ChezGiven 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 If anyone can, Kenny Ken can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35064 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 love that kenny ken mix. some absolute classics on it. pulp fiction is still a personal favourite. still sounds fresh all these years later. love quest by andy c and terrorist too. Aye, it's mint. Check out the Hype one if you haven't heard it. Great tunes and excellent from a technical p.o.v. too with the scratching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Newport Pagnell services Kids reading this must be thinking 'wtf?'. Speaking of MC's, we used to go the Arena in Boro. Colin Paterson and MC Lee. Fucking hell Might be difficult to believe but Middlesborough was the centre of dance music culture north of Manchester in the late 80's early 90's. There was the Hacienda in Manchester, Shellys in Stoke and Havana's in Boro. Havana's in 89 / 90 was one of the best nights out in the country. it was when i was starting out raving a few years after that in the mid 90s too. i remember getting organised bus trips to tall trees in yarm and the sugar shack in borough in newcastle it was mainly nights at the riverside and rockshots and the occasional megadog night at the uni. that aside, growing up in my day it was indy nights and cheesey nights where pulling a lass was the main focus of the night. i didn't even hear any dnb in a club till i moved south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35064 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Newport Pagnell services Kids reading this must be thinking 'wtf?'. Speaking of MC's, we used to go the Arena in Boro. Colin Paterson and MC Lee. Fucking hell Might be difficult to believe but Middlesborough was the centre of dance music culture north of Manchester in the late 80's early 90's. There was the Hacienda in Manchester, Shellys in Stoke and Havana's in Boro. Havana's in 89 / 90 was one of the best nights out in the country. Boro always seemed to have a better scene than Newcastle. Only went there the odd time though (the Arena and the Empire). I think Newcastle suffered from its isolation a bit, with the only decent sized urban conurbation nearby being Sunderland / Washington. To get people to travel from Leeds / Boro or whatever you'd need something to be pretty amazing and, in terms of clubs back then, Newcastle didn't have it. I think Shindig was an example where you had too many people thought they were mint because they'd stood on the same spot every Saturday night for the last 30 weeks or whatever. Getting back to shit MCs - did you ever do the 'mixed' night at Rockshots with DJ Diane ( ) on the wheels of steel? Loads of shouts going out to 'all you ravers at the back', 'Elswick Crew' and that sort of thing. Might've mentioned this before but I was once in there and this proper charv, out of his tree, sat down next to me. So I said "Alreet" - as you do. He says "aye" then about 10 seconds turns round and says "Here, me granny's just died". What the fuck are you supposed to say to a stranger who says that to you? Edited August 7, 2014 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35064 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 If anyone can, Kenny Ken can. We used to say that Kenny Ken What thought process came up with that as a stage name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 The Sugar Shack was class, at The Empire theatre. Had some cracking nights in there. Graeme Park was playing one night, my mate had brought a camera with him which was a decent one. I decided i wanted to go to the DJ box, it was in the Royal box to the side of the stage. Took the camera out and claimed to be photo journalist from the student paper and said i wanted to interview Graeme Park. He agreed and he let us in, we stayed all night, took gear and took loads of photos of me and him and my mate. Just for the daft crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) it was a golden era - growing up with the rave scene was a bit like the hippies of the 60s or the punks of the 80s. genuinely an exciting time to be young. a scene with new music chemicals that were fresh and exciting. Edited August 7, 2014 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35064 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 The Sugar Shack was class, at The Empire theatre. Had some cracking nights in there. Graeme Park was playing one night, my mate had brought a camera with him which was a decent one. I decided i wanted to go to the DJ box, it was in the Royal box to the side of the stage. Took the camera out and claimed to be photo journalist from the student paper and said i wanted to interview Graeme Park. He agreed and he let us in, we stayed all night, took gear and took loads of photos of me and him and my mate. Just for the daft crack. He used to play at the Garage is Nottingham a lot. You'd like this btw: http://www.discogs.com/Various-Bargrooves-On-The-House/release/603849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Boro always seemed to have a better scene than Newcastle. Only went there the odd time though (the Arena and the Empire). I think Newcastle suffered from its isolation a bit, with the only decent sized urban conurbation nearby being Sunderland / Washington. To get people to travel from Leeds / Boro or whatever you'd need something to be pretty amazing and, in terms of clubs back then, Newcastle didn't have it. I think Shindig was an example where you had too many people thought they were mint because they'd stood on the same spot every Saturday night for the last 30 weeks or whatever. Getting back to shit MCs - did you ever do the 'mixed' night at Rockshots with DJ Diane ( ) on the wheels of steel? Loads of shouts going out to 'all you ravers at the back', 'Elswick Crew' and that sort of thing. Might've mentioned this before but I was once in there and this proper charv, out of his tree, sat down next to me. So I said "Alreet" - as you do. He says "aye" then about 10 seconds turns round and says "Here, me granny's just died". What the fuck are you supposed to say to a stranger who says that to you? Sorry for your loss? There was something about Boro too, there was a club that pre-dated Havana's called Bennett's and apparently they played early house there too. Which would have been the mid 80s! People did come from Leeds and you're right for whatever reason, Newcastle was just a bit isolated. Obviously the Rezerections brought people from all over in 91. At that time, 90/91 i used to go Rockshots on a friday night, i used to have dance-offs with older kids in front of the mirrored columns by the decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35064 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 At that time, 90/91 i used to go Rockshots on a friday night, i used to have dance-offs with older kids in front of the mirrored columns by the decks. Sounds like the Fish in Gotham Town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Got a few mixes and compilations from the DiY lot. I went to uni down in the East Midlands so I saw them DJ a few times too with their being from Nottingham. This is a good one: http://www.discogs.com/DiY-DiY-X-1989-1999-A-Decade-Of-Doing-It-Yourself/release/373787 It's a double CD with Digs & Whoosh doing the honours on one disc and Simon DK on the other. This one: http://www.discogs.com/Various-DiY-Vol-01-A-House-Music-Compilation-Mixed-And-Selected-By-Digs-Woosh/release/236953 from around the same time (also by Digs & Whoosh) is very good too. Proper house. I've actually got that Derrick Carter one as well. As you probably know, it's volume 2. I like it but I think it never quite lives up to the promise of the opening track. Volume 1 is mixed by Sneak and Cajmere: http://www.discogs.com/Cajmere-DJ-Sneak-The-Future-Sound-Of-Chicago/release/9160 I love it. Another Derrick Carter mix you might like is this one: http://www.discogs.com/Various-Thanks-For-Coming-By/release/6620 It's another double CD, this time with Luke Solomon mixing the other one. I actually think the Luke Solomon mix is the better of the two. I think you'd really like it, going off what you've posted so far. In a similar vein, this is fucking brilliant: http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Sneak-Princess-Julia-The-Kinky-Trax-Collection/master/11543 Another double with Sneak on one disc and Princess Julia on the other. Again I'd say the less celebrated of the two DJs (Princess Julia) delivers the goods, although Sneak's mix is, as always, not too shabby either. Good shout on Luke Solomon, that's a name that's been off my radar, will check that one out. Did you ever hear that story about Sneaks first set at Back to Basics where apparently the mix was recorded off the desk and ended up being passed around the odd record shop (no names mentioned), only for Sneak to find out and say he would never play there again? could be just one of those myths. What i loved about DiY was they retained the whole *free party* ethos without resorting to playing fucking gabba (which is what the likes of Spiral Tribe ended up doing) I remember when some of them got nicked at a Reclaim The Streets event in 97 trying to drive a van/soundsystem into Trafalgar Square (they were a few blocks away when stopped), It was a shame as the only sound system to get through was one of those 'London Acid Techno' lot (Liberators), bloody awful music but a canny knees up none the less (the driver of that van was up for attempted murder for driving through a police line!) - here's a clip (from 35:00) my mate's on top of the van Speaking of Derrick Carter, do you remember any of that Jack the Tab acid house stuff? Psychic TV with Dave Ball (Soft Cell) and Richard Norris (Dave and Richard went on to form The Grid), they released a few 12" they released this in 88' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoPrfIji3jQ According to folk lore PTV were playing a gig in 88 in Chicago and a few of them went off to look for records they had heard were being called Acid House, they ended up in a record shop run by a 17 year old Derrick Carter who explained that 'Acid' was a slang term for sampling and not LSD like these crazy English guys thought, anyway Derrick ended up DJing at the gig and the band came home and made the above record Edited August 7, 2014 by RedfernMag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I had a listen to that all the way through last night, mate. Top notch. It really gets going around half an hour in with Ability II's Pressure Dub. Classic after Classic near the end as well. I was actually thinking, when LFO going to be dropped in. Loved it. yeah it's a great mix, check out the rest of his soundcloud page, there's some great stuff on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Toontastic law clearly states that no reference can be made to Gabba without a shout out the Geordie Gabba Massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Toontastic law clearly states that no reference can be made to Gabba without a shout out the Geordie Gabba Massive. here you go *passes poppers* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4bl0KcI86Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 this is a quality mix of old school hardcore classics from a mate that used to dj at my night back in the day. quality, quality dj. highly recommended listen. it's called anthem bashing: exactly what it says on the tin, if you;re in the mood for that sort of thing. https://soundcloud.com/faceme/anthem-bashing-vol4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 this is a quality mix of old school hardcore classics from a mate that used to dj at my night back in the day. quality, quality dj. highly recommended listen. it's called anthem bashing: exactly what it says on the tin, if you;re in the mood for that sort of thing. https://soundcloud.com/faceme/anthem-bashing-vol4 volume 1 was absolute class too but can't find it anywhere online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 it was a golden era - growing up with the rave scene was a bit like the hippies of the 60s or the punks of the 80s. genuinely an exciting time to be young. a scene with new music chemicals that were fresh and exciting. totally, instead of here's 3 chords now form a band (punk) you just made a record and mixed it with another one someone else made (from somewhere you had probably never heard of or if you had would probably never visit), creating something entirely new in the process. the male trait of pigeonholing/classifying/controlling meant the fun didn't last too long... (is this tech house, bass house or notting hill four step?) who fucking cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 this is a quality mix of old school hardcore classics from a mate that used to dj at my night back in the day. quality, quality dj. highly recommended listen. it's called anthem bashing: exactly what it says on the tin, if you;re in the mood for that sort of thing. https://soundcloud.com/faceme/anthem-bashing-vol4 Hackney Hardcore! (enjoying this one mate). I was once asked years ago to play a set at some arty-party in Hackney so I decided to pick up a handful of Happy Hardcore records form the local Oxfam and drill holes off centre into the records so they played in a ridiculously wobbly fashion, it made for a sea-sick set that was impossible to mix and sounded even worse than you can imagine, I lasted less than 10 minutes Funny thing is those hipsters down there these days would of had be doing that all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hackney Hardcore! (enjoying this one mate). I was once asked years ago to play a set at some arty-party in Hackney so I decided to pick up a handful of Happy Hardcore records form the local Oxfam and drill holes off centre into the records so they played in a ridiculously wobbly fashion, it made for a sea-sick set that was impossible to mix and sounded even worse than you can imagine, I lasted less than 10 minutes Funny thing is those hipsters down there these days would of had be doing that all night. some nice cutting and scratching in this anthem bashing mix. and who is the badman. one of my personal favourites from this era in the mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 some nice cutting and scratching in this anthem bashing mix. and who is the badman. one of my personal favourites from this era in the mix Just hitting the 60 minute mark here at Redfern Towers, will definitely be playing this one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 actually 60-63 mins could be edited out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 hey, he was in the mix for an hour and probably a few biftas in at that point. i'll let him off with one sloppy mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 aye you're right, there's nowt wrong with the odd sloppy one now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) 96' was the year I bought my first D&B tunes, the aforementioned Shadow Boxing along with this on Moving Shadow: and this (that Bristol stuff was great) Edited August 7, 2014 by RedfernMag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 now you're talking. i love the bristol crew. V and full cycle two of the most genre-defining labels. some of my favourites special treat - never tire of when the bass drops on this one de remix of watching windows. i've got a limited edition vinyl of this which last time i checked was going for £50-60 warhead - always found the eventual drop on this one a bit of a letdown but feel the bass in the build up on a loud system. omg clear skies - another favourite from die and of course we can't not mention mr size himself. it's jazzy - one of many classics from the head man snapshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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