ASK any breakbeat fan to list the leaders of the scene and you are likely to hear the name FREQ NASTY .
The New Zealand-born DJ/ producer real name DARIN MCFAYDEN has become a pioneer of the genre with his bassline-heavy blend of breakbeat, hip-hop, drum'n'bass and garage.
Since leaving the BOTCHIT & SCARPER label in 2000 to join SKINT RECORDS , Freq Nasty has returned with his second album Bring Me The Head of Freq Nasty .
Like his debut album Freqs, Geeks & Mutilations , it defies class ication.
``Apparently, people have already found a name for genre- transcending music nu school breaks,'' McFayden said.
``I call it breakbeat, which I would describe as any kind of mid-tempo music that isn't four on the floor.
'' Citing his inspiration as ``people whose music has moved outside the perceived genre,'' McFayden initially explored his passion for music by playing in bands.
``I started playing drums at school, then guitar and bass and played in some shit bands and then discovered samplers.
``I learnt trying to recreate the rhythm tracks of hip-hop records I was listening to and because of that, started listening to the old funk and soul records where the beats were sampled from.
``The sampler was just an easy way to composite all my i luences into a fresher- sounding production.
'' He moved to the UK in 1991 and went on to produce classic cuts like Boomin Back Atcha and Revolution Inc .
His new album was created with only a clutch of samplers, a powerful laptop and lots of imagination.
``That's what I introduced to the album.
Thinking `Fit, I'm gonna make what I make'.
``You can't focus-group a record.
It's an easy trap to fall into where you know which genre you're in and who's playing what records.
``That's when a genre is dead.
'' Freq Nasty will headline NUTSHELL BREAKS at KING STREET HOTEL tomorrow from 9pm with KATO, AUXILARY, THE JACKAL, PRICECUTS, SKOOB, BOOGIE and TONE.
Tickets are $15 pre-sale from usual outlets or $20 on the door.
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