Ep. 21 - Gorgon City & Rudimental

Fighting Off Hangovers With Gorgon City and Rudimental The Rave
Curious podcast catches up with the British bands, plus former
Beatport CEO Matt Adell talks breaking capitalism. When two of the
hottest bands leading the UK electronic scene hit the road
together, even a Monday night is alright for a party. Rave Curious
spoke with Gorgon City and Rudimental, a pair of acts continuing
the grand tradition of energetic electronica live bands—first
exemplified by Roni Size and The Prodigy in the late '90s. We sat
down in their Los Angeles hotel room for a quick chat in the midst
of a seemly endless string of parties, travel and more parties.
Thing start off sluggish as the guy shake off the cobwebs of
another sleepless night, but soon our conversation kick into gear
as coffee and beer come to save the day. Also on the podcast,
former Beatport CEO Matt Adell talks about his new remix platform,
Metapop, and takes a long hard look at the current state of the
American electronic music industry. "Dance music is one of the
things we've seen capitalism break in our lifetime," he says,
referring to the bursting EDM bubble, of which Beatport and it's
bankrupt corporate parent company SFX are the prime example. Matt
doesn't pull punches when it comes to his former employer, but he
clearly does know how to move on from it.