Truancy Volume 171: Dev/Null

Download/Tracklist/Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2017/truancy-volume-171-devnull/

Soundcloud: @devnull-dj

A record collector first and foremost, Dev/Null boasts one of the most comprehensive breakbeat/hardcore collections in the Eastern USA. As a DJ, producer and host of website/radio show Blog to the Oldskool, Pete Cassin's musical activities are by the dedicated, for the dedicated. Taking a backseat on the blog for the moment, part of his time is spent concentrating on his label 8205 Recordings (r33t spelling of B2OS), resurfacing old tracks from the likes of DJ Renegade, DJ Exodus, Headpressure and Mixrace, with legends like Beau Thomas (Intense) on mastering duties. We caught up with Pete to discuss his history with hardcore and jungle, his breakcore production era, 8205 plus his insatiable talent in digging out and discovering obscure, unreleased gems from the unlikeliest of harddrives. Taking a different direction from his predominantly jungle and hardcore-orientated ra...