27.10.18 // Deep Contact // MAC 2 Label Night (DJ Randall – Hoppa – MC Gusto)

What type of music were you into before hardcore?
I used to be into Hip-Hop and Soul music.

So how did you get into the rave scene?
Well I was into the Hip-Hop and a mate came along who owned a club called the Dungeons on Lea Bridge Road and he asked me if I fancied going, I went and heard the music . From that day I started getting the music, I loved it.

When did you open De underground Record shop?
I opened the shop about one and a half years ago. At the time I was going for a job interview as a computer programmer, and I met a mate in the street. He said he was going to open a shop, so I went with him and opened the shop together and built it up to what it is today.

Have you made any records yourself?
Yes, I made on called Odd Ball, Red and Black which I done ages ago. I want to make a couple of more record , but a the moment I haven’t got the buzz to go down the studio, I still have a 100% buzz to play music at the raves. Although I’ve just started a little chewn with Goldie of Reinforced.

How do you decide what chewns to drop?
Well basically I just think of the crowd. Say I am going a late set at AWOL like 8-10am, I would play totally different from what I would between 2-4am. If the clubs still jam packed at 8am I know it’s been a good night so I keep driving the set until about 9am, then ease it off a bit. I like to give the crowd what they want and I love the music and fresh sounds.

Interview published with the permission of Blaze Magazine 1993