Growling Mad Scientists
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So G.M.S is in-fact Riktam and Bansi, a couple of lads who met in high school at 14 in The Netherlands. Both were excited about the prospect of a career in music and chose to pursue their chosen vocation instead of undertaking any kind of formal education. Even before they were old enough to legally attend a club as punters, the guys were already holding it down behind the decks in their native Amsterdam. “We had to go in via the back to avoid the authorities,” chimes Bansi.

A trip to Goa and a spiritual awakening later, G.M.S relocated to Ibiza in Spain in 2000, forming their own imprint called Spun Records and renaming themselves G.M.S. In hindsight too, it was something they considered a fait accompli, particular given they had already committed themselves to music. “All of our friends and family were already going to parties and listening to electronic music on the radio and so on. By the time we got to India, we were blown away by the whole movement and couldn’t help ourselves from falling in love with it. And while the scene wasn’t so big in The Netherlands, it didn’t stop us from dreaming and luckily, getting to where we are now.”

Fast forward some 20 years and G.M.S are getting deep in the studio in Ibiza where the bulk of their music is getting made. “It’s truly the best place for us,” says Bansi, referring to their love of twiddling knobs. “The scene is global now and it’s great to be a part of it. It has allowed us to focus on the many projects we are working on. We’ve just had 1200 Mics in the studio and have done collaborations with Legohead as well as Ozzy from Australia. There should also be a new and fresh G.M.S album coming soon and will hopefully be done by our winter, so we are definitely keeping very busy these days.”

But psytrance isn’t their only love – for Riktam and Bansi are also part of the R&B project (not to be confused with Rhythm and Blues) – that is a pure progressive house venture. Bansi explains: “you can definitely hear the familiar G.M.S sounds but it also contains a bit of a tech-house vibe.” In reality though, it is the sounds of psy that are truly in their hearts – and as such, they rarely stray from the underlying sound. “Sure we try to do different styles of music with our other projects – it might include drum and bass, electro, deep house and dub. Technology too has helped us evolve and together, we have moved with it. Those geniuses behind the software and hardware are the people that make our lives easy. If I think back to when we played our first gigs over 20 years ago, I realise just how far things have come.”

Finally, the lads have an extensive fan base in Australia and are looking forward to their imminent return for the Earthcore festival. “We love the scene out there,” says Bansi. “It’s so far to come to Australia but we have still been there almost 10 times. We’ve got a really great collection of old, new, fresh and rotten beats that we really want to blast the dance floor with. We know how to do it, so we’ll see you on the floor at Earthcore.”

BY RK

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