We loved the Tamboritoto release from Ventah so much, we reached out to the Good Street Records boss man for an interview and this exclusive mix, which boasts a powerhouse selection of Latin infused footwork.

BM: First off, I want to congratulate you on your latest release, Tamboritoto. Where did the inspiration for the release come from?

Ventah: Thank you! Yes the release has been getting good responses worldwide. Outside of footwork, I’m a fan of world music, specifically Latin, Caribbean and African music, and I wanted to see how footwork would work in that context. These tracks only started out as an experiment, but quickly evolved into full tracks as I got positive feedback on them. For me, its interesting hearing a completely different branch of music being given a Footwork spin.

BM: When did you first get into dance music?

Ventah: Quite early! When I was 10, I bought It’s All About the Stragglers by Artful Dodger, a 2-step garage album. From there, I was into the 2step/garage/4×4 sound through my early teens. Then I had a detour through nu metal/punk/funk/jazz, until discovering dubstep and dnb in about 2007. Since then its all been about dance music.

BM: What were some of the first tunes that made you want to be a DJ / Producer?

Ventah: On some level, I’ve produced music all my life. When I was 4, I wrote and recorded my own radio shows on a tape recorder. It was probably the album Ode 2 A Carrot by Soom T and Disrupt that got me into producing bass music. This was some of the first bass music that made me think ‘how did they produce this?’. I began working out beat structures and mentally exploring the layers of the tracks. One track in particular (Roll That Shit) made me think ‘I need to produce music’. Next day, I installed Reason and got on with it!

BM: What other directions can you see the footwork sound heading?

Ventah: Another UK producer B3no of Sublow is already on this tip. The carnival vibe works well, and so does funk/jazz samples. Another direction I think needs more exploration is ragga/reggae influences, especially the deeper dubby vibes. The Bassota crew from Belarus / Russia are experimenting with using samples of traditional Indian and Japanese singing in their releases, so that’s further evidence of the huge scope of music that can be experimented with.

BM: What’s next for you? / Good Street?

Ventah: I’m working on 2 EPs for various places, got collabs and remixes to get finished and various guest mixes to be recorded. Good Street has two events this November in London so planning and organising these nights. Excited to be welcoming DJs from Canada, Spain and from across the UK to these events. Good Street has always got many releases planned, and looking forward to 2016 with more events, releases and music videos planned!

BM: Awesome, We’ll be waiting with anticipation. Cheers!

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Ventah

Good Street Records

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Ventah – Enjoy Your Life [Ground Mass] / B3no – What U Like [Dub] / Ventah – Memoria del Muerto (Version A) [Good Street] / B3no – Oye Como Va [Sublow] / b3no x Ventah – Sex On The Beach (Remix) [Self Release] / b3no – In The Rain (Ventah DrumReplacementScheme Edit) [Sublow] / Ventah – My Soul Future [Dub] / b3no – Santiago Nah Go (Ventah Rest Of Da Sample Edit) [Dub] / b3no x Ventah x Dispondant – Beat Goes On [Dub] / DJ Mackboogaloo – Ghanas Groove (Ventah Remix) [Dub] / Duckett – Houseness [Ground Mass] / Vikingnoon – Take Control [Dub] / Vikingnoon – Blinded By The Light [Dub] / Dispondant – N E E D__U__H E R E [Self Release] / Ventah – UntoYou [Dub]

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