Easssy. Time to numb it down a little. We’ve gone all out in our mission to bring essential new blood to the table, and we are more than excited about this one. Eisandnose Exclusives is proud to present up and coming garage and house based producer Admin, Adam Wickens of Winchester residence. 18 years of age, a DJ of 5 years and a producer of 2. Adam played trumpet and guitar from an early age, but after seeing Fatboy Slim tear a hole in Brighton Beach he was hooked. In true sample style Adam takes his influences from everywhere else. Describing his works as ‘garage-y vibes’ and suggesting that we just listen. Each track is passionate and emotionally driven, yet completely and utterly diverse, making one hell of a portfolio. Pads, percussion, vocals, samples, gold, crystal, sunshine and snow are weaved together to create textures that sink and bubble on punchy basslines and piercing kicks. He’s already gained support from big named artists including Dark Sky and DJ Cable. We managed to nab the boy for an essential 30 minute mixtape and cheekeh interview, where he goes all out to drench us in perspective, soul and subbed up basslines. We got wet just thinking about it. Be sure to keep Admin locked for months to come. Tracklisting after the jump.
Who’s Admin, where are you from and what do you get up to on a regular basis?
Yo! Im Adam Wickens from Winchester. I make music and DJ regularly.
What inspired you to start making music?
Listening to other music I guess. Ive DJ’d for a while now and thought it was time to start making tunes too and try and get my name about the place. The two are kind of hand in hand so it made sense.
How would you describe your sound, and is there anything in particular that you try to achieve when you write a track?
I’m not sure really, I take influences from anywhere so its always a mix of sounds. I like to put a bit of variation and emotion in a track. I think this is important for grabbing a listeners attention and getting them to come back and listen to more. When I play live I like to make it as varied as possible, so expect to hear a good mix of everything.
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What’s your thoughts on ‘bass music’ today, and do you have any ideas as to which direction music might sound in the future?
There’s a lot of great music about at the moment, top notch DJ’s and labels. Some really inspiring stuff. Although I think people who try to make a straight up name for themselves are going about things the wrong way. Music today is all about community. A group of listeners, DJ’s and producers who all share the same thoughts and passion for certain types of music. Its good to see a load of house and garage influenced music about too, and a lot of young and upcoming producers are slowly getting recognised they way they should be, so the future looks bright.
What do you look for within other electronic producers music?
It’s all about hearing things I’ve never heard before. Any genre for me. New sounds and beats are what makes a big tune, but the best thing about any track is when it sends shivers down my spine. That’s when I know it’s biiiig.
DJing or producing, if you had to pick one?
Id have to say DJing, love it. I’ve played records for the past 5 years or so. Got my first pair of turntables second hand and haven’t looked back since. Things are a little different nowadays, but either way there’s no stopping me spinning.
What kind of equipment do you use to produce and perform?
I got a PC and just use Propellorhead Reason with my mini Akai Midi Keyboard. All pretty budget gear, but thats all I need really at the moment, i’ll gradually make my set up better as time goes by. DJing, I started mixing on turntables then moved on to CDJs and with Serato, I can mix all my tunes on any platform, so all gooooood.
Do you have any plans for the future, an idea or a dream position?
Ive still got university to attend in Bristol later this year, so that should be fun. Alot of great music there and hopefully I can get involved. That would be ideal.
Tell us about your night Crank?! What is it your trying to push?
Crank is a local night we put on for anyone interested in underground music really. Me, Tanka And D-Warrior run it and we’ve had other awesome local djs play alongside such as Manhi, Rumah and Bashma. Recently we had Jakwob play, and we have other djs playing such as Loefah, Pinch, Drums Of Death and Plastician so thats a pretty big achievement for us. We just want to be able to play the music we want to play and see the music we want to see without having to travel miles and spend loads of money…
What’s in the Eisandnose Mixtape you’ve so kindly put together for us?
A little compilation of some of the best tunes to bless my inbox recently. Alot of 808 drums and cowbell. Threw a cheeky remix i’ve done for Elek in there too for good measure.
Giant pizza, ghetto hot curry, salad or pot noodle?
Ive Got the Pot Noodle Horn…. ✓
Thanks Admin, all the best for the future. Follow him on Soundcloud, Facebook, & Twitter. Admin also writes for our friends BootsnCats Blog. Be sure to show respect.
Admin – Eisandnose Exclusive Mixtape
1. Duct – Carnaby Street
2. Checan – Absent
3. Visionist – A.E.O.M
4. Tanka – Hover
5. Norrit – Untitled
6. Riffs – Dont Leave Your Girl Round Me
7. Dj Hilti – Cross the Line (Mister Tweeks Remix)
8. Elek – Dont Know (Admin Remix)
9. The Weeknd – What You Need (Bosstone Refix)
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