Defected
When style and substance operate in unison: A chat with Dimitri From Paris
With a career spanning three decades, Dimitri From Paris has pretty much seen it all.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Friday, 3 August 2012 at 11:55 am
Pete Tong: It’s about looking to the next generation and finding DJs who can bring their sound
For many Pete Tong is an idol. Instantly recognisable. Whether you’re seven, forty seven or seventy seven – if you’ve dabbled in the sounds of electronic dance music you’re guaranteed to have heard his name.
By Chris Mckay | Arts, Music | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 9:11 am
Osunlade: This is the best time of my life
Osunlade is a musician who has managed to combine his spiritual beliefs and his music in a way that is instantly accessible. His house music productions have a very organic feel to them with plenty of tribal and ancestral echoes that resonate with the soul, but will still have you dancing all night long.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Tuesday, 3 April 2012 at 8:40 am
Techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson talks about Inner City’s return to the Future
Kevin Saunderson was there in Detroit right at the birth of techno, as part of the Belleville Three with schoolmates Juan Atkins and Derrick May he’s credited with helping to create the genre. Going on to form Inner City, who had huge commercial success with the timeless tracks Good Life and Big Fun, Kevin has worked consistently in the years since techno was born – making electronic music and DJing/touring around the globe. Still one of the scene’s most revered and respected proponents, Kevin has reunited with the crew from Inner City to release some new material – several years after their last outing.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Friday, 27 January 2012 at 3:43 pm
MK: The legend returns
I was introduced to the music of MK, aka Marc Kinchen, through listening to UK garage back in the early 2000s. His tracks have been constantly played by DJs since he first hit the house scene in the early 90s right up to the present day and this year in particular it appeared as though there was a huge resurgence in interest in MK and his productions.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Friday, 25 November 2011 at 11:04 am
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