru
14 ) Misk – Night Out – NotPublic Records
15 ) PuppyKicker – Cosmic Orgasm – Forthcoming Rogue Plates
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A Q&A with EshOne
by Puppy & P Man:
What’s the deal with Argyle ?
Argyle is quite possibly the hottest new deal on the SoCal dubstep circuit. In a nutshell, it’s just two producers from San Diego who are trying to close the space between people on the dance floor. This is a very intricate process though, it involves bringing excessive amounts of bass, Leggitt cigarettes, Folgers, and MicroKorg.
What are your plans for the future ?
Ohhhh… Watch for myself along with Austin Speed and PuppyKicker if you are in the southwest US, we are doing a mini tour starting in Albuquerque on November 19th.
As far as production goes, I would like to keep making tunes at the rate that I have been recently, as well as work on some other collabs that I have going. I’m working on tunes with PuppyKicker(we are Argyle), The P Man, Miguex, and hopefully Austin Speed here in SD – and across the pond, I’m looking to work with Djinn on a tune or two in the near future.
Release wise, I am looking forward to hearing Texas Pete, and a collab with Misk, Facedown in the Muck on 12″. They will make up Rogue Plates 001, the vinyl arm of Rogue Dubs based out of KC. The label is headed by FSTZ, an SD local who we need to bring back for a set very soon.
So you’re a vinyl purist… no serato or anything. Is there a specific reason you choose not to use the new digital options for Dj’ing ?
I don’t only play vinyl! I play a lot of dubplates too, hahahaha. It’s not that I’ve chosen not to use them, it’s that I’ve not chosen to use them… I have nothing against them, and sometimes I envy the ease of taking a tune that you just got, and playing it for a crowd on the same day. A few of my reasons would have to be that I like to have some drank when I play, and that just won’t mix with a computer, so that’s out… and also I need the hands on of vinyl, so CDs are out. Getting a box of records or acetate in the mail is a good feeling as well. Dubplates smell really good. Plus it seems that every show I have been to lately the computer crashes, falls off a table, or the CDJ overheats or something… I just like to keep it easy and throw a disc on the platter. You already gotta deal with those needles, and cables and stuff.
Who are some of your favorite producers right now ?
I’m really feelin El-B and the Ghost Recordings camp. That organic style is just incredibly good and simple. Why didn’t I think of it!?!? Quantum Soul, Bar 9, Hatcha, Synkro, Kromestar, Monkey, Orien, Dubfiction, Richie August, Kutz, Djinn, 12th Planet, as well as Tapir and all the SD locals… Some serious heat is building down here.
How would you describe your style to someone who was unfamiliar with your music ?
Complex rhythms, big bass, techy and makes you want to move. I like to think that painters decorate canvases, and musicians decorate time and space with vibrations… I like to think the vibes my music puts out are good, but a lot of the time I’m working out my frustrations and disappointments through some angry basslines or something. It’s really all about intentions and how the listener receives it, I just wanna make people dance!
Didn’t you used to play DNB and Hip Hop ?
Yes! I recently did a dnb set at the AC Lounge. I got into that stuff when I was in high school growing up in Albuquerque. I did a few shows here and there, but got more into the production side of things because I wasn’t 21 at the time and couldn’t go out to the bars and such. I also practiced turntablism for a while and did a few studio cuts for some local hip hop artists (8 West) – I never really played hip hop out though, just at house parties and things like that.
When did you start Djing / producing dubstep ?
I started making dubstep tunes in 2006, when I got word of the dubstep forum. It’s [the forum] been essential for networking, and was a basic inspiration for a lot of what I have been doing. I will say that I was pretty into dnb and hip hop at that time, and was not all that impressed by the dubstep I had heard until I heard one of Excision’s mixes(06 summer mix – you all know it). After that I was hooked and started digging into the UK sound for more. Djing came later, in 2008 because I didn’t have all that much vinyl, and wasn’t really aware of the dubstep scene in SD – I thought I was alone! I still really don’t play that much though.
Have you ever produced in other styles besides Dubstep ?
I originally started with dnb, but I’ve made tracks of all sorts: techno, house, hip hop, breaks, ambient… I have not released anything besides dubstep, although there is a full length DIY sort of album that Misk and I did a couple years back with painted artwork and everything that had some experimental type tunes on it. It’s floating around SD somewhere.
Any plans to do so in the future ?
Sure! I’ve got some serious minimal techno stuff that I never show anyone, but I feel so out of touch with that scene that I’m not sure if the listeners will be accepting of my tunes. I think they sound like they are from ten years ago.
What’s your drug of choice ?
Can’t say till it’s legalized here.
Talk about some of the events you’ve helped put on in SD .
A couple years back I was working with Misk and doing a monthly show at the Whistle Stop in south park. We’d play dubstep and downtempo, and occasionally some dnb. We ran into some complications with bookings and stuff and let that one die. Now, I like to promote all the San Diego dubstep events i know about on this site – but in particular, the two shows I have put on with Sublmnl were Dub Smugglers:UK with DJ Kutz and The Invasion with Sukh Knight. Both of these events were insanely fun, and I want to do more in the future.
Do you play any instruments ?
I played acoustic and electric guitar starting when I was 7 years old. I got serious about it and started a few bands when I was around 13, starting with punk rock and moved forward to a ‘blues/metal fusion’ that was the signature sound of my band throughout high school. We played in our garages and around Albuquerque until I moved back to San Diego in 2004.
What other music scenes have you been involved in ?
I’ve done some recording for local punk bands in New Mexico, most recently I recorded a demo for The Twenty 2s in Las Vegas, NM. I also like to check out different scenes here in SD, I have friends in a few indie bands, including Recordable Colors, Buried Under Carrots, The Morning on Fire (I promise I’ll make it to a show soon) and a few others. I always have a good time when there’s music playing and I’m holding a pint!
How long have you lived in SD ? How do you think the places you’ve lived have affected your music ?
I was born here, but grew up in New Mexico. I lived in the mountains of northern NM for 5 years or so when I was real young, then in Albuquerque for 10 years. I have always had family and friends in SD, so I was back and forth all the time. I think growing up in NM gave me a sense of self at a pretty early age, so I branched off into listening to weird stuff quite a bit earlier than most people I knew at the time. I think that, combined with living on the west side of Albuquerque and going to West Mesa HS has definitely put some creativity and a dirtier edge to some of my music. Moving back to SD has smoothed out my sound a lot, as well as put in a lot of danceability. I’m trying to make sexier, bouncier, club style tunes now, and it’s a lot of fun.
Top 5 dubs in the bag
El-B/Ghost – Think your greezy
Clone A Side – For the paradise (PuppyKicker remix)
Richie August – Smash dat
Djinn – Solace
Argyle – Dark krystal
Top 5 vinyls in the bag
These are all old, but I like them a lot:
Cluekid – Hovercraft
Hatcha & Kromestar – 1919
Monkey – Volume VIP
12th Planet – 68
Skream – Stagger
Dog person or cat person?
Doggers all day, I love Pickel.
Coffee or tea?
Espresso or Oolong.
Favorite rave you played at?
Dub Smugglers:UK closing for Kutz. I was having the worst night – stress from the event, and loads of personal drama, and I didn’t even want to play. I had a few of those famous Jamaican Red pints, and threw down the Roguestar(I think?) refix of Come Around, and when the bassline hit I instantly forgot about everything that was bothering me, and I just killed it. It was unreal- Kutz wheeled back my tune You Wont, I never thought shit like that would happen in my life, it has been a laptop hobby for some time now… It’s amazing when things build to something larger than life! I was stoked on how the system at Kava sounded that night, and I had a lot of friends there who had never even heard dubstep before… It was a great session and definitely stands out for me. Kava Lounge.
What’s your favorite fast food ?
Taco shops all day. I love hot sauce. I love burritos. I love Mexican food period. Only thing better is New Mexican food, but that’s a whole new interview.
Photo credit: Box Kitty @ Dub Tackle Circus
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