By Michael Pappas and Maribeth Bruno 

Nathan "N8" Shimizu, sole proprietor, DJ wrangler and coordinator of Nitrous Oxide Entertainment, has created a truly independent record label designed to nurture the West Coast jungle scene. The home of underground legends Oscar da Grouch and R.A.W. as well as up-and-comer Crylic, N2O offers an outlet for those of us who can't travel to California on a regular basis or find the right warehouse when we get there. 

playboy.com: The future of the underground sound: analog or digital? 
 

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N8: I do not think it will be one or the other but both, [making] the underground sound as thick as possible...moving the people and shooting from the speaker cabinets like angled bass beams from random directions. 

P: With the latest technologies available -- faster processors, software, CD burners -- do you think there will be more homebound DJs spinnin'? 

N8: Yes, the "bedroom" DJs will explode and will end up being more experimental than well-known DJs because they have no critics. They will probably be the primary users of digital sampling and recording equipment and analog processors and keyboards. Also, Internet radio is going to spawn from bedrooms and garages: bugged-out shows from around the world using samplers, turntables, mixers, live instruments and even audio clips from VHS tapes. 

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