Introducing: London's Power Duo, Stööki Sound Gift Us Their New Legacy III Mix

Joining us a week on Friday (1st April) are the mighty duo that are Stööki Sound. London based the pair, who've only just dropped an absolute fireball of a rework for Stormzy and Desiigner's fresh drop Know Me From, are notorious in the game for their future forward take on grime, hiphop, dubstep and trap. It's a persuasion that has very much become the embodiment of the "Stööki Sound" that is expressed whenever the pair lend their production talents to the long list of edits and remixes the duo have released and in collaborations with some of the scene's elite such as Hucci. With that said, we were of course very excited to learn that they would be gifting us with their latest installment from their iconic mix series Legacy as their way of getting everyone suitably hyped for the show ahead and in return we decided to fire over a few of our probing questions so we could learn a little more about their wider art and fashion project Stööki Movement and what they've been up to as of late. Download: Stööki Sound - FABRICLIVE x Legacy III Mix First things first, how have you guys been and what do you think lays ahead in 2016?  We have been touring North America since the end of last year, we just finished the Keys N Krates bus tour which was sick. It’s been great to work on new music and get into the studio with other artists and producers in LA. Next up we are heading to SXSW for the first time and putting on our own Stööki Movement showcase there, before starting our next European Tour. Musically we have some remixes on the way and an EP dropping later this year which we are really excited about. You had another banner year in 2015, thinking back to that time what were some of the highlights?  In 2015 we took the time to evolve and develop our sound. The year kicked off with us supporting Dillon Francis on his UK Tour before doing our first full U.S. headline tour. It was great to head out to New Zealand and Australia and meet some koalas for the first time too. We ended the year by playing at LED Presents New Years Eve party in San Diego, which was also an amazing experience. Growing up, what was it that exposed you both to trap and who became some of your biggest musical influences? Trap started having a big presence in the underground London club scene at events such as Southern Hospitality and Bump, around the same time that we started DJing locally. It had a lot of energy and we found similarities in its dark tone and tempo with UK genres such as grime and dubstep, so they mixed well. Some artists/producers that spring to mind would be Lex Luger, Waka Flocka, Gucci Mane. What do you think have been the greatest challenges for you thus far? Did you ever find it difficult to build a reputation for yourselves and for trap in the London scene? UK trap-esque music is still underground, and for that reason some promoters may see it as a risk. But much like our own tracks, our sets are diverse and we draw from different styles of music whether it be Trap, Grime, UK Bass, or whatever we like. It’s always a challenge when you are trying to push your own sound when it’s new, but staying true to the music we love and pushing boundaries motivates us. After playing mostly local nights in London, opportunities arose to DJ around the world, so we took them and headed out to other countries to connect with our listeners. It’s been great to travel and gain more experiences to draw upon when producing our music, while still representing the UK at the same time. And what about the cross over with the Stööki collective? How were you able to maintain the correlation between the two?  The three elements Stööki of are Sound, Vision and Play which translates to Music, Fashion and Art. We have always integrated the three into our creative outputs, whether it be our collaboration jewelry collection with Topman that had a Stööki Sound soundtrack, or the live art performance we did at Tate Modern that combined audio and visuals. I think now what we were doing in London has gained more worldwide attention. Since the beginning we have encouraged people to become a part of the Stööki Movement and get involved. Now we are trying to do things on a larger scale and bring it to different parts of the world. If people head to our website they can see all of our past projects. Over the last few years you started unveiling your highly successful Legacy mixes via Soundcloud, what was the thinking behind them and are there any plans to continue the series? With our Legacy mixes we wanted to create a mix series that could be listened to in any setting, whether that be chilling, getting ready to go to a club, or something to put on and get the party started wherever you are. We also see them as an opportunity to select tracks we like, regardless of the producers’ following, so it also gives exposure to lesser known talented producers. We definitely plan to keep the series going as long as fans keep asking for more! You’re set to make your debut here in Room Two for us on April the 1st, what can we expect to hear? Expect hype, energy and vibes. Our favourite shows are ones where the crowd are engaging with us, dancing and having fun it’s the best feeling when the energy bounces back and forth. We have started to include more of a performance element to our shows too so people can expect something new from the last time they saw us. We are excited to play at fabric as it’s a club grew up going to.