July 2nd last year was Blackout Tuesday. It was meant to be a day of reflection for black people and others in the community which would lead to long term changes. In reality? The...
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Won’t somebody please think of when the DJ can go to the toilet? The 3 minute extended mix phenomenon explained
Friend Within caused a combination of surprise and dismay when he posted on his Twitter feed the other day that he was now being sent records that were less than 3 minutes long. People...
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Does the dance music press need a good shake up?
I got an interesting email in the inbox yesterday. It’s from a friend of mine who’s been catching up on the contents of this fine blog. He had one thing to say that particularly...
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Amateur At Play & Morris Revy – Perfect Vacation (OUT NOW!)
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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Amateur At Play & Morris Revy – Perfect Vacation (OUT 22/03)
Thanks to those of you who have been getting behind this forthcoming release. There’s been the odd “not for me”, but I’ve also seen support from some unexpected quarters. Always nice! Preorders are now...
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A Valentine’s Day gift, it most certainly isn’t!
Some people have the strangest perception of music producers. They seem to think that we’re umbilically attached to our own studios, unable to function without them. They also harbour the idea we’re essentially a...
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No more releases for 2020
I’m not going to be releasing any more tracks during 2020. There’s no more remixes due until the New Year, to the best of my knowledge. So you might as well use this lull...
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Will the Judge budge on his £123 price tag?
These are highly exceptional times. Many of the traditional avenues for making money are currently closed, so DJs are resorting to very different measures to raise some money. For example, Carl Cox has written...
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Why I have nothing more to say on Morillo
Questions continue to come in about my comments on this page regarding Erick Morillo, who died early last week. I seem to be getting it from all sides over this, suggesting to me that...
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There’s 2000 reasons Sterling Void doesn’t want you to buy this…
You never want to piss me off. I do grudges very well. But you especially don’t want to piss off producer Neil Hipkiss. Sterling Void did precisely that to him, robbing him of no...
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