inthemix.com.au was one of Australia’s premier dance music sites during the 2000s.

I wrote for itm from 2002 until 2010, mostly focusing on reviewing events based in Adelaide, and interviewing mostly triphop, drum and bass and breaks artists.

A selection of inthemix articles is found below.

NOTE: Some articles were used across the sites I wrote for, and are tagged appropriately, but apologies for any duplicates.

The full list of articles can be found here.

• Krafty Kuts - Chatting to Martin Reeves, aka Krafty Kuts, in the morning is a sure fire way to brighten your day! He’s jovial, chatty, and a lot of fun. For someone who’s been in the music scene for a while, and been burned in the past, he shows a lot of enthusiasm and respect for his peers, … Continue reading Krafty Kuts →
• Stereo MCs - The Stereo MCs are back after a few years in the wilderness with a new label, new record, and new positive outlook. Their tale is the typical tale of what happens when a label signs an artist on the back of a hit album, expecting more of the same but offering little in support. ITM spoke with Nick Hallam from the band, discovering what they’ve been up to since Deep Down and Dirty and the trials and tribulations of working in a fickle industry.
• Richard X - The name Richard X has nothing to do with fighting oppression ala Malcolm X, but rather happened as a bit of an accident. “It was quite a while a go when I was doing the Girls on Top bootleg,” says Richard. “Because I wrote a letter to someone and wrote ‘Richard’ and then put a kiss, which is the ‘X’, it became Rich X, then Richard X as it became. Richard Y was another popular name; it’s what my mum used to always say – ‘Richard, Why?’” he laughs.
• The Freestylers – Matt Cantor - The Freestylers’ Matt Cantor is chatting to me over a dodgy connection munching on some toast. Unashamedly responsible for some of the biggest “big beat” records around, they’ve progressed with the scene and have arrived with Raw As Fuck. The first single “Get A Life” hit the No. 1 spot in the English dance music charts with very little promotion.
• Phil K & Nubreed - Minke is one of the most forward thinking clubs in Adelaide, musically speaking. Some of the best DJ’s in the world have played there lately, and the place keeps getting more and more people through the door, hearing the best breakbeat music the scene has to offer. Phil K and Nubreed were no exception to this. If you missed this because you think breaks are slow and undanceable, then you need to seriously re-assess the situation!