Our resident blogger KidChameleon caught up with one of the newest members of the Wicky Lindows & 720 Bass family. Up and coming russian filth magnet Tim Ismag. Part of a wealth of new talent to emerge from the east. If you like Tim’s work don’t forget to check out Wicky Lindows newest signing: Place 2b & 2sides with their awesome Rage EP
1. Hi Tim, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. For those that don’t know you can you tell us a bit about yourself as a DJ / Producer?
Hi ! Thanks for this opportunity ! Greetings dear readers ! Just a few words about myself. My music career started at 2005. I have jammed in different bands, playing drums, after a while I was invited to work in local Jazz Band . Everything was nice except one thing. We could not record drums qualitatively . On this evidence i decided to try to make some loops on my PC. Studying music theory, i noticed that making loops is not enough for me. The first track was recorded along with this understanding . Stylistically it sounded like brrrrr and zzzzz but it pushed me to search for new musical genres. That’s how I met Techno, IDM, Industrial and so on . I practiced making music till 2009. My first release came out that year; it did not have much support, but everything changed when I tried to make some dubstep. Jakes have asked to play one of the first tracks, then i got support from Nicon, Reid Speed and many others. And here i am on Wicky Lindows !
2. Your new and first release on Wicky Lindows is something of a monster. What process do you use when writing, Do you start with a beat and go from there?
I make beats and patterns every day, but when i start a track, i use only my imagination. So it can start with any kind of sound.
3. What is your favorite bit of studio equipment/software at the moment?
I install FL Studio and Massive on my PC while ago and i am still happy with it.
4. What’s the dubstep scene like in Russia at the moment?
It likes everything begins with dubstep but not seems it will grow up everywhere, cos Russia is huge. We have big party’s mostly in capital, however our country is full of talented producers such as Ibenji, Saint Rider, DaVIP.
5.Who are your top 5 producers at the moment
There are so many of them ! in these latter days i am listening :
Excision
Skrillex
Eddie K
Nero
Koan Sound
except for those Russians whom I mentioned
6. Top 10 tunes of 2011?
Excision & Messinian – X Rated
Skrillex – Right Here
Kano – Spaceship (Trolley Snatcha Remix)
Ed Sheeran – The A Team (Koan Sound Remix)
Nero – New Life
7. Can you tell us a bit about the mix you have put together for us?
I put my new stuff on it including tunes from Shock out EP that released on Wicky Lindows and forthcoming tracks on Play Me . Also i have several bangers from Playma, Torqux, DaVIP, Zanetic and Addergebroed. Mix sounds different cos diversity is my credo, so i am sure many people will found something interesting there for themselfs !
http://timismag.promodj.ru/promos/2727940/Badadabass_Vol_2_Mixed_By_Tim_Ismag.html
Track List :
01 Zanetic – Destiny [Forthcoming Hypnosis Recordings]
02 Tim Ismag – X Men [Dub]
03 Tim Ismag – Go Go ! [Wicky Lindows]
04 Tim Ismag – The Rock [Forthcoming Play Me]
05 Obscenity & 1point5 – Hexanite (Tim Ismag Remix) [Forthcoming Betamorph]
06 Emeli Sande – Heaven (PYRAMID Re-Fix) [FREE]
07 Playma – We Can Live Forever (feat. MC Kyla) [Forthcoming Audioporn]
08 Zanetic – Space Gas [Forthcoming Hypnosis Recordings]
09 Tim Ismag&Ibenji – Choose Your Destiny [Wicky Lindows]
10 Addergebroed – Zodiac [Forthcoming Tsunami Audio]
11 Tim Ismag – Mr.Big [Forthcoming Play Me]
12 Zomboy – Organ Donor [Never Say Die]
13 Zanetic – Get Up [Forthcoming Hypnosis Recordings]
14 DKS – Illusion (Tim Ismag Remix)
15 Vent – Knock You Down Ft. Belle Humbl
16 Tim Ismag&Perfecta – The Matrix [FREE]
17 Torqux&Twist – H.E.L.L. [U&A Recordings]
18 Tim Ismag – Shock Out [Wicky Lindows]
19 Tim Ismag Ft. Astronaut – Feel Me (Vocal Version) [Forthcoming Screwloose]
20 Davip – Crash! [Forthcoming Hardcore Beats]
Keep it Wicky!
