Defected might well like to talk about itself as the New Era Music Company – a phrase which mysteriously died on its backside the moment Simon Dunmore was evicted from his CEO post. But...
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Where’s the new music from Strictly Rhythm gone?
The Strictly Rhythm which existed from 1989 to 2003 was a very different beast to the BMG owned creature we have today. Strictly released music prolifically, and let’s be honest – a fair amount...
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Revealed: Why Todd Edwards didn’t have 90s Strictly Rhythm release
Back in the 1990s, the world generally knew a lot less about music producers than we do now. There were few ways of getting more information about most – unless you had direct contacts...
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The world needs another Deep Inside remix – so say Strictly…
Dance music has a truly incredible ability to cannibalise itself, doesn’t it? In every other music scene, it’s a regular supply of new music which keeps things going – but in the world of...
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Have Defected sold those Todd Edwards shirts yet? Let’s see…
Longer time readers might remember an article we ran on 26th May last year all about a “limited edition” range of “Jesus Loves UK Garage” shirts available from Defected. The shirts’ slogan refers to...
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Are they cursed? The intriguing theory by an Amateur’s House reader on why Defected STILL can’t get rid of their limited edition Todd Edwards “Jesus Loves UK Garage” shirts…
One thing this blog has had a lot of fun with this year is continuously pointing out the endless misfortune that the usually spot-on Defected are having with one of their products. The label...
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Anyone would be half forgiven for thinking they were cursed! Defected have a popup shop open this week – and they’re STILL trying to flog those “limited edition” Jesus Loves UK Garage T-shirts…
One source of endless amusement for this blog over the past few months – and a source of headaches for the Defected team – has been a whole bunch of Jesus Loves UK Garage...
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You might not be seeing it all even with a video: why the footage of Todd Edwards at his first ever UK appearance in 2003 has more than meets the eye
There are lots of things about Todd Edwards that previously remained unknown. His music, particularly remixes, used to be everywhere until around 2000 – then they trickled down and eventually disappeared a few years...
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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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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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