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Pár dní před dalším dílem Bass Trap Live (4. 12. 2009 v Crossu) začal tenhle minirozhovor. Estonského mastera hluboký subbasy si k narozkám vybral Abu, takže si s ním na seznámení po mailu rozdal lehkou písmenkovou bitvu. Njoy.

I would like to know where do you originally come from and where do you live right now. Tell us something about your country… Do you prefer overcrowded cities, silent hamlet in the woods or…?

I was born and raised in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. I still live here, quite in the centre of it, so I have been living the true city life since I was a kid. I do enjoy going in the nature though but not so much staying in a small village for over a week. I need constant movement.

I enjoy walking in the city streets when they are completely empty and you can almost feel you’re being in a dream. Once or twice a year I get to to that, on some holidays when most of the citizens drive off to the countryside.

Estonia has been a very interesting place to grow up because the country regained its independence in 1991, the time I was 6 years old, so basically I have witnessed the growth of it from the start so to say.

Nice one, so you are a typical „urban kid“? Sorry for the „kid“ but I’m little bit envious of you as you’re like 6 years younger than me… :-) I love the atmosphere of empty streets especially during winter nights when even most busy places like squares, bridges, riversides, etc. are abandoned. I hope we can manage it and you gonna like this in Prague during your December visit! Are these moments inspiring for your music or by contrast just like „brain-reseting“?

I believe them to be inspiring, yes, as I’m very much into haunting atmospheres etc. then I think it comes through my music aswell. I even remember it being somewhere in a review by boomkat or something.

And similar question concerning your dj / producer name. Does it give a sense, a word or…? If something is low it could also mean deep sometimes… :-)

Yeah you’re right about that, as my music is not so much filled with easy emotions, you sometimes need to get into a mood to actually understand the vibe, so basically I mean meditation. Though I try to keep it more rhythmic, more techno, otherwise I might be the only one listening. I make deeper dancefloor music.

„Only one listening“ sounds blankly. Have you experienced such a thing in near past? Do you have any side ideas or a project that won’t care about you’ve mentioned? I mean if you plan to make and possibly release deeper music simply without a tag „dancefloor“?

I think I confused you there hehe, when making tracks I don’t think of dancefloor, I only do what I feel at that moment. I have had many projects in the past, making techno, dub-techno and drum and bass. I think none of it was made for dancefloor from the start.

No, I don’t think so…I mean because of your love of soundscapes and atmospheres I’m curious if you wasn’t interested in making ambient or any kind of listening stuff not based on beats. :-)

Ahh, now I got it :-) well I have given it a thought but in the end I feel I will make this kind of stuff for an album if I should ever make one. But actually I have made non-beat soundscapes which I’ve used during my sets.

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Golem praská ve švech, rozvibrované beaty rozbíjejí skleničky na baru, tucty rukou vzdávají hold svojí dávno objevené superstar – dubstepovému producentovi, který si říká Reso. I tak to mohlo dopadnout, kdyby český fanoušek zvedl zadek ze sedačky a navštívil v pátek zlínský Rewind, v pořadí již devátý.

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Těsně před chorvatským festivalem Outlook – Exodus to Croatia a v dostatečném předstihu před dalším dílem Bass Trap Live (24. 10. v Crossu) přinášíme rozhovor s Jackem Sparrowem, který má v obou akcích prsty. Ptal se Abu.

I would like to know where do you come from originally  and the same question concerning your dj / producer name. I don‘t think you come from Caribic really… :-)

Ha Ha Ha, I am form Leeds uk and have lived here a long time, I grew up up in northern Cyprus, lived in England around 20 years. I was producing under a different name and one day I made a tune that sounded pirate like, a fellow DJ said I should have another alias „Jack Sparrow“. It was all jokes to begin with but it makes sense now!

Hah… Quite funny… I like the movie, especially the Sparrow character. What was the song that sounds pirate like? And how long do you produce music?

The first tunes I did were called „Hold“ and „Parrot Soup“, all the tracks had a pirate theme. It was all a bit of fun really. Dubstep was the first thing that I produced properly, I was making hip hop before that.

When did you come to dubstep music - any kind of something that we call an “initiatory act”? For me it was MarkOne & Nika D playing in Crossclub on a biiig sound (yes, this is the place you gonna play on October 24th :) for example.

The first gig I went to was Exodus in Leeds which was about 200 people. Now we got more 1200 every month, it has grown loads here and the most popular night is Exodus vs DMZ. I wanna say I‘m real excited about coming and playing over there, it will be a highlight for me for 2009!

Really? But do not look forward too much… it‘s just a small basement with very low roof and very low bass :-) Do you like touring and do you tour a lot with dubstep tunes? When Mala was here this January he told a friend that he spent so much time touring that he became quite scared about how fast dubstep grew up and how big the scene already is worldwide! Funny, isn’t it… or?

Mala has always amazed me with his tracks, he has it perfect with his sound and he never comprimises on sound to fit how the scene is changing. Touring is hard because you‘re in a little bubble doing your thing with no time to see what is going on elsewhere musically. Best thing to do is stay true to your sound.

What was the year when you were on your first Exodus and who stands behind this gig (maybe - who takes care in the past/present)?

I first played Exodus back in 2007, a year after I met Simon Scott. He has really done something massive with dubstep so far and this has got to be the best thing so far. We have been friends for a while now and we have watched it grow and we are still excited about dubstep.

Tell me more about exodus festival! Former name was Outlook, am I right?

In 2008 we held Outlook festival in Croatia. it was a small affair, only about 1000 people, but the response was massive and it was a crazy 3 days. We all flew out together. All the artists and then had fun in the sun. This year is going to be huge though. I can’t wait, biggest line up ever and different site in Croatia… Massive. Simon managed to get all the artists by booking them upfront, and some of the artists requested to play, because it was so good last year.

I like your kind of sound - I feel it like massive atmospere but in a minimal way. The problem is that you do not release stuff at all, do you? Just a track here and there, some free tunes, some remixes… On the other way I‘ve heard you are about to release an LP - can you say more about that?

I don‘t release a lot of tunes because I‘m very selective about what is put out, I don‘t really give tunes out to other DJ’s either, only Pinch and Headhunter, this is because my sets are like one big tune and not lots of seperate ones in a way. The LP is going to be real mixed vibes. I‘m doing the LP for Pinch, so it‘s deep and atmospheric with some bangers on there.

Looking forward to hear new tracks - sounds even better to me that it’s for Pinch! ;) What is an exact banger for you? E.g. Shallow remix - a banger or not? I mean not only hard sound is the way how to be brutal…

A banger for me is not jump up or fast tempo or synth lines, it‘s quality production and atmosphere, textures etc.

Hey, what an approach… Concerning your sets - what do you usually include? A lot of your production? Is that why you do not put tracks out so you can stay original with your own sound on top? Pinch and Headhunter nice pick, they are my favourite producers - and what about DJing? I’ve heard Headhunter in Bratislava, Slovakia. Sound went like one level higher as he started to play… :-) And what about Pinch? And others? Who are you favourite djs / producers?

I would have to say that I keep my tunes on lockdown for a long time because I want people to book me to hear the full set, not just bits and pieces. Pinch is one of my fave DJ’s as well as Headhunter too, both capture exactly what I love about dubstep.

I rarely listen to dubstep these days as I think I found the sound I want and don‘t want to be misled by other artists or impose on their sound, I‘ve kept it dark and moody a lot like Photek has done, he is also my idol.

What are your dubstep roots? Both musical and nonmusical, eg. philosophy?

My musical background is massive from metal through to jungle. I just love a certain sound, it doesn’t matter what genre. I have a massive love for nature programs and wildlife and animals. I spend most of my time in studio and when I‘m not doing that I‘m touring and getting the live show off the ground, plus helping run festivals and events worldwide.

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