DJsounds hits Hexstatic’s Robin Brunson for an interview during a New Bohemia/lookandlisten night at Leeds University. Here Robin talks about how Hexstatic started out, audio-visual evolution and delivering knockout live shows while on tour with their fifth album project, When Robots Go Bad. The footage also shows live action from Hexstatic’s killer main stage performance at The Big Chill 2007.

Innovative audio and video adventurists Stuart Warren-Hill and Robin Brunson first joined forces in the mid 90s. They formed Hexstatic and have been making and mixing outstanding music with equally excellent moving images ever since, appearing regularly at The Big Chill since the very beginning.

Hexstatic worked with Coldcut on the Natural Rhythms Trilogy, which included the hugely influential AV single Timber (see clip), and have gone on to produce two full AV albums, Rewind in 2000 and Master View in 2004. They have also collaborated with, among others, the BBC, Channel 4, David Byrne, Faithless and Mylo.

Somewhere between a DJ performance and a live art jam, the versatility of Hexstatic’s sets has allowed them to perform at a variety of venues around the world. From the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao to playing in front of 10,000+ party people at giant raves in Japan to performing guerrilla gigs on the streets of London.

Hexstatic released When Robots Go Bad on Ninja Tune in 2007. A year that also saw them bust more moves with brands, as they produced two high-impact TV commercials for car manufactures Fiat and a viral marketing video entitled Disco Dance Diesel 78 for cool clothiers Diesel.

For 2008, look out for many more live shows from Hexstatic and a Best Of, Rarities and Remixes DVD video compilation.

Words: LRC