Q1 How did you start out making music?
I had a Bontempi when I was a kid - I used to try and copy the music on TV and on the Radio. Then at 16 I got a Commodore Amiga, and got into sampling and synths. I was hooked on technology from then on, and we've both always loved vintage synths. Music has always been one of the most powerful things in my life. I gave up my degree to pursue making music, and it was the best choice I've ever made!

Q2 What inspired your latest album?
Our fourth album 'Intercept!' was a lot more uptempo than the previous ones. This was because we'd been DJing and playing live, and that had a massive influence on us to make something a bit louder. It's great being able to test your potential material on audiences too, which is something I do pretty much all the time now.

Q3 What process do you go through in creating a track?
We often like to find random sounds or perhaps a hook, and then elaborate on that. I'm addicted to finding odd little harmonies or gorgeous chord structures too, and I'll then build upon them, but what makes us different I suppose, is our sample sources and the way we use them. We'll normally find daft records or exotic old stuff and then reinvent it. I like to try finding random things, throwing them together and then making sense out of it. It's a very inspiring playful way to make music.

Q4 Which artists influence your work?
We're both into a wide spectrum of artists, obviously a lot of electronic music... I go from Depeche Mode to Penguin Cafe Orchestra to Def Leppard to Chopin, and I particularly love film soundtracks (John Williams, Wendy Carlos, John Barry). I love music that people would deem a guilty pleasure too. That's why I put Chopin next to Def Leppard. Chopin was a bit cheesy in his day, but I love him.

Q5 What would you say to someone experiencing your music for the first time?
"Please take five minutes to take note of your nearest emergency exit" followed by "It's quite varied, go get a couple of bottles of wine and start at track one!"

Q6 What are your ambitions for your latest album, and for the future?
Music technology is very exciting at the moment. There's a lot out there that can help add performance to your arrangements, and lots of fun gadgets to manipulate sound more than ever before. I think we'll be having a lot of fun on the next album. All my ambition is that we push the envelope - and like every album we make, we always try to make it a really solid journey that reflects us as people, and what is going on with us emotionally at that point. Now that our 'best of' album is coming out, and we have new toys, we're very much looking forward to the fifth installment!