January 2011
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Greg Wilson Interview...
Greg Wilson is the proverbial bona fide ‘legend’ of UK dance music, and since he began DJing in 1975, has been at the forefront of the genesis and evolution of the broad scene from the 70’s and 80’s, becoming renowned for introducing a whole new range of records and sounds from New York to the UK, becoming one of the first ‘resident’ DJ’s at The Hacienda in Manchester and overseeing revolutionary...
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Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise
When Nicolas Jaar was unearthed a little over two years ago, as an 18 year old University Freshman Student, the initial murmurings were laden with only superlatives. This was all due to the sheer brilliance of his now legendary Fall ‘08 Set, which had taken some of the finest parts of minimal, techno and house, added some haunting vocals, tweaked some brilliantly leftfield samples, and...
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Beats In Space
Just in case anybody has a New Years Resolution that revolves around staying on top of tunes/sets, I’ll try and make it easier for you by alerting you to the continued brilliance of Beats In Space, Tim Sweeney’s excellent live mix radio show from New York. Despite his mildly irritating twang, Sweeney’s muscle as a DFA honcho and own high esteem as a DJ ensures that there is a...
They ain't heavy, they're just 'Brother'
Apologies for an enforced absence over the extended Chrimbo period, but we’re now back with a bang… I’d like to think. So with the last post of 2010 being a succinct round up of the best musical delights of the year, it might be appropriate to see what kind of thing awaits us for the forthcoming year, and the hype that we’re already being fed to believe. Rather than...