Catching Up With Reso

On the Friday of our birthday weekend we’ve invited Hospital Records’ experimental offshoot Med School to take over Room Three for the second time. They’ve cultivated a lineup drawn from their roster that will incorporate sets from Joe Syntax, June Miller, Lung, Ash from the label and Reso. In their own words, “Reso is a firm favourite for us and we’ve always been impressed with his forward thinking attitude and sharp beats.” An artist always in our peripheral vision Reso’s had an astounding array of releases since 2008, working with labels like Civil Music, Ranking Records and Smoking Sessions to put out innovative mutations of the dubstep contagion. A multi instrumentalist he’s more than capable of thinking outside the box and it would appear that Med School are counting on precisely that from his set here on the 21st. They caught up with him to “find more more about the man behind the music.” Hi, so to start off can you tell us who are you and where are you from? My name is Reso and I’m from the epicentre of all things hip and futuristic, Morden. It’s where Paul Merton and the band Good Shoes come from so it must be cool, right? Any meaning behind your DJ/producer name? I used to try and graff it on our disposable table cloths in one of my house shares at uni and I’m a firm believer in the idea that you should be able to graff your name, even if it is only in a halfbaked shit way. It also has production connotations. Tell us a bit about your musical evolution and your musical roots / inspirations? I started off playing drums in bands before getting really stoned and pissing around on dance ejay which was great because it taught me about arrangement without the ball ache of actually composing music. At that time I used to listen to a lot of hip-hop and rock before progressing onto drum & bass and breaks. When breaks was dying was when I first heard dubstep and it filled the gap that breaks occupied in my brain. Now I basically listen to anything; I’m passed the whole thing of listening to a sound or being into a scene because I think it’s cool. I’m just as happy listening to Pantera as I am Kiln or Jazzanova or Spor or any of a thousand artists. How does it feel to be playing at fabric’s 12th birthday party? It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be asked! I’m super happy. You’re doing a live show now, right? Or developing one? What does this involve? I’m supposed to be….. but it’s a long road. I’ve got myself some V-drums and my live drum kit so I’m just fiddling around trying to make it live rather than me checking my emails on Ableton. What can we expect to hear from you when you play for Med School on 21st Oct? I always play a varied set of deeper and upfront tunes. It’ll be nice though cause I’m gonna play a lot of stuff I don’t usually get to play. Catch Reso in Room Three a week on Friday.