If Glowing Palms had ever got his head around ball games, then the electronic underground of 2014 would be a less exciting, less weirder place.
For it was sports-based confusion that prompted the London-based DJ and producer to tie him and his synths up in the studio and embark upon his own musical path.
Using a combination of found, tripped-out YouTube footage and cosmic synth-based boogie, he’s been serving up platters that matter across the last 12 months for more discerning dancers to get their feet around. The likes of I Don’t Wanna Come Daaan and Rouge have provided serious warmth for the smaller clubs (such as Manchester’s Wet Play and bashes in London’s East End) while his Resonance FM show has also got the antennaes of music lovers twitching.
Arguably it’s the latest excursion from Mr Palms which has done the most in broadcasting his talents to a wider crowd. Ask Me After Midnight was a chugging rendering of Skream!’s Midnight Request Line. Released by Manchester’s Ruf Dug on his Ruf Kutz it gained props from Skream! himself leading to BBC Radio 1 plays while, according to the Guardian, Jay-Z is also now a fan. Meet Glowing Palms in our 30 seconds interview below…
I first started writing music because…
I know nothing about football.
I have been making music since…
About 2007 when I bought my first drum machine. It was an Elektron Machinedrum and I got it home and expected I’d just bash a few buttons and bam it’d make a hit track. But that thing is complex! We have a love/hate relationship. It took me about five years to figure out how to use it and there’s still buttons that I have no idea what they do. Got the cowbells down now though. No-one can touch my digi cowbell.
My music is…
Nothing without a loosely practiced dance routine.
You'll like my music if you listen to...
Russian workout music from 1987.
My favourite venue is…
Without a doubt the “Top Nice” secret warehouse in East London. It’s an old warehouse where all these architects live. Every now and again they do these parties where they bring in a Funktion One and the drinks are £2.50 each. Bell Towers DJ’d the last one and played this track called Love on video and I think I lost my mind.
Music is important because…
We’re all running out of stuff to watch on Netflix and sport is a total mystery.
My biggest inspiration is…
Ruf Dug. He gives honest feedback and knows which tracks to push me to finish. Basically the best boss man you could wish for!
My dream collaboration would be…
Ok. I’m not great at collaborating. I’m not a classically musical type and I’m mega in-decisive. For me a big name would freak me out - I’d feel well intimidated so I like collaborating with friends or being dead anti-social and sending tracks over the internet. I’d love to collaborate with Ste Spandex but I asked him for some stems and he told me he’s not a “fucking florist”.
To try me out, listen to my song…
Rouge.
If I wasn’t making music I’d be…
Making edits of other people’s music.
In 10 years time I want to be...
Big in Japan.
glowingpalms.com
For it was sports-based confusion that prompted the London-based DJ and producer to tie him and his synths up in the studio and embark upon his own musical path.
Using a combination of found, tripped-out YouTube footage and cosmic synth-based boogie, he’s been serving up platters that matter across the last 12 months for more discerning dancers to get their feet around. The likes of I Don’t Wanna Come Daaan and Rouge have provided serious warmth for the smaller clubs (such as Manchester’s Wet Play and bashes in London’s East End) while his Resonance FM show has also got the antennaes of music lovers twitching.
Arguably it’s the latest excursion from Mr Palms which has done the most in broadcasting his talents to a wider crowd. Ask Me After Midnight was a chugging rendering of Skream!’s Midnight Request Line. Released by Manchester’s Ruf Dug on his Ruf Kutz it gained props from Skream! himself leading to BBC Radio 1 plays while, according to the Guardian, Jay-Z is also now a fan. Meet Glowing Palms in our 30 seconds interview below…
I first started writing music because…
I know nothing about football.
I have been making music since…
About 2007 when I bought my first drum machine. It was an Elektron Machinedrum and I got it home and expected I’d just bash a few buttons and bam it’d make a hit track. But that thing is complex! We have a love/hate relationship. It took me about five years to figure out how to use it and there’s still buttons that I have no idea what they do. Got the cowbells down now though. No-one can touch my digi cowbell.
My music is…
Nothing without a loosely practiced dance routine.
You'll like my music if you listen to...
Russian workout music from 1987.
My favourite venue is…
Without a doubt the “Top Nice” secret warehouse in East London. It’s an old warehouse where all these architects live. Every now and again they do these parties where they bring in a Funktion One and the drinks are £2.50 each. Bell Towers DJ’d the last one and played this track called Love on video and I think I lost my mind.
Music is important because…
We’re all running out of stuff to watch on Netflix and sport is a total mystery.
My biggest inspiration is…
Ruf Dug. He gives honest feedback and knows which tracks to push me to finish. Basically the best boss man you could wish for!
My dream collaboration would be…
Ok. I’m not great at collaborating. I’m not a classically musical type and I’m mega in-decisive. For me a big name would freak me out - I’d feel well intimidated so I like collaborating with friends or being dead anti-social and sending tracks over the internet. I’d love to collaborate with Ste Spandex but I asked him for some stems and he told me he’s not a “fucking florist”.
To try me out, listen to my song…
Rouge.
If I wasn’t making music I’d be…
Making edits of other people’s music.
In 10 years time I want to be...
Big in Japan.
glowingpalms.com
