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CYANTIFIC - SEX EDUCATION
  The saying goes that two heads are better than one, and that saying is more than evident in today’s Drum and Bass community than ever before. High School friends turned DNB duo Cyantific are one of the many teams coming out on top as of late, using their diverse backgrounds and personal tastes to rock dance floors around the world.
As teenagers in South-West London, Matt was busy playing in a metal band at school while Jon was listening to pirate radio stations and hip-hop. After Jon played some of the music he had been working on at home, they began collaborating together on tunes. They assert that they’re differing backgrounds are part of what allows them to successfully work together, “Matt is not fanatical about DNB, and is quite removed from the scene, which I think definitely helps give a different angle to our stuff.” They explain. “Working together with someone else has the obvious benefit of having a second opinion. You have to trust that sometimes they're right,
And sometimes you're wrong. We haven’t had a punch up...Yet!”
Since 2002, thanks to a referral by none other then High Contrast, Cyantific have been representing Hospital Records and continually working on what any worthwhile musician strives for: A sound to call their own. “The only way to have longevity as a producer or to even get noticed in the first place is by doing something new and original. It takes a long time to find your sound as a producer, we’re not even sure we have one yet!”
Their debut album “Ghetto Blaster” was one more step towards reaching their goal, and featured Matrix and Logistics, respectively. The guys have even remixed for famed electronic music trio Aquasky and have taken away affirmative experiences from their various collaborations. “We would struggle to find negatives about anyone we've worked with. It's always been a good learning experience seeing how other people work, because it's never going to be the same as the way you do things.” They add, “We're definitely going to work with Matrix and Logistics again, since the outcome worked well. Plus Matrix has some great tips on property development… Logistics knows about hair and grooming.”
Despite their future plans as a team, both Matt and Jon continue to pursue their own musical endeavours on the side drawing from various influences. Jon explains that his solo DNB is a tad more stripped down and harder edged then the usual Cyantific sound. “One of the tracks on the mix 'Disconnected' illustrates that; Andy C was well into it too which is always a winner.” Jon also speaks of the possibility of collaborating with Logistics on some House tunes, while Matt is keeping busy with his solo projects making Techno and Electro.
The Cyantific mix accompanying this article is a follow up to “Journeys Through Inner Space”, a previous mix done for DOA about 18 months ago. “I felt like it was time to make another mix to illustrate where I'm at as a DJ. This is exactly what I'd play in a set live, bar the fact there's no MC's or rewinds” Jon goes on to explain that for him, it’s important to take his DJing as serious he does his production. “I find them equally rewarding and challenging; a good DJ is a musician in my book. I probably spend a similar amount of time on each in a week. I like to stay on top of it so I'm getting the most out of the records I've got.” It’s Jon’s dedication to DJing which has earned him a nomination as best breakthrough DJ for the first ever Xtra Bass awards this year. ”I like all sorts of stuff; if it works for me, it works. There's too much pigeon-holing, 'I can't play that because it's that name that someone made up'. Bollocks.”
Regardless of votes or contests, it’s clear that this team is in this for their own passion, and definitely for the long run. In the meantime, Matt and Jon continue to consistently draw influence from their differing backgrounds; experimenting to find the Cyantific sound they call their own!
Words by: Cara Giulioni
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02-22-2007 07:57 AM
