‘IT'S GREAT FOR US TO WIN THE TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME'
Nice 2 C you, 2 C you nice
David Pollock talks to the DMC World Champions, French DJ squad C2C, as they bring their turntable road show to Scotland.
or an}one not entirel} tuned in to \\ ho (m ll\ tlte
hottest hands in turntahlism these days. _\our
immediate education should \lttt'l and finish \\ith the tour-man. the-deck l’rench legion called (‘3('. .-\t last _\ear\ I).\l(‘ \Vorld ('hampionxhip. the collecti\e non tlte team anard. their third title running. heating the pre\iou\ douhle set h} Q-Bert and his Rock Stead} ('i'en in the Wis.
in truth. it's heen a stead} ll]3\\;ll'tl\ curxc l‘oi' ('2(‘. ha\ing lormcd in their home cit) ol‘ Nantes in I‘Nh’ and ahead} collected one l).\l(' l‘rench (‘up. l\\o l).\l(' l’rance runners—up placing\ and linall}. the l).\l(‘ I5rance (‘hainpionship in 2003. U] Pick the last to join the team. has t\\o I).\l(‘ l’rance Solo (‘hampion titles and an ill" l-‘rance ('hampionship \\ in.
‘lt‘s a great achie\ement l‘or as to \\ilt the title for the third time.' say I’l'el himsell'. to paraphrase his c\citah|e. hroken linglish emailing sole. 'lt's cool to l‘i\ a nen team record like I).l ('ra/e in the \ttltt competition. \Ve‘re part ol the ltisltit'} non? I think the judges liked the tact that our st}|e is both musical and entertaining. \Ve certainl} had a i'eall} good l'eeling \\ ith the croxx d \\ hen \xe pei'l'oi'med our set and I think the judges lcll llti\ as \\ e||.'
.-\lthough each ol the l‘our psetitloinmoux inemhers ol ('3(' .-\tom. (ireem. JUSH and Mel “etc at
high \chool together. their induction into the nap ol‘
turntahlism came at dil‘l'ei'ent times. ltlSH \xas the first to start in l‘NS. hel‘ore .-\tom and (ireem joined him in 07 and the (‘2(‘ project began. Late starter l’l'el onl_\ took to the decks in ltltlll. joining the others in
Ztltll and making tip for it since \xith that haul ol‘
trophies. He‘s also quick to point out that the runners-
tip team in the I).\1(' ('hampionship uere the l’resh Dope (ten. also l‘rom Nantes. inspiring the proud but ti'titltlul boast that Nantes has produced the linest l).l teams in the \\or|d at this time.
As l‘or‘ that spectacular sounding l‘i\e»deck arrangement. He! explains that ('2(' \xork as much like a real hand as an artilicial unit. 'liach [)J has his on n instrument.’ he \tt}\. ‘()ne doing the bass. another on tll‘tlllts. one l‘oi' the guitar. and the lttsl one scratching some lead \(tL‘itl. ()I' course. it takes time to create and [k‘l'ltll'lll our \l]()\\ \ propcrl). and it's quite a hem-V set up nith the turntables. lour mi\er\ and an .\ll’(‘ on stage. But it's mirth it.‘
(Hi the group's \x'ide-ranging inl'luences. he goes oit to sit}: 'lt‘N quite eclectic. We 11') to he its original as ptissihlc. l‘or e\amp|e this )L‘itl‘ we wanted some Latin and black rh}thm so \te lound some hoxsa hour and hlues grooves. We‘re reall) inliluenced h} black music t‘rom the 5()\ until mm: lunk. \Utll. ja//. We also ha\e some rock and electro inl’luences. But there‘s a real hip hop base to it all. it's the essence of our "part} set”. It's jll\l a case ol' diggiif through records to lind the right sound. the right samplef
\Vith iiit‘ltiential elitissttl'ie\ like DJ Premier. I)J \adim. DJ Shadow. Madlih and the Scratch l’ei'\ei't\ amongst their list ol‘ inspirations. \\ ho nould het against the record-breaking ('2(' gaining similarl} \tide recognition in the near t'uture'.’ See them non. and prepare to be ama/ed.
C2C put in an early set at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh and Funkin GoNuts at the Carnival Arts Centre, Glasgow, both Sat 25 Feb.
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THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
* ? Ollie Teeba ditches Herbaliser partner .Jake Wherry for some solo scratchiness. The Arches. Glasgow, Fri 1/ Feb.
* OuhHaus Creme de Menthe joins Dirty Marc (DeathkillJtXJOl lOr some dirty, liltlty techno. EBM and industrial. The Sound/rails. Glasgow, Fri 77 Feb.
>i< Divine! Guests are a bit like buses at DiVine. You wait for ages then two come along in succession. This month we've got Chris 'Beans' Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) and DaVId Holmes. Glasgow School of Art. Glasgow. Sat 78 Feb <3 Sat 25 Feb.
>l< Heads Down, Thumbs Up These intimate parties have been amassn'ig a loyal lollowrng and they celebrate their first birthday at a bigger venue. The Universal. Glasgow. Sat 78 Feb.
* Xpllcit Crossover drum (‘5 bass masters Pendulum (pictured) are the guests. The Venue, Edinburgh. Sat 78 Feb. >i< Recloose One of the hottest emerging talents wrth a live set of genre expanding sounds. Cabaret Voltaire. Edinburgh, Thu 23 Feb.
>l< Festival Mira (Ladytron) returns to Glasgow for a mixed- up. bugged—out, electro based DJ set. ABCl, Glasgow, Fri 24 Feb.
=l< Obscene Big fourth birthday wrth the ripped-up eccentric take on D88 from special guest John B (Metalheadzi. The Venue, Edinburgh, Fri 24 Feb.
>i< UFreak Live set from the UK's very own baron of techno. Dave Clarke. The Venue. Edinburgh, Sat 25 Feb.
* Glenfiddich Independent Mix Back with a bang as Gilles Peterson. Joe Acherson Quartet and Live sciences join the regular crew. Cabaret Voltaire. Edinburgh, Thu 2 Mar.
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