Episode 36 speaking to Jim Coles aka Om Unit who's a producer and DJ based in Bristol, England. He's produced records spanning multiple genres for the likes of Goldie's Metalheadz, Mike Paradinas Planet Mu and D-Bridges' Exit records - and has DJed the world extensively. He's also part of Dream Continuum and produces under the alias Phillip D Kick.  

Jim also started out as a turntablist and also worked in community music in his early days. He teaches Music Production at BIMM in Bristol and recently released a new album entitled Acid Dub Studies. We caught up in March to discuss his career, diversity in the industry and tips for making sub heavy music. 

https://omunit.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/omunit

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Show Notes:

Thunderbirds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series)
Beastie Boys Brass Monkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dxhSPoBjY
Flying Lotus https://flying-lotus.com/
BBC Radiophonic Workshop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop
Tape Packs https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tape+packs+rave&t=newext&atb=v242-1&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
DJ Hype https://www.discogs.com/artist/2323-DJ-Hype
Fabio & Grooverider https://soundcloud.com/fabioandgrooverider
Scream Tracker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_Tracker
BBS https://theoasisbbs.com/category/news/demo-scene/
Renoise https://www.renoise.com/
Getting Started In Renoise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJ4gJyEzjI
Youth Music https://youthmusic.org.uk/
Bristol Music College https://www.bimm.ac.uk/bristol/
Andrew Weatherall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Weatherall
Jiro Dreams Of Sushi https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772925/
Andrew Huang https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcemy56JtVTrsFIOoqvV8g
Om Unit - Nothing https://soundcloud.com/omunit/nothing-feat-rider-shafique
Tom BugBrand https://bugbrand.bandcamp.com/
Splice https://splice.com/
oeksound Spiff https://oeksound.com/plugins/spiff/
Acid Dub Studies https://omunit.bandcamp.com/album/acid-dub-studies
Leftism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leftism_(album)
Mutable Instruments Clouds https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/clouds/
A Brief History Of Hardware Sequencers https://sonicstate.com/news/2021/03/02/a-brief-history-of-hardware-sequencers/
Metalheadz https://www.metalheadz.co.uk/home
Planet Mu https://planet.mu/
Exit Records https://exitrecords.co.uk/
Telekom Electronic Beats https://www.electronicbeats.net/
Autonomic Podcasts https://www.club-autonomic.com/

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There was a problem with my mic so apologies for the sound of my audio.

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midierror meets... Om Unit [EP36] Electronic Musician / DJ

Tidy is an integral part of the Canberra Drum and Bass community and is co-founder of Headz are Rolling, Canberra's dedicated Jungle / Drum & Bass crew. Tidy has been selecting records for the last 15 years. Within this time he has played sets in Europe, Canada, US and Hong Kong. 

In Australia Tidy has supported a huge list of internationals; Amit, Amoss, Bailey, Ben Soundscape and Collette Warren, Cern, Coco-Bryce, Compa, Crissy Criss, Dub Phizix & Strategy, DJINN, Dj Hype, DJ SS, Doc Scott, Dom & Roland, Fixate, Grooverider, Indidjinous, Kenny Ken, Loxy, Ricky Force, Ruffhouse, Seba, Shock One, Survival, The Upbeats, Tokyo Prose, Utah Jazz, Vivek and Xnation.

Since 2017, Tidy has been accompanied by the sonic swells from the horn of Samwise.  With contemplative whimsy, Samwise fuses spontaneous melodic expression and pervasive vamps to invoke fervent organic harmony.

Samwise is an accomplished Jazz musician and a vinyl selector having studied and played the horn for over a decade in Jazz bands which included a tour of Europe. Tidy and Samwise collaborated for the first time at Dragon Dreaming Festival to high acclaim. Utilizing their extensive knowledge of music to the fullest and selecting music from a range of styles they craft a fresh and immense experience.

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