why unscene?

unscene (always small 'u', 'Unscene' looks pretty ugly) was made by Tom Hodder and Nick Hawker during the 2005 season. We wanted to make something more relevant to the type of riding we do here in the UK. So the idea was born - make a UK video, filmed in the UK, with UK riders and a UK soundtrack. Easy!

9 months, 40 hours of tape and 4,000 miles later and the finished disk is sitting on my desk.

We wanted to keep the whole thing down to earth, while still capturing some inspirational riding. We made the decision to concentrate on the UK's best up and coming riders - the guys that go and ride the same woods as we all ride, just a load better. A lot of the names you will have heard of before; Rowan Sorrell, Duncan Ferris, Olly Wilkins, Dan Stanbridge, but you probably won't have seen most of them ride on video. We also believe variety is key to a good video, so we've mixed up the downhill with some street, trails, 4X and BMX.

Hamish Duff, a London club promoter, was called in to source the tunes to match the riding. Again, we wanted to keep it UK and from the smaller labels, and it was great to hear what Hamish came up with. And no, there isn't any rap-metal. unscene features tracks from Aim, Skinnyman, Splitloop, Boca 45, Only Child, Foreign Beggars, Therapy?... I could go on... We hope the soundtrack is worth listening to alone!

I think ultimately we wanted the video to be accessible to people, something they could put on the TV and say 'I do that' before picking up their bike a going for a ride. It was about creating a really good feeling film that reminds people why they like riding their bikes. I hope we've achieved that.

Please take a look at www.fairbridge.org.uk and www.wdm.org.uk

Also thank all the sponsors... DMR, Silverfish (Raceface, e13, Cove, Rocky Mountain), Wades Cycles, TF Tuned, howies, Burgtec, 5.10 and epic clothing - cheers guys!

Nick.

Reviews

Decent World: “Music’s on fire all the way through, lively and charged.. keeps you tapping your feet and wishing it was Summer again” [more]

Southern Downhill: “Overall this is a great DVD which shows some very talented riding from unseen riders in the UK pushing the limits of riding MTB and BMX. It should definitely be something to spend your cash on!” [more]

mbuk.com: “It’s an awesome video with a great soundtrack” [more]

xtremesports directory: “The video squeezes in a healthy mix of DH play and race action, plenty of Dirt Jumping, a splash of street riding and even a dollop of BMX from the Bike Show to let you know what the fellas on 20 inchers are getting upto” [more]

Club Mud: “It's easily the best one to come out of the UK for ages!” [more]

Ftmb.net: “An amazing film. It just makes you want to get out and ride, and what could be better?” [more]

Pinkbike.com: “unscene has a great mix of downhill, street, trials, DJ’ing, 4x and BMX” [more]

Gravity-Slaves: “It's mint. Get your cash out and get it bought. Job's a good 'un. There you have it” [more]