"When you're hot, never stop working." Ice Cube, 1991

Taking this motto to heart by wearing more hats than a baseball team, Montreal-based dj, label owner, music critic and one-man music factory Matthew Hiscock hasn't stopped working in, seemingly, forever.

But with plays in recent months from artists as diverse as Lee Burridge, James Zabiela, Nick Warren, Mike Hiratzka, Slam, Elite Force, Paolo Modjo and rave reviews across the board it looks like all the work is starting to pay off.

A producer under the names of Fat East Coast, Bootleg Soundsystem and a few others; owner of Bodega/Bootleg Sounds Recordings; head engineer of Distillery Mastering; Montreal area dj and freelance music critic, it can all be a bit much at times, but it's a labour of love.

With a sound that pulls the best from techno, house, breaks and anything else worth listening to, and issuing forth from a veritable old-age home of analog gear called The Distillery, it's a thick, full sound that threatens to rip your speakers but leaves you wanting more.

This love of a dirty yet funky, nasty but nice sound spills into the live experience as well. Playing an upfront mix of techy goods and housy greats, he's been rocking the local Montreal scene the last couple of years and is starting to see interest on the international scene as well. Things are heating up for sure.

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Straightjacket

1. Blacklight Sleaze - Peace Division feat Pleasant Gehman (NRK)
2. Ahck - Minilogue (WIR)
3. Storm Warning [Dj Rollo mix] - Andre Rozzo (Trackdown)
4. Come On - Underground Movement feat Anita Kelsey (Dotcom)
5. Back Then [Radio Slave mix] Style Of Eye (Classic)
6. Catch My Riff - Distorted & Mogul (iO)
7. La La La I'm Not Listening [Cass & Mangan mix] - Loose Cannons (Fat Fox)
8. Squeak Beat. Chris Anderson (Bug Eyed)
9. Rave Texno [Frank Spatula mix] - Jussi Pekka (Frozen North)
10. Hollywood - Nique (Eighttraxx)
10. Wub. Fat East Coast (Bodega.)
11. Peyote Ugly [Boom Jinx Now! Mix]. Can Costa & Josh Collins (CP Recordings Digital)
12. At Night. Fat East Coast (Bodega.)
13. I Knew You When [Kaskade] - Late Night Alumni

Deepfreeze

1. Twelve. Dub Kult (Traum)
2. Living Inside. Shur-I-Kan (Freerange)
3. See The Light. Ross Couch (Seamless)
4. Let's Be Young. Quentin Harris (NRK)
5. Squeak Beat. Chris Anderson (Bug Eyed)
6. In This Life. Kaskade Cabin Crew (Quiet City Recordings)
7. Peyote Ugly [Boom Jinx Now! Mix]. Can Costa & Josh Collins (CP Recordings Digital)
8. Darcade. Fat East Coast (Bodega.)
9. Guttersnipe [Chris Lake remix]. SnV (Mono-Type)
10. Smack Snack. Beckster (Jackmoves)
11. Wub [Starstruck Breaks mix]. Fat East Coast (Bodega.)
12. Synaesthesia [Rob Mooney's Pacman Remix]. Andrew K (Innovate)
13. All I Wanna Do [Margot dub]. Green Pearl feat Giaga (Ocean Dark)

Upcoming releases:
BSR05. Continentaldrift - Carbon (Unbroken/Fat East Coast mixes): March '06
BSR06. Fat East Coast - At Night/Darcade: April '06

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Photos by Montreal's infinitely talented Matthew Hollett (www.matthewhollett.com):