Discovering the back story to Spiller’s “Groovejet” was quite the revelation earlier this year. I knew that it was first played at Club Groovejet by Boris Dlugosch in 1999 and that’s how it got...
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You just want to see Defected Croatia cancelled! Just one of the weird complaints I’ve had recently… and it isn’t even true
Over the past couple of days, I’ve received a few complaints about my recent coverage of Defected and their forthcoming festival in Croatia. They seem to harbour the truly weird impression that I would...
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“Simon hasn’t been this cheerful in years!”: things are looking up for Defected – but what on earth is a new era music company?
I’m receiving word this weekend that things are on the up at Defected right now. My source tells me “there’s real optimism in the air for the first time in a while. Croatia looks...
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Hideout Festival has pulled the plug for the second consecutive year – but does this mean troubled waters ahead for the Defected Croatia ship?
For the past few weeks, there’s been a big question mark over whether Defected’s biggest event of the year in Croatia would still be able to happen. Simon Dunmore, label boss, frequently mentions that...
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Were they running a two for the price of one when you did the bookings, Simon? People going to Defected’s London and Manchester events might experience a touch of déjà vu…
First thing’s first. I’m sure Defected are very keen to get back to running events. They are an events company with a record label business attached to these days, ultimately. But I can’t help...
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Things will change, my arse! Now Defected are rewarding plague rave DJs as lineup is announced for London event – and no one will object, naturally…
I always had a suspicion that the outrage over plague rave DJs was going to be short lived. This was because I noticed a number of people within the scene who are perceived as...
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Is there anyone in dance music who ISN’T a crook, part four? MK resuscitated a long dead career in house through Storm Queen – but Damon C Scott, the voice of “Look Right Through”, never made a penny!
The treatment of singers in house music was always something I was uneasy about. Countless singers on house records never receive the credit they deserve. During my short time in the house music world...
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Defected moves its London event from July to September – but if you can’t make the new dates, how much of your ticket money will you REALLY get back? The answer may surprise you…
One business particularly keen to get the events side going again is Defected. The highly lucrative Croatia festival was cancelled last year and currently looks set to go ahead – Covid rates in the...
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Either Simon added an extra nought on the order form, or no one’s buying them – which is the explanation for the “limited edition” Todd Edwards T-shirts not selling out?
Back on May 26th, I wrote about T-shirts that Defected were selling, brandishing the slogan “Jesus Loves UK Garage”. Todd Edwards used to wear them back in the day – and Mr Dunmore thought...
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As Sondela starts getting a push from Defected following criticism, why does the African influenced label not make more of the association with its bigger brother?
Last week, I wrote about how Sef Kombo had decided to leave his job at Transport for London to run Sondela Recordings full time. Since then, a curious thing has happened. Defected appears to...
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Sef Kombo is leaving his current job to run beleaguered Defected outfit Sondela full time – question is, will the Dunmore father/son duo let him?
An anonymous friend sent this tweet in my direction on Friday, which puts the Sondela post that I did the other day in a rather different context. It turns out one of the reasons...
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Is THAT why it was licensed to every compilation going? As Defected bring “Groovejet” to streaming services, the truth about Salsoul’s greed comes to light
I personally like it when old records become available digitally for the first time. I don’t think a record should disappear forever from public view once it’s no longer at the top of the...
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Has the Defected marketing juggernaut scored a rare fail? Afro house outfit Sondela only has 465 followers
Defected is a modern day dance music success. There’s some discussion about specifics with what they’re doing, but one thing they undeniably do well is marketing, with their social media platforms having all grown...
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Going to Defected Croatia? Prepare for a laboratory test 48 hours before leaving the UK and ten days at home afterwards!
It’s been a difficult 15 months or so for the events industry. Things came to a halt very quickly last March as everyone started to finally realise the severity of the situation – even...
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Don’t want to pay £28 for a Todd Edwards shirt courtesy of Defected? Here’s how you can get one that’s better… and cheaper!
Occasionally, I do more analytical pieces on this blog. Some things can’t be explained in a few sentences, after all. I wrote a few weeks ago about some things going on at Defected Records...
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There’s too many remixes of old tracks in the charts, says Defected boss – so why have you just released new remixes of 1994 song “God Made Me Phunky”, Simon?
It appears that if your name is Mr Simon Dunmore, hypocrisy is something that only other people are guilty of. A few weeks ago, he was complaining about the charts being full of remixes...
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