Hi everyone! I’m sharing the beautiful Prince Jean remix of  KNC’s “Ohno Ohno”. This is a high quality, DJ friendly .wav file. Now, get to know this Philly based duo below.

DD Whatsup guys? How’s the day been?

KNC Not much..just chillin and trying to figure out what it is we’re supposed to be doing haha. Pretty crazy day between music and workin. Neals (Krueger) is getting a haircut right now.

DD How would you describe your current style? Any new evolutions you guys plan on taking with KNC?

KNC Our current sound it pretty 808 and hip hop driven, but we tend to draw inspiration from a lot of different places both geographically and sonically.  When we first started producing together we didn’t really have a particular sound that we were going for or plan, we were pretty much just hanging out and making the type of music we were feeling at the moment.  I think for us KNC is a collaboration that lets us explore lots of different sounds and styles, and can naturally evolve with what we’re into.

DD How did you two meet? And if each of you were to name your biggest artistic influence, what or who would it be?

KNC We met when we had decided throw a warehouse party here in Philly.  We had known of each other but had never really talked or hung out until then. The party was basically an attempt at getting together some of the young producers in the city who are pushing some new sounds.  It was us, Bombe, Fazer, and our friends Matpat and Cool Hand Luke.  The entire night we were both like wait…I was gonna play that…wait…I was gonna play that, while the other was djing, so afterward we decided to meet up talk music and start making tunes.  As far as our biggest music influences, I would have to say Nguzunguzu goes to Copout and French Fries goes to Krueger.

DD Lastly, talk a bit about your label affiliation with B.YRSLF Division.

KNC B.YRSLF first hit us up when we posted our track Gone. They had begun sending us some emails and we started talking and they asked us to release it on their Vybes Galore Comp last June. It was great working with them on our first release.  They have a good ear and are definitely pushing interesting club music.  The internet has been a pretty amazing tool for us and I think everyone else trying to get a start in music now.  All this has led to our debut EP All Night, which comes out in November on Soukouch Ethnik, another French label. It has three originals and remixes from Lucid Nah Like and Prince Jean.  We are really excited for this to drop! It’s been an amazing year and this EP is kinda the perfect cap to it all.  Thanks for the interview it’s been great talking!

KNC on Soundcloud 

– Jimi Jaxon 

Whatsup guys? How’s the week been? Below you’ll read my interview with Austin producer, Dubbel Dutch. To support his art, head over to Boomkat for his latest release “B Leave”!!

DD The tropical feel of this “Half On A Baby” remix of yours is magical. Have you played in any tropical locations? If not, what would you imagine them to be like?

DUBD Haha. Not exactly sure what you mean but it definitely has a kinda uptempo dancehall and soca vibe to it. No I’ve never played in any tropical locations! In fact the only tropical place I’ve ever been to is Jamaica and I was about 11 years old at the time. I imagine they’d be really moist and constantly getting whacked by hurricanes. But yeah musically speaking every tropical place probably has a pretty distinct climate. I’d imagine it would be pretty hard to DJ without knowing very well what kinda music/trax are currently popular in whatever region I might find myself in. Still, definitely hope it happens one day. 

DD What’s your perspective on the electronic community in Austin? Who is making some crazy sounds?

DUBD My perspective is a pretty detached one but I’m always looking to get more involved. The scene in Austin has been surprising me more and more lately with a lot of DJ crews like Elevater Action, Wabi Sabi, Peligrosa, and Broken Teeth teaming up and brining in some dope acts and throwing some really good parties. We’re a small enough city that it doesn’t really feel like a pissing match between DJs here which makes for a pretty cool family vibe and that kind of permeates a lot of the other scenes as well.

DD What’s your plans production wise, going into 2012?

DUBD I’ve just finished a bunch of things actually – my single ‘B Leave’ on Hot City’s Unknown to the Unknown label out of the UK which has got a crazy Nguzunguzu remix to go along with it – that’s out now exclusively on Boomkat for the next couple weeks. I’ve also got remixes for Vybz Kartel, Nguzunguzu, and this Swedish band Blänk all forthcoming. Another single track on an Innovative Leisure compilation and finally my new EP for Mixpak Records. I’ve just signed an exclusive deal with Mixpak and will be focused on putting together the next project for them as well as some alias material. Hoping to incorporate vocalists into the mix and maybe start working on a record that’s geared towards some kind of live performance the details of which are still only being kicked around in my head.

DD What’s encouraged you to develop most as an artist?

DUBD Can’t say that there’s any one thing really. I think it’s mostly interaction with other people that pushes me on. Feedback from friends, collaborators, and fans is definitely nice. Also, feeling like a part of a musical movement really keeps me focused. Adding to and being part of the small and big conversations about current dance music culture. But it can also be really personal for me sometimes. While all music needs to be inspired by trends, ideas, styles etc that have come before I feel like a little piece of you needs to be put into the music every time and that’s kind of a general rule I’ve always had. Don’t just try to make a track that everyone wants to hear – you can do that a little but a part of it really has got to be organic, come from within, and hopefully mean something to you. Add to the conversation.

DD Have you seen Adventure Time? What do you think of it?

DUBD Have not seen.