We hook it up with Danny Hybrid, from mashing it up years ago to the beautiful sounds he creates today…
One of the things that we all respect you for is everything is played live. You have a real feeling of what a band should sound like, funky horns, bass, drums, guitars – is this important to what you want to portray to clubland?
“Very important, a concious effort is being made by myself and many others to put real funk back into clubland.”
What was the best rave you went to
“A rave in san francisco in a wharehouse with about ten thousand people.”
Best rave tune you didn’t make
“Psychotropic -Hypnosis”
Best rave tune you did make
“Direckt-Two Fatt Guitars”
Biggest DJ icon you looked up to back then
“Sasha”
Messiest place you woke up in after a large one
“My living room floor”
Worst piece of clothing you ever wore on the dancefloor?
“A pair of pink baggy trousers like Mc Hammer”
So then, it all took off for you properly. The British Airways Check in desk was a regular friend to you. What clubs and country’s back then shone out? Where did you really want to return to?
“Club Aqua in Perth, Australia and Gracelands in Vancouver”.
What are the biggest 10 tunes in your box right now?
“Sharon Jones – ‘Keep On’ Kenny Dope remix
The Bamboos feat Ty- ‘I cant help myself’
Herbie Hancock – Bring Down The Birds – bboy remix
Soopasoul feat Dionne Charles – ‘Hot and Cold’
Soul Sugar – ‘Ritual’ [pt.2]
The Family Fortune – ‘Work’
The Herb Johnson Settlement- ‘Damph F’aint’
Soopastole – ‘Get on Up’
The Boris Gardener Happening – ‘Ghetto Funk’
Pretty Purdie – ‘Soul Drums'”
One record you would save if your house was on fire?
“David Batiste and the Gladiators – ‘funky soul'”
Maddest Ibiza moment?
“Tripping at sunset at the cafe del mar”.
What was your worst ever Christmas present?
“An accordian when i was 10.”
So, your change from the more madder club music from early days to the sounds which are setting dancefloors alight now – what made you switch?
“I got sick of making music with no human elements.”
What will 2009 bring us from you?
“Mo’ funky dance music…”
Soopasoul ‘Hot & Cold’ will be released as a 7 inch single on February 2nd 2009, and ‘Twin Stix’ album will be released March 2nd 2009 on Jalapeno Records UK.
