Let’s start this piece by being kind. Simon Dunmore is a man who has done much for dance music. From his early days at Cooltempo to being A&R at AM:PM all the way to...
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Defected? Been there, Dun that! Simon Dunmore praised by the Financial Times
Courtesy of the Financial Times, of all places, this is a great read about Defected Records. They’re a label that are frequently mentioned on this blog, and I’m the first to accept that what...
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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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Why you shouldn’t be fooled by Defected’s latest venture
I originally wrote the following in July 2020 on my Facebook page. I’m currently in the process of moving a huge amount of content over to this website, and I thought this one was...
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Defected, Simon Dunmore and an almighty colonial row
It was inevitable that the Defected Records cash cow was eventually going to start looking at afro house in the way Bernard Matthews used to look at turkeys. They’ve launched a brand new record...
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Who else plays the same old records, Simon?
Before I get my turn on the ducking stool, I ought to say I have a lot of time for Simon Dunmore, the boss man at Defected. He ran Cooltempo for a number of...
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In which Sterling Void pretends he’s been signed by Defected…
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You’ll no doubt have heard that phrase before. It applies just as much to the world of music. Here’s an example. Take this...
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