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Jamaican Bass According To.. Origin One

We’re excited to welcome our boy Origin One to the ‘Jamaican Bass According To..’ mix series.  With a slew of releases on an enviable list of prominent labels and now a fully signed up member of the Nice Up! Records camp, Origin One has been putting in work over the years and it’s great to see that paying off.. it couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke.  We managed to grab a few moments from his busy schedule to have him do us an exclusive mix and say a few words:

Tell us a bit about your background in music?

I started making a lot of Jungle and Grime at about 15/16 this rolled over into me producing Dubstep when it first emerged, with the help of some of the Rubberdub family in Nottingham. We all moved to Holland when I was 19, where I released my first vinyl on Riddim and Culture records, then from there I’ve Just worked on as much music as possible, I worked on some Jungle stuff for Junglecat records, some Trip Hop/Neo-Soul stuff for Tru Thoughts, then more recently started working on my album for NICE UP! Records. In Nottingham I run a record Label and studio, and run events alongside that, the combination seems to take up the majority of my time. 
 Highest moments of your career/music journey so far?

I just feel to have been abroad to various places to play, is a blessing.  I used to play in the Netherlands a bit, and more recently I played at Soundwave for a few years, getting to play on their main stage and host a boat party. Last year I got to play in Italy for the first time, up in the hills, I think getting my music to people in other countries has topped it for me.

Hows the ‘Jamaican Bass’ scene in your city/country and how do you see it pushing forward?



I think Nottingham has always had a real strong roots influence, from the days of V rocket and Bands like the Naturalites, it’s always something I’ve had much respect and looked up to, even though I understand it’s not my generation. I’ve really appreciated the huge surge in Soca and bashment in mainstream music, traveling to Notting Hill carnival from a young age was always a huge influence. I love hearing the combination of cultures and sounds in bass music emerging, from not just Nottingham, but the whole UK scene atm.

Any future projects/events we should know about?



The forthcoming album (on NICE UP!) is my main project in the making, I’m just making sure I work with the right people and it sounds how I want it, There are various remixes along the way, I just have to be careful to not make too much music and focus on one thing for a while. Summers coming up, so I’m out quite a lot for festivals, so I want to get stuff wrapped up before that period hits.

Your all time top 5 tunes?



Zed Bias – Neighbourhood


Roni Size – Brown Paper Bag 


Lady Saw – under The Sycamore Tree


Digital Mytikz – Anti War Dub


The Naturalites – Picture On The Wall

Favourite food and/or recipe?



There’s a place called Cheffs Cottage round the corner from the studio, I think I eat there 2/3 times a week, they have their own BBQ jerk chicken thing going on, I’ve never tasted anything like it before, with some ginger chutney.

You can catch more from Origin One in the following spots:

https://www.facebook.com/OriginOneMusic/?fref=ts https://soundcloud.com/originone https://twitter.com/OriginOneMusic




Tracklist for the mix:

Origin One Ft Cheshire Cat - Good Ganja (DJ Maars Remix)