Modified Motion and Faction take time out from, well, modifying motion, waveforms 80’s filmstar names and hearing capacities alike to chat about recent adventures plus chase them up about the new ep on Direct.
But first, to make the intro…
So what’s been happening on the live front MM&F?
Hi well I guess the newest thing with us is the music; we just seem to be so productive musically at the moment. It’s actually a little crazy, and the gigs are really rolling in now too. Played a fantastic set at City Flow Festival – shout out to Frank Gunman for organizing that – the vibe in Belgium is next level.
Also played some great Bristol events recently and really looking forward to playing at Innovation Bristol on October 17. It’s at the O2 Arena, and that as a D&B venue is next level.
We have been so lucky that our releases on our label Dynamic Audio have been so strong this year. When 2 Bags Of Grass was at No.1 for seven weeks it blew us away. A couple of weeks ago we had four releases in the top ten, which was kind of shocking.
As producers we just make music we like. So when we get a reaction from people like that it is the best feeling in the world, got to big up all the people and ravers who are supporting us at the mo.
If it wasn’t for them we couldn’t do what we do.
And how did the link up with DJ Ollie & Direct Recordings come about? You must go back?
Ha ha. Yeah we go back along way… We share a shared love of music and bike riding and we actually met through Innovation.
We really like what Ollie does with Direct Recordings. He puts a lot of thought and hard work in to the tracks he releases on the label, you know that your music is in safe hands and that he will put his all into making sure your release is as successful as it can be.
We are fussy buggers and don’t just give our music to anybody to release you know…
Take us behind ‘Chavy Chase’… I do like that title.
I don’t think we really thought about the name, it just kind of happened. We have had such a good crowd reaction to it when it’s been played out I guess its just got that classic Modified Motion and Faction sound to it too.
Is there a video for this planned? It’d be great. In my head it’s a spin on Caddyshack for some reason.
Better ask the boss that:
‘Oi DJ Ollie, short arms long pockets, get your check book out then and set the budget for a full length video ahahahah. In all seriousness there is a really good little teaser video clip he had made, perhaps we can run to a full-length music video and who knows perhaps even a feature film.’ Ha ha.
Speaking of, what are a few films you’ve seen lately actually? or external things from D&B you like?
I know it sounds like a typical cliché producer statement but we just haven’t done anything other than produce music for the last year.
It’s actually an all-encompassing obsession, and because we have aliases and produce in a multitude of genres we really push ourselves in the studio time wise and music-wise, music is our life and we are lucky to be able to do it as a living, wouldn’t have it any other way
Take us into ‘Funk Foo’. That sounds a bit strange as a sentence, reading it back. It’s great.
We do have a sound when it comes to drum and bass, and you know and we really try to produce something different each time but with our unique and distinctive sound that makes it ours.
‘Funk Foo’ is no exception to that; it’s just about putting a bit of funk back into the rave really. We’ve been shown support on this track from DJs we hold in such high regard professionally like Grooverider, Logan D, Original Sin, Simon Bassline Smith & Phantasy
Love the artwork on your releases in general, who does these?
DJ Twista is the man on the artwork, he has that rare ability to be able to express musical sound in images perfectly, He is not only a talented DJ and producer himself but also shit hot graphic designer, can’t big that mans skills up enough.
So what things are in the box on the road these days, what goes down well and what are you feeling?
Boxes mate! My back’s well passed lugging those crates about.
Supreme Being has got some absolute crazy dubs at the moment, Original Sin has the fire coming too, Logan D has also got total bangers on Low Down Deep, god there is actually so much good stuff out or forthcoming at the mo it’s crazy.
I don’t want to miss anybody out. My inbox is just groaning with amazing tracks from a host of producers. D&B is really strong at the moment.
Any shouts or other projects you want to mention?
OK, So Supreme Being has a release due on Dynamic Audio at the end of October and it’s BIG; we have an EP due at the end of December featuring colabs from us and Supreme Being, a naughty little Alpha remix and we might even show you the more musical side of our repertoire currently we are working on some top secret projects don’t want to let too much out about that at the mo.
But watch this space.
Shout out to all the people who are supporting us and our music be it the DJs the Ravers the fellow producers got to give you lot a massive big up
And what about the ep?
‘Funk Foo / Chavy Chase’ is available right now exclusively from JunoDownload, then all other good download stores from 28th September.