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DRUM & BASS So how did you get to this point? Originally when I set up Audio Addict with a friend 7 years ago it was a platform to promote our own music and release our music on vinyl. Over the years that has changed and now it's more about promoting other artists I like, as well as myself. Deep in the Jungle on the other hand was specifically set up to focus on jungle music and promote other artists. I think there was a combina- tion of things that 'changed it all' but, when my tune 'Badboy' was released on Deep in the Jungle that's when I really started to get somewhere. You've been making big moves in jungle, when did you first seri- ously get into this sound? Like most people I started listening to jungle when I was a teenager, not specifically jungle music - I used to listen to everything from D&B to hard house and hip hop. There was always something that stood out about it for me though, maybe the rhythm or the bassline? It just felt energetic and different. I think there was a few tunes I used to listen to over and over, but some of the ones that I liked most were 'King of the Beats' by Aphrodite and the Shy FX remix of 'Chopper' by Ray Keith. In your mind what's driving the current revival of Jungle? I think through the expansion of the drum & bass scene and how the music has changed over the years, such as the over the top sound of jump up & neurofunk. Some people have started to go back to that classic sound again, whether its old skool jungle or the Full Cycle styled rollers, it's obvious that there is a big following for these sounds once again. That combined with a whole new wave of jungle producers which aren't just rehashing the same ideas but coming with something new and interesting has contrib- uted to the 'revival' of jungle. Also people like Ray Keith and Bladerunner have kept that sound prominent within the scene all these years, they deserve some credit too. How does it go down with all the legends of the scene still doing their thing as a new generation bring new energy to the scene - how does this effect things? Obviously you always have respect for the legends as without them I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing now and so many of the legends of the scene have shown me so much support and I'm extremely grateful. Without sounding too cheesy, to be on the same bills as some of the legends of the scene as well as my idols is like a dream come true. One thing I will say though in regards to line ups of some jungle nights I think you obviously need the legends on the bill to some ex- tent to get people in the door, but I do think they should also focus on the newer artists in jungle too. Some line ups I see just seem to be the same big names over and over and surely people want to know who are the next big names of the future? We hear you! So what can people expect from the first volume of the Audio Addict mix? It has to be my biggest project yet and I'm really happy with how it's turned out! It pretty much covers all styles of D&B/jungle really, with a lot of exclusive remixes, VIP's and original works. You're heading off on your first tour of North America, where exactly are you heading? Yeah so I will be starting in Buffalo and then moving on to Toronto, Los Angeles, New York and finish- ing up in Boston. What are you expecting from the tour? I'm just hoping for an amazing experience really, we tried not to overcomplicate the tour and keep it simple. What would you do to change the world? Well going a bit deep but I would probably take the power of issuing money without debt attached to it or as some people call it fractional reserve banking away from a lot of the global banking companies and the Federal Reserve and Bank of England. Pushing the best new sounds and artists, leading jungle's revival all whilst finding time to produce his own tunes, Hybrid is one of the busiest guys in the scene right now. Running three labels, touring up and down the country playing at some of the biggest events and clubs, and steadily releasing plenty of his own material, Hybrid is a man who probably doesn't get much sleep. "TO BE ON THE SAME BILLS AS SOME OF THE LEGENDS OF THE SCENE AS WELL AS MY IDOLS IS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE." 43 2017 / ISSUE 98 Arren Haynes | Guestlist follow @djhybriduk