Skeptical, real name Ashley Tindall is a 26 year old DJ and producer from Hertfordshire near London. Skeptical has played many gigs across the country in London, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and is also spreading his sound across the world. With so much passion for Drum and Bass, Skeptical got on the production tip to take his musical pleasures to different heights. His tracks have landed in record bags of top DJ's such as dBridge, Alix Perez, Loxy, Doc Scott. He's also had signings from some of most respected labels in the scene such as Exit Records, Commercial Suicide, 31 Records, Dispatch, Ingredients, Inneractive Music, X-tinction Agenda, Broken Audio and has also been snapped up by Gram Agency for bookings too. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for this guy the future is shaping up to be a good one!
Following his back to back set with Dub Phizix at our second birthday party in February we thought we would have a word with Skeptical.


Example: What inspires your productions?

Skeptical : Music, films, Life in general. I find going out to clubs and hearing the music loud gives me good motivation to get in the studio and write something on that vibe you were

feeling.

Example: What have you got in store for the future in terms of releases and collabs?

Skeptical: I have various bits coming, I’m working closely with exit, dispatch, commercial suicide, 31 Records, inneractive music, and an E.P to watch for on ingredients.

I’m also working on a few projects with Dub Phizix at the moment, our style is quite similar and we get on well which is wicked. Ant at Dispatch has also signed up Silo/The Enemy which I think is due out in May. I’m also working closely with MC Fokus this year, we’ve got a tune out on dispatch Transit One Lp called Structure that has done well its now coming on a limited 10” vinyl with on of Ant’s tracks on the flip. We have various other bits in the pipeline too including a Structure VIP so keep an ear out. Future collabs also to come from DBR UK and pessimist.

Example: Is there anything in particular you use to make music with? And do you think it matters whether you use Logic, Reason, Cubase or any other DAW on the market?

Skeptical: It’s not the tools you have it’s the person that uses it. You need to uses your ears. Try not to get wrapped up on how things are done because you’ll lose the creative flow and to be honest there’s no set method. I started out on reason which was a good learning curve but wasn’t for me so switched to Cubase and never turned back. Main advice is not to over complicate everything. If it sounds good it is and use good sounds!



Example: What are your thoughts on the whole Digital/ Vinyl debate? Can you see vinyl lasting another 10 years?

Skeptical: Yeah vinyl will still be here I think. I’m a vinyl collector myself so I hope so!
I like what some of the label are doing to keep it going. Exit’s Mosaic, Break’s and calibre’s albums are all on sale as a package, when you buy the vinyl you get the cd too. I think this is a great idea even if you don’t have a vinyl deck to play it on because of the whole collectors thing.
As for the debate on what should be played in clubs it really doesn’t matter to me. In my own sets I like to use both formats. Vinyl always sounds best though.

Example: What do you listen to when your not listening to Drum and Bass?

Skeptical: Lots of stuff from Dub to hip hop to down tempo. One album that I've pulled back out the bag recently is fugees The Score. I loved that album when it first came out.

Example: X Factor or X Box Live?

 

Skeptical: X factor, I hate wasting my time on video games. Plus I don’t have an X- Box to play them on.

Example: Anybody you would like to shout out too?

Skeptical: Everyone that supports and buys my music, And Ex:ample Mag for getting me down to play at the 2nd birthday. Great night!

Big ups Skeptical.

To listen to Skeptical's releases check out these links:

http://www.soundcloud.co.uk/skeptical

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Skeptical+%282%29

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skeptical/111463815588151?v=info

Booking Agent:www.gramagency.co.uk

TWITTER : http://twitter.com/#!/skepticaluk


ALSO CHECK OUT THE EXCLUSIVE SKEPTICAL MIX FOR EXAMPLE :

Forthcoming gigs.

25th March - Gram vs K Mag @ Cafe 1001, London

31st March Bristol

1st April - Prague, Czech Republic

8th April - Intent 2 Supply @ Rhythm Factory, London

23rd April - Renegade Hardware @ Area, London

29th April - Momentum @ The Wire, Leeds

30th April - Broken Audio @ The Hat Factory, Luton

7th May - Organic @ Gramophone, London

24th June - Abstractions @ Basement 45 , Bristol

25th June – Renegade Hardware @ Area, London

30th July – Furr Festival, Newnham, Hertfordshire

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4th September - Outlook Festival, Croatia