Hybrid Minds are an exciting new production outfit to hit the industry in recent years, bringing with them their distinct style of liquid Drum and Bass. Consisting of producers Sensa and Haste, also representing the heavier side of Drum and Bass with Fatman D’s Biological Beats, and with radio play on BBC Radio 1xtra and from DJ Hype on his legendary KISS FM show, things are looking promising for Hybrid Minds. We caught up with Sensa and Haste to find out a little bit more.

Example: For those people who don’t know about you, how would you describe the sound of Hybrid Minds?

Haste: We don't feel that we have one specific sound. We are experimenting in all areas at the moment and would like to cover a wide range of Drum and Bass.

Sensa: We tend to make music from what inspires us most which can change from day to day. If we had to describe our sound at the moment though, I would say soulful, relaxing, modern and possibly electro.

Example: Producers in your own right, how would you describe your creative relationship? What's it like working with each other?

Haste: I think that we gel really well as we have worked with each other in other projects for a few years now and can be honest with each other which we both think is a vital part of making tracks together.

Sensa: We tend to start ideas and send them to each other. If the other person is feeling the track then we will send it back and forth adding bits and sculpting the track into the final product. We tend to use each other’s strong points to gain the best results and it seems to be working so far.

Example: Having previously produced jump up Drum and Bass, how did the move into liquid come about?

Sensa: Both of us have been jump up DJs for a fair amount of time, I had been actively involved in jump up production for many years now and needed a change, both of us have always had a love for the more musical side of things.

Haste: I have never made a jump up tune before. Production wise, I have only been interested in making the more musical side of Drum and Bass. We still support jump up but find that it serves more of a purpose on the dance floor as opposed to something that can just be appreciated for being nice music.

Do you think you'll move into other aspects of the DnB genre?

Sensa: We are hoping that we will do this as we don’t like the thought of being pigeon holed into one sub genre, that would get very tedious.

Haste: When we make a tune, we don’t think about the genre we are making, just aim to make Drum and Bass as a whole that we are happy with and most importantly enjoy creating, which at the moment usually comes out as liquid.

 

Example: What are you hoping to achieve as Hybrid Minds? What are your intentions?

Haste: I think one of our intentions is to progress as producers and keep making music that we are proud to put out there.

Sensa: Our aim at the minute is to please ourselves and others, if bigger events follow then that would be great but for now we are happy to just keep ourselves happy. We have been overwhelmed of the support and interest we’ve had so far, some of the artists and labels that have inspired us to go down this route anyway such as Netsky and Fokuz Recordings showing an interest in us is very surreal.

Example: Where can people hear your tracks? Are you DJing as a duo yet or just producing at the moment?

Sensa: We are starting to do sets as duo as we find it a lot more fun and buzz off it a lot as a double act, it’s all very fresh and exciting compared to what we are normally used to.

Haste: We can really feel the vibes from a set. It is also nice the way we get the chance to stand back from the decks whilst Sensa plays his tracks, getting time to sit back appreciate the crowd and get more involved with them.

Sensa: You can hear our music on soundcloud at http://soundcloud.com/hybridminds

Example: Are you still very much active as solo artists? What are you doing at the moment individually?

Haste: My main object is very much focused on Hybrid Minds.

Sensa: If one of us makes a track and the other does not have the time to work on it, it will be going under our Hybrid Minds name as that is what we intend to push forward and evolve.

Example:What's your set up like? What do you use?

Haste: We are both running near enough the same setup which consists of an iMac, Logic pro, KRK studio monitors and mainly albino 3 as our synth.

Sensa: We’ve also been known to record our own samples, from using house keys to carling cans and tins of soup or beans. You’d be surprised how much difference it makes using soup instead of beans…

Example:How do you aim to keep your productions fresh and original?

Haste: To keep things fresh you always need to be finding new sounds, new samples, new inspirations and improving your talent.

Sensa: We are currently working with a range of vocalists as well which will hopefully bring a different feel to our tracks, such as Grimm who has added a nice touch to some of our tunes. We plan to make a wide range of DnB to keep it all fresh and original.

Example:Any plans for this year?

Haste: The plan this year is to keep doing what we do, evolve as artists and get the brand out there.

Sensa: We have only just popped onto this scene and don't plan on going anywhere.

Example: Anything else you'd like to mention?

Haste: As well as our productions we are working on a side project to run alongside motion sensor records called e-motion. This is our label to cater for the more deep and soulful side of drum & bass.

Sensa: We will be kicking off with a 20 track album which you can check out here
It features a range of new producers that we think are making really good music and look at it as a strong way to kick things off. You will be able to grab this from the 13th of June.

Haste: To check out our tunes and upcoming events make sure you give us a follow on our Facebook page
 



http://twitter.com/hybridmindsdnb

http://soundcloud.com/hybridminds

com/e-motiondnb
It features a range of new producers that we think are making really good music and look at it as a strong way to kick things off. You will be able to grab this from the 13th of June.

Haste: To check out our tunes and upcoming events make sure you give us a follow on our Facebook page