Etch —

Etch discovered music via hand me downs from his uncle, auntie and mother, all children of the rave generation. This combined with a love of technology spurred Etch to transform his influences into vast psychedelic bass heavy productions. Etch began producing in his bedroom at the age of 12 after the infectious curiosity of early 00’s drum & bass, hip hop and experimental electronic music, as time developed and he carved a taste in music through garage, grime, dubstep and hip hop, he began to amalgamate his past into his productions, form the psychedelic and colourful soundscapes of The Doors, 13th Floor Elevators, Piero Umiliani, Tom Waits and to the dusty collection of his uncles records including Mo’ Wax, Metalheadz, No U Turn, Dee Jay and Moving Shadow. With a love of technicality and emotive expression via drums, bass, atmospherics and electronic intricacies, Etch set about making warm, nostalgic and backwards looking but forward facing music and has since released on Keysound, Lapsus, Sony Space + Time, Sunday Best & Soundman Chronicles and most recently started his own label Altered Roads (to name a few). Etch's approach to DJing is as far flung as his inspirations for production, seamlessly drawing in the tearing breaks of jungle & dnb, with the half time patterns of hip hop, moving up and down bpm selections and styles creating an exciting and varied amalgamation of sounds.