The Time And Space Machine is the new musical project founded by Richard Norris of the influential edit-making and remixers Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve duo alongside Erol Alkan. Having just released his single 'Set Phazer To Stun' out now on Tirk Records, Norris shows his psychedelic, trippy side to music making. Dazed speak to Norris to find out what all the fuss is about...

Dazed Digital: Why did you decide to do Time & Space Machine?
Richard Norris: I've been a fan of psychedelic music in all shapes and forms, ever since I worked at the UK psych reissue label Bam Caruso when I was a teenager. We reissued albums by The Left Banke, Nirvana, The Seeds and tons of UK psych compilations by bands who made one crazed psych single then disappeared in a cloud of joss stick smoke. It was like going to psychedelic university - the label boss, Phil Smee, is  one of the UK's main authorities on psychedelia - so I learnt on the job, rifling through his thousands of rare records and making up tapes. It's taken me ages to make the psychedelic record I always thought I'd make one day... and here it is.

DD: How does it differ from your past projects like BTWS?
Richard Norris: BTWS started with me and Erol swapping CDs, making edits, playing them out, then doing remixes and finally now beginning to make our own tunes, with an asthetic that took psychedelia as a strating point but soon evolved into it's own sound. The Time and Space Machine is more specifically grounded in psych, krautrock and Balearic music, whereas BTWS is going along it's own path.

DD: What what the creative/production process like with that as compared to now?
Richard Norris: BTWS is very much two people's ideas, whereas the Time and Space Machine is more of a solo project with the occasional guest, so the creative process is different due to that. I've always worked well with one other collaborator, as with the Grid with Dave Ball, so it was a challenge to do something pretty much on my own. There were times when I looked over my shoulder to say 'what do you think?' only to be greeted with a blank look from Minty the cat. I did miss the banter and another opinion a bit - but it was a rewarding process.

DD: If you weren't making music what would you like to be doing?
Richard Norris: Probably writing books or being a full time psychotherapist.

DD: How would you like to describe Time & Space Machine for anyone who hasn't heard?
Richard Norris: The Time and Space Machine is mainly interested in the sensation of music, and music of sensation.... the feel, the rush, the headiness of mantra and repetition... electric music for mind and body. With phaze pedals.

DD: Do you have a fascination with time and space, or what's the story behind the name?
Richard Norris: We all need more time and more space....

DD: What's next?
Richard Norris: I'm working on BTWS tracks with Erol, featuring various guests, plus planning a very analogue and sequencer based return of the Grid. We've had some machines built that nobody else uses and will be doing site specific gigs around the planet.