Futurepast Zine

I first heard Yilan's tracks at one of the Listening Sessions nights in Birmingham, and witnessed a memorable night where he tore the PST Rooftop (literally!) with a set that featured mostly his own music. At the time, I was putting together a project (Agents of Disruption) and I knew I needed a track off him. Also, he is playing a set this Friday (5th June 2015) at PST in Digbeth so come and shake a leg because that night is just gonna explode - seriously! Anyway, I think Yilan is one to watch, you may not know much about Yilan, so find out and check out his mix at the end of this interview……. FPZ: How long have you been making music for and what got you into it in the first place? Yilan:  I started playing in a band when I was 13 (2005). Originally I was on vocals/guitar and we played Linkin Park and Blink 182 covers. I started getting into electronic music in about 2007/8 through dubstep which completely blew my mind and made me fall in love with bass music in gener...

I first had the pleasure of meeting Krytikal at the 'Movement' night at Club PST (Digbeth), and then at various places including the Listening Sessions events. He's been a supporter of the zine and has contributed tracks for various Futurepast Zine projects. His productions are meticulous, I seriously mean that, he's got a high standard of production in the music that he makes. His initial releases were solo, but recently he has worked with 'Goosensei' and also 'Yilan'. His music has been released on labels such as Area Recordings, and his tracks have been aired on the notorious Rinse FM a few times too. (Photography courtesy of B Harvey Photography  https://www.facebook.com/BHarveyPhotography ) While listening to Krytikal's mix, you can also read this short interview: 1. Who are you? And, how did you get into making music, dj’ing, etc… My name is Dane, and I make music and occasionally DJ under the monikor Krytikal. I purchaced my ...

Article written by Gareth Thomas ( Night-Tracks ) Give the mix below a listen while you read. Tracklist is at the end of this article :-) While the London media tend to focus on the "hardcore continuum", a linear progression from Hardcore, through Jungle, DnB, UK Garage, Grime and Dubstep, to wherever we are today, they very rarely tend to acknowledge that a lot of those scenes didn't die around the UK when the next step arrived. In the south of England, London and Bristol especially, producers disheartened by the champagne and gun-crime brigade turned away from Garage and through sonic experimentation from the likes of Horsepower Productions, Ruff Sqwad et al, twisted it to fit their own visions. As chart-friendly UKG died, seemingly taking with it up-tempo vibes and girl-next-door vocals, the Midlands and north of England saw its underground cousin, Speed Garage, lumber on at the same pace it always had. Thro...