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SOUL FOOD – THE BROAD CHURCH OF NORTHERN SOUL
This podcast accompanies a blog piece ‘Northern Renaissance’, which simultaneously went online. Below is an excerpt; you can read the full piece here: 
https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/11/northern-renaissance/

As I hope this piece will illustrate, Northern Soul back in the 70’s was a much broader church than many might imagine. Whilst the stompers were central to the scene, especially when Wigan Casino was at its peak, not everything ran at breakneck pace as is often suggested, the movement encompassed a whole spectrum of styles and tempos. The scene was notoriously very snobbish about its music, dropping a previously loved record like a hot potato because it had subsequently achieved commercial success, although it was this fervent elitism that played a major part in its success and longevity. It’s also the reason why a track many might consider to be as Northern as they come, like Jackie Wilson’s ‘(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher’ (a Detroit artist doing an uptempo dance track with Funk Brothers backing) isn’t Northern Soul according to those at the cutting-edge of the scene, despite the fact it was a big favourite in the Soul clubs following its 1967 release. It’s sin was that it became a UK hit in 1969, just before the Northern scene got into its stride, so, along with a whole heap of Tamla Motown tunes that are Northern in everything bar their success in connecting with the masses, it was banished to the realm of pop. This is why another famous Jackie Wilson track, ‘I Get The Sweetest Feeling’, this time a 1968 recording, which, on the surface, given it’s much mellower vibe, is far less stereotypically Northern than ‘Higher And Higher’, is, in contrast, considered a bone fide Northern classic – the reason being that ‘I Get The Sweetest Feeling’ didn’t become a hit until 1972, having broken out of the Northern scene, then in full swing.

So, with the various aspects considered, I’ve put together an epic 3 hour 20 minute podcast selection of records that I hope will reflect Northern Soul in its wider context, from the nailed on classics to those with more nominal status. What can’t be disputed is that each and every track included has been played, at least somewhere at one point or another, under the Northern Soul banner. There are 70 tracks in all, with just 2 artists with more than 1 inclusion, the aforementioned Jackie Wilson and the great, but tragic songstress Linda Jones (3, if you count Frankie Valli, here both solo and with the Four Seasons). The idea to put this together grew out of a CD compilation I made for myself back in the 00’s to listen to whilst I was driving, which I called ‘Soul Food’, and the intention is for it to act as solid introduction for those wanting to hear what Northern Soul was all about, in all its diverse glory, whilst I’d like to think it will also evoke fond memories for those who were there at the time. The fact I wasn’t a part of the scene has hopefully allowed me to approach this selection in a more objective way than someone embroiled within it, who may not be able to resist the inclination to pack it with tracks nobody else, apart from other ultra-obsessives may know, or who might want to brush a few of the inclusions under the ‘you had to be there at the time’, carpet. Consider this, if you will, a beginners guide, of which I love all of the selections, each in its own way - just wonderful wonderful uplifting music.

Greg Wilson – November 2013

SOUL FOOD - THE BROAD CHURCH OF NORTHERN SOUL (greg wilson selection)

Franck Collin, aka Fleck E.S.C, is an Electro artist originally from France currently living in the buzzing metropolis of Tokyo, Japan.
Franck’s earlier experience playing bass and drums in bands, and his love of horror, science fiction and B-movies, naturally drove him to the Electro music scene.

Additionally, Fleck E.S.C has influences rooted in New Wave, Contemporary, Techno and Ambient music.

Fleck E.S.C tries to avoid the cliches of the Electro genre, leaning more toward the spooky side of horror and sci-fi and the cheap retro sounds in tribute of the movies he loves.

Never too serious, unpretentious, and always striving for fresh sounds, Fleck E.S.C’s music aims to distract the body and the brain.

Franck Collin has also worked in movie productions as a camera assistant .
He has also created music for Lipton Cafe Shibuya in Tokyo, theatre performances in Berlin, Germany and the soundtrack for the film,”Astroboy in Robotland”, by renowned director of “Delicatessen” and “The Lost Children”, Marc Caro.

He has also performed as Fleck E.S.C in a number of venues in Europe and Japan.

1. Which artists has influenced you the most?

- A lot of artists has influenced me over the years. For the ambient side of me are Brian Eno, The Orb and many movie soundtracks. Then I really got into Electro through a label called Electrolux where I discovered Anthony Rother, Kraftwerk Dr Scissors to name a few. But now, I realize that I am not very into the most purest form of electro cause I find it a bit always the same sound wise and composition wise. I realize then that Richard.D James is my ultimate master in terms of melodies, textures and innovation. Like Vibert is another guy I love just because he understands the vast possibilities of many electronic music genres. I really love all the Warp label artists from the 90s as well. 
 
2. What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future?

- Few next releases planned for next year are so far an LP with Diffuse Reality and an EP with Science Cult label. I am also finishing the mix for a 13 track album that isn’t dance music. It’s more electronica, IDM, ambient,. I haven’t contacted any label so far for this project. 
 
3. Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now?

- Back to question 1. I love the 90s Warp releases. But also I’m a big fan of DMX Krew and Dopplereffekt, Cylob and I’m rediscovering the Rephlex label. This label is everything I love about electronic music. It’s crazy, innovating, beautiful, bold, always surprising.  
 
4. What inspires you now to create music?

- I can be inspired by anything. My mood, the news, a software, a piece of gear, a sample, a sound, a movie, a painting, anything really. 
 
5. What set-up do you use when creating music?

- I’m a very basic guy when it comes to make music. I use both softwares and hardwares. Digital and analog, a guitar and a bass guitar as well from time to time. I just okay things, practice and record, then I arrange the tracks. I mainly work with audio. The rhythmic part is made with a Nord Drum, a Elektron Digitakt and Model Cycles and a Polyend Tracker. For the synth parts I use A Dave Smith Mopho keyboard, Arturia Micro brute, arturia Micro Freak, an ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600 ( TTSH), a Moog Mother 32, à Moog Matriarch, a Sequencial OB6, à Roland Juno Alpha 2, a Korg Minilogue xd and few effect pedals. In the box I work with Aleton Live, soundforge and ACID. Old school ;-)

Follow:
Soundcloud: @fleck
Bandcamp: https://fleckesc1.bandcamp.com/

Strange But Dance Music LIVE #09: Fleck E.S.C.

With over 20 years behind the decks, MSKS (@mosquis) is not just a product of sheer talent but fundamentally the result of relentless hard work and perseverance. Deeply influenced by the sounds of Detroit, his style encompasses techno, electro, acid house, EBM, and IDM experimentation. A vinyl enthusiast, whose versatility allows him to skillfully blend both analog and digital formats, thereby expanding his ability to convey his passion and expertise as this N2MU podcast proves. Enjoy it!
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Tracklist:
Aquatronics - Deep Float 
Pollon - Lonely Planet
Estrato Aurora & Siarem - teleonomia
M.S.L - LImits Of Likeness
Gesloten Cirkel - PKBDAY 
Martin Mastike - Rubikon 
Robyrt Hecht - Why I Like You
Carl Finlow - Organoids 
Composite Prefuse - Animistic Beliefs Rmx 
Forehard - Rhythm Device 
Alex Jan - Punish Room
Alien FM -The Future 
Jessbeatz - Light Years 
DJ Overdose - On The Silver Globe 
Simulant - Untitled ( locked Groove )
Dataintrang & Luke Eargoggle - white Fetish  x 
Billy Nasty & Anthony Rother - Celebrate The Roots 
Transparent Sound - Nomb In The Face

N2MU PDCST106 - Msks

>>TRACKLIST AND MORE DETAILS BELOW. CLICK "SHOW MORE<<

OUT NOW - Acidulant - Sonic Expansion (Sold out on our Bandcamp but still copies on the best record seller sites like Redeye & Juno)

Gamadon on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/gamadon
Check out his label - https://warehousemanifesto.bandcamp.com

Welcome back to the Gated podcast number 61!  This month we're super happy to have back the ultimate mixing machine that is GAMADON.  Unapologetically vinyl centric, you can catch his mixes all over the net and also more recently on his regular show for electronic convergence. 
Here for us at Gated he's put together a wicked set of Electro goodness, so go ahead and get stuck in, passing by first of all a few sweet upcoming tracks from Gated and also a nice appetizing track from Featherstone you can grab now on his bandcamp, plus something from Sound Synthesis and his split EP with Mmwave.  Enjoy!

Tracklist

Gated & Friends
1. Forthcoming on Gated
2. Featherstone - Out of Reach (https://featherstone1.bandcamp.com/)
3. Forthcoming on Gated
4. Sound Synthesis -  Ambionic (Forthcoming on Wave Function)

Gamadon

1. ReKaB - Cyborg Romance (Acquit) https://soundcloud.com/we-shape-space
2. Nate Nubia - Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Acquit)
3. ReKaB - Minimal Mind (Acquit)
4. Tramic - Lanterns (Kulture Galerie) https://soundcloud.com/tramic
5. ReKaB - Downtime (Acquit)
6. Roy of the Ravers - Emotinium (Emotional Response)
7. Zobol - Inter-City Travel (Tiger Weeds) https://soundcloud.com/zobol
8. PQ17 - Transition Point (Unusual Transmissions) https://soundcloud.com/user-924448150
9. Annie Hall - Substractive Variability (Lunar Disko) https://soundcloud.com/lunardiskorecords
10. PQ17 - Uplifting (Unusual Transmissions)
11. SIM80 - Fullframe (AC) https://soundcloud.com/sim80
12. Kalcagni - After the Fact (Cosmoba) https://soundcloud.com/kalcagni
13. Zobol - Hyperfocus (Tiger Weeds) https://soundcloud.com/tiger_weeds
14. Guavid - Mille Plateau (Gated) https://soundcloud.com/user-905879427
15. 747 - Stairway (Aquaregia) https://soundcloud.com/aquaregiarec
16. G-Prod - Lunar Phase (Intellitronic Bubble) https://soundcloud.com/intellitronic-bubble
17. Fabrizio Lapiani - Back Home (Attic Music) https://soundcloud.com/fabrizio-lapiana
18. G-Prod - Unexplored Depths (Intellitronic Bubble) https://soundcloud.com/dgaugain
19. G-Prod - Deep Xplorer1 (Intellitronic Bubble)
20. Sound Synthesis - Untitled (Orbital 105) https://soundcloud.com/sound-synthesis-official
21. Sound Synthesis - Ghost Particles (Eudemonia)

Gated Podcast 61 // June 2024/ Gamadon part 2

Alice in Flames has been on the road for many years both as an organiser and as a DJ in DIY contexts. In her sets, she usually moves between old school, graffiti and detroitelectro, 808 sounds and Robovoices as well as experimental music, dungeon synth and synthwave. She is part of Pracht Leipzig and together with FAQ she organises parties, has a radio show on Callshop Radio and a mix series, all under the name Disposable Time.

Socials: 

- https://soundcloud.com/kaput-731188256
- https://www.facebook.com/schnaliceinflames
- https://www.instagram.com/alice.1n.flames/

Tracklist:

01 James White – Untitled [Creme Organization]
02 DJ Overdose – Mi Ami [L.I.E.S.]
03 CEM3340 – Sonic Bass [Curtis Electronix]
04 Torai – Squelcher [Lunar Orbiter Program]
05 Sansibar – Nolla [Natural Sciences]
06 Electro Nation – Clone Theory [A.F.U.]
07 Ole Mic Odd – Dr. 770 [Kri]
08 Chupacapras – No Surrender [L.I.E.S.]
09 Korrupted Brothers – Ebreathe [Mars Frequency]
10 Projekt 1 – Hit'n'Run [Ratlife]
11 Gavelman – Wrenched808 [Dead Channel]
12 Dr Floyd – Automatiq Talking Head [Crobot]
13 Gesloten Cirkel – Submit X [Murder Capital]
14 Ole Mic Odd – Freak 2 Freak (Kid Ginseng Remix) [Kraftjerkz]
15 Yandira – El asalto a Ribaroja (Dark Vektor Remix) [Sigourney Discs]
16 NanoMachine – StarRain [Urban Connections]

Addicted-2-Bass / Episode 014 / Alice in Flames / 04.08.2024

Transmissions From The Ergosphere resident @leonardo_chevy brings the 52nd episode of the show!

01. Dante - Isn't Easy (Len Kraach remix) [Modem:39]
02. Semoha Homes - Darkshore Darksky Zero One [Return To Planet Underground]
03. Human Rebellion - Final Wave [Science Cult]
04. Leonardo Chevy - She Wore A Velvet Cloak [Science Cult]
05. Synthbotics	- A Moog's Whisper [Adeon Records]
06. Angel Attack - Delay Decay [House Of Reptile]
07. Sian - The Abyss (DJ Hell Extended Remix) [Octopus Recordings]
08. Telecom Eireann - Acid Planet [Unreleased]
09. Desinformant, Hedchef - The Perennial Question [Feed The Void]
10. Sarah Sommers - HeartCore [Doll Time Records]
11. SKORH - Jungle (Tommy Vicari Jnr Remix) [MODEM:39]
12. Debasser - Dark Smile (Acidulant Remix) [Wide Records]
13. Leonardo Chevy - Intertwined [Vialocal Recordings]
14. dron - Troid [Science Cult]

Transmissions From The Ergosphere

Transmissions From The Ergosphere 052

Tracklistings Mixtape #681 (2024.08.14) : Wagwan

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Wagwan is an uncompromising harmony stimulus, offering a contemporary view of the magnificent, mesmerizing, and seductive balance that emerges from the combination of analog sounds and drum machines to reinvigorate the unchanging dynamics of the musical underground.
Since its inception, he has contributed to the resurgence of electro on dance floors throughout India with an irreverently creative spirit, his synthesized melodies of futuristic sound, and a visual aesthetic rooted in the minimalism of the 2000s. By merging club sounds of the most delirious and compelling styles with a subtly fervent elegance and a recklessly faithful fervor for synergy, his work as a DJ translates into a frenzy that triggers immersive atmospheres in unrestrained euphoria and rhythmically percussive patterns charged with energy.

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Tracklist : 
01. Debonaire Allstars - The Beat Kicks
02. CeeOnic - Get Freaky
03. Computer Rockers - The Return of Computer Rockers
04. Amper Clap - Ra v2.2 (Malicious Software)
05. Zenobite - Madrid My Beat
06. Debonaire - Watch Me Now
07. Boris Divider - Recombination
08. The Exaltics - I Want You feat. Egyptian Lover
09. DJ Xed - Elektricity
10. Luke Eargoggle & Johan Inkinen - Empaty Window
11. Mandroid - Ikon Symbol [Dominance Electricity]
12. The Exaltics - Tunnel Chase
13. Blastromen - Human 2.0
14. DJ Xed - Freak
15. AUX 88 - Mad Scientist (Original Mix)
16. Jensen Interceptor & Assembler Code - 5050

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Follow Wagwan : 
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/wagwan.music
SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/wagwan_music

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Tracklistings Mixtape #681 (2024.08.14) : Wagwan

This mix is for entertainment purposes, aimed at showcasing the exceptional musical productions of artists based on the island of Malta. A selection of outstanding but varied electro, acid, techno and ambient music from the likes of Sound Synthesis, Acidulant, Mutex, Vertical Dimension, Volph & Microlith.

Recorded live in one session, at my home studio, using records from my personal vinyl collection.

Tracklist:
Acidulant - When The Sun Meets The Acid 
Acidulant - Terrformatika
Acidulant - Forget Your Imagination
Microlith - Clock EXT
Vertical Dimension - Analytical Minds
Moodex* - Persistence
Sound Synthesis - Let It Be
Sound Synthesis - Waiting Rooms
Sound Synthesis - Cosmic Dance
RAIM** - Ultrasonic Acid
Acidulant - Reposition
Acid Synthesis*** - Rhythm Of Life
Acidulant - QuantumX
Acidulant - Super Rave
Mutex - Jack4acid
Sound Synthesis - Vertex43
Mutex - Sonic Wave
Volph - Insurrection
Sound Synthesis - Lost In Orbit
Sound Synthesis - AE Outro
Electronic Travellers**** - Safe Travels

*Group formed of Mutex & Vertical Dimension
**Group formed of Acidulant & Sound Synthesis
***Alias of Sound Synthesis
****Group formed of Microlith & Sound Synthesis

Shout out to my good friend Keith, as well as Neil, Daniel, Elton, Wayne + the EMM crew. RIP Rhys.
https://electronicmusicmalta.com/
@sound-synthesis-official @acidulant @mutex @vertical_dimension @wayne-richard @microlith

Thanks to the labels featured:
@orsonrecords
@gatedrecordings
Lazer Records
Fundamental Records @alekstark
@dddsssppp
@eudemoniarecords
@zodiakcommunerecords
Planet 303
@acidavengers
@fanzine-project
Wave Function Records
+ to all the other record labels releasing music from these artists.

Photo art by Corinna Abela

A Trip To The Rock (Mix)

For the new episode of the Warning Mix series we have the pleasure to present a set by Milan Hermess. As one of the minds behind Berlin's number one electro institution, Mechatronica, he has been a colleague and companion for many years, so it feels very natural to host him as a DJ on our platform today. Milan is a true vinyl enthusiast and lover of all things music and nightlife. Heavily influenced by the West Coast sound of Holland and the Berlin nightlife culture, his mixes touch on all genres within alternative dance music. His recording for Warning is a great example of this well-rounded and diverse sound he represents. Packed with swirling acid, stomping basslines and spaced out synths.

Follow
https://soundcloud.com/milanhermess
https://soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic

Warning #130 Milan Hermess

Alf (@alfshxsfsx) has carved out his own space in the northern electronic music scene, starting behind the decks at Tamberly Sound Club, where he quickly became a resident.  His creativity flows under different aliases—Alf, Bloody Remedies, also touring with David Herguedas as Teletest, and Sanguineal, a duo project with Veiled Venus—appearing on labels like Bruto Industries, Body Musik, and a new vinyl album  on the horizon. As part of the Insurgents collective with ANX, Selektor, and Humano Automático, he's on a mission to inject fresh energy into electronic music, blending industrial, electric, and gritty sounds that defy the usual club boundaries. This podcast proves his point. Enjoy it!
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Tracklist:
01: M PARENT - GRAVEL PIT (ZEMENT)
02: MACHINETE - SCHEI E PAURA (FERAL COLONY)
03: CESTRIAN - ZOLTAN (DALMATA DANIEL)
04: ELI - USELESS CONSUMPTION (LIFEFORMS)
05: SHOKH - VOYAGE VOYAGE (BROKNTOYS)
06: R GAMBLE - THE ONE WITH EYES (MARGUERITE)
07: DELTA FUNKTIONEN - SATELLITE GALAXIES (MORD)
08: TVOUT - SAFE HOUSE (LIES)
09: KLUENTAH - DIABOLIK (PUBLIC SYSTEM RECORDINGS)
10: BORIS DIVIDER - DEFLECTOR (FUNDAMENTAL)
11: POLADROÏD - NO OBSESSION EITHER (ROULETTE REKORDZ)
12: FIRE AT WORK - TRACK 2 (OSM TAPES)
13: DJ OVERDOSE - THAT´S RIGHT (DALMATA DANIEL)
14: FRAGEDIS - INTERSECTION #2 (MODAL ANALYSIS)
15: MAELSTROM - LITHIUM (MINIMAL WAVE)
16: DE BONS EN PIERRE - FROG STOEMP (DARKENTRIESRECORDS)
17: FERAL COLONY - LIARS (FERAL COLONY)
18: BLACKPLOID - PHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOGENIC (FRUSTRATED FUNK)
19: TVOUT - B2 (BANK NYC)
20: DOG BALLS - WE PLAY BALL (CLEAR MEMORY)
21: SKEE MASK - DIAL 274 (ILIAN TAPE)
22: KULDABOLI - Sálinni blæðir út (feat. Djöfullinn Sjálfur) (SWEATY)

N2MU PDCST108 - Alf

The Stone Stage is the perfect space in which to explore the darker shades of electro and get caught up in fascinations of alien worlds. 
@cem3340cem3340 is exquisitely good at it. Over the years, he has definitely set the electro flag in Puglia and Italy, acting as a perfect representative of the genre also thanks to his Curtis Electronix label. 
Detroit-style cyber-funk beats and a skilful exploitation of the analogue 80s sound make up CEM3340's personal signature in his live performances.

Polifonic Podcast 069 - CEM3340 (live)

Got asked to play a 90's techno set for a mates party, here's the recording warts n all.  Enjoy!

90's Techno Mix

MUSIC IS BETTER RE-EDITED HIGHLIGHTS 20.12.03
Related blog post here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2011/09/music-is-better-re-edited-highlights 

When I upgraded my SoundCloud account it was with the intention of adding selected mixes from the period 2003-2009, bringing everything under one roof by placing them alongside the ongoing additions that have been continually made available since I uploaded the first of my SoundCloud mixes, recorded at Café Mambo in Ibiza exactly 2 years ago today (27.09.09). So it’s fitting that Music Is Better Re-Edited Highlights, the mix that marked my return to the DJ world, should kick off this process, with further uploads to be added periodically.

The following piece was written in 2004, some months after the Music Is Better mix had been made available as a limited CD via Manchester's Piccadilly Records.

MUSIC IS BETTER RE-EDITED HIGHLIGHTS:
Last December, twenty years on from when I stopped deejaying professionally, I came out of retirement, so to speak, and made what seemed like, as I described it at the time, a ‘second debut’ (my first being way back in 1975). In the two decades that have passed since I decided to call it a day, I’ve made the odd guest appearance here and there, but had no inclination to seriously start up again.

That all changed during 2003, with the launch of the electrofunkroots.co.uk  website, which I’d set up to document the crucial early 80’s period, when dance music (or black music as it was still referred to) was going through some radical changes that would have a huge bearing on the subsequent course of club culture. It was at this point in time that I was fortunate enough to find myself behind the decks in two of the greatest British clubs of the era, Wigan Pier and Legend in Manchester, where I’d bring a new flavour of music to the table, along with a fresh (from a UK perspective) approach to the way I worked, as one of just a handful of British DJ’s back then who had made the decision to switch the emphasis of their presentation style from microphone to mixing. 

I had no idea that, all these years on, an ever-increasing amount of clubbers were now beginning to look back to exactly this time and rediscover the great underground music, mainly from New York, that preceded House, and which was originally played here in the UK on the specialist black scene. Having decided to become pro-active in drawing people’s attention to this hugely important, but largely overlooked period, it was a pleasant surprise to realise that this process was already underway. Before I knew it, I began to receive enquiries about possible DJ bookings and it soon became obvious that the logical next step for me to take was back into the clubs, so I could actually play these records to an audience who’ve finally come to appreciate their significance in inspiring the music that inspired them.

Had this been all about playing some tunes for old times sake to the people who were there at the time, there’s no way I’d have been into it as anything more than an occasional one-off. However, the fact that there’s a whole new generation who are looking for a return to underground values, as well as an older audience who (having maybe got into dance stuff at a later stage) missed much of this music first time around, prevents it from becoming a purely nostalgic exercise and, instead, presents a whole new dynamic. For this is something relevant to now, which is rooted in the past, yet forward looking.

To further emphasise this link, the equipment I decided to use was a Revox B77 reel-to-reel (past), vinyl (present) and laptop (future). It was also important that I didn’t just stick to the records that I used to play, but included a few more recent releases, from artists with a clear respect for what’s gone before, like Chicken Lips, Metro Area and Diplomat. The laptop would also allow me to feature my own re-edits and the Revox to add live sounds and effects. Having been regarded as progressive in my approach to deejaying back then, I figured it was only right that I should continue to work by the same principles, trying new ideas alongside the old ones in an effort to highlight the ongoing links between then and now.

The night I chose for my ‘comeback’ appearance was called ‘Music Is Better’. It was held at The Attic in Manchester. It obviously had to be Manchester as this, although not my actual home, is certainly my ‘spiritual home’, the place where I found my ultimate DJ highs – so it was important to make that vital connection with the past immediately. ‘Music Is Better’ was the perfect type of night for me, suitably low-key, whilst attracting the kind of people who understand that four-to-the-floor isn’t the be all and end all.

I’d planned to use the night as a tester, so I could identify what worked and what didn’t, before I started accepting the bookings I’d been offered in other parts of the country. I’d anticipated a gradual acclimatization for myself, estimating that once I’d got 3 or 4 appearances under my belt I’d be able to gauge things better. In no way did I expect this first night to go so well for me, without any of the teething problems I’d envisaged. 

The night wasn’t recorded, but it was decided that, to mark the occasion, I’d re-create it track for track for a limited edition CD (edited down from the two and a quarter hours I played to single disc length). 

So this is how ‘Music Is Better – The Re-Edited Highlights’ came to be. The 500 copies that were made have now all gone, the response to the CD echoing the positive reaction on the night. I’ve since taken bookings (and often re-bookings) in Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Leeds, Limerick, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, Sheffield and Wrexham, along with further dates in Manchester. 2004 has been a year I’ll never forget and I can’t thank everyone enough for their support, their warmth and their energy. Having been totally detached from the club scene for so many years, it’s all been a bit of a Rip Van Winkle re-awakening for me! 

I never thought I’d say it, but it’s great to be a DJ once again. 

Hope you enjoy this mix,

Greg Wilson
http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk
 
WRITTEN FOR SIX MILLION STEPS WEBSITE IN 2004

UPLOADED ONTO SOUNDCLOUD 27.09.11


MUSIC IS BETTER RE-EDITED HIGHLIGHTS 20.12.03 (by greg wilson for ltd cd 2004)

The first in a series of mixes celebrating my 20 years as resident at back to basics club in Leeds, UK.

visit www.ralphlawson.co.uk for track listing and sleevenotes for the mix and stories from the club.



back to basics // the>music:factory years part one // 1991-94

Jean Bruce Rave Gener8tor (Altern 8 live remix by Mark Archer) NOCTU 003


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