Music Not Diving with Scuba

We've talked about distribution in underground music quite a lot on past episodes. Distributors have historically played a significant role in building labels and artists, but many of the prior guests on the show have a horror story about a distro going bust and taking their money with it. Kudos Records is an example of a modern distributor serving the underground the right way, and Ben Morris is a key member of staff there. That makes him a great person with whom to discuss the vinyl market over recent years, and the slow march of streaming. We dig deep into supply and demand shocks affecting wait times for vinyl projects, the significance (or not) of major label orders, and the importance of streaming revenue for even the smallest labels. And we also discuss the twitter account @b_nmrrs and it's uncanny knack for a pithy turn of phrase. This was a great conversation which gained insights which haven't been covered on the show before, and you're going to enjoy it. If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone is creative. They really are! As a society we fetishise creativity, as if it's a unique gift, but everyone is capable of using their imagination - and that's really what creativity is. I just came up with that last bit, but the general sentiment is a key topic of discussion in this week's episode. Sebastian Mulleart is a noted electronic musician and live performer who for the past few years has been embarked upon a distinctive improvisational project in collaboration with many other artists called Circle Of Live. We discuss all that, as well as his mentorship program, In Bloom, the nature of improvisational performance, and what motivates him We also discuss his history as a recording artist including with Son Kite, and his brushes with the psytrance scene. An awesome conversation you're going to enjoy as much as I enjoyed participating in it! Listen to Circle Of Live recordings. Get hold of the Hotflush 20 triple vinyl gatefold. If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collaboration is a blessing and a skill. In this cut from Episode 8 of the Not A Diving Podcast, Machinedrum shares some tips from his vast experience on how best to get the most out of working in the studio with other people. Listen to the full episode here (all platforms). If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Very few techno records cross over. A ridiculously small number given the mountain of cookie cutter nonsense that gets spewed out in to the ether every week. But every now and then you get one that catches the imagination of a wider audience. 'We Do What We Want' by this week's guest was probably 2016's biggest festival tune, and Alan Fitzpatrick has been hiding from it ever since. Or at least that's the impression he gives on this week's episode - I hadn't really given what must be the quite-considerable-associated-baggage much thought, but when there's a track that big next to your name it definitely changes people's perception of you. So we discuss all that this week, as well as the DJ circuit and the pros and cons of hitting it as hard as possible, and his extremely-good lockdown album, Machine Therapy. We also discuss the state of contemporary techno, the legacy of Drumcode, and Alan's formative years on the south coast of England. Alan Fitzpatrick is one of the good guys of the techno scene, and it was awesome to have him on the show. If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music and politics don't really mix do they? Stick to music!Obviously we don't think that. Music SHOULD be political. One of the reasons that music is less culturally important than it used to be MUST be the fact that it isn't political ENOUGH!Tijana T is from Belgrade, and everything in Belgrade is political. Everything in Serbia is. Everything in the Balkans is.So we talk a lot about politics on this week's show. We also talk about music, and how the two things interact. Other things are discussed too, but the politics is the important stuff.This was a highly enjoyable episode, it's the kind of conversation that I really enjoy. But you know that by now.Join us in London this week for HF20 at Venue MOT!If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DJs get better with age... don't they? Are DJs artists? And is DJing even an art form anyway? In this cut from Episode 37 of the Not A Diving Podcast, Patrice Bäumel breaks down these issues in his unique style. Listen to the full episode here (all platforms). If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's show is follows on from last week, where we left off in 2010 at a cliff hanger where the underground music scene was about to change significantly. We follow the narrative up to the present day, discussing the development of Hotflush Recordings, my own journey from imposter syndrome to bad attitude, and end up by identifying five important things to get right if you want to make a career in music. There's a lot of self-examination, a few things discussed in detail, and a few things that get glossed over. But we make it through in the end. Back to the regular format next week with a guest. If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you know, we're in the midst of celebrating 20 years of Hotflush Recordings. I've done a few interviews to co-incide with that recently, but I am very rarely satisfied with how an interview turns out in print. Luckily I do a weekly podcast and am taking the opportunity to interview myself (kind of) over a two part podcast, the first half of which is this week's episode. I talk about the motivations for starting a label twenty years ago, the problem with A&Ring your own material, the key developments in the period up to 2010, and the invaluable help and guidance from a man called Chris Parkinson. This episode refers to Episodes 10 (Appleblim), 27 (Chris Goss), 28 (Joe Nice), 54 (Distance). If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pandemic caused havoc across the music industry, but are we making a mistake in laying the blame for the epidemic of show cancellations in particular at the door of COVID-19? In this cut from Episode 41 of the Not A Diving Podcast, Elijah details his analysis of the problems in the live space and why digging deeper always makes sense. Listen to the full episode here (all platforms). If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Untitled Group is Australia's largest independent music & events company, running a list of key festivals including Beyond The Valley and Pitch, and selling over 400k tickets per year in the process. Our guest this week, Fil Palermo, is a co-founder and director of Untitled, which he and his partners built from teenagers running DIY club nights into a world class promoter of large festivals booking some of the worlds biggest acts.Australia is a distinctive corner of the global music industry, and Fil guides us through the details and distinguishing features of the local market. We also discuss the mechanics of running a festival, the learning curve required to get up to speed from a knowledge base of not-that-much, diversity and variety on festival lineups, and a whole lot of other stuff as well. Untitled is a great example of an organisation showing it's possible to be serious about music, show real attention to detail in large events, and build something great without the need for corporate backing. This was a great conversation and an episode you're going to enjoy!A quick heads up that the second in the HF20 Scuba mix series will out this Friday. It's called 'Post Whatstep?' and unsurprisingly features a lot of Post-Dubstep. Tunes from Mount Kimbie, Untold, and George FitzGerald, amongst many others. It also features my single 'In Yr Dreams' which is OUT NOW. And a recent collab I knocked up with Nikki Nair called Expression which is out as a single on Friday too. If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! We'd be honoured and extremely grateful for your contribution to developing the show. Plus there's a private area......in the Hotflush Discord ServerListen to all the music discussed on the show via the Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlistFor more links and other info visit the official Scuba websiteFollow Scuba: twitter instagram bandcamp spotify apple music beatport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.