Mungo s hifi yellowman biography

That was our first DJ name once we had enough of a collection. It was almost entirely not present on the musical platter available in Glasgow at the time. So what was the Glasgow scene like when you started in the 90s? What was out there at the time? There was very little. We got involved and helped them promote nights and flyer, and then we started to collect equipment and bring that down when they needed an amp or a speaker.

Mungo s hifi yellowman biography

We were happy to be part of someone playing the music out on a real sound system, and that kind of got us going. We were collecting more bits of sound equipment ourselves to the point in that we had enough to actually run our own small rig. Craig McLeod said you found your speakers in a skip? Yeah, the first speakers were getting thrown out from the university theatre department.

They were weird old homemade things with maybe one working driver still in them, so we bought replacement drivers, and fixed them up. We used them for years. Would you say that people in Glasgow are quite up for trying something new? When did the move come towards actual music production? Tom was always producing. He produced electro on an old Atari, this massive external hard drive and very basic stuff.

I guess they were some of the first days of computer sequencing. Then when we got more into reggae he was keen to produce more of that kind of sound and the early productions - like ING Riddim and Wickedness that got picked up by Dubhead and went on to the Brother Culture album - were pretty much the first finished productions Tom made. Craig joined us in early We were looking for ways to do a weekly night, so we ended up cooking food in a bar in town; making pizzas and playing reggae and literally running back and forth between the kitchens and the decks.

He was at uni at the time, again coming from other kinds of music; he was getting more heavily into the ragga and the dancehall side to it. He asked if he could play as well, and that was handy because we were cooking more pizzas so it was good to have someone else on the decks. A lot of non-Caribbean people who get into reggae gravitate to the 70s or Shaka - why were you different?

We just kept exploring. Subscribe and stay up to date with gigs, new releases and news! We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Read More Accept. Manage consent. Necessary Necessary. It does not store any personal data. The name Mungo comes from our beloved patron saint. He paved the way spreading a good message in Glasgow and also made beer.

Your soundsystem is legendary — can you tell us a bit about that please too? We found some speakers in a skip, with a bit of work and a few amps we built a soundsystem and started a night. It has gone from a bin rig with a box of tangled cables to the tower of power it is today. We like to improve the rig and often upgrade sections. What we strive for is a clean and heavy sound.

We use a digital crossover rather than the traditional pre-amp and rely on the scoops to provide the warmth and weight. We also use kick bins to allow for faster transients and response for music where the kick and snare are important, mungo s hifi yellowman biography drum and bass. You have a strong connection to the roots of reggae ie its history, not the genre, although clearly that too!

How important is it to you that you acknowledge your heritage via samples, say and do you consciously think about getting that balance how you like it? We are all reggae geeks and love the history and music. We also love UK bass music and culture. It is a balance and in our production we work across the full spectum of very traditional to very modern and everywhere inbetween.

We like the culture of recycling riddim tracks which has always occurred in reggae and try to bring something new to the riddim. This helps distributors and shops know what they are buying and allows us to indulge our guilty pleasure that is bass music. Inevitable question but how did you hook up with each other? It was all thanks to Dougie from Consious sounds.

We had booked him and King General, who was double booked, so Dougie brought Charlie. Charlie was only 16 or 17 at the time and that weekend he recorded Skidip which was a big hit from our Forward Ever album. He also recorded imitators which features on this current album. Our relationship with Charlie is far from final. We are close friends and speak weekly, not to mention do shows together every second week.

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