that we've reached a point where digital technology has become so evolved that almost everyone with a computer can sit down and make ok-sounding warp-style electronica with cracked programs and plugins found on the internet. On the other hand there is so much mediocre music coming out that doesn't sound interesting because its been made using the same software, and you need to think in alternative ways to create something new. Many artists take the analog approach and use the computer more for editing, while others become hardware puritans. And then there's the mash-up phenomenon which is more DIY and more indifferent to sound-quality, which can also be quite refreshing, especially live.

For a long time England and Germany have been the most innovative countries I think, and in many ways they still are. Countries that have such a strong tradition are bound to breed great things, and while labels like Warp, City Center Offices, Raster Noton, Leaf and Planet Mu have all become really established, there is a new generation of people putting out, maybe not groundbreaking, but still quite interesting stuff, for example Hyper-Dub and the other labels within the dub-step scene. I also like Various Productions because they take a different angle on dubstep, mixing

it with folk and more traditional songwriting. At the same time we see acts or labels coming from other countries that are also really interesting. For instance Plop in Japan, Schematic in Miami, Merck in Holland, Bedroom Research in Lille, France and many others.

What new projects are you up to these days?

I’ve been really busy with the label this year, so apart from remixing and making live-edits I haven’t been able to make as much music as I wanted to. I have been going in a more beat-oriented direction, probably because I’ve been playing many gigs, and I wanted to see if I could make people dance, but at the same time I’ve become more and more fond of using acoustic instruments, which is a bit of a contrast to the more heavily accentuated beats that I’ve started using.

I have also started playing a bit with Toke Tietze Mortensen who is a part of the Yoyooyoy crew, which was a really free constallation with me on laptop and Toke on drums. It felt quite liberating, since solo producing can get quite lonely, and I sometimes miss the interaction with other musicians.