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Tinkering with the edges of electronic music, Minotaur Shock has been carrying out an intricately quite musical revolution. Having released his first LP ‘ChiffChaffs and Willow Warblers‘ on Medlodic in 2001, he finally signed to 4AD in 2005 to release his second LP, ‘Maritime’. We asked him some questions and were surprised to find him describing himself as a sponge. Presumably of the sea variety.

What's your DJ handle and real name
Minotaur Shock/David Edwards

Where are you from?
Bristol

How would you define your style?
Instrumental Computer Pop

What got you into DJing/ making music?
Listening to stuff like LFO and Bomb the Bass back when I was in school and trying to work out how they did it

What are your earliest musical memories?
Playing cowboy music on my grandparent's piano, hearing my mum sing
Carpenters songs really badly, followed a few years later by buying the Best
of The Eagles on tape from WHSmiths with my pocket money

What are the best clubs you've ever played?
I had a great time at Cargo recently, but probably my favourite was playing
at the Sonar festival in Barcelona

What was your worst club experience?
Probably something to do with Bentley's Nightclub in Swansea, but my memory has thankfully blotted it out

Which DJs/ Producers do you most admire?
Max Tundra, Kraftwerk, Morgan Geist, Todd Edwards, Plaid and Thomas Dolby spring to mind, but there are loads more

Which labels and genres are impressing you at the moment?
I'm kind of a sponge at the moment, I've been listening to a lot of
different types of music so it's difficult to pin down a particular label or
genre. I'm still searching for that record that's gonna blow me away.

What music off-the-mainstream should we be looking out for?
I'm liking Bobby Birdman, Holy Fuck, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, The Caretaker and Jens Lekman at the moment, but I don't know how off-the-mainstream they are.

What is you all time favourite record and why?
Probably 'Music for 18 Musicians' by Steve Reich. I just love the fact that
no matter how many times I hear it, I can always hear something I never
heard before. It's a gift that keeps giving, there are so many melodies to
latch onto that if you concentrate it never gets boring. It's kind of like
that bit in Back to The Future where Marty travels across town on his
skateboard by grabbing different cars and stuff.