![]() But I do feel incredibly lucky because I feel like music is just sort of in me as a result. I would always be taken up to classical concerts and at that age, I used to find it quite boring actually. They played in the London Symphony Orchestra and have always toured around with orchestras, which is why we moved around when I was younger. ![]() Both my mum and dad were classical musicians. Circadian! Did your parents have much influence on you getting into music then? My mum would just be there in the morning making breakfast for everyone.īig up Mrs. It was funny because the group that went just kind of grew and eventually I would have just bodies scattered all over my room from the night before. It gets to the point where it’s not even a question of whether we’re going, it’s just what time are we going… It was every Friday and eventually my mates and I would just be down there Friday and that was it. The Lunacy night was a weekly at The Volks on the Brighton seafront. You can’t beat your local raves and the community that makes them.Įxactly that. I didn’t really travel to London and go and do big raves. In terms of dance music though, Brighton has probably been my home. No way! How long did it take you to slow it down a bit?! A lot of it was made at 190BPM, which explains why when I started to make drum and bass I was writing it at 190BPM. Some of those tunes were basically just sped-up drum and bass. When I look back at what I used to listen to growing up, I think, yeah, I can see why I like drum and bass. Even though drum and bass is completely different, it’s the same ethos behind it. It was still that sort of aggressive and rebellious strain of music then. Before that point, I was listening to bands like Nirvana and Guns N’ Roses. It wasn’t my introduction to d&b, but that’s kind of when I found out what it was. So was this CD your introduction to drum and bass? I had a PA system rigged up in my room because I was playing in a band and I was DJing by that point. I still don’t even know what the first tune was, but it was just that classic drum bass sound. James put this mix CD on man, and I just remember that first tune. I feel your pain mate… that was me until about 21. He looked a lot older and I just wasn’t quite there yet haha. I think my earliest recollection of rave music was when my mate James brought back a mix CD called ‘The Drop’ that he got from a night at the Brighton Centre that he managed to get into when he was a bit younger than me. ![]() It’s really not a bad part of the world to grow up in! I’m really interested in knowing how Brighton has shaped your love for drum and bass, but music as a wider passion as well?ĭance music-wise, it totally, totally shaped my love for it. After that, I grew up on the outskirts of Brighton. I was born in London and then lived in Scotland for a bit. Yeah man, I’ve lived here since I was five, but dotted around for a while when I was younger. You couldn’t have chosen a much nicer location for a chat! Have you always lived in and around Brighton? We caught up with Chris to talk about all things Circadian, as well as delve into his musical roots, his highlights during his time with The Prototypes, and why his new alias represents “The Ying Yang of Rave Culture”… Three releases into this new and exciting venture, Circadian is truly showcasing his sonic versatility and prowess, delving into previously unexplored territories whilst staying true to the sound and culture that has enamoured him for decades. Whilst The Prototypes will always be a part of his musical identity and a proud achievement in life, Circadian represents a new chapter in his career, and a chance to express himself in different ways Having launched his new alias in April this year, Chris Garvey, best known as one-half of the drum and bass duo The Prototypes, is now embarking on a fresh musical journey with his solo project. If we mention stadium-shattering tracks like ‘Electric’, and ‘Kill The Silence’, we’re sure you can connect the ‘Pale Blue Dots…’ Although a new name for drum and bass fans across the globe, Brighton-based Circadian is one of the men behind some of the biggest anthems that have blessed our genre across the past decade.
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