About Radio Slave :
Matt Edwards is Rekids co-founder. He produces quality music
under a number of different guises (Quiet Village, Sea Devils, REKID, The
Machine), but it is perhaps his "Radio Slave" moniker that most
people will be familiar with. Over the last 5 years, as Radio Slave, Matt has
released a string of underground club hits on Rekids such as "My
Bleep", "Bell Clap Dance", The "No Sleep" series and
the anthemic "Grindhouse". Aside from Rekids, Matt has released on a
number of other esteemed labels such as R&S, Om, Running Back and Ostgut
Ton.
Due to his unique production style, Matt has managed to carve
out his own distinct Radio Slave sound which many often try to emulate, and
which makes him a highly sought after remixer. DJ Mag listed him as one of the
greatest remixers ever, and also awarded him 'Best British Producer' in the
'Best Of British' awards. To date, Radio Slave's remix credits include artists
such as Armand Van Helden, Slam, UNKLE, DJ Hell, Josh Wink, DJ Sneak and many
more.
As a DJ, Matt is in as much demand as he is for his
production faculties. Starting off at London's Milk Bar in 1992 and
subsequently becoming resident at Ministry Of Sound, Matt has since gone on to
DJ virtually every major club in the world, as well as a handful of international
music festivals. Recently, Matt put together a mind-blowing mix for no.48 in
the Fabric compilation series, and also released 'Radio Slave presents Strictly
Rhythms Vol. 5' - a double CD compilation featuring no less than 8 of his own
re-edits of the Strictly catalogue.
Currently, he holds residencies at Berlin's Panorama Bar and
Paris' Rex Club with the Rekids label nights, and can be found most weekends
headlining the world's top clubs such as Fabric (London), Rex Club (Paris),
Womb (Tokyo), Space (Ibiza), Sub Club (Glasgow) and Robert Johnson (Frankfurt).
Earlier this year, Matt cemented his position as one of
Britain's heavyweight DJ's with an appearance alongside Carl Craig at the '20
years of Planet E' party in London.
Aside from these tremendous feats as a DJ/Producer, Matt has
shown himself to be a dab hand in other artistic endeavours. His latest
incarnation 'The Machine', is a multi-media venture combining music and
visuals. The aural aspect features 6 tracks of experimental soundscapes - using
found sounds and taking influence from contemporary electro-acoustic
composition. The visual aspect comprises of a short film by UK artists Lovely
Jon & Mike Keelin, and each track has a corresponding image designed by
Australian pop artist Misha Holenbach. The 6 tracks are out now in the form of
The Machine's LP 'RedHead', and a special limited edition release on the
Pyramids Of Mars imprint will include the whole multi-media package. So keep an
eye out.
Matt has also collaborated with Devilrobots and Medicom Toy
Corporation to produce the 'No Sleep - No Tofu' Kubrick toy. This is currently
available from Firmament, with all proceeds being directly donated to the Red
Cross For Japan relief efforts.
In 2011, Matt shows no sign of slowing down. At the turn of
the year, he released his 'East West' EP on Rekids, which is still smashing
clubs some months later. He is also set to mix the cover-mount CD 'Slave To The
Rhythm' in Mixmag's april edition. Added to this, Matt will continue to tour
extensively and somehow find time to release another string of club bangers. On
this current form, there's no stopping him.