Most people may recognise Carnage for his recent contribution to the trap movement. Remember the London and Rocky track ‘Big Spender’? Yep, Carnage at the helm of that one. But take a closer look and you’ll soon see that he ain’t gonna be trapped by any genre confine. After his twitter announcement (small rant) advocating originality where ‘only the talented survive’, it’s clear he never had any intention of keeping all his eggs in one basket. After chatting with him and following his work, it’s apparent that his idea of talent lies in musical exploration. He’s declared an affinity for house, trance and many more branches of the EDM family tree, and he’s followed through.

If you missed this multifaceted DJ on his trip to Aus, his radio show ‘Incredible’ will showcase his everlasting effort to create, and then outrun, the ‘hype’. Carnage says the show is “a place where I can do whatever I want.” It’s fair to say that the internet has become a huge platform for public expression and to an equal extent, sharing. In our interview Carnage admitted that his love of music ignited when he started downloading pirated music at age 12. While piracy has a love/hate status in the industry, we all have to admit that it’s provided the means for everyone to have a vastly expansive and well-rounded appreciation of music. Much like Carnage. When asked if this accessibility helped shape is artistry Carnage said, “It totally has. I like a lot of different things. So with the process of making music, it’s like a platform for people to be creative where you think of different types of music, different types of sounds, arrangements, structures [etc].”

But of course, music isn’t the only thing we are sharing. In a recent twitter post Carnage posted about people not getting him, being done with the bullshit and that everyone can enjoy the same old shit. So what happened here? He had this to say on the topic: “I feel like people feel an obligation to be so judgmental just so they can look cool. Social media nowadays… People on Facebook just talk shit just so they can be the guy that trolls the DJ that everyone has been liking. Just like on Soundcloud when people post shit just so other people can see it and agree with them. And it’s kind of sad you know, because a lot of these artists work on these records a lot and I know the things that people say really bother them. They work on these things for days and weeks at a time and then people try to downplay it and it just sucks. If you don’t like the music these people are playing then how do you see the updates? You must follow them. People just want to give something different and others get mad over it, it’s like people just want the same fucking pretzel everyday.”Word, Carnage. And with a meal like that setting the benchmark, what an average world it would be. We’ve entered an oppourtunistic era where music can be shared with the press of a button and then to a larger extent, live on stage. Without this generation of interest, many artists we see wouldn’t be given the chance to tour.

Carnage told us how excited he was to be part of Future Music this year. But with any festival, there are always ups and downs “The best [part] is the loud, loud music and the worst is the Porta-potti’s.” (Porta-loo’s for us Aussie’s, a translation that Carnage found hilarious) And they do suck! Definitely a place you don’t want to find yourself in the later hours of a festival. “And what if you want to go hook-up?” Carnage raised his concern. “You’ve got nowhere to go you have to pick a porta-loo. Have you ever hooked up in a porta-loo?” Well, personally, it’s not a place where I would like to spend a lot of time. Even less so when it comes to romance. But Carnage never shy’s away from an oppourtunity “I’m a 30 second kind of guy. In and out, in and out and I’m gone.” Every artist has an element whether it’s smaller gigs, festivals or in the studio. But for Carnage it’s “in the porta-loo.”  (Hopefully someone caught him in his element!)

When searching for inspiration for his upcoming sets, Carnage isn’t a big planner. In fact, he lets out that it’s all about what he’s had to eat. For our Australian shows, he said he was not up for any Nutella (really!?) so you can definitely screw those lids back on the jars of Vegemite. However, the ingenious combination of Tim Tam’s and hot milk was enticing enough for Carnage to embrace (especially when fashioned as a straw). If you’re lost here, stop reading this instant and ask the closest Australian to you about what we are saying. Life. Changing. We know it and now, Carnage does too. If you get the chance to catch a live set in future, he offered these words for preparation- “I like to see a lot of beautiful women get naked during my sets. It’s awesome.”

But in most venues, probably not reccomended…