'motional interviews: deep inside with Lee Webster

We present to you an interview as well as an exclusive track from Lee Webster. I was introduced to his music through a close music friend of mine from OZ. She sent me the link to his soundcloud page for a track called Your Body was inside. It is a JAM. This got me listening and peeling back the layers of tunes on his page, house, techno, hip hop, disco, and, on 'n on. Before to long i had mixed a few of the tracks, and to my delight they were rocking. Perfect tunes for a party vibe, after hours, making out, and well, whatever you want bro. Was able to connect with Lee for an interview and an exclusive 'motional download of one of his slow and sexy, deep and funky, fingerbanging JAMS! Ladies and Gentlemen, Lee Webster.

Step 1: Hit play

Tony Lee - Love So Deep (Lee's hairy vag re-rub)

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Step 2: read interview:

We have read that you are from the UK but now live in Spain. When did you move to spain and what is your favorite thing about barcelona? Do you miss living in london?


i grew up in a boring sub-urban city with terrible nightlife and music culture. Our only alternative to the nightclubs churning out bad chart music was to make parties in squats or in the middle of the woods, and this is what I did for a good few years before I came to Barcelona. But that scene can be hard on your body and mind so I was looking for a way out…


how does that influence your music?

I wasn't into House or Disco so much until I started living in Barcelona, I listened to a some Garage which was big when i was growing up and ultimately came to influence me further down the line, but mainly i would listen to hip hop or my mum´s record collection which was anything from Nirvana to Massive Attack and everything in between.


You live pretty close to the white isle, is Ibizia still amazing or is there another spot you prefer to be a party tourist?

I don't like Ibiza its trashy and shit. I would only return if i could build a time machine and visit back when it was about hippies, love and music, although outside of parties, the island itself especially in the North is beautiful… I think Barcelona still has some way to go before it rivals other cities but its getting there… I see London is pretty pumping these days if you can put up with all the skinny jeans and mustaches...


words i think of when listening to your tracks: cosmic deep sex disco future house. What words come to mind when you listen to your tracks?

Vaginas, orgy, ice cream, gangstas, lesbians, DP, lubrication, zebra, breasts...


Your sound ranges across a wide spectrum of influence and style. Your house and hip hop have a nod to the classics while you keep it sounding fresh and new. You have described it as Dope & Deep, What inspires you to write this type of music?

I don't think about it so much, i just make stuff that makes me buzz. I get some really nice feedback from the sound cloud community, its nice to know someone is listening and enjoying the vibes, I may not be technically polished like many people out there but I hope my love of dance music comes through on what i make, when people from across the world tell me they are playing my joints in clubs i get a special warm feeling in my balls...


We at motional are big fans of your George Michael - Monkey (lw bananas edit), what is your take on the edit craze that has been sweeping the underground over the last few years? Overdone or essential?

Edits are fun! Yeah theres loads about, some are shit, some are amazing. I personally love making edits as i find i often hear something in a track that I love and i want other people to love it too, i guess edits for me are as much about reviving something that i feel deserves more attention as they are about making something new for the dance floor.


Aside from George Michael you have also edited Janet Jackson and other Pop tracks, what is your favorite Pop track of all time?

Dennis Edwards feat. Siedah Garret - Don't Look any further. The video makes me smile too...


Your Soundcloud page is STACKED with solidly produced originals, remixes, and edits, how long have you been making tracks?

Ive been making noises since my early teen years, Ive only been making House and Disco for the past couple of years...


What labels do you release on and what are some of your favorite labels?

The first label to show me love here was Digital Delight - a fantastic label based in Barcelona by some extra smooth players. The label has grown to receive a lot of attention recently which has been excellent for anyone associated with it, and it continues to grow and impress the right people. It also has a sister label- Sultry Vibes, on which i have released a collaborative EP with Sishi Roesh called Dope Slangin´ Motel.


Name a few current dj's you are into, producers?

Bubba, Chris James, Sishi Roesh, Miguel Puente, Diego Moreno, Damian Uzabiaga, Whim-e, Mike Fisher, Chembass, Nobody knows, Rebel, Eats Everything, Marcin Czubala, San Soda, Jamie Jones, Richy Ahmed, Lee Foss, Manik, Jonny Cruz, DOTB, Soul Clap, DJ T, Sergio Bernardi...


do you dj at all or perform live?

Im working on a live set right now, will be ready soon… Few gigs coming up in the future...


Hardware? Software?Or both? Tell us about your studio and your favorite piece of gear/vst/program/ect.

I don't have a studio, I just have my macbook and some basic monitors. I would love to own some analog equipment one day, until then I have my much loved Ableton and some plug-ins. My fave VST would have to be Izotope Ozone- the incredible mastering suite with some amazing presets… As i don't have any analog synths, I ilke to hunt the sound I need and sample it directly, maybe from the break of a track, an intro… something I learned from Hiphop.


Your RA page describes when you moved to spain you really became fascinated with peoples old records. Do you still dig in the crates, records stores, and buddies catalogues for classic jams?

Im lucky enough to be friends with a massive House head (Lyonel) who has some proper good house and disco on wax. I owe a lot of my influences in House music to him and his records, he's just started producing so you can expect to hear some dope shit from him somewhere soon. I also spend hours listening to obscure R&B from the 90s, new wave from the 80s and early disco and House on the internet. Youtube has revolutionized crate digging for me as it allows me to go off on a path and surf the associated videos for hours, after a starting point of one particular video you can end up in some crazy places...


Found anything good lately?

Yeah this guy on youtube called Harlemnightsmusic who owns all these classic synths and he makes these really cool triply videos of him playing his own versions of classic 80s synth pop and Disco.


Anything upcoming we should be on the look out for?

Some really cool things happening with Marcin Czubala´s new label- Your Mamas Friend, something on a Digital Delight compilation, a mega cool new label starting up which I can't tell you about yet, an upcoming release on a very well known label, my new live set coming soon, Im going to make a porno…


You would have to write the soundtrack! Tell us a bit about the track we are featuring, thanks by the way for the exclusive download!

Its a track built around a loop taken from Tony Lee´s Love so Deep, pretty basic but thats how i like it...


Thanks for the chat, keep up the great work Lee! We look forward to your future releases!

Thanks for the support <3

Cruel Intentions

Miguel Puente has had a hot streak of very playable tracks as of late. This one is one of my favorite Puente joints and Miguel has offered the DL through Purp and Soul, see below! Born in 1986, in Monterrey, Mexico, Miguel Puente took an interest at a very young age in music. He was influenced by a number of instruments including the drums, piano, and flute. Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Run DMC, and Jay-Z are just of few of the many influences from a young age. It was no surprise that Miguel would have such a big involvement in this industry as an adult.Electronic music is the main focus for Miguel. He really wanted to take his passion and skill for this to develop his career as a producer/Dj.

In 2005, he began to gig at various parties and clubs in Mexico.If you know anything about Miguel, you will know that over the years he has developed himself into a confident producer. He is always driving himself to endless possibilities in creating sounds that express his originality as an artist. Production being such an astronomical part of the musician he is, Miguel wanted to know everything about the direct design of sound. Over the past few years, Miguel’s over-powering ability to create sounds, has made him develop an advanced way of looking, and forseeing where electronic music is heading.

Becoming a part of Digital Delight in 2008, opened up even more of a drive, and expanded his imagination in building himself as Dj and Producer. You can only expect Miguel to bring out the soul-full house, and disco-tech flow out of the diverse ensemble of Digital Delight. Funky floods pour out colours of old-school flares, mixed with new spices, giving him the reputation of an innovative artist, that brings out the groove in all of us. Miguel has shared booths with artist like Zev (Wolf+Lamb), Shaun Reeves (Wolf+Lamb), Le Loup (Wolf+Lamb), Jay Shepheard (Compost), Yakine (Supplement Facts), Camea (Clink), Adultnapper (Ransom Note), Stimming (Diynamic), HOSH (Diynamic), Solomun (Diynamic), Joachim Spieth (Kompakt), Tobi Neumann (Cocoon).

P.Diddy......Really?

What do you eventually get when a global superstar spends summer after summer visiting the notoriously amazing raves at DC10 on the island of Ibiza? You get a musical collaboration that takes things to a new level. This is exactly what has happened with hip hop legend, P. Diddy. Linking up with Isreali techno DJ/producer Guy Gerber, the pair have came up with 'Tourist Trap', and named themselves 11:11. At some point in the future a full collaboration album from the pair will also be released, but 'Tourist Trap' is the track doing damage on disco to techno dancefloors across the world right now. We arent 100% sure on a release date for this track yet but we dont know its got a remix package from heaven, with Jamie Jones, Soul Clap, Visionquest, Renaissance Man, and David K all carrying out their own takes along with the Original version.

Heating Up

Out now on Visionquest. My Favorite Robot's follow up to Still In My Heart ,With vocals reminiscent of Ian Curtis and a gutter-funk baseline Forest Fires will surely have you " screaming for oxygen"

All by myself....

Hotness from Solomun, Everyday I See You Alone is a beast of a track. Nasty and dark this is definitely a tune to make everyone wiggle and shake. A huge bass line and hands in the air vocals makes this one to remember!

Gots to have Faith!!!

Faith Evans getting two huge reworks coming straight out of Bristol. Once known only for its breakbeat sounds, this city is now one the biggest house hot spots around. Both tracks out now on Futureboogie and can be found here (B&S) and (Coat of Arms)

Juicy

BeatStreet present...
BeatStreet - Free EP 001 by We Are BeatStreet
Free E.P 001! A solid E.P compiled solely of massive remixes and edits of popular records produced by some of the BeatStreet residents, alongside good friends.

First up is Will Crawshaw, with his much anticipated rework of 'Biggie Smalls - Juicy'. Bringing a smooth deep vibe, which justifys the quality of the original in a whole new sense. There's been a fantastic reaction about this particular edit, so get it while it's hot. A must have.

Secondly, we have a collaboration between BeatStreet's Jonny Hopkinson & Will Crawshaw. A pumped up edit of 'Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night'. Hard hitting beats and a driving bassline turn this old groover into something you can really get down to!

Then we have a truly astonishing remix of 'Gnarls Barkley - Crazy'. An anthem of a track in itself, and only one man that could only do this remix justice, a man who needs no introduction if you've ever been out in Leeds - Alcatraz Harry. Good friend of the BeatStreet crew, we've got a feeling you'll be seeing him popping up a lot more. He's brought some deep chicago house vibes to the plate with this remix, amazing production and next level creativity. Big.

Lastly to finish off the E.P, we have newcomer CJay. Straight in with what only can be described as a HUGE remix of 'Patrice Rushen - Feels So Real'. Big nu disco vibes in this one, bringing the original well up to date.