Formed in 1995 as ambient drum ‘n’ bass DJ trio Aquasky, the DJs, producers and music labels Passenger and 777 are now exhibiting a heated passion for breakbeat. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary with an album tour. For their recently released Teamplayers album, the trio (Dave Wallace, Brent Newitt and Keiron Bailey) got a couple of their talented friends to collaborate, including Meat Katie, Elhornet, Icey, and Freq Nasty. Bangkokians can hear some of their works fresh and live on Jun 3.

Why breakbeat? What makes it appealing to you?
It’s a fresh scene. Drum ‘n’ bass can get a bit boring after a while. The breakbeat scene now reminds me of the d & b scene 10 years ago when it was exciting and new for us. Everybody in the breaks scene is friendly and approachable which is really cool. I think you have to keep changing and evolving. Just doing one thing can get boring sometimes, so the move into breakbeat kept us interested in the whole scene.

What’s the strong point of working as a team?
It means we can run our labels and continue to produce. Not all of us can be in the studio sometimes but it doesn’t matter. It also means we can DJ at 3 different clubs at the same time. We have quite a variety of music tastes, although we all like what we produce and DJ. That is a strong point I think as we all bring different elements to Aquasky.

Who was the most impressive artist, for you, who joined you on the Teamplayers CD?
I can’t say just one artist otherwise all the others will get jealous. On a personal tip, my favorite tracks from the LP are “Girls & Boys” with Elhornet from Pendulum, “Overneath” with Meat Katie and “What Can You Do” with Backdraft and MC Spyda. I also love the Drumsound and Simon Bassline Smith remix of “Time Up” with MC Spyda. This DJ tour at the moment is to promote the Teamplayers LP so we will be dropping our favorite tracks and some really new material never heard before. I have heard good reports about the club from DJ friends of mine who have played there. They said the club and people were wicked and really looked after you. It’s going to be a wicked party.