![]() ![]() For “Catching Z’s” we were just staying in the down. We like to take you on a ride that has ups and downs but mainly stays in the up. ZD: There’s a lot of music we love that’s hard to play in our sets because there’s only room for a few of those types of songs. What was the root inspiration for Catching Z’s? How do you plan to continue to keep that vision alive through Altered States? So to really get fans to be interested in something new that’s outside of you, you’ve gotta really stay talking about it and putting people on.ĭC and Hooks of Zeds Dead So Altered States is inspired by your ‘Catching Z’s’ series… It’s hard to put people onto new things, everyone’s got their own lives going on. ZD: Just to be repping it as much as possible. What are some of the important things you’ve learned from launching the Deadbeats label that you’re also going to apply towards Altered States? ![]() When we were working on Catching Z’s we thought this could be a good way to set a new label off in that direction. ZD: We had been talking about doing a sub label for a while. Is there any reason to starting an entirely new entity, or did you feel this new avenue of music just wouldn’t fit? But take it how you want, ya know? Altered States is now your second record label launch after Deadbeats came to life in 2016, which has held some of our favorite releases over the years. So it’s kinda about music making you feel like you’re in a dream. Also different states of consciousness, like dreams for instance. ZD: It’s about music changing your state of reality. To start us off here, could you tell us more about what inspired the name Altered States? The Electric Hawk: Before anything else, congratulations on the new label! We’re really looking forward to everything that comes from it. And what better way to introduce the new label than a whopping brand new, all original Zeds Dead Catching Z‘s mixtape?Ī post shared by Zeds Dead Lucky enough for us, we got to chat with Zeds Dead themselves to find out more on just how Altered States came to be… and a peek at what’s to come. Inspired heavily by their signature, well-loved Catching Z’s series, this sister label will explore the chill, downtempo realm. While Deadbeats conquers the dubstep and heavy bass playing field, Altered States will be its complimentary. On the fifth anniversary of the Deadbeats launch, the esteemed tastemakers announced the next exciting venture in their career: the birth of their second imprint label, Altered States. From tracking down unreleased IDs, celebrating the launch of their flagship label Deadbeats along with their countless successful releases over the years, and hitting up every ‘We Are Deadbeats’ tour stop we can, we’ve watched as Hooks and DC have dominated every square inch of the electronic music scene. One of those artists being a Canadian duo that goes by the name Zeds Dead.
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