Sinister Recordings Presents Melting Pot Radio

Hosted by Southpaw, Introspective, and Sam Hell

Live from 9-11pm UK Time, and live only on www.nuskoolbreaks.co.uk

Running fortnightly every other Saturday

This week's show: Introspective (2 hour mix!)



Introspective

Mike Hulme, aka Introspective, has undoubtedly achieved unrivalled recognition as one of Breakbeat's rising stars. Since his opening track 'Time Travel' (Aug, 03) released on the pioneering Breakbeat label Sinister Recordings, Introspective has received critical acclaim from some of the most established and respected DJs/Producers in the business.

His debut remix of Splitloop's 'Klaxx' was nominated at the Breakspoll awards for best remix. Introspective's completely re-vamped version saw it getting heavy radio play on Radio 1 (Koma & Bones/Fergie) and Kiss FM (Tayo/Jay Cunning) and was also short-listed for Bedrock Breaks III mixed by Meat Katie. This remix quickly set the foundations for even better things to come from the talented London-based producer.

The second Introspective single for Sinister, 'Slavery Incorporated', reached the Breakbeat top 3 world sales charts and at number 11 for two months in DJ Mag's Beats and Breaks chart it received even more critical acclaim than his past productions. Introspective seems to have the rare ability to improve on his last work.

In May 2004, Introspective stepped up along side Lee Coombs to provide a remix of Atomic Hooligan's 'Shine a Light', released on Botchit and Scarper.
The June edition of DJ Magazine Hyper quoted, "This guy's remix of Atomic Hooligan's recent single was the clear winner on the package!!" Introspective was once again cited by Rennie Pilgrem as a "Very promising new act who has turned in a wicked club version of Atomic Hooligans latest smash (and grab)."
The remix received an abundance of DJ reactions from the likes of BLIM, Plump DJs, Hyper, Meat Katie, Elite Force, James Zabiela, etc. and it also appeared on the acclaimed Fabric Live 21 CD mixed by Meat Katie.

Late 2006 saw the release of "Nu Awakin' Rhythm" in Japan. The CD, compiled by Introspective, was a concept album released by Apperitivo Records to increase the awareness of the breaks sound in the region. With gigs at HMV and Club Froat in Shibuya and interviews with the likes of Loud Magazine (Japan's equivalent of 'Q magazine'), the album-launch tour was a huge success and Mike's fan base in Japan was well established. The highlight of the tour has to be being cheered by the crowd to get back on the decks for one more set at 5am!

2007 looks set to be an interesting year for Mike. With 5 unreleased originals/remixes already completed and waiting to be unleashed, and much more to come, Introspective is by all accounts one to watch....

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