Pardon my internet, but today was a bit of a fail. I didn’t get much work done at University, didn’t receive anything in the post and I didn’t – as of yet – post anything on Nidzumi today. So far, not so good. I did however, spend the last hour regaling the tale of The Wreckidz Podcast.

For those who didn’t follow that particular podcast, Sam Horne and me produced 20 minute Electro, Drum and Bass, Liquid Funk or Minimal mixes every week. We would alternate each week, he would do one, I’d do the next one. Not only did it turn my those genres into a hobby but I learnt a lot of producing a weekly show.

However, doing the same thing every week for 38 weeks is the best way to get burnt out on anything. That’s not to say the whole thing wasn’t enjoyable and worthwhile. When you mix two tracks together perfectly it’s more than enjoyable, the satisfaction is off the charts. And worthwhile? Well I learnt a lot about music, websites and radio – yup, we had a spot on local radio for a while. Actually it was probably that spot on The Source 96.1FM that made us realise.

With Horne being based in Basingstoke and me all the way down in Falmouth, communications were kept to a minimum. As soon I was aware of the local radio – and aware of the general subpar standard of programming on it – I decided to take the show to the next level. We had a spot every Friday at 9pm until 10. Essentially we just played the most recent podcast along with a ‘golden oldie’ and recorded some filler in-between. It was the recording of filler that probably signalled the beginning of the end. The more we had to arrange meet-ups, the more we had to talk; the more we talked, the more we decided that the only reason we still listened to this music regularly was because of the podcast.

We abruptly ended our weekly radio show after delivering just three hours of content and our podcast petered out after our 38th mix. At the end we had produced over 17 hours worth of electro, drum and bass, liquid funk, minimal and more, over the period of a year.

After this long conversation I’ve been debating whether I should dust off my Behringer BCD3000 and try my hand at DJing again. The only problem is that I’m already sounding like someone who has failed dreams of becoming a superstar DJ. The truth is I didn’t, I just enjoyed the inner workings of the music and the satisfaction of mixing to produce regular content. It was purely a hobby at the end of the day, I had no intention of becoming ‘massive’ or playing in clubs – in actuality I hate clubs, not that I’ve ever been, but the idea turns me off. The whole DJing thing sounds like a good hobby to do but to us, it was all geekery and nothing more.

I guess I’ve always got DJ Hero…