Adam Freeland: Breakin’ All Over.

Adam Freeland plays the Moonbar this Saturday and C-Moog in Byron Bay on Monday.

Costal Breaks pioneer and one of the founders of the nu-skool breaks sound, Adam Freeland is making the pilgrimage back to Australia for a bunch of club dates. He’s one of a few artists that can lay claim to inventing their own genre, taking the rhythm of house, fusing it with the funk of bigbeat and adding a bit of electro toughness to create nu-skool breaks. This genre has gone from strength to strength over the last two years, with the Plump DJ’s taking the sound and pushing it even further out into the mass music market with their huge A Plump Night Out album. Not to mention producers like Freq.nasty, Tayo, Stanton Warriors and even our own Infusion, who are all pushing the progressive breaks sound to huge audiences worldwide.

Adam established Marine Parade Records, which is the home of some of the deeper and darker break works coming out, and maintains a strictly non-commercial attitude towards his music that has let him continue to shine through as an individual voice in a genre now filled with imitations. His style has evolved over the years into a purist electro funk breaks mix, and he is back to give us all an update on where he’s at musically. Over the years he’s turned in some huge mix CD’s, the revered Tectonics and the recent On Tour album.

I tried to interview the man, but he’s a bit anti-social, or he thought I was a wanker as the longest answer I could get out of him was two sentences. Regardless it’s got to be the most boring set of answers I’ve ever got back from an artist. Pity he makes such great music. Here’s what he has to say for himself.

You’ve been playing records for years now, when did you start DJing and was it with breaks?

“1992. House , electro n hip house.”

Your record label Marine Parade is going from strength to strength with releases. What's coming up next and where can you see the label headed?

“My artist album and a band project.”

I see Australian group Infusion are releasing with you, and being endorsed through Nike advertising with the track Starwater. How's their music strike you?

“I love what they do, we recorded some tracks together for my album. I loved Starwater, they have done a new track called Dead Souls which is killer.”

Do you like Australia? You seem to visit quite often, and where's your favourite beach to surf out here?

“I absolutely love OZ. I’m not a good enough surfer to have a favourite beach, but I love Injidup beach on the West Coast.”

So where's your favourite beach to surf worldwide?

“See above, definitely not San Frand Crisco where I was last week. Too fucking cold.”

You’ve done some amazing production over the years, and your records are constantly listed by top DJs worldwide. Can you run through your basic home studio setup please? One for all the boffins out there?

“I’d rather not bore the general public to death.”

Fair enough, if your not feeling that talkative. So what's your favourite club out here in Australia?

“Seems to change around each time. I’ll tell ya at the end of the tour.”

Who's rocking your world at the moment, both DJ wise and in production?

“Evil 9 on Marine Parade, both as DJs and Producers.”

Can you list your top Five tunes of the moment?

“I’d prefer not to.”

Do you find it hard to tour worldwide with only one box of records? Do the sets change each time or are the big choons the same in each town?

“You'd be amazed how diverse you can be with a box of records and a CD holster.”

Europe is currently seeing a huge rise in the popularity of electro sounds. Where can you see electro headed? It seems to be gaining popularity again worldwide, especially with DJ’s like yourself, DJ Hell and Anthony Rother all pushing the sound to the people.

“Yep , were gett’in there.”

Your not very talkative are you mate. Big night last night?

“No.”

Fair enough. Any final advice for aspiring bedroom DJ's out there?

“Be original.”

Only one more question. You can make one person the pope. Who would it be?

“Noam Chompsky.”