Deep Teknologi
From: London. Tracks played by: Cooly G, Brackles
Deep Teknologi is a duo from the UK who probe a territory between deep house, Funky, and dubstep with an inherent, hard to summarize class that’s missing from a lot of their competition. With T. Williams (check his brilliant ‘Anthem’) and S.E.F. at the helm, they’re expanding at a rapid pace – into label and club management, TV production and more – and with a slew of releases due for 2010 could start to experience some of the attention offered to their close associate Cooly G last year.
They regularly upload full-length mixes to Soundcloud, and count Brackles and more amongst their fans. All the tracks on the mini-mix they’ve recorded for FACT are due out on their label this year.
Deep Teknologi – who and what is it?
“Deep Teknologi consists of two people, T. Williams and S.E.F. We run the label, produce tracks as well as live DJ sets, club nights and video/new media production.
“Don Morris was our first signing and we released his EP, Reality Check last summer. Zander Hardy is another producer / DJ we have picked up recently. We also work closely with Cooly G, Breach aka Ben Westbeech, MA1, Ego Thieves, M.Y.E.B. J.Bevin and Etheric.”
Tell us about the mini-mix you’ve done.
“The mini mix is a show reel of what we will be putting out in the first half of 2010. Don Morris is traditional Deep House who we opened and closed the mix with. In between, the sounds get more diverse from T.Williams, Zander Hardy and Breach.
“We think it’s the sound for 2010 that a lot of people will be on, a sort of House / Dubstep hybrid, as people seem to be moving to the darker side of music again.”
How would you describe your music / output?
“Our music doesn’t really fit into one genre as we have a wide range of producers. Each producer has their own influences and we feel that carries through into their work. Ultimately it’s all bass driven.”
What’s the deal with the Deep Teknologi empire? There’s a club night, a label…
“Well we had our launch party at the end of last year at 93 Feet East which was a really good look. Off the back of that we are starting our new night L.O.G.I.K. which you can catch at The Den & Centro and The Russian in the next few months.
“On top of that we also have Deep Teknologi: Vision. That’s the video production side of things in association with Switched On Productions. We filmed Cooly G TV last year, which was a real laugh.
“You gotta pay the rent somehow you know…”
Are there specific strains of house that you guys are particularly inspired by, or feel aligned to?
“We are aligned and inspired by good music be it House, Grime, Arabic, Reggae, whatever.
“House is what we make and play but we like to be as diverse as possible in the music we produce, play and listen to.”
What releases do you have out, and what can we expect from Deep Tek in 2010?
“The Reality Check EP by Don Morris is out now on digital download sites. T.Williams EP will be out in late February and includes ‘Anthem’, ‘Afrik’ and ‘Flooring’. After that it’s the 1972 EP from Don Morris and the Hard EP from Zander Hardy.
“Then a compilation album later on in the year featuring tracks from everyone associated with us including the T.Williams vs Breach track, which is our personal favorite at the moment.
“We’ve also been working on remixes for Bullet Train Records, Terri Walker, Belle-Vue and Karnival Music, which will all be out later on in the year.”
Finally, tell us something we won’t know about you guys.
“S.E.F. can speak 4 languages and hates Arsenal FC. T.Williams is a qualified teacher and was responsible for this club smash nearly 10 years ago.
Download: Deep Teknologi – FACT mini-mix
Tracklist:
Don Morris – Up Close
T. Williams – Afrik
Zander Harby – Attack
T. Williams – Hard Cash
Zander Hardy – Signalling to the Chosen Ones
T. Williams – In the Deep
Ben Westbeech & T. Williams – Untitled
Don Morris – On my Stereo
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