Telefon-Interview mit Treva Whateva über sein neues Album «Music´s made of memories» (Ninjatune) vor seinem Auftritt in Wien am 8. November.

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Mr Whateva has been releasing his unique brand of rhythm-driven quirk-funk for the last five years or so, as well as helping the likes of Grand Central compile their legendary Mystic Brew compilations and DJing all over the planet. Unbelievably, though, this is his first album. From the garage band bass of «Bouncing Bomb» through the proto-disco of «Driving Reign», the Muppets-on-crack of «Singalong», through the wear-fruit-in-ya-kangol aesthetic of «Havana Ball», the old school ragga-jungle of «Dedicated VIP» (which reminds you why you liked drum & bass in the first place) itÂ’s a record thatÂ’ll have your head nodding, your foot tapping, your mouth grinning and your body trying to do improbable breakdance moves that you think you remember seeing on telly some time in the eighties. Nor is there any let up in the second half of the record either, Trev going all northern soul ‘nÂ’ chimes on «Carpe Diem», drivingly latino-mournful on the title track, Jackson 5-go-to-a-block-party-and-get-a-kicking on «Dustbowl» before finishing up with hooligan bass on «We Have The Technology» and probably the finest bad-coke moment of four-to-the-floor horrorcore ever submitted to wax on «Dangerous Disco».