Q&A - Yeti Mind Tricks

Yeti Mind Tricks encompasses the foundations of Techno. As a byproduct of Glasgow's legendary Sub Club, where he received his music education by seeing some of the most influential artists in the industry on a weekly basis, he understands the culture. Blending classic Detroit sounds with his own twist, encompassing Hip Hop and Garage. Yeti delivers sets that keep the crowd going and hanging onto every track. As a DJ - playing at incredible venues such as RADION Amsterdam, Sub Club, SWG3, LA Cheetah and Room 2 - Yeti has honed his craft over many years and has recently secured a residency with Amsterdam based event series FURTHER, which is fronted by the legendary DJ Bone. As a producer, Yeti is a relative newcomer, but has already amassed a strong back catalogue supported by some of the biggest names in the scene. With releases on FURTHER, Motech, Kuukou, Jackie Knows Karate and PL7, there is only more to come.

This week we had a few questions for Glasgow’s Yeti Mind Tricks including what his 3 desert island albums would be, the low-down on his latest residency with DJ Bone’s FURTHER & some advice for upcoming DJs & promoters. Read & listen below:

We have to ask...Where did the name Yeti Mind Tricks come from ? 

Honestly it came about after I struggled to lock down a Spotify/beatport artist page under my old Alias Breezy.  So I needed a change.  My friends have always joked that I'm more Yeti than Human so it seemed the logical direction to go in! 

Where do you discover new music?

 I'm quite particular in what I play and I try to steer clear of what's getting rinsed regularly in other mixes etc.  I tend to do my digging through Beatport/Trax source.  I also follow loads of pages on Soundcloud that I feel fit my vibe, Artaphine being a particular favourite.  

You are really active in the Glasgow club scene putting on different nights under your Bassment brand and bringing different international artists over. How long have you been running BASSment and what advice do you give to any other promoters starting out in Scotland? 

BASSment began in January 2015 down in Stereo. Hugely underrated venue as it happens.  I think the biggest advice I could offer is to stick with it even when the chips are down.  Don't believe insta, not every event starting out is rammed.  But if you believe in your brand, the sound you're putting out there then you need to give it time to grow.  With BASSment we weren't in a position to even consider booking international guests until we made our Sub Club debut in 2017 where we booked Butch. But I don't mind telling you the 3 years leading up to that were a slog.  Wouldn't change it for the world though. 

Also, never accept an agent's first offer; there's always wiggle room to haggle!  My dms are always open to young promoters starting out because I know it can be a lot more overwhelming than it looks.

It has been great to see your gig booking grow over the years and congrats on your recent new residency with Further (DJ Bone) in Amsterdam's RADION. What an amazing venue! Can you tell us more about this residency and your experience so far playing with the likes of Bens Sims & Helena Hauff ? 

The residency is easily my proudest achievement to date.  Being able to work the Bone and the further crew is an absolute dream come true.  It's amazing working with such a talented collective who have the same feelings as myself about the scene and the culture.  Getting to open for the likes of Bone b2b Ben Sims and Helena has been a huge learning curve too purely because of the licensing hours.  Over here I feel like the warm up has kinda died.  People going full throttle from the get go.  I get it, we only have 4 hours in the club so why wait right?  Over there though, if you are opening at 11pm, the first headliner isn't playing until 3am.  So that definitely factors into the thinking when you're planning your set.  I can't say I completely stuck to it though!    Playing over there, one of my favourite things is there barely a phone in sight.  living in the moment.  Connecting with the music.  The way it should be.

You are already signed with some fantastic and established labels such as Motech, reached the Beatport Top 10 and have had support from the likes of Peggy Gou, John Digweed, Marco Faraone, Laurent Garnier, Slam, Drumcomplex Ken Ishii, BBC 6 Music and many more...We've heard there's more music on the way?...can you let us in on what's coming up ? 

Well I'm constantly working on new material.  The One I'm asked about on an almost daily basis is the Track "We Ain't Like Them" which DJ Bone played in his last Boiler Room.  It is coming very very soon.  There's a full E.P coming on Bones new Label Further which will feature a remix of the title track by the man himself.  I also have a track coming out on Boxia's label Outerworld. 

Choose 3 albums if you were stuck on a desert island? 

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers,

The Roots - Phrenology,

Madvillain - Madvillainy

Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer these questions. Could you leave us with some inspiration for the upcoming future Scottish DJs & producers ? 

I feel like the biggest turning point for me was when I stopped making what I felt like I should be making, and started making what I wanted to make.  Your music should be a reflection of you.  You aren't gonna achieve that if you're not making music that's genuine to you.  Again, DMS are always open on Instagram for young producers looking for advice, feedback or anything.

Listen here or below and check out BASSment’s next event (Fri 18th Aug) here: https://ra.co/events/1740847

Q&A - The Big Day

Creating their own trajectory and tearing up the rulebooks come The Big Day. Pushing the parameters of their sound and vision, The Big Day are gradually becoming one of the most identifiable and iconic acts in the country. The ambitious and unafraid Scottish four piece have released only three singles to date but are fast becoming the name on the tip of everyone's tongues. Creating spirited indie-pop bangers taking influence from the likes of The Killers, U2 and The 1975, The Big Day are emphasising quality over quantity. Get to know now before they blow up. 

Bold singles ‘Fashion Statement’ and ‘Bad Things’ have both made statements gaining great support from the likes of BBC Introducing Scotland and BBC Radio 1 . The band secured debut single as Jack Saunders Next Wave and were then selected as a finalist for the finalist for the BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year.

Having built a buzzing following since their inception last year, the band have recently played great

support slots with POND, Lime Cordiale, Brooke Coombe and Baby Strange. They were selected to

close Tenement trail this year with over 250 people qued round the corner an hour before their set

resulting with 1 in 1 out.

“with queues winding round the block, it proved to be one of the mostAnd with queues winding round the block, it proved to be one of the mosthighly-sought after shows of the day. A band destined for big things”highly-sought after shows of the day. A band destined for big things” - Tenement TV.

The band already have just performed at TRNSMT and will be heading on tour with Fatherson shortly after.

- Longlisted for Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition.

- Debut headlines in Edinburgh (Sneaky Pete’s) & Glasgow (King Tut’s), both sold out.

- Self produced music in collab with Chris Marshall (Gerry Cinnamon, Baby Strange, Callum Beattie).

This week we got chatting with The Big Day after the release of the brand new single ‘Born Killer’ out 14.07.23. Read & listen below

How would you describe your sound to someone that has not yet heard of The Big Day?

We like to think we don’t really sound like anyone else. Our main thing is to try and be as original as we can, as everything else has already been done before! There’s certainly elements of 80s pop in there and some of The Killers and David Bowie. All Killer, no filler!

As a band, you seem to have had a super busy 2 weeks!! New single, playing a hometown King Tuts show followed by playing TRNSMT. Tell us everything!!

The last two weeks have been incredible. We released our favourite single so far ‘Born Killer’ and the reaction has been amazing. We also pulled a ridiculously big crowd to our set at TRNSMT last week. It was magical! Although I think we’ll need a bigger stage for next time.


You pulled out all of the stops creatively with the latest single Born Killer. We would love to know more about the single and the visuals that came with it.

The song is a fictional story about a man flicking between two personalities- one of which is a murderous psychopath. I’d been watching a lot of crime/thriller films and just felt the urge to write a song in that vein.
With the visuals, I’ve always wanted to reenact the car boot scene at the start of the movie Goodfellas. There’s something so eerie and menacing about seeing a bunch of people upto no good, standing in black suits with red lights! It matched up perfectly with the energy of the song.


Who are your dream people to collaborate with and tour with?

I’d personally love to write with Alex Turner one day, as the way his mind works with lyrics and concepts just blows me away every time. We’d also love to make a record with someone like Mark Ronson. It’d be a great match!

What is coming next?

We’re away out on our first big UK Tour with Fatherson in September which we can’t wait for. As well as recording an EP and some more shows toward the end of the year.. so keep an eye out.