Square City

Dan Butler, originally from Bletchley, currently based in Bedford (UK), reflects on how his early clubbing experiences in the 90’s shaped his deep passion for the sounds that felt a bit more emotional and, perhaps, other-worldly. He acknowledges the influence of Detroit house and techno but emphasises the importance of creating a unique sound rather than imitating others.

In his own words “I'm no gear junkie, or tech-nerd, I'm really not. I work in IT and people often say I'm not your typical IT guy! I play around with ideas a lot in the studio, often arriving at happy accidents that make the final cut. It's as much about the machines controlling me as me controlling the machines, and I don't mind admitting that.

My younger listening years were spent gorging on a lot of goth and industrial music, which you often heard less about from other techno producers through the 90s and 00s, something I always felt gave me a slightly different edge to my evolution and ultimately my production style.

Iceman Records is pleased to launch it's first release with such a masterly artist.