The UK is full of hard grafting DJs and producers, but only a select handful ever make it to the same lofty heights as UK born Tim Green. Tim has seen his sound, style and aesthetics adorn some of the greatest imprints from around the globe, including Cocoon, dirtybird, RebelLion, Trapez, Get Physical and Caravan, through an always fresh and never repeated template that bridges the gap beteen the modern scene's disparate styles. On top of this, Tim also runs the highly-anticipated Bedlam parties and is also putting his energy into his recent Bedlam imprint. With a debut album on the horizon, aside from more Bedlam parties and constantly pushing the boundaries of fresh production, read on and see what the South East hailing DJ had to say for himself.
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Hi Tim thanks for joining us - how is 2013 treating you so far?Yeah its good thanks, really busy. Not much time off since New Years, lots of studio work and gigs. So I have thrown myself straight into 2013! I just got back from a few days in Reykjavik Iceland this morning, which was lovely to be back there again. Had a really great gig opening a good friends new club called Volta!
How's the running of the Bedlam empire going? What's the plan for the upcoming year, do you plan to expand even further? Yeah its going good also thanks. We have several ideas in the works and lots of things in the pipeline. Its looking really interesting right now. I will be starting the label 'Bedlam Recordings' soon as well. Which will feature new music from me, as well as close friends of mine who are up and coming producers I'm really into and want to showcase their music. We also will be taking Bedlam events to various places around the globe too. Throwing parties the way we want to do it and hopefully adding our flavour and touch to the events. We've just announced Martin Buttrich and Onno playing for us on the 29th of March, we've had Martin play for us at the very first Bedlam 4 years ago and he's the only headline act we've ever booked to play twice for us so I'm really looking forward to having him back!
It's been proven that you have quite the Midas touch when it comes to remixes... how do you approach the art of remixing as many people seem to get it wrong? First and foremost I only accept a very small amount of remix offers that I get. Simply because I only remix on the basis I feel I can do something really special with the original track. So its important to me to be selective in what I work on. Having a strong idea and direction, to make it different or better than the original. So if I'm really into the track and have a strong idea, I think that's is the best way to approach it.
You've also kept yourself busy on various different labels - is there a particular label that you're seeking to put music out on? Not really at the moment. Mainly because I'm focusing more on my Bedlam label, so I'm currently writing new music for this project. There are of course amazing labels out there right now that I would want to work with. But I'm not sure if my tracks would suit them. Or more to the point I simply don't have enough tracks finished right now. I take a long time to finish tracks, which sometimes is a good or bad thing. But I will definitely be still releasing music on other labels, when I get round to finishing more tracks!
You had a prolific rise to fame- but how much of a struggle was it to be noticed as a fresh faced DJ? You must have put a hell of a lot of hard work in... It was a lot of hard work yes, but mainly I was just determined to not give up and I am very passionate about writing music. Although I personally think its harder right now, with more hard work involved. There is a lot of new artists coming through all the time. People are always interested in new artists as they are fresh. But its harder to keep things fresh when you have already been around for a while. I really like this though, as it means you always have to work hard and challenge yourself, coming up with new ideas. Which is good because it keeps it interesting for me, not monotonous.
Your sound has gradually become a lot deeper over the last year - was that a conscious decision on your behalf? Yes the change is most definitely conscious. But I'm not just doing a "deeper" sound. I'm more interested in pushing myself musically into different sounds and emotions within my tracks. So going for a much more rich, dynamic, intelligent and musical direction. I have moved away from what I have done in the past simply because I got bored and was not as fulfilled by what I was writing. So its not that I'm just writing deeper tracks, its just I'm not going to stick to one sound. So expect anything from me with an open mind is all I can ask. I just want to write good music!
Talk to us some more about your debut album; ho did you approach it? Have you approached it solely with the dancefloor in mind or rather approaching with a more classic album format? It's not a dancefloor album at all. Its more a live band project with live instrumentation. With me singing and playing guitar also. Its still got a lot of electronic elements in there, simply because I am writing it on my own, part by part in my studio. But its more a blend of electronica, folk and pop. This is a completely different musical project that I have been working on for a long time now. Which will probably be under a different name also. Its me sitting down just writing music. With no pre confined boundaries like sticking to a certain genre, BPM, or having a 4/4 kick drum etc…. It will have elements of all my influences, Jazz, Rock, folk, classical, pop. But although I'm still in the final stages of finishing it, the plan is for it to be a classic album yes. I want it to be listened to as an album. This is getting lost more and more nowadays I feel. And I grew up with listening to music like this, all my favourite albums are like this.
Tell us about the special ingredient of this studio mix you delivered for us... The direction for this mix I had in mind was really a nod to Bedlam Records. A small taste of what to expect from the label. The mix showcases some forthcoming tracks for Bedlam Records, as well as some forthcoming promos from other artists. But mainly its a good representation of the tracks I'm playing right now.
'Pulse.112 - Tim Green' Tracklisting
1) Toy - Modern Heads - Elettronica Romana
2) Brainstorming - Gregorythyme - Raoul
3) Abou you - Canson - URSL
4) Endagered Species - No Regular Play - Wolf and Lamb
5) L.o.v.e. - Sammy W & Alex E - Sintope
6) Title #7 - Leon Vynehall - Well rounded housing project
7) H.O.U.S.E. (Arttu Instrumental) - Gerd - 4 Lux Black
8) Mr. Dee - D-Andy & T-Rony - cdr
9) Sometimes - Onno & Russo - Bedlam Records
10) Cofidence - Daniel Stefanik - Cocoon Recordings
11) Clunker (Avatism Remix) - Spitzer - Infinè
12) 616 - Tim Green - cdr
13) Timeline - Betoko, Climbers - My Favourite robot
14) See Sense - Yaya & Jun
Download Pulse.112 - Tim Green here.