SECTOR 6
21 Days to go? Nah, ‘21 Seconds to Go’; So Solid Crew, innovators of the Garage and Grime game we know and love seemed fitting as headliners of Sector 6 for a few questions in the run up to this year's mayhem– Catch them getting mad on the new stage this year.
Following our last post on BoomTown and the popularity it received, Bloc2Bloc in the lead up to the festival, has put together coverage of a few interviews and overviews – covering the best spot to be this year for strictly heavy party vibes.
"We’re Going to Deliver on UKG"
The Lion’s Den, Bang Hai Palace and Sector 6 are no doubt set to be crammed for the majority of the festival, and we all know that line up doesn’t mess about – so we got our hands on some interviews with a few big names who will be there, and we want to know which stage you’re gonna be reppin’ this year! Let us know by sharing the article for the stage you’re most hyped about!
BoomTown has been granted a 60,000 licensing capacity this year – and tickets are selling FAST.
With the introduction of Sector 6 and 80 street venues it’s going to be harder than ever to choose where to spend your days and nights, Sector 6 is set to be competing with Bang Hai Palace and The Lions Den this year for BoomTown’s best skankin’ spot, bringing some heavy Bass names such as So Solid Crew, Newham Generals, Chimpo, Dub Phizix & Strategy, Ms Dynamite, Hype b2b Hazard, Roni Size b2b Krust, TQD, Ram Records Takeover and many many more.
Hosting the storyline this year as the HQ of the Revolutionaries, expect thwompin’ bass and radicalisation from the locals of BoomTown whenever you’re near Sector 6 – ‘The Revolution Starts Now’
- so Solid Crew Interview (Part 1/4) -
Who have we managed to pin down from the crew today?
Hey this is Lisa Maffia.
Hi, this is Harvey, how you doing?
Megaman here.
And Swiss is here.
What have you been up to?
Mega: Taking care of our individual brands outside of music. We’ve got a lot of new music out, and even though we’ve never been to a BoomTown before, looking at the whole set up of what it’s like, we want to put together something that’s gonna give the stage presence something a little bit extra.
Lisa Maffia: I can’t wait to choose an outfit! (laughs) From what I’ve seen there, I need to go to town!
Harvey: I looked at BoomTown footage online and it is unbelievable! I saw people jumping around with painted faces, just having a good time so it definitely fits So Solid’s energy of having a crazy night.
So for people that haven’t seen you before, what should they expect from your show and you guys as a crew?
Mega: They should expect all the So solid hits basically; from 21 Seconds to All Over, They Don’t Know, Oh No… Just some great garage, old skl, mid skl, mash up the place classics ‐we’re going to deliver on UKG. The energy will be electric.
Garage and grime has had a massive explosion in the last couple of years and you guys were pretty instrumental in bringing that underground sound to the masses influences have you had and what do you think has been the catalyst for making grime and garage more commercially viable?
Harvey: In our time a lot of our influences were Reggae, R&B influences in the early 90s, the stuff that was around then. If you’re looking at the new generation there’s a lot of people out there doing their thing; Skepta, Chip, Bugzy Malone.... It’s a good look!
Swiss: I think the reason it’s come back and the first catalyst of that sort of sound was when garage became a bit more edgy, a bit more underground and the sound got rougher. We didn’t name it grime, we were just making music. Whoever started to salute and say Oh No was the first pin point, when grime began, then that’s cool.I think So Solid had an impact because a lot of people are paying homage in their music today. A lot of people in All Star Grime are showing their fans who they were inspired by and that’s what we appreciate.
Mega: I also think one of the big catalysts was when the Americans started showing a bit of love. It’s sad really but sometimes it takes people across the pond to show us love before our own country will see the glory of what we do. The thing that I like about it though, is that every time you hear a sound from any sort of country you want to find out the source. You want to find out who inspired that and how that came about and whenever you dig deep, we’re one of the names that you affiliate that beginning with so we’re honoured to still be in the business and do what we do. We’re still here to deliver a good sound and music and hopefully we’re got another 20 years...20 years you’d say? (laughs)
Lisa Maffia: Yeah, about 20 years? (laughs)
You need to be doing it till you’re in your zimmerframes. Solid cane skank business!
(all laugh)
Mega: The difference now and then is that there’s a lot of festivals that we missed out on doing so we’re happy now that we’re able to grace the stage in the way we wanted to do 15 years ago and we’re going to really give people what they missed out on.
Have you guys looked at the line up at all? Is there anyone you’re looking forward to seeing?
Mega: You know what, Boomtown’s got a serious line up! You see so many festivals that put on the same old generic acts ‐ people you’d expect who are on TV ‐ Boomtown’s a festival with a difference! I know this festival is one to be reckoned with ‐ the artists are seriously underground!
Keep your eyes peeled for more interviews and info for this year's festival, and be sure to share and tag us, letting us know who YOU want to see this year at BoomTown!
Big Thanks to Ngaio Anyia for all the help, and content, that she has supplied!