Breaking with the beat
By Manta Klangboonkrong
DAILY XPRESS
Published on January 9, 2009
On Thursday, clubbers and fans of electronic music will experience great vibes and a variety of grooves at Bangkok's latest theme party "Champion Sound". Kicking off the series at Bed are the Freestylers, a prolific breakbeat outfit from London.
The group, which formed in 1996 and has undergone several personnel changes, currently features Matt Cantor and Aston Harvey. Dubbed the Kings of Breakbeat, the duo embraces elements of hip-hop, funk, roots reggae, electro and soul. They've remixed tracks by Audioweb, Afrika Bambaataa and the Jungle Brothers and headlined festivals alongside the likes of The Prodigy and Fatboy Slim.
Last January, Cantor touched down at 808 and wowed the crowd with an eclectic set of dancehall, hip-hop, breakbeats and even reggae. This time around, thanks to the spacious venue, Cantor will be playing in the White Room while drum and bass diva DJ B Traits from Canada does her trippy thing in the Bar Room.
We caught up with Cantor before he left chilly London town.
What are you guys up to now?
We're currently working on our fifth album and hope to have it out for the summer. Hopefully there'll be a single before!
What will it be like?
Basically good tunes whatever the genre.
What kind of music you listen to?
I love all music.
I listen to a lot of hip-hop and old soul. I'm into the new Kanye album and believe it or not,
I'm a big Coldplay fan!
Who's your dream collaborator?
Marvin Gaye, if only he was still alive.
What will the show in Bangkok be like this time?
Like last time but with much more drinking!
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