El Hornet on Pendulum, Punk Rock and the Pleasures and Perils of Living Drum & Bass

About this episode

Vivian Host interviews Paul Harding, aka El Hornet, discussing his experiences with Pendulum and the drum and bass scene.

We're headed to Perth, Western Australia to catch up with Paul Harding aka El Hornet, one-third of drum 'n' bass group Pendulum, who have reached huge heights with their hard-driving neurofunk bangers that lay bare the group's background in heavy metal and hard rock. Paul is a hilarious storyteller and we talk about CB radio, surfing with sharks, trading beer for mixtapes, losing a dead person at a Pendulum show, being broke in DJ Fresh's London flat making Pendulum's first album and keeping drum 'n' bass punk af. Hosted by Vivian Host (aka DJ Star Eyes). For more info and extras, visit Ravetothegrave.org or follow us on Instagram @ravetothe.grave.

People in this episode

Host: Vivian Host

Guest: Paul Harding

Topics covered

• drum and bass
• music storytelling
• Pendulum
• punk rock
• DJ culture

Keywords

• El Hornet
• Pendulum
• drum and bass
• punk rock
• music interviews
• storytelling
• CB radio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pendulum

Places: Perth, Western Australia, London

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