HoopDoop Magazine

Bassculture is an independent organisation located in the heart of Amsterdam that organises events, programs, radio shows, books artists and produces its own miscellaneous music.

Your mission is to create crossovers between music, cultures and art, when and why did you start the Bass Culture project?
I started to play records on Bassculture local radio in 2003 and played at Bassculture gigs..it was only roots & reggae then. In 2007 we decided to bring Bassculture to the Overtoom 301 (OT301) in Amsterdam with a more diverse and refreshing music programming with the Bass as signature. Besides Roots & reggae we brought more D&B, jungle and live acts combinations that were different but heavy and good with live painting at the spot.
At ADE 2008 we had a pretty good line up that people still talk about in the city.

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Kubus is an ‘underground’ electro-hiphop-producer from the Netherlands.

You have been referred to as an underground, electro-hip hop producer. What does that actually mean?

When I started doing music I was DJing and then I started drum’n’bass jungle until I reached a certain point where I decided to do my own music. Something like that was cheap back in 1999, but the thing that gave more exposure was hip hop. 

You have worked with rappers like DuvelDuvel, Typhoon and Jawat! What do you think is the key to a fruitful musical collaboration?

I always collaborated with different crews, also because it used to be easier for me to make music with MCs. I’ve always found it hard to make a track without an MC, but it is merely a coincidence. I just love making music, I like the vibes. I work on vibes.
Sometimes the collaboration just happens: someone approaches me or the other way around. But most importantly, when I collaborate with someone there must be a click, a friendly connection on some level; I don’t invite people I don’t like in my house. [Smiles] 
On of my best experiences was when I realized my first album in 2005. At the end of the year we went on a legendary tour in Holland: shows were sold out everywhere and everybody said it couldn’t be done again in Holland. On those days Dutch hip hop was really in the beginnings, and it was a collaboration between amazing artists.

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Phil Horneman was born in Amsterdam (NL) in 1967. He is a dj and Radio presenter at Radio 6 Soul & Jazz.

You have been involved with music in one way or another for more than 30 years. What do you think have been the most important changes in the music business during this time?

I’m in the business for 30 years, but Music has been around for hundreds of years. Since the beginning of the last century, when jazz and rhythm and blues started, music has developed into a huge melting pot of all kind of styles, and keeps on developing. Disco came up, then hip hop, and after that house and sampling, which is amazing! 

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