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control-s interview - sunday 25th june 2006


Not many artists can say that they’ve remixed for several established labels, appeared one of London’s biggest radio stations, played at clubs all around the country, been playlisted on BBC 1Xtra, and set up their own record label – all in the space of one year of forming as a production outfit. Martin and Lee of Control-S met and started producing together only a year ago yet their talents have provided them with a wealth of opportunities such as a guest appearance on EZ’s Kiss FM show, remixing for Spoilt Rotten, Riddler and Stereohype, as well as consistently pushing the vibes with their own weekly Internet radio slot. I interviewed the boys as they were coming to the end of the year of their music technology courses at university.

You both hail from Milton Keynes but didn’t meet til uni, how did you get to start producing?

We were working on separate projects before we met – Martin on some RnB and Hip Hop for various artists in the UK, and Lee was working as part of Flipside Productions as well as doing some solo UK Garage material. We met properly on a night out and somehow got talking about UKG, and then decided to go to Z Uncut the following night, seeing as neither of us hadn’t been to a Garage event in a number of years. Not long after, we began working on our first track together, Always Be (which is now out on Riddler Dubz) and decided to start a remix of Craig David’s All The Way, which is where our 2-step sound was created. We sent it to EZ, and following the help of Robbie T and a call from Domino to put it on Riddler 5, the rest is history…

How do you feel about the UKG scene as it right now?

We both feel the scene is better than it has been for a number of years. A lot of people are putting a lot of hard work in and it’s really paying off with new nights, releases, producers and promoters coming out of the woodwork and getting recognition from the main players. It’s good to see the scene still has a strong idea of where it came from, despite what bad publicity made it out to be in recent times.

Who have been the main influences in your productions?

MJ Cole has been a big inspiration to us and our productions, along with the likes of Sunship, Todd Edwards, Jeremy Sylvester, Wideboys and Wookie. It’s also inspiring to see new producers doing well - Delinquent, Artifact, Duncan Powell, Will Phillips, Robbie T and Domino… the list goes on!

2006 could potentially be a big year for some of the up-n-coming producers and DJs on UK Garage, who do you think will have a good year?

We can see big things for Delinquent and Will Phillips. They both have a great sound which we think will appeal to more than just Garage-heads. For DJ’s - Fiskin is one of the top DJs on the scene in our opinion, and BDM, whose radio show on Force FM with Ender is set apart from the rest in terms of hosting and professionalism. AC, Streaky, Domino and Charma also push new UKG with upfront radio shows and club sets.

Why did you choose Control-S as a production name? Was it from a valuable lesson you learnt after forgetting to save your work and your computer crashing?

Funnily enough, you’re right there! When we were making All The Way, and before we got to save what we’d done, the computer crashed and we had to start over. After that, everything we did to the track we kept saying “Control-S” to remind us to save it, and the name just stuck from there.

Are you both musically trained?

Martin: My musical background started when I was nine – my brother bought a pair of decks and I soon caught the bug and invested in some DJ equipment of my own. I took up learning piano at the age of ten and did that for a number of years and then moved onto learning guitar and concentrating on singing. The next natural progression was producing.

Lee: Besides Theory Grade V (who doesn’t have that nowadays!), I’m not musically trained. I began learning guitar aged around ten but soon found playing other people’s music was a lot easier so bought a set of decks. I took to the mighty Dance EJay many years ago as a start to my producing, and have since focused on production on more professional platforms.

What are the best and worst things about working as a production duo?

It’s good to always have two angles on everything - we both usually see a production going in the same direction but occasionally we have separate opinions which can bring about positive effects on the track. The biggest downside is that it’s sometimes a problem trying to schedule time that we can both work on tracks around other commitments.

What’s your current favourite chart song?

Martin: Ne-Yo – So Sick. How could it not be with a Control-S remix?

Lee: Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On. Sounds like summer!

What projects are you currently working on and what releases can we expect from you in the near future?

We have forthcoming remix material for Jam & Face, a remix of Giving You What You Want which is to be released with a whole host of new mixes from the best of the new breed, and of course more work for Riddler. However, our current focus is on some original material because we’ve done a lot of remixing in the past few months so we think it’s time we got down to some serious writing. We also want to branch out and get more involved with other areas of the scene besides production when we move down to London over the summer – we’ve just set up our own label, In-Ctrl Recordings, to release some of our new original material.

What has been your favourite gig that you’ve played out at?

Prolific - mainly because of the sound system. When we make a track, we always say to each other we need it to sound good in Herbal so playing at Prolific was a great way for us to test out our tracks on the system. It’s also one of the only monthly events that supports new UKG so it was great to be there with a crowd of people hungry to hear upfront music, hopefully we’ll get back there soon.

If you could promote your own event in any way and anywhere you wanted what you do you?

It may be a bit extravagant but it would be great to hear some fresh UKG on a Caribbean beach as the sun goes down - UKG is still the sound of summer in our eyes.

Do you feel the centre of UKG is still London?

Definitely, but it’s good to see it becoming more widespread again, there’s even nights reaching places on the other side of the globe. It’s also good seeing UKG in the Midlands – we don’t get to see a lot of it being in Stafford but there are a few promoters out there organising top line-ups all over the country.

What other kinds of music are you into?

Martin: I like a bit of everything, anything from UKG to Indie. I’m a big follower of Neo-Soul and soulful RnB as well as some US Hip Hop. Anything with a good beat and vocals is all good to me.

Lee: My iPod chucks out everything from Hendrix to Oasis to some act with a Chinese name that I can never quite understand how it made it into my collection in the first place! There’s also a lot of exciting stuff happening in the UK Hip Hop scene at the moment.

We’ve also both taken a recent following to old Reggae music as the days draw out and summer comes closer. Artists such as Prince Buster make those long car journeys a little more bearable.

What has been your favourite production of your own?

It has to be Naked, which features the vocals of Kele Le Roc. That track is a big achievement for us in all respects. Having it playlisted on 1Xtra is a big step for us, and is good for the scene too. It’s also become what we consider to be the ‘Control-S sound’.

What kind of audience do you cater your tunes for?

We try to cater for everyone in our tracks but the main aim of our productions is just to create something that people can dance to and generally enjoy, whether it be the ‘train-spotters’ or the general public.

Why do you feel Grime has had mainstream success over recent 4/4 and 2-step UKG?

It’s mainly down to lack of promotion, airplay and interest. Grime has come from the success of UKG back in 2000 and as much as a lot of people were drawn away from the scene because of it, a lot of attention was brought to it from the media too. As they say, any publicity is good publicity. In recent years, there’s not been a lot of attention at all on the Garage scene, but things are looking up now.

How popular has your show been on Internet radio?

We’ve recently moved to Hype Radio after Crunch FM was shut down but we’re really pleased with our new home, it’s always nice and busy. We like to think we interact with the listeners well and we also get a lot of listeners on the playback we upload every week after the show. We’re looking to get on a pirate station when we make the move down to London, but we’ll definitely keep up with uploading a playback if that happens. We think the Internet will continue to play a big part in the future of the music industry and be a great resource for spreading music worldwide.

What has been the highlight of your career so far?

Being invited to guest on DJ EZ’s Kiss 100 show, especially as we’ve only been on the scene since September of last year. It was a big step and was very enjoyable.

What is your ultimate aim music-wise?

To make music people enjoy and can relate to. We want to make tracks that make people feel good, makes people smile and generally bring back the edge that UKG once had, pushing new music to a wider audience.

Are there any random facts about yourselves you’d like to disclose?

I’m sure I’ve told you enough stories for you to fill this one in for me Pria… I don’t know quite what to say!

Pria: am I allowed to mention the chest wax, Martin?

If you could endorse any product what would it be?

We’d have to go for the ‘Value Box B’ from Ali’s (Stafford’s premiere kebabery), it’s a huge influence in our productions - we’ve only had 6 each so far this week!

Do you have any advice for DJs, producers and music lovers out there who want UKG to continue to develop?

Stop the hating! If everyone put as much energy into pushing the scene and making it what they want in the their respective ways as they do into putting other people down and criticising, a lot more would get done.

Lastly, are there any people you want to give a special mention to?

We’d like to give a big shout to everyone who has supported us and everyone who’s doing their thing for the good of the scene. Special mentions go out to Domino and all the Riddler family, Delinquent, Charma, EZ & Winston, Wideboys, Cameo, Richie Vee, Robbie T, Fiskin and NV, Streaky, Jabz, Andy & Paul @ 2K Promotions, Ed Selecta, Matt Jam Lamont, Michael Fasani and of course you, Pria for all the support and constant laughs!

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ты англичан чтоле?
кацо, ПИРИВИДИ, буддругам!

не англичанин, сам прошу перевод у Мишона

p.s.а для мс плохо не знать английский

я английский знаю!
в отличие от тебя, похоже!


мне вломак читать стока на инглише

я прочетал ребзо. не оч интересно..так се. честно говорят. типа говорят гараж сцена ваапще на падъёме щас как никада. свой лйбл открыли. ждите там говорят новых работ от нас. контрол с - это потому что они постоянно сохраняли свои трэки, т.к. один раз записали полностью, а комп сломался. ну там всем спасиба гаварят.

ахах всио понятно.. спасибо Мишо

чёта коротко переведено, вон сколько написано

don't panic!


все переведено как надо!

самое главное озвучено.. остальное не важно!

Типо еще.. гварит что важным моментом в его карьере было приглашение на шоу DJ EZ на кисс ФМ, несмотря на то что он на сцене в сентябре прошлого года. и это ему было приятно.

дак неважно это. ерунда всё. панты мля.