133bpm UK garage style! But of course, if that isn’t your thing, nice soulful house! Out now on Traxsource. Never let it be said Amateur At Play doesn’t give you variety…...
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When Less is More
I’ve seen this graphic doing the rounds on social media. The caption, when translated into English, reads “They are still the best, music is eternal”. Just one suggestion, though. That’s better!...
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Sterling Void and remix version 4258 of “It’s Alright”
It’s been a while since we had a post about Sterling Void, hasn’t it? They practically write themselves! So let’s see what he’s been up to. As I’ve commented before, Sterling Covid, whose depressing...
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Is there profit in copyright infringement for the stores?
Mr Simon Dunmore of Defected Records is getting a fairly equal combination of praise and opprobrium at the moment – I’ve expressed my thoughts on this here and here. I’m not going to add...
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It’s chest not cricket
I’m glad I’m a man sometimes. I don’t have to put up with half the stick that women get. No one ever makes comments about my appearance whenever I post about my latest release....
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Derrick May does a Consignia!
For the sake of my own sanity, I’ve decided I’m going to be a little bit more selective with my posts on everyone’s favourite Detroit fake. Be in no doubt that there will be...
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Is Simon’s logic on old tunes defected?
On Saturday night, I wrote about Mr Simon Dunmore of Defected Records. He was complaining that the Top 3 on Traxsource all being remixes of decades old records was symptomatic of a problem within...
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Should Resident Advisor hand back their £750k bailout?
This is the question that I ask of Resident Advisor, the British taxpayer funded and plague rave profiteering outfit. I do not ask such a question lightly, so allow me to explain. Last October,...
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OnlyFans can help your career AND you can keep your clothes on!
It appears that OnlyFans isn’t just for people who want to post pictures of themselves in the nude and be paid by people who want to view aforementioned photos. It turns out there are...
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Shouldn’t someone else write about this?
I find myself asking sometimes just why I’ve started writing about Derrick May. This is not a question I ask out of some pitiful “why me” position. I ask it because I’m not exactly...
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Nostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (again)
The name Simon Dunmore comes up quite a few times when you search this blog. He’s mentioned a few times both in a critical and favourable manner – hardly surprising for a man with...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 20th March 2021
On the week that it was revealed people were changing their names to that of fish to get free sushi, I go through the tunes that have positively less fishiness going on! Cafe 432...
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The Saturday Recap – 20th March 2021
It’s the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s start with a recap of what’s been on this site during the week. There’s something to read every single day…...
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We don’t stop at weekends!
Coming up over the weekend on this fine blog… on Saturday morning, a recap of the best of the week. On Saturday afternoon, the best new releases of the week are reviewed and digested....
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Unreleased Frankie Knuckles? You want to click this, don’t you?
Six remixes that Frankie Knuckles did for Electribe 101 back in 1990 are finally due to be released later in the year. Exactly why they were never released at the time – especially given...
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Just raise your prices already, Mr Spotify!
Spotify are apparently “experimenting” with the idea of raising their prices for their British customers. At the risk of upsetting someone at the company, I have to ask what drugs they’re experimenting with to...
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