Egg London Podcast 006 - Glimpse

With a career spanning well over a decade, Glimpse’ unique sound has shown both his versatility and creativity as a producer. His London roots shine through in his music, constantly pushing boundaries and exploring new ground, with his imaginative blend of house and techno winning support from the likes of Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin and Damian Lazarus.

With releases on labels such as Crosstown Rebels, Aus Music, Leftroom, Planet E and his own imprint, Glimspe Recordings, he has consistently shown his ability as a forward-thinking producer.

Recent work has seen him branch out musically as one half of popular Hotflush duo, Dense & Pika, with numerous shows worldwide and a RA podcast already under their belt.

We sat down with Glimpse after his recent set here at Egg London.

This set was recorded live at Egg London when you recently played here, how was it? How did you find our bespoke Flipside system?

The Flipside Sound system is absolutely incredible and easily one of the best sounds systems in London. It was really great to play on.

You’ve been producing for over a decade now. Who would you say inspired your unique sound?

You go through ups and downs as a producer. Times when it feels easy and times when you feel like you don't know what your doing. My inspiration usually comes from the people around me and the music im listening to at the time.

You have a love for analogue equipment in the studio and the Jupiter and 909 sounds are present on a lot of your productions. Have you had a play with the new Roland digital series yet? The TB-3 and TR-8 units are causing quite a stir at the moment with people digging the additional live / jamming capabilities.

I haven't had a chance to play on the new Roland kit but am interested to have a go for sure.

You’ve released on some heavyweight labels including Aus Music, Hypercolour, Planet E and more. How did the opportunity on Carl Craig’s Planet E come about?

A friend of mine Dean Mushin sent him one of my demos and he signed it.

So you’re one half of Dense & Pika. How did this project come about and how do you differentiate this sound to your solo work?

Me and Alex have been writing music of and on for 10 years now and it seemed like a logical step for both of us as our musical interests are very much aligned.

Your own imprint Glimpse Recordings is coming up to it’s 10th Anniversary. What was your thinking behind starting the label? Was it used as an output for material that other labels weren’t signing at the time?

I've never liked sending my music to other labels maybe scared of rejection. This way I could release my music exactly how and when I wanted. We did the same with dense & pika at the beginning. Just put out a series of 12s and waited to see how they went. This way there is no hype and no bullshit. If the music isn't good enough it won't work. But if it does you know you have something solid and no one can control that apart from you.

Have you got any release news, both personally and for the label?

Release wise I have a Glimpse EP coming out on Aus in a April, a dense & pike EP out in March on Hotflush and a dense & pika remix of Paul Woolfords 'Erotic Discourse' out in March as well.

And finally, anything you’d like to shout about?

Kris Wadsworth & Luke Viberts albums on Hypercolour are ridiculously good and worth buying on vinyl.