Music Not Diving with Scuba

Mar 04 2025 170 ep. 92 mins 182
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Paul Rose aka the musician, DJ, and label boss known as Scuba talks to people of significance from the world of electronic music about their experiences, observations, and attempts to cultivate a life for themselves in the murky and sometimes treacherous waters of the music industry.
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#001 Tom Middleton: Sleep, audio therapy, and Aphex Twin

Mar 04 2025 78 mins  
Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--Welcome to the first episode of Music Not Diving! Watch the full video version of this episode over at youtube.com/@WeNotDivingIt's very far from perfect but it is out on time and no-

#157 DJ Bone (redux): a re-run of one of our favourite episodes

Feb 24 2025 121 mins  
The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--We will be back next week with some important changes to the show... but in the meantime we bring you another chance to catch one of our favourite ever episodes. From all the

#156 Wrestling, Rap Beefs, and Cultural Nihilism: the changing skillset of the modern musician

Feb 17 2025 38 mins  
The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--What connects professional wrestling, the 2025 Superbowl halftime show, finance alternative media, and a ubiquitous major label tech house stooge?On this episode we find out.T

#155 Riva Starr: House music and songwriting, "as a producer it's important to be challenged"

Feb 10 2025 86 mins  
The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--What happens when an established house producer wants to write songs? What happens when they want to do things which might not appeal to their existing audience? That is what

#154 Aly Gillani: Bandcamp - the insider take, "what's best for the artist always comes first for us"

Feb 03 2025 97 mins  
The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--We are getting deep in the independent music industry weeds on this week's episode...To get started we must redirect you to episodes 91 and 92 of the podcast, which were a pai

#153 Ben Sims: what is Hardgroove anyway? "I wasn't expecting it to be a term that other people use to describe their music"

Jan 27 2025 102 mins  
The Not A Diving Podcast is supported by AC55ID... head over to www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!--What is Hardgroove anyway? It's a genre of techno isn't it? A general sort of vibe? Maybe even a music trend that has saved techno as a whole from the encroachment of the exec

#152 Mr G: 70k records and the need to be tested, "You only learn your chops when someone SHOWS YOU what greatness is"

Jan 20 2025 97 mins  
How does a record collection reach an accumulation of 70,000 pieces of vinyl? I guess it must through a single-minded commitment to searching and buying over a long period of time?That is the story of Mr G, a life-long digger who broke through as part of one of the biggest techno acts of the 90s - The Advent - before going solo and gradually carving a niche as one of

#151 Dance Press Fantasy Football: editing a music mag can't be that hard can it?

Jan 13 2025 39 mins  
On the show today I lay out my plans for a hypothetical stint as editor of one of the big dance music media platforms. I spend enough time shitposting these guys, so given the opportunity what would I actually do?Spoiler alert - it would be pretty sick.Lester Bangs profile.Barret Brown columns.Clive Martin in Vice.If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support

#150 Steve Hillage: Founding the Glastonbury Dance Tent and the link between progressive rock and techno "Dance music at Glastonbury just had to happen"

Jan 06 2025 87 mins  
Steve Hillage is a founding member of System 7, one of the key proto-trance acts of the early 90s, and Mirror System whose latest album 'Route 77' is out now.Prior to his involvement in dance music he had an extensive career as a guitarist in bands such as Gong, Decadence (with Kevin Ayers), Khan, and Uriel, formed with the members still at school. His solo career includes rec

#149 MJ Cole (redux): a re-run of one of our favourite episodes

Dec 30 2024 110 mins  
Into 2025! We will be back next Tuesday with a brand new episode, but in the meantime here is a re-run of one of our absolute favourites - discussing the merits of music theory knowledge and the legacy of UK Garage... it's MJ Cole! If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which featu