Substylez

Here’s the interview:

 

M: hey

DCR: wassss up

M: not much. I think I actually met you years ago at Cafe Babu

DCR: sweet man, cant remember that place

M: Boulder

DCR: where was it at again? I remember the name

M: on the hill

M: hippy shack

DCR: oh ok, I think I do, yeah ok we threw a party there yeah w/ Mochipet

M: that sounds right

M: You told me about your label then.

DCR: Ahhh shit where u talking to me like when I was setting up?

M: yeah

DCR: ok man yes I remember

DCR: u still have ur label?

M: Nah man! I told you then I didn't know what I was doing.

M: I was like damn! he does!

M: then yall sorta blew up

DCR: haha well the label got kind of crazy in 09 for sure

M: tell me about that

DCR: didnt really plan on having this many artists on board

M: all those artists keep the releases coming though, right?

DCR: but I started getting a lot of demos from people and slowly started releasing more artists

DCR: yes they do, I have a group of people who have released more than 1 release on the label

DCR: I released this comp early in March 08 called DCR All Stars and it really took off after that

DCR: It had TriLLBass, Downlink, Me, Rumblejunkie, Werd2Jah and BMC on it

DCR: but yeah man, some artists on my label I am really stoked about are Hot Mess

DCR: they are from the US

DCR: and Downlink from Canada

DCR: those guys are making some really sick stuff right now

DCR: my last release from Hot Mess called Settle The Score was a featured release on Beatport and in their Top 10 Must Hear Dubstep tracklist

DCR: so yeah man, I just did a collab w/ Downlink on a couple tunes that I will be releasing sometime this year that I am really excited about

DCR: are u familiar with Downlink?

M: I am now

DCR: cool yes he is very sick

DCR: so my label is just me and my girlfriend DJ Aporia who run it

DCR: we do a Radio Show once a month on SubFM that you can catch the second Sunday of every month 4-6pm MST

DCR: called Dirty Circuit Radio and we promote the label through that as well

DCR: Juliana (DJ Aporia) has also set up a Podcast that anyone can join and recieve all our shows and mixes and free tracks

DCR: you can search iTunes store for Dubstep or Dirty Circuit Records and it comes right up

M: nice

DCR: we get about 3,000 downloads a month on it

M: I don't doubt that

DCR: can u mention the radio show and times and the podcast in the write up?

M: I will mention it again after the interview

DCR: ok cool

M: "be sure to catch..."

DCR: thanks

M: "and on iTunes..."

DCR: so yes Aporia is in charge of the podcast and most of the online promotions, I take care of tunes and siging the artists, we make a good team

DCR: Our next release to come out is from a local, Rumblejunkie who is with the Sub.Mission crew

M: right Nicole is next

M: MWHAHAHAHAHA

DCR: then after that we have a EP coming out from Pure Phase out of the UK

DCR: both hitting Beatport this month

DCR: I just want you to hear the music we are releasing, I really really love it and thats what its all about is the music

DCR: I love the artists I work with and wanna spread the sound

DCR: and Rumblejunkie is local so its cool

DCR: I also have released stuff from other locals..

DCR: Zeno and S.P.E.C.T.R.E.

M: Zeno rocks

M: S.P.E.C.T.R.E. too

DCR: yes Zeno is a good friend

DCR: We do a monthly in Boulder at Catacombs for fun

DCR: But its cool cause we both out of state a good deal too

DCR: Our night is called Kill Sound

M: cool I will plug that too

M: I know you play out

M: you don't have to tell me!

DCR: hahah k

DCR: did you want to ask me any questions? am I giving u some good info?

M: this is great

DCR: cool man

M: you could tell me about how you started and call it a wrap unless you have something else?

M: or why you started?

DCR: I started the label in the beginning to just release my own music and that was back in late 07. Its crazy cause there wasn't even that many Dubstep Releases on Beatport back then. I really didn't have much intention of signing too many people but like I said there was too much sick music being made and I really wanted to put it out. I think my artists roster is around 20 or so artists now

M: perfect

DCR: hahah cool homie

M: one more thing

M: hardware

M: I'm doing a review

M: any game changers for you right now?

DCR: game changers?

M: like the APC or monome?

M: anything?

M: circuit bent toys?

DCR: Yeah man, that Speak n Spell in the pic is Circuit Bent by Fast Matt out of San Fran, I use it on tunes a lot

M: sweet

M: hell ya

M: that's what I'm putting down

DCR: but I mainly produce with Ableton Live and a Virus Synth and Native Instruments Massive

M: for sure

M: that's ok [we] I knew that

DCR: and I also use a QFO for live sampling and scratching

M: What is a QFO?

DCR: Its a turntable created by Qbert

M: oh yeah

DCR: hang on i will send u a pic

DCR: oh ok u know it then

DCR: sick piece of gear

DCR: I remember, I can look it up

M: well thanks man

DCR: sure thing, thank you

DCR: lemme know ehn it's out

M: I will let you know when

DCR: cool, have a good 1, hit me if need anything else

M: for sure. PEACE!

DCR: peace