"To be honest I love anything other than house, I prefer the new generation of clubs where you can hear a Gigolo record next to a punk one" says RichardX bootleg maestro Richard X in a Skrufff interview. Gearing up for the release of his guaranteed-to-be-massive debut album X-Factor Volume 1, he's clearly learned from his recent collaborators, who include Tiga, Jarvis Cocker, Kelis and one P Diddy (Richard's been working on the Badboy's new album). "Diddy's a lovely bloke, maybe lovely is not the right word, but he's very charismatic," said Richard. "When he goes out to party he's obviously a different character, but he does know when it's time to work, and he's aware that having someone naked in front of you sitting on your mixing desk is not something particularly conducive to working." Naked girls aside, Richard's simple though devastatingly effective formula of mixing classic 80s club hits with contemporary singers and stars has already brought manufactured popstresses Sugababes a number one hit (the fantastic Gary Numan sampling Freak Like Me) and made Liberty X cool by combining Chaka Khan's Ain't Nobody with Human League's Being Boiled. With both tracks included on the album as well as new single Finest Dreams (featuring Kelis) and loads more chart friendly newies, he seems aware that he'll soon be finding himself at the same star level as his supporting cast. Benedetta Skrufff ventured to Tulse Hill to ask the questions. "A Guardian writer theorized recently that trendy people like bootlegs because they allow them to listen to cheesy pop music which they secretly prefer" read the full interview here via Skrufff.com