WYS! Speak To Pig & Dan

Having reported last week on the launch of WetYourSelf’s new record label – we even gave you an exclusive minimix of forthcoming WYS! Recordings material (which you can grab here if you missed it) – the trio of WYS' Sunday night party starters Cormac, Jacob Husley and Peter Pixzel went even further and grabbed Pig & Dan - the techno minded duo they’ve secured for the very first 12” release on their fledgling imprint-  for an exclusive interview.

WYS: You haven't played together for a while. How long has it been? What have you been up to and what can we expect from the new performance?
Pig & Dan: I think the main thing to expect is new sounds and new grooves by the bucket load...We have both had our heads down in the studio recently taking time out for our creative side and now it’s time to get out there and project the new sounds.

What are the plans for the future?
Apart from releasing loads of music and touring, as we always have, you will see the reopening of our old record label, Submission. We had to take a break from running our own label purely because of the effort it needed. We have a lot to do in a day of the general madness and now are very lucky to have somebody to start to manage the label for us.

How do you feel your sound has changed over the years?
That’s a hard one, we have never been that conscious of what we do or create, and we believe that that’s one of our advantages. I think we have learned a lot down the road and we are always just trying to better ourselves and are seldom happy with the end results. This keeps us on our toes and makes us keep on trying to do better…

What has been your musical journey?
As far as influence we both hold a very similar opinion on what affected us in a big way. Throughout our journey musically we both found that anything that moves you is what we go for. It doesn't matter what the genre of music it’s all about the feel and whether it grabs your balls or not.

What inspires you at the moment?
Everything… day to day life and everything that surrounds us. Technology is also very inspiring at the moment purely because it’s once again like experimenting like it was with the good old analog gear, now that software is becoming more organic. That’s very inspirational.

What other passions do you have?
Music.

You have performed two times before for us at WetYourSelf. What are your memories from these gigs?
Good times. A crowd of music lovers and not just folk who are there for the wrong reasons. It seems clear to us both that the followers of WYS is a team of true music lovers.

You are now releasing a full EP on WetYourSelf Recordings why did you choose to join the family?
That’s easy; we have known you for some time now and seen where your ambition lies. You hold the same passions we do and that’s the kind of family we all want to be a part of. Or not…?

WYS! 001: Pig & Dan –‘Ay Que Ver’ remixes by Alex Kid, Jacob Husley & Peter Pixzel is out Aug 31st. The release party this Sunday at the 3 Room WYS Bank Holiday Special featuring Pig & Dan in Room Two. For full line up/ticket info go here.