Doc Daneeka rarely shows any compassion for others, is everything but helpful to the people he owes and ends up being effectively dead to everyone around him. Not the best state of affairs for Joseph Heller’s squadron physician. Mial Watkins, the producer who named himself after the troubled character, is luckily the anti-type of his namesake. However, there is one parallel between the two Daneekas. “I think I could be a bit of a hypochondriac producer, to be honest,” Mial says in reference to the neurotic traits of the other Doc Daneeka, and he leaves it at that.

The Swansea-based producer has a month off from gigging to write, and has naturally been busy with the label he runs with Ian Yeti, Ten Thousand Yen. Founded early last year, he enlightened the world with a five-part series of limited-edition 10″ singles featuring Julio Bashmore, C.R.S.T., xxxy and the like. “The label has been going great! It’s been a really long ambition for Ian, one of my best mates, and me. To get it off the ground and for it to do as well as it has is just great. We really love doing it. Last year has been good as well!” With regards to upcoming projects, the label has some exciting things up its sleeves too. Doc excitedly reveals that we can expect an E.P. by the Dutch producer Presk on the label soon. “He’s finishing the E.P. up at the moment, man’s got a wicked vibe.”

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