Lightspeed Recordings Part 2
The finally installment of our chat with Agent 86 of amazing Lightspeed Recordings. They have recently put out 2 more singles since our first installment (great read if I do say so myself) – Go Chic Lightning by Bodie Lee and Acid Strings by Fromage. Checkout their launch party at Cuckoo Bar on the 12th of December.
Winston : How did hip hop eventually came into your music or was it all just music to you- irrespective of genre?
Agent 86: It is all just music to me. Hip hop has influence me more than any other form of music. Having said that hip hop is just one angle of my music. I play rock and disco – it is just music to me. I kinda have a certain sound that I like – and when I say sound I don’t mean a particular instrument or type of sound. It’s kind of like certain melodies and keys that I like. I guess in strange sort of way they all connect together even though they might be different genres
W: I think the best sort of mixes can be a combination of a lot of different music – really love Greg Wilson for that reason. They are all over the place but it still feels like there is a continuous theme to it.
A: Looking at Greg Wilson’s discography and history – I tend to feel there is a similarity. He is of an older vintage haha – but I appreciate where he comes from and love his remixes.
W: He always played pop music from the time. I like in his new edits how he uses contemporary pop music. one is Amerie’s One Thing mixed with Massive Attack and Devil’s Symphony by the Rolling Stones.
A: I like the way he puts his mix together (I don’t know the legal situation with a lot of it) but I think him and In Flagranti are in the same category where they make music as a dj and not coming from a strictly producer view. I think that is the way that I put my music together – it’s probably why a lot of record labels steer clear of me because I will sample. There was a time when we could sample without any problems – now it’s a no no.
W: kind of like how they say you should take elements from your 10 favourite songs and put them together to make a song that sounds nothing like the sum of its parts if you want to transition from DJ to producer.
A: I have never heard of that – I think that would be really cluttered
W: I haven’t tried it
A: I think it’s a great idea, you should totally do it.
W: Adult Arts Club is also a record label like Lightspeed – which stemmed from a previous label Bark Bang which had a few vinyl only releases (still available). It’s sort trying to be a more viable way to release music in a digital age.
A: I think that’s the way to go. Vinyl has been in the back of my mind but hit has not been a priority at all I’m more interested in getting music out there. Getting the label know for putting out good music not cds and not vinyl. I want it to been known as a good music label not a good format label. At this point in time that’s the way to go – I don’t knock other labels that do vinyl or cds. The way I see it the amount of competition and cost of mp3 vs vinyl – think you would be mad to put all your eggs into one release. Having to have one release taking off in order to fund the next one. You can have a flop but it won’t hurt you that much. You have to pay for your mastering although not everyone does that ha ha, you have to do a little marketing maybe a music video but the last thing you want to worry about is sinking 2000 dollars into a load of vinyl you aren’t guaranteed to sell.
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