3.30 周六 • Scuba - 最终回响

Since 2003 Paul Rose – aka Scuba – has released productions covering the entire range ofelectronic music, revelling in the creative process and bucking expectations. He’s releasedfive critically-acclaimed artist albums and crafted mixes for the DJ Kicks, fabric, and OstgutTon, winning a DJ Mag Best Live Act award along the way.

He remains one of the industry’s most astute tastemakers. Celebrating 20 years in 2023, hisHotflush imprint has shaped the direction of the electronic landscape, breaking the careersof innovators such as Mount Kimbie, George FitzGerald, and Or:la. He also headed a 5-yearrun of the seminal ‘SUB:STANCE’ parties at the world's best club, Berghain, immersingmany of the key figures of the UK-centric dubstep movement of the 2000s directly in thecore of Berlin’s techno scene.

Since the pandemic, Rose has continued to chase absorbing creative projects from acrossthe musical spectrum. He wrote and produced a debut motion picture OST; released anindie-tinged mini album with new London vocalist DOMiNii; developed his inspiringcollaborative work with Bakongo (aka UK Funky legend Roska); continued his associationwith UK label Aus Music; and re-birthed his SCB alias with a focus squarely on techno.

In 2023, Digital Underground, a 12-track mixtape of original productions inspired by theclassic era of early rave, was released to rapturous reviews. The project is supported by alive show, launching in early 2024.

Finally, since January 2022 Rose has presented the ‘Not A Diving Podcast’, a weeklydiscussion of meaty industry topics and deep dives into scenes and sounds which has growninto one of the most prominent podcasts in electronic music. Guest highlights have includedSeth Troxler, Tiga, A Guy Called Gerald, Cassy, Bill Brewster, Skream, and legendarypromoters Mark Broadbent (We Love Space), and Rich McGinnis (Warehouse Project).