The Beast is
proud to present Sarah Air at the next Minotaur Sound night on 25/11. Sarah will be dishing up some
tasty beats in the Police Cells and has Beast wanting seconds each and every
time she ignites the decks. Despite technical difficulties, she proved her
worth at ‘Air From The Lair – Bearrito Beats’ broadcast last month from the top
of the BearPit Bearritos bus – listen to her On the Bus mix to get a flavor of what's in store.
Eager to get inside her musical mind we have our next Beast interview…
Beast asks
Sarah what got her into DJ’ing
“It was the collapse
of the financial markets combined with motherhood. After I was made redundant
in 2009 I did a CDJ course, got a distinction and happily applied my new skills
entertaining my toddler son for hours with a heady mix of minimal tech house
and Thomas the Tank Engine hits. He loved all the buttons and flashing lights
almost as much as me, but I found fisher price turntables a little limiting”.
Beast goes on
to ask Sarah what her biggest musical influences are and also what she is
listening to the most.
“Ooh, this is
a tough one to answer because there are so many over a number of different
periods of my life. Growing up in the eighties was such an amazing time for pop
music, post-punk and post-disco, early electronica etc. I was fanatical
about Top of the Pops and recorded my favourite numbers from the top 40
countdown chart on my tape cassette player so that I could listen to them again
and again. The music of that time lit my little fuse, but it was the
party-driven music of the rave scene in the early nineties that really stoked
those flames and turned the appreciation of music for me into a more immersive,
participative experience back then. The love of that dance music culture is
what feeds a lot of the music that I love. If it makes me want to dance, it's
hitting the spot for me.
My current
listening is characteristically schizoid. I get earworms and just go with
them for a while to work them out. Last night I listened to Nadia Rose's debut
album, that's going to be popping up again for sure, IAMDDB's track Shade and Ravyn Lenae's track Spice are both niggling away still
after much feeding and I'm loving a Villalobos and Celestial Voice extended single that's been on repeat in my headphones for the past couple of weeks - sounds
like tech house angels singing...”
Beast is
enamoured – cassette recording, flame stoking, angels singing – he simply can’t
get enough of all these things and wants to find out more. He asks Sarah what
is her musical MO when she plays:
Piqued by such wit,
eloquence and musical mischief (anarchy and flailing limbs!? Beast’s pulse is going into
overdrive! Beast loves a bit of anarchy) Beast asks Sarah if she had the power to erase and abolish one
musical genre, which one would it be?
“Gabba. Enough
said”
Sarah has
attended previous Minotaur Sound parties and this will be her first time DJ’ing
at the next one. Beast asks Sarah what can she tell those who have never been
to a Minotaur Sound party before?
“You're in for a treat! Such a
friendly crowd and good vibe. This event is lovingly and carefully curated by
some very savvy people who know just what makes a great party - and it shows.
Bring your mates and your dancing shoes and prepare to enjoy the best party
night that Bristol has to offer!”
Tickets for the next Minotaur
Sound night are available on Headfirst. Sarah will be playing
alongside Thomas, Tina Hart, Much Maligned, Lee Williams and Illy Noize all
regaling us with some deep house and techno joy. Get ready.
