Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff nightlife institution also known as 'the Welsh Club' due to its long-association with the native language)
It's where I had my first residency. And it was the first place I ever heard drum and bass on a proper soundsystem. Drum and bass has always been popular in the city. There was a pirate radio station called Bass FM that was operating out of Barry, and I used to tune into that a lot to hear it.
Chapter (An arts space, cinema, gallery and bar in the suburb of Canton)
My parents would take me here as a kid. It's the place you'd go to see more unusual films, and foreign ones, which weren't on in the multiplexes. Being exposed to those deeper movies had a big influence on me.
Buffalo (Club and bar)
I remember seeing Disclosure do one of their first gigs here. There were about three people there. A couple of months later they were absolutely massive. It's good that there's another more interesting venue here in Cardiff, where you can hear something a bit different to whatever they're playing elsewhere. Here and the Welsh Club are the two main spots I frequent. Gwdihw (a nearby bar specialising in leftfield music) is good too.
Kelly's Records (Second-hand record shop on the second floor of Cardiff Market)
Sampling is a huge part of my sound, so I used to go crate digging here as a teenager, buying 20p records and turning them into tracks. It was incredibly basic back then— just a clapped out PC and phoning a cable in. I had no training in production, and taught myself off demos of programmes. It was raw, but the ideas were fresh and it saw me through.
Milgi (A restaurant specialising in vegetarian food on City Road)
I'm a hardcore vegetarian, but not a vegan, it's too hard on the road. Even trying to get a cheese sandwich in Hungary is a struggle. But Milgi a great spot; the beer battered halloumi is a wonderful dish. That's the one. There are a few second-hand record spots in the area too, and you've got studentsville right next to it. I've been to so many house parties around there after gigs. I went through a period of doing surprise appearances at people's parties. It's always a gas to go in at four in the morning with everyone off their head, eyes wide and not believing that High Contrast is playing in their house.
Paget Rooms, Penarth (Grand old venue in Lincoln's hometown)
It's where my dad used to put on rock and roll events, going back to the '60s. He used to get into trouble with the council because of the mayhem down there. When you grow up with something, it puts you off a bit, so I was very anti rock and roll for a couple of years. But I still see a parallel between it and drum and bass—they had similar origins and journeys. There's a northern soul night on there now, which my sister runs. It feels bizarre that she's started DJing as well.
Nash Point (Local spot where Lincoln goes to get centred after touring or from the studio)
It's a got a lighthouse and incredible cliffs. When people come down to work with me—singers or other producers—the vast majority are from the London area. Generally people are like my god, it's nice to come somewhere so chill and have no traffic noises, sirens whizzing by and then be able to go for a nice country walk.