Possibly the two most recognisable DJs in Australia. GT and Pee Wee Ferris team up with Ministry of Sound.

In the red corner stands the buff GT - DJ/performer/remixer/producer/insert anything else you can think of. In the blue corner - lightweight champion Pee Wee commands presence as perhaps Australia's most recognisable DJ, talented producer and favourite Ferris brother. This is a clean bout boys. No blows below the belt and no literal chewing off ears...

Ministry Of Sound's compilation series "Dance Nation" is renowned for capturing a unique party vibe, flitting between the funkier side of house, the more progressive and everything else in the parameters between. That's why it's so credible, right, because it represents what's coming from the floor. "Yeah I think so, except for the R&B market!" Pee Wee laughs playfully. "There's a noticeable absence of the Baha Men," notes GT.

There weren't any preconceived concoctions with this release, "I actually didn't have any thoughts. I just said 'Let's do it!" Pee Wee enthuses with GT in agreement. "I always like spreading myself around, lets put it that way!" Pee Wee laughs. "I was looking forward to it. I've always respected what they've done. They've always done a lot of big things. What are they, the most successful...", "independent" GT notes, "yeah independent company ever?" Pee Wee continues. "I think they are, yeah! It's always good to be associated with something like that. They try lots of different things, different markets, but everyone knows it's always going to be clubby."

In terms of style, GT is known for his fondness of several, not afraid to try many things on the floor. Pee Wee has cemented himself as the flavoured DJ in the variations of his hardhouse genre. Comments Gt, I'm probalby more likely to go on the disco end than say Pee Wee is and he's probably more likely to go on the more bangin' side than I am. I wouldn't say it's exactly what I play as a DJ, the Steve Lawler mix (of Cevin Fisher's "Loving You Some More") and Phil K's mix of Love Tattoo (Drop Some Drums) are the more well known tunes of the genre."

"Most clubs I do, I do range a little bit further," Pee Wee muses. "This cd's sort of thee bigger crowd numbers. It's not as underground as I probably would like for myself. When I play a big venue, I play more of this sort of music. I do like a lot of other stuff, but a CD's not long enough to do that. Unless you've got five CDs."

With an absence from the dancefloor in recent times to concentrate on production, GT appears to be narrowing down his set style. I think I'm getting more stuck in my ways as I get older actually," he surmises. "I'm less likely to play a million clubs. There's really only one type of set I'm playing these days."

"You mean you don't change your box every week?" Pee Wee interjects, laughing. It's laughs all round the ring with these contenders.

In the last year, Pee Wee and GT's names have drawn an affinity with production moreso than DJing. Pee Wee's crowning achievement was of course the composition of the Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, whilst GT's "Roadkill" album led to an ARIA nomination for Best Male Artist. Pee Wee now awaits the worldwide release of "The Underground Sounds of Australia" EP on Perfecto featuring a tune each from himstelf and others from Melbourne's progressive trio Mark James, Kasey Taylor and Sean Quinn. Head honcho for Future Entertainment, Mark James of course cornered the deal with Paul Oakenfold on their last Australian tour of the man.

"That will be good - hopefully it should go well," Pee Wee says optimistically. "Because of damn England and their vinyl production, everything stalled. Some damn company closed it." "I've heard Mark's - it's really good," GT assures us.

GT has been slaving away in the studio on a follow up album. This boxer's no one hit wonder. How can we expect it to sound?]

"Probably a lot more dancefloor orientated," he believes. "The writing and making up of the last album was pretty well spread over two years, this one's consolidated in three or four months of solid, five days a week. So the sound is a lot more consistent and the boundaries have narrowed. But it's still reflective of me. The last one was like your 'Whitman's sampler', this one is more like your 'Quality Selection'." And this time, Andy Page is involved in the equation, so it would be warrented to expect some element of a progressive sound and the final product should certainly be very well polished. "It's Mr Obvious meets Mr Tricky halfway in the middle and hopefully it will sound alright," say GT simply.

Both artists have been known to cane it at the most relaxing of times, flying between the studio and local interstate gigs. They are human though. "I can't balance the two and do either of them justice at the same time," GT stipulates. "So basically, it's concentrate on the record and then I'll go out and start DJing again. It's too much hard work otherwise."

"You can handle it," he says pointedly to Pee Wee. "I can do it. Your hangover can't handle it!" Pee Wee retorts, laughing. "It's hard on your eardrums going all day and all night," he acknowledges. "Especially on a Friday, if you start at 7:00 or something and work all day...I don't have any records at home, no turntables, no CDs. I've got nothing, I've got a TV," he smiles.

The affinities abound, both artists doing their best to crack it overseas. In GT's case, this meant trying his set as a performer, not sitting complacently behind turntables (not that he's ever been known to do that anyway. "It's kind of something I thought had to be done," he believes. I don't know if I'll do it again. The whole performing thing has done well for us overseas. It seems every label at the moment has a band, so I'm probably best just going out as a DJ. It's cheaper that way and I can drink more."

Pee Wee has had previous notable success in foreign places and the next step forward is a mix CD out on Black Hole Records, released in Europe and the UK. To tour, he's been forced to wait for a while, after the cancellation of Love Parade and the delayed release on Perfecto.

"As a DJ, it's very difficult, as an artist you can do it," he offers. "Look at Andy Van - he's having trouble getting DJ gigs and they've had whopping hits." Pee Wee says simply what many of us have known for so long : "There's too many DJs," he laughs. Either way, if anyone can put Australia on the electronic map, it's this pair.