Goojah caught my attention about a month or two ago when I first heard his track, “Acid Thoughts”. That shit was on repeat for about a week and since then he has produced several more tracks, each showcasing his own unique brand of Dubstep. You’d be hard pressed to find 2 tracks of his that sound similar, which is quite refreshing. Goojah was kind enough to take some time out and answer a few questions, while also throwing up a few free downloads for you dub fiends… check him out as well as the tracks below!
> Name/Age/Location?
Joshua Arthur George Goudge!! 22 years of age, Birmingham/Kernow UK
> Where did you first hear dubstep, what track was it, and what was
your reaction?
The first time I really thought anything good about Dubstep was when someone did a guest mix on the Zinc podcast I guess around 2006ish (I can’t remember who it was). I heard it a lot before but never really got into it… I was a Drum & Bass boy before you see and those slow beats didn’t quite cut it for me! But yeah that podcast got me instantly hooked!
> How long have you been producing Dubstep and what did you produce before
dubstep came along (if anything)?
I guess I’ve been producing Dubstep for about three years but only semi seriously in the last two. Before that I used to mess about with bass sounds trying to make Drum & Bass but could never really make anything good! I also studied Sound Engineering at college and had to make loads of different stuff like kids tv soundtracks and that (if that counts)… Haha, they were terrible.
> What is your current setup (gear/software)?
I’m running Cubase 5 on PC, I mainly use Massive (far too standard) also quite a bit of Kontact and V station for little things … I don’t play around with other synths enough to be honest… something I’m going to start doing – I think Dubstep is in desperate need of new sounds!
Studio-wise I’ve got an mbox 2, one Alesis M1 Mrk2 monitor speaker (the other one is blown up and somewhere in Bristol!) and my good old trusty Beyerdynamic DT770 headphones which are getting old and in desperate need of a new jack plug- they only work in certain positions! Oh and my melodica (which I record through my headphones!) .
> Do you have a certain process you go through when making a track?
It depends on what I’m making… If I’m going to make something heavy I’ll start with making the beats first then some horrible Bass noises then go on to FX and layering. If I’m going to make something nice I it’s usually because I’ve come across a nice sample or a melody that I like and will usually build the rest around that.
Whatever sort of track I make I pretty much always start at the drop… It instantly gets my adrenalin going and makes me not want to stop until I’m finished. I always leave the intro till last… Hence why most of mine are really really terrible I think I lose interest by then – something I need to change.
> Did you start of DJing or producing first?
I started DJing first from quite a young age… I used to get my granddad to take me record shopping when we went to visit relatives in Bristol and then take them home and try and mix on my belt drive Soundlab turntables!
To be honest I’ve not really been mixing much in the last few years – I had to sell my turntables for rent etc and got quite bored of playing other peoples records… (I recently have been doing sets of completely my own music but future gigs I’m going to play stuff by different people as well- too much good music out there!).
> How would you describe your sound?
Hmm… Massive wobble horribleness niceness silliness messiness ridiculousness.
> Who are your influences?
I don’t really know who my influences are… I guess just everyone I hear that I like or sounds that I hear that I like and want to recreate, too many to mention!
> What artists are you currently listening to?
To be honest I don’t really listen to Dubstep or dance music at all… I listen to lots of Broken Social Scene, Atlas Sound, Animal Collective, American Analogue set, Circulatory System, 13th Floor Elevators, The Seeds, Grizzly Bear, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, Cocorosie, The Most Serene Republic… That sort of thing! – I’m a massive soppy boy at heart!
Dubstepwise Vistas doing some amazing stuff at the mo. Keep an eye out for Infrasound and a guy called Article from Norton he’s going to be big whidden! On the DnB tip look out for a producer called Slaine… massive massive things coming from him…
> Where do you see dubstep going in 2010?
Who knows! The moon and beyond!
> 1 goal you must accomplish for 2010?
To get a job, get out of debt, stop the bailiffs constantly getting in touch with my mum and pay her back all the money she’s lent me (which I’m very grateful for!). Ahh that’s four things… whoops.
> Plans for the future, IE releases, mixes, projects?
I’ve not got any releases in the pipeline… Keep getting offers from Digi labels but really want to get some more releases on vinyl (any vinyl labels reading this get in touch 
). On the project front I’ve been working with and will be working a lot more with a good friend of mine called Infrasound… Keep an eye out for him in the future he’s an absolute beast on the old buttons. Hmm I always forget to do mixes… I might do that soon!
> Advice for up and coming dubstep producers?
Keep at it, watch youtube, sell yourself (something I never but should do!), be nice and smile!
> Anything you’d like to add?
Umm just a good old thanks to anyone who’s brought my records or came to see me play… To any girls that would like to discuss Dubstep or anything else with me , or any guys that want to discuss Dubstep with me find me at www.myspace.com/goojahdubs.
Cheeeerrrrss now,
Goojah.
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Goojah- Wickerman by DUBliminalCOM
Goojah- My Funny Valentine by DUBliminalCOM
Goojah- Jealousey by DUBliminalCOM
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