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Music Not Diving with Scuba

Paul Rose aka the musician, DJ, and label boss known as Scuba talks to people of significance from the world of electronic music about their experiences, observations, and attempts to cultivate a life for themselves in the murky and sometimes treacherous waters of the music industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:19:11

#002 James Ruskin: Tresor, Blueprint, and the...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/03/11

Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace,a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Watch the full video version of this episode over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingThe DJ / Producer / Label boss paradigm is a classic career path in dance music, not least in the case of the presenter of this show. But few have nailed all three elements quite as well over the last three decades as this week's

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1:18:45

#001 Tom Middleton: Sleep, audio therapy, and Aphex Twin

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/03/04

Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace,a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Welcome to the first episode of Music Not Diving! Watch the full video version of this episode over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingIt's very far from perfect but it is out on time and no-one ever does perfect drops anymore do they?There is one perfect aspect to the new show though, and that is the first guest

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2:01:02

#157 DJ Bone (redux): a re-run of one of our...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/02/25

The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace,a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--We will be back next week with some important changes to the show... but in the meantime we bring you another chance to catch one of our favourite ever episodes. From all the way back on episode 73, it's DJ Bone!The majority of DJs spent the pandemic mostly of stood in front of a camera, attempting

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38:17

#156 Wrestling, Rap Beefs, and Cultural Nihilism: the...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/02/18

The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace,a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--What connects professional wrestling, the 2025 Superbowl halftime show, finance alternative media, and a ubiquitous major label tech house stooge?On this episode we find out.The podcast episode referenced can be found on Spotify here.If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can

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1:26:08

#155 Riva Starr: House music and songwriting, "as a...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/02/11

What happens when an established house producer wants to write songs? What happens when they want to do things which might not appeal to their existing audience? That is what this week's guest is currently discovering, as he makes the finishing touches to an album that sees him step out of his comfort zone and into unfamiliar surroundings.Riva Starris one of the most successful house producers of the past couple of decades, starting out onDirty Birdand becoming a fixture of the biggest house label

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1:37:02

#154 Aly Gillani: Bandcamp - the insider take,...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/02/04

We are getting deep in the independent music industry weeds on this week's episode...To get started we must redirect you to episodes 91 and 92 of the podcast, which were a pair of deep solo dives into the world of direct-to-consumer music sales, Bandcamp in particular, and specifically the takeover of the platform by Songtradr that had just occurred.On those episodes I tried to debunk some of the wilder takes that had been circulating online and drill down into the platform and wider sector to

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1:42:18

#153 Ben Sims: what is Hardgroove anyway? "I wasn't...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/01/28

The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace,a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--What is Hardgroove anyway? It's a genre of techno isn't it? A general sort of vibe? Maybe even a music trend that has saved techno as a whole from the encroachment of the execrable nonsense that really shouldn't be included in the genre in the first place?Well actually Hardgroove is really justBen

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1:37:45

#152 Mr G: 70k records and the need to be tested,...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2025/01/21

How does a record collection reach an accumulation of 70,000 pieces of vinyl? I guess it must through a single-minded commitment to searching and buying over a long period of time?That is the story ofMr G, a life-long digger who broke through as part of one of the biggest techno acts of the 90s -The Advent- before going solo and gradually carving a niche as one of the best proponents of pure house music on the global circuit.We are here to talk about his new album though,The Fifth Chakra, which is

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39:53

#151 Dance Press Fantasy Football: editing a music...

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2025/01/14

On the show today I lay out my plans for a hypothetical stint as editor of one of the big dance music media platforms. I spend enough time shitposting these guys, so given the opportunity what would I actually do?Spoiler alert - it would be pretty sick.Lester Bangs profile.Barret Brown columns.Clive Martin in Vice.If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular

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1:27:23

#150 Steve Hillage: Founding the Glastonbury Dance...

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2025/01/07

Steve Hillageis a founding member of System 7, one of the key proto-trance acts of the early 90s, and Mirror System whose latest album 'Route 77' is out now.Prior to his involvement in dance music he had an extensive career as a guitarist in bands such as Gong, Decadence (with Kevin Ayers), Khan, and Uriel, formed with the members still at school. His solo career includes records produced by Nick Masonand Todd Rundgren, and his own production career includes records with Simple Mindsand The

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1:50:51

#149 MJ Cole (redux): a re-run of one of our...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/12/31

Into 2025! We will be back next Tuesday with a brand new episode, but in the meantime here is a re-run of one of our absolute favourites - discussing the merits of music theory knowledge and the legacy of UK Garage... it's MJ Cole! If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets

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2:23:34

#148 Fred P (redux): a re-run of one of our favourite...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/12/24

I recorded a solo holiday special episode for this week... but we have decided that it's far too depressing to come out this week, so instead we are returning to one of our favourite ever episodes. Originally from all the way back on episode 50, we bring you an extended interview with a very interesting guy, a great producer and DJ from the US - it's Fred P. We talk about his roots in New York City, the different approaches to owning and distributing your own music these days, and overcoming life's

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1:16:55

#147 Darren Hemmings: marketing CEO on the state of...

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2024/12/17

The 2024 Not A Diving Podcast Pledge Drive is now live!Sign up to the Musicality Tier on Patreon by Monday 23 Dec and receive a Not A Diving Club t-shirt!Thank you for your support, it makes this podcast possible.---The last year of the show has been more squarely focused on musicians than the first two. We've talked about general issues in the industry, but the expertise has mostly been from the artist side. This week we widen the net.Darren Hemmings is the Managing Director of Motive Unknown, a

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1:31:31

#146 DjRUM: Turntablism and taking positives from bad...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/12/09

The 2024 Not A Diving Podcast Pledge Drive is now live!Sign up to the Musicality Tier on Patreon by Monday 16 Dec and receive a Not A Diving Club t-shirt!Thank you for your support, it makes this podcast possible.---What happens when your DJ set bears very little resemblance to your much-loved output as a producer? And what happens when your production output doesn't seem to entirely tally with your rapturously-received turns as a DJ?This week's guest has both of those problems, which should

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1:33:14

#145 Kevin Saunderson: Detroit from day one, "It...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/12/03

The 2024 Not A Diving Podcast Pledge Drive is now live!Sign up to the Musicality Tier on Patreon by Monday 16 Dec and receive a Not A Diving Club t-shirt!Thank you for your support, it makes this podcast possible. ---We've had a few legends of dance music on the show, but this week we welcome our first member of the Belleville Three.Along with Juan Atkinsand Derrick May, Kevin Saundersoncrested the first wave of Detroit Techno and birthed a global movement that persists to this day. Under his own

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1:28:03

#144 Sarah Story: inside Future Dance on BBC Radio 1,...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/11/26

Back with a guest! After last week's solo pod we welcome an extremely important figure in dance music broadcasting, BBC Radio 1's Sarah Story.Last week we talked about alternative media - of course BBC Radio is as legacy as it gets, but particularly in dance music there really isn't anything to rival Radio 1. It's notionally British public radio but the global influence is huge and the degree to which new presenters gain an instant profile hasn't really diminished.A relatively new addition to the

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42:32

#143 The End Is Nigh: Counterculture, insurrection,...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/11/19

I am back from holiday, and of course during my break events occurred. Back in 2016, Trump's win was a nasty shock. But ultimately as it panned out, the worst of it was confined to a generally queasy sense of chaos, the Trump family's probably-illegal self-enrichment, and the trashing of the public finances in the pursuit of all time highs on the S&P500. That was until the attempted insurrection of January 6 2021, an event which should've disqualified the incumbent from ever being involved in

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1:35:48

#142 SP:MC: DnB from AWOL via Autonomic to now, "it...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/11/12

SP:MC is an MC (ofc), DJ, and producer from the UK, mostly inhabiting the DnB space but who also regularly ventures into other areas of bass music and beyond.We discuss the DnB scene in the US (where he was on tour when we recorded this conversation) as well as in the UK, his formative years MCing with DJ Friction, his journey as a producer, and also a few of the topical scene issues we've been discussing in recent weeks too.I'm still on holiday but will be back next week!If you're into what we're

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1:12:28

#141 Man Power II: Small venues and big artists,...

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/11/05

We have discussed this thread on a few recent episodes of the podcast, so it seemed appropriate to have the man himself back on the show to discuss it.Man Power has been making waves in the UK scene since our last conversation on episode 52, with his parties at the Are You Affiliated venue and willingness to speak his mind on various topics affecting the grassroots club scene. Obviously this makes him a great candidate for an NDP episode and we here we have it. I'm currently on holiday but will be

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1:04:36

#140 LIVE from fabric + thoughts on TROLLING

Music Not Diving with Scuba ·

2024/10/29

Our first ever Not A Diving Club event at fabric in London last week was a success. We played a ton of unreleased bangers and had a panel discussion on topical issues with Machine Woman, T.Williams, and Braille.On this week's episode we bring you a recording of the discussion, plus some of my thoughts on a topic close to my heard... relating to this little nuggetwhich developed over the past week.If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two

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