WetYourSelf!: Introducing...Glimpse

With seven years in the world of house music behind him, Glimpse has forged his own unique DJ style bringing hardware into the mix giving him an edge on his charismatic sets. As well as releasing on his own self titled label 'Glimpse' where he found his production feet, labels like Crosstown Rebels, Leftroom and Hypercolour were quick to pick up on what he had to offer. Fast forward to 2012 and Glimpse has already seen the announcement of releases on Pokerflat and secretsundaze sp, you can see why the WetYourSelf crew have wasted no time getting him down for some Sunday night disco action this weekend and to talk future plans and vinyl loving with the four four purveyor. It's been almost 2.5 years since the last release on your own label, which we love. Can we expect more from Glimpse recordings in the future? Glimpse Recordings will definitely be coming back this year I hope. It’s difficult to release regularly on there as I only put out my own material and am working with other labels as well. Especially in the current climate where labels seem to be putting out two releases a month and the shelf life can be as little as a week. I don't think I would be able to produce music quickly enough. Tell us about your plans for 2012, what are your aims? This year I’m putting out a series of singles on labels Hypercolour and Pets. I’m also just putting the finishing touches to a solo EP entitled 'Business as Usual' I haven't really thought about a label for that yet. It’s very different to my previous work on Crosstown Rebels or Planet E and definitely a sound I'm going to be pushing more this year. There will also be some remixes appearing on selected labels though this is something I’m really keen to pull back on in 2012. Apart from that I will be touring live and DJing as usual. I also have a new alias and side project that seems to be picking up some interest so I look forward to developing that. Lastly I’m toying with the idea of either entering Master Chef or doing a half marathon definitely not both though. You are touring all over the world, do you have a favourite country to play in or places do don’t want to go back to? To be honest I love playing anywhere with a good sound system regardless of the country. I suppose I enjoy playing in Japan allot, Space in Ibiza is also always a great gig but the UK still seems to be the most consistent gig wise. London has a thriving scene at the moment. The scene as a whole seems to be healthier than ever and there is some fantastic music being written with new artists with new ideas coming through all the time. I’m really interested in seeing what happens musically this year as things seemed to go a bit stale in certain areas towards the end of last year. With everyone playing or copying the same old sounds. I’m sure this year will produce some interesting new artists and styles. You used to run a record store, are you still a vinyl junkie? Yes I still collect vinyl but have recently moved over to digital since integrating hardware into my DJ sets such as the 909. I played vinyl for 15 years but as the digital revolution crept up on us all I found it harder and harder as most sound systems are set up for digital. I still think vinyl is by far the superior vehicle for dance music sonically and there is definitely something very sexy about vinyl. I will always be a keen record collector. Do you have a preference between live and DJ sets? Which is more rewarding at present? I like both for different reasons. Playing live though every week can become a bit frustrating especially if you’re on tour and don't have the time in the studio to change your set. I like to have a balance between the two. I’m really enjoying long DJ sets at the moment as there is so much amazing music out there old a new and it’s great to be able to experiment with that using hardware as well. If you could make a new law what would it be? Ban V- Tech from all dance emporiums and put Allan Partridge series 1 & 2 on the National Curriculum. What’s the greatest music production tool ever invented? Roland 909 rhythm composer! PERIOD!