S.U.B. Podcast #26 DubWalkers (Serbia)

SUB: Dub Walkers please introduce yourself. Who is behind this music project, and how did it start?

DW: Hello ! We are two mates from same neighbourhood in Belgrade, Vlado (kicbea) and Nemanja (shonze) who developed the similar taste for certain kind of music genres that are heavily impacted by elements of dub/roots culture. The project started spontaneously with the idea of recording a dub techno mix, just for the taste of it, as a break from the standard dnb mixing we did for Don’t look Back show on nofm.rs internet radio since 2011. As a part of nofm.rs collective, alongside neighbour/colleague Manovski, we started a dubtechno/techno club night called ‘dubine’. So we ended up with creating an alias ‘DubWalkers’ as an output to everything that has its musical base in original dub sound.


SUB: Both Of you are into drum and bass / jungle sounds, why the sudden change?

DW: The engagement in dnb/ jungle is somehow official with the weekly shows on nofm.rs and jungletrain.net and record label we recently started. So we don’t see it as a change, more like the need to be more active and involved in different kind of music we are also interested in.


SUB: Future plans with this project?

DW: In the near future we’ll be focused on organizing ‘dubine’ club night and playing on them, as well as occasionally recording mixes. We are working on our own production and having thoughts on releasing it later on a sub-label, but that’s more like a loose plan ..


Sub: You are also co-founders of the independent label Reminiscence Audio, how did you started the whole thing, and how is it going by now?

DW: The label was created in 2011 by the two of us and Ivan Gogoski (Breaksta). The idea behind Reminiscance Audio is to spread a certain atmospheric approach to the production by connecting the work of specific artists into properly arranged set of releases. Upcoming music is by artists at the forefront of current atmospheric jungle scene. Highly respected producers including Terminus, Fushara, Dave Hoax and Jason oS/Daat all have forthcoming tracks on Reminiscence Audio. A retro series is also planned with music by 2D33P (Legendary DJ Trace and ground breaking producer Voyager aka Pete Parsons), Scape, Kid Lib, Tim Reaper and Dwarde amongst more globally recognised architects and pioneers of sound. Watch out for Terminus – Perspectives EP & Fushara – Alpine Descent EP

SUB: Is it tough to run an independent label?

DW: RUFF AND TUFF, MON ! :D :D :D Joke aside, the great deal of work is done through e-mails and other sorts of virtual communication, as well as online scheduling releases so basicly it’s mostly sitting in front of a laptop.


SUB: Do you have your own production ongoing?

DW: Not on regular basis and without any strict plans. At the moment it’s more like playing with the sound and experimenting the depth of it.


SUB: Is all the trouble worth it? Why do you love DNB?

DW: On a personal level it is, because it’s more than satisfying when you are able to do the stuff you love . We connect with people globaly through dnb as a music medium. And we are all bound by the powerfull sounds of cutting breaks and deep bass. 

By Skopje Urban Beats June 2013.