The result of a scientific experiment that went wrong, DJ Swamp Beast is DJ and producer for the “lizard surf” band The Zillatones.

Name: DJ Swamp Beast

DOB: Carbon dating suggests the Mesozoic Era

Origin: Gondwana

First album purchased: The Ventures in Space

Best track: Cave Beat, The Terrorsaurs

Favourite Artists: The Huaraches, The Tsunamibots, Marshall & the Martins, Tiki Creeps, Tangerine Dream

Likes: surf, trash, lo-fi, blues, jazz, titty shakers, exotica, obscure tunings

Dislikes: pollution, poor personal hygiene, Dido

Will turn radio off for: Techno, happy hardcore, rave, europop, commercial stuff