DJ Dust: Name ?

Vini: Vini Medley

DJ Dust: Age ?

Vini: Er...old enough to remember?

DJ Dust: Based ?

Vini: Earthbound, the London England bit.

DJ Dust: You run Botchit & Scarper - which artists are you working with?

Vini: FreQ.Nasty, BLIM, T-Power, Vini, Orange Kush, Raw Deal, Stone Drive, Tek Ed, Cosmic Jerk, Soto, Mee Violin...

DJ Dust: Do you or have recorded material under any project names?

Vini: Vini vs Funk Monster - 'Dominion'

DJ Dust: Whats going to be the difference between Botchit's 'Urban Funk' and 'Botchit Breaks 3' compilations?

Vini: Here at Botchit & Scarper / Emotif Recordings we release 3-5 compilations a year. In our view they are not the same as many compilations available on the market such as Speed Garage Hits/ Ibiza 99 etc, they are in fact label statement updates, in order for the lifestyle-buying punter to check out what their favourite label or club is doing. They are a good opportunity for us to update our fans with the best of our previous work along with brand new material from our established artists and they also give us a chance to break new talent. I think they differ very much from compilations that have been put together in a 'greatest hits of the scene' style. Therefore one's a comp, the other is a label statement.

DJ Dust: The recent departure of Freq Nasty to Skint, was that an amicable split?

Vini: No split, he's still working with us, the Skint deal is only exclusive as freQ. Nasty

DJ Dust: Any crazy things happened to you this year?

Vini: Broke my ankle - been pissed and sliding down an escalator 2 weeks ago.

DJ Dust: What made you happy this month?

Vini: Going to Berlin, the new Tek Ed single and only getting a broken ankle. Could've been much worse.

DJ Dust: How would you describe your DJ style?

Vini: Wide, encompassing, tasteful and fucking 'avin it.

DJ Dust: What do you think of the breaks scene both national and international?

Vini: Growing nicely worldwide, thank you very much. It ain't a London thing!!!!!!!!!!!

DJ Dust: What do you think is the future for breakbeat?

Vini: Daft, standard question, sorry. [Dust: I didn't do a journalism degree you know! I'm only a DJ and I`m not very good at that!!!] Techno, house, drum 'n' bass etcetera are still here and developing. Guess what we'll be doing.

DJ Dust: Forthcoming Botchit single releases?

Vini: Tek Ed - 'All blues', BLIM - 'Earth man'

DJ Dust: Albums?

Vini: Aquasky, Sure Shot, Vini vs Funk Monster, Botchit Breaks 3, T-Power.

DJ Dust: DJ mix albums ?

Vini: Knowledge [Bristol-based drum 'n' bass/breakbeat mag] front cover mix CD

DJ Dust: Anything else other people are doing that deserve a big up?

Vini: Love to all that are into our thing.

Vini was interviewed by DJ Dust