Fri, 01 Apr 2011 / 1 CommentMatt Edwards/Radio Slave has said that all proceeds from sales of his No Sleep—No Tofu Kubrick toy will be donated to the Japan relief fund.
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 / 119 CommentsIn advance of his gig at
Planet E's London takeover, we caught up via e-mail with Matt Edwards and found out he's working on original material for the vaunted imprint.
I used to go and hear Carl all the time back in the '90s and I still have a bunch of flyers from where we played together at Jim Masters' Open All Hours night at the Ministry Of Sound. Back then I was resident in the bar and Carl did a lot of amazing gigs. This was when techno wasn't fashionable. There wasn't the jetset gyspy chic thing that goes with it now. Anyway, it wasn't until around 1999 that I think we properly got to meet and have dinner. This was back when I was promoting the Vapour nights at Home in Leciester Square for the Riki Tik guys. The club was bad, but Carl rocked it and performed with an MPC, keyboards and a mic. It was a night I'll never forget!
What is your favorite Planet E release?
That's such a tricky question as there's been such a variety of releases from jazz to hip-hop and of course some of the finest house and techno from around the globe. But I guess the one that will always be in the box is Carl's "Throw"...I was lucky enough to get a test pressing one night when i was at the Ministry and I can always remember taking it home and listening on the decks with my headphones (I was still at my folks) and just being blown away. Carl really manages to bridge the gap between genres so well and that's why he's admired by everyone from Giles Peterson to Grooverider.
Are you doing any remixes for the upcoming releases? If so, what did you tackle?
I'm actually working on some original material for Planet E which I hope will come out later this year. Carl loves the demo and I'm just waiting to finish building my new studio. Apart from that I'm making some special edits for the night and I'd really like to remix one of the Tres Demented tracks. Just need to find more time.
Fri, 21 May 2010 / Post a commentSounds To Sample chat to the Rekids head honcho about his love of sampling, his respect for mastering engineers and his frustrations with serial free-loaders.
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 / 5 CommentsThose who can't make it to this year's festival will be able to to listen to a whole week's program of off-Sonar events streamed in real-time. Broadcasted parties include the Get Physical party with M.A.N.DY & DJ T, the Rekids party, the Soma party, the Souvenir party with Tiefschwarz & Jay Haze, Secretsundaze and more.
Fri, 15 May 2009 / 2 CommentsLive in the UK? You're in luck: 3snapshots is offering a free 14-track, Tokyo-inspired mix CD/DVD from Matt Edwards up to the first 10,000 people who register.
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 / Post a commentRekids boss Matt Edwards takes a swipe at the network of illegal blogs offering his music for free.
