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Masters of the Universe

Masters since 2006

About Me



People have said that we've overdone this a bit... so we won't for a while at least :))
Anyone have any ideas of what to do instead?...
MOTU LIVE at HRACHOVKA Festival - Sine's destruction class

The legendary original "we don't need laptops" video...
MOTU LIVE at RIO DE RIVIERA Festival - Trusty needs a new laptop

M.O.T.U. started as a DnB DJ duo (Will & Tom Rust - a.k.a. Sine & Trusty), but are currently growing with additional MCs and DJs. Mixing DnB with almost anything, eclectic or not, the mixes are without a doubt original and entertaining. Our mission is to keep the soul in DnB and keep it fun.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/4/2006
Band Members: DJs: Sine, Trusty, Bica
MCs: Acme, Sax
Vocals: Liza
Guitars & Twinkly Bits: El Barto

Influences: M83, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Commix, D.Bridge, Logistics, State Of Mind, Cyantific, Q-Project, Soundclash, London Elektriciy, Alex Reece, Dom (and Roland), John B, Amit, Klute, LFO, 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, Fingers, Phuture, Aphex Twin, Bauhaus, Joy Division, New Order, Squarepusher, Astrud Gilberto, Be Your Own Pet, Boards Of Canada, Blu Mar Ten, Ministry, Tom Waits, The Fall, Calibre, Wu-Tang (All of 'em, but esp. GZA & RZA), Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Blame, Vitalic, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Danny Byrd, Death From Above 1979, Edan, Interpol, The Editors, Die, Suv, Dizzee Rascal, Lady Sovereign, Shystie, The Streets, Marky, Total Science, Bruce Springsteen, Flunk, Sigur Rós, Miss Kittin, Console, Japanese Telecom, Flunk, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Public Enemy, Frederic Chopin, Big Daddy Kane, Run DMC, Trusty, Out Hud, Elite Force, Max Richter, John Peel, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Verse, Silent Witness, Funky Technicians, High Contrast, Nu:Tone, Johnny L, Tactile, Bcee, Lomax, Influx UK, Fischerspooner, Tiga, FSOL, I Am X, Principles Of Geometry, Prodigy, M.I.A., Madlib, MF Doom, Quasimoto, Redman, John Coltrane, Billy Martin, The Pixies, Roy Hargrove, Cinematic Orchestra, Futureheads, The Hives, The Vines, Marvin Gaye, Me'Shell Ndegéocello, Curtis Mayfield, CLS, Wax, SKC, Chris SU, Biz Markie, The Cure, ELO, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Jaga Jazzist, The Kills, Ian Dury, Frank Zappa, Queens Of The Stone Age, DJ Shadow, and so on and so on...
Sounds Like: Us, that's who.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Rio De Riviera - Flashback

Hard to believe it actually happened, looking back. Plagued by a twat sound engineer at the start, it took us 20-25 minutes before we got things going, but all worked out in the end. 1500 very happy p...
Posted by Masters of the Universe on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:40:00 PST

Our Debut! Read all about it...

So, we broke the seal and got the Masters of the Universe off to a flyer at Cross Club this Friday last. After a complex set up routine involving 3 decks, two mixers, two laptops, four mics and a CDJ,...
Posted by Masters of the Universe on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:22:00 PST