Detroit has worked its magic again, this time the form of 18-year-old producer Kyle Hall. For man so young, his music is steeped in a maturity that belies his age. He runs his own label, Wild Oats, and has enjoyed a lot of hype surrounding his debut 12” on Hyperdub, Kaychunk/You Know What I Feel. With a selection of UK tour dates this month, we talk inspiration, the hustle, and how he wears that Motor City mantle so well.

How long have you been making music?

I’ve been making music since I was 11.

What got you into it?

What got me into making music was hearing it.

Do you feel the pressure of being part of Detroit’s mythical music scene?

No, not at all. I only do what I do. The only time there would be pressure is if someone is trying to compare themselves to others. I believe every artist that has come out of Detroit and has been successful is because of following their own way and not worrying about people in the past.

In your opinion, what is it about the city that’s bred such creative magic?

The reason Detroit has bred such creative magic is because it’s not such a friendly, happy-go-lucky and helpful city. It allows people to naturally create new ways of doing things. Doing things your own way is what I feel is the mantra of many artists here. When it comes down to it, the city isn’t very crew-oriented like, say, places like New York or London. It is a place where every man is for themselves at the end of the day. There are some people that are happy to help you along to an extent, but in Detroit it’s really, ‘do it on your own or else you’re not going to get anywhere.’ So out of that comes inventiveness because of this struggle that you have to go through to achieve whatever it is you’re trying to do. You find new ways of doing things sometimes when people don’t just hand you things.

Are you enjoying the touring? I read an interview that said you hadn’t travelled further than Canada before.

Yeah touring is cool. I’ve learned a lot about clubs, people and sound. So yes, it’s really great.

What’s been your favourite place so far? You met some good people?

My favorite place so far is the UK. I feel the people there receive the music I do the best. In the UK, I’ve also met some really great people.

How’s Wild Oats going? Are you signing any new artists or just concentrating on releasing your own work?

Wild Oats is going great! I’m getting ready to release a new record by yours truly called the Sun Goddess EP. It’s being pressed up right now and I’m shooting for it to be released late June early July. Wild Oats is for releasing my own stuff. Every now and then I might bring someone on board for a collaboration, but Wild Oats is me at my purest.

Kaychunk/You Know What I Feel is getting a lot of heat. It’s a great record. Did you anticipate such positive feedback?

Honestly? Yes. I knew people would eat up a record like that. I put together the ingredients of a feel-good record and had it released on a label where I thought my sentiments and ideas could be most properly expressed for these types of songs. It was a planned and successful experiment, definitely.

Kyle Hall is playing in London this Sunday 2 May at Hybridlife’s launch showcase. He’s also at the Southport Weekender the following weekend, and is back in London on 14 May for an Eglo Records party at Plastic People, sharing the bill with Floating Points.