This post is a brief look back at some of the big tunes that you might have missed or have never heard from the past. Most of them are pretty iconic at their release.
Plastic Dreams – Jaydee
A classic from 1992 that stands up to the test of time
Bells, Jazz Organ & house beats. You want to sing along, but you can’t. There’s no words.
Throw – Paperclip People
Notorious disco loop baseline with simple organ stabs aranged by Carl Craig into a 1994 Detroit dancefloor bomb thats as good today as it ever was.
After some time in the music industry under various aliases Kanio smashed his way onto the underground dance music scene in late 2007 with a string of chart topping minimal productions. Off the back of this swift rise, September 2008 saw the launch of his Novakane imprint which followed quickly in sales success. Gigs have come thick and fast for Kanio since day one; he has secured appearances at some of the worlds hottest parties including: Circo Loco, Fabric, Matter, The End & Green Valley.
• What was the scene like where you grew up?
I grew up in Surrey, so in a word: Lame. I started DJing hip hop when I was 13, and coming up to London and going out to Drum and Bass when I was 16 though.
• Which do you enjoy doing more, producing or DJing?
I prefer DJing, but not the traveling. Production can be really hard work but it’s really rewarding.
• Which club/event have enjoyed the most playing at?
Probably playing room 1 at Fabric. It was the first major club I went to, and it’s one of the toughest places to play so it was amazing to play there.
• Which DJ’s set have you been most impressed with recently?
I don’t get to see as many sets as I’d like, but Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Julien Chaptal, Dyed Soundorom and Mattias Tanzmann have all been wicked for me lately.
• Are there any projects, remixes or productions in the pipeline?
God loads, myself Cozzy D and Lee Brinx have just launched a new Label called Lower East, loads of good artists involved, Uner, Nima Gorji, Federico Locci & UGLH, Ronan Portella and more. Plenty of upcoming stuff from myself on there. I’ve just had a release on Trapez, remixing for Mark Henning, also remixes on Soulman music and SK Supreme.
• Out of all the tunes you have, which one ‘never fails?’
.Actually I don’t really have one. Crowds seem to have different tastes in different places so some things work better that others depending where you are.
• When all the partying is over how do you like to chill out?
Duvet and a Pizza watching Jeremy Kyle.
• What are your two favourite tracks at the moment?
God really hard to say two tracks. The stuff that’s exciting me the most at the moment is Jamie Jones, Lee Foss and a lot of the Crosstown Rebels stuff. Think things are seeming to start to go a bit a electronic again and less organic which could be interesting for the scene.
Un Dia (Reboot Remix) – Juana Molina This huge tune started off as a unknown bootleg of the argentian superstar being smashed out by villalobos and tiefschwarz. Only when Four Tet was watching youtube did he relise Reboot was behind this masterpiece and telling his label (Domino) they were able to official release this 10-minute remix, which lays out Molina’s sing-song chants and acoustic guitars over a rolling groove.
Since ‘Robot’ was released on Leftroom, emerging as one of 2006′s biggest tunes, Audiojack have had huge worldwide exposure playing in over 30 countries. Since then a host of big tracks have been released on 20:20 vision records establishing the duo as key figures within the UK techno scene. Their ever growing remix portfolio includes remixes for artists such as Little Boots, Joey Negro and Underworld whilst indie label remixes for Johnny Fiasco, Vandal and Mike Monday have all featured the beatport top 10 chart.
• What was the scene like where you grew up?
At my school it was mostly indie rock so I used to hang out with older kids who were into hardcore and techno. I sat on the school bus with twins and they’d give it ‘nst nst nst nst’ mimicking the high hats they could obviously hear through my walkman headphones, and I’d return with some banter about them being greasy moshers, all good light-hearted fun. 15 years later and not much has changed. They are Ryan and Gary Jarman of indie band The Cribs.
• Which do you enjoy doing more, producing or DJing?
That’s about as difficult as being given a choice of beer or wine / meat or fish! They really are different things entirely, both have strengths and weaknesses. I think the combination is preferential though, being able to make something in the studio in the week then play it out and see the reactions at the weekend. Also hearing another DJ then taking inspiration from that back into the studio. DJing and producing definitely go hand in hand.
• In your opinion, which is the best club/venue in the world?
The best clubs and venues aren’t normally clubs or venues… the little pockets of scenes around the world built up and taken down for each event in churches, warehouses, fields, farms etc. We recently played for Doc Martin at one of his Sublevel events in LA. It was invite only; you get text the venue details 2 days before the gig, that kind of thing. The venue was a church right in the middle of bum town. Everyone was on the same awesome vibe and there specifically for the party, to party.
• Whoes throwing the best parties at the moment?
That’s hard to say, we haven’t played at many parties this year that have really blown us away. Our favourite gigs of the year so far have been Vibe Club in Curitiba, Hora Zero in Ensenada and the above mentioned at Sublevel in Los Angeles. The ‘big’ gigs have mostly been a bit of a let down. The hype that surrounds some clubs doesn’t help as you end up with a large percentage of people turning up expecting to be entertained and forgetting that they actually have a part to play in making it a great event. Over hype can be a bad thing.
• Are there any projects, remixes or productions in the pipeline?
Our next release is out in a couple of weeks on 2020 Vision and features 3 new original tracks. You can check out samples on our Soundcloud or Myspace pages. We’ve also just remixed Dirty Vegas for Pieces of Eight and Westboy for our own Gruuv label. At the moment we’re working on a remix for H.O.S.H’s next single from his album on Diynamic, and are working hard on the next releases for Gruuv so there’s plenty going on!
• Who would you like to play a back to back set with?
We actually played back to back with Paul Woolford last week at a festival in Ireland. As one of our favourite DJs it’s a pleasure to see him play and an honour to play with him. That aside though I reckon joining Danny Tenaglia for one of his 12 hour marathon sets would be pretty good fun!
• What’s (one) of your favourite tunes of all time?
Daft Punk – Burnin
• Apart from house or techno, are there any genres you like to listen to?
We listen to all sorts, literally everything from indie to classical. It’s important to listen to different music genres and music from different time periods; it can provide a lot of inspiration for current projects.
• What are your two favourite tracks at the moment?
Daniel Stefanik’s track ‘Just One Moment’ on Be Chosen is one of the most iconic and original tracks of the year for us, we love the way he’s kept a solid house vibe to this track yet filled it with pure energy. Also our new track ‘Motion Sickness’ on 2020 Vision has been getting the best reactions at our gigs over the last few months.
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