Gradually chipping away at the glacier using a combined force of sound beats and global warming, Relentless is very much an underground artist with his eyes and prospects geared towards greener pastures. Big synths, big snares, and a high production sheen, he’s rightfully climbing his way to higher ground with his own  soon to be released ‘Capital R’ EP and top notch production jobbies with the likes of Avalanch (on the poignantly titled ‘Somebody Slap Me’ ) and veteran M.I.K ; we rate him, so should you.

What’s your history as a producer? How long you been making beats, what software etc

I’m 20 years old, born and bred from Bedford, been producing now for about 4 years, each year getting more serious about music. Started getting in to music through my cousin who I saw producing at the time and suddenly thought “I want to give it a try!“. I managed to get a copy of FL Studio 2 from college, which was saved on the computer, and got my cousin to show me the basics. After that I was off really, many nights up until about 3-4am just practising melodies and drum patterns until I started to become comfortable. Then came the progression from then to now. I owe a lot to a producer called 2ne (James Toone) he gave me a lot of guidance and still does to date. He showed a lot of patience with me when I was starting out – when my beats were not good at all, but everyone has to start from somewhere and with hard work I’ve now got to the stage where I’m happy with the material I make, but always looking to improve. I’ve always used FL Studio and am currently using FL Studio 9.

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What influences your sound? Roadblock sounds like a Maniac job, good stuff.

I like to think over the years that I’ve now made my own style, which changes quite a lot. But yeah, I definitely do have influences within different music ranges; from grime producers such as Skepta, JME & Terror Danjah, to hip hop/R&B producers like Kanye West & Timbaland, to like electro/house producers such as deadmau5 and David Guetta. I like all genres of music really, and I’m inspired by music in every way, which is why I like to experiment as much as possible when producing and not just stick to one genre. I like to think that I have a unique sound to any other producer, and that’s what I strive for.

Who else do you rate in the scene at the moment?

At the moment I feel there are a lot of good producers out there and also a lot that are underestimated – that deserve more credit. I would have to say at the moment rude kid and teddy music are setting the pace in the grime scene. I rate any producer that sticks to their own style and is real to themselves.

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Who’s “underestimated”?

Producer wise I would say that Darkos of Beat Creatures & Krimson will most definitely be breaking through very shortly – both have unique styles that I rate highly. I’d also say 2ne, he’s been about for a while but is a very talented producer in all genres of music. There’s so many MC’s I could name but most of the MC’s I’ve worked with are capable of breaking through for sure.

Agreed, Collabs?

Yeah I’m working with a lot of people at the minute – not necessarily the biggest names in the scene, but they have just as much talent, just don’t get the recognition they deserve. In the second half of 2010 I should definitely have some big projects coming up for sure. Nothing’s concrete, and I don’t want to say to much yet, but watch this space. I’ve got a 6 track EP called Capital ‘R’ coming out on the 23rd August, which is 6 grime instrumentals produced by myself showing different styles that I have but still my own – this will be a free download. And the projects that I mentioned above in the remainder of 2010, fingers crossed they will happen and help get my name out there a bit more.

Listen to a sampler of the new EP here.

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