I’ll be coming back to the subject of Derrick May later this week. I’m rather busy with a few remixes right now, and I need to get them finished. So for now, here’s this....
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Should record labels move to an advances system?
A few nights ago, my wife was doing an online course on Zoom. It was all about books. Writing books, getting books out, marketing books, publishing books and so on. Books, books, books basically....
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Ministry’s got no money? Dunno about that!
They just can’t win, can they? In the eyes of the average Internet critic, everything is always wrong. Even if that means contradicting statements they’ve made previously. I’ve written recently about how the festivals...
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Vaccine passports – yay or nay?
There’s lots of hot air going around at the moment about so-called vaccine passports. Some people claim they’re a great idea and that they’ll allow people to mix together with the least amount of...
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Can we drop the Miami albums, please?
It’s that time of the year again. It’s when the Miami compilations inevitably appear on the digital stores. It appears that the Covid-19 pandemic has not done away with this tradition. I seriously think...
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What’s happening in the world of Amateur At Play?
Good morning and welcome to another week on the blog. It’s been a while since I did one of these posts, so I thought I’d elaborate on what’s going on with me at the...
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What makes Masters At Work, er, masters at work?
Last Friday, I published a post here declaring that the Masters At Work label, effectively dead for many years, has been gloriously resurrected. Most of the label’s output has been digitised and is now...
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Burn down my studio? Nah…
There are many people who have wanted to say nice things about me in the past. There are also those who, well, haven’t. Quite the opposite sometimes, actually. For example, I accepted a remix...
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Derrick May has a friend. And that’s not the only surprise…
Today, it’s not Derrick May who’s being an arsehole. Well, he no doubt is, just as he has been every day for at least the past 35 years. But today, it’s one of his...
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Your book will be release when, Mr Void?
Back in January, Sterling Void gave us this message. It was quite literally one of the most sagacious and polymathic notifications that I have ever been privileged to witness. It truly was a message...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 27th March 2021
On the week that French monks started flogging cheese online, I go through the latest releases to find the Gouda instead of the ones that grate. Hopefully, I’ll find some tunes that you’ll be...
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The Saturday Recap – 27th 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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Things don’t stop at weekends here!
You might be new to this site, so allow me to explain. Things don’t stop here at the weekends. There’s plenty still going on at this 7-day a week operation. First of all, here’s...
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Where DO I find my singers from?
I’m currently working on several vocal productions. There’s no point me complaining about the relentless torrent of remixes of decade old tunes in the charts and not offering an alternative, is there? I’ve got...
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Why haven’t you phoned to ask about my location, Bill?
Last week, I wrote about my experience of getting the coronavirus vaccine. I had my first at the start of March and the second should follow in a few weeks. And since then, I’ve...
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Deferring to the Masters!
I’ve woken up to worse news than this on a Friday in the past. Masters At Work are relaunching MAW Records. Unreleased mixes, remastering old tracks, and a brand new Masters At Work single...
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