Sasha Pet Shop Boys @ Radio1, Aug 91 (with 808 State, Kenny Ken, Sasha, Frankie Knuckles, Ca

One of the most well-known DJ's in the world, famous for his tireless remix and production work, as well as his long-running association with fellow top-flight Sasha. Beginning DJ'ing in the early 1990's in the company of friends like Fabio and Grooverider, he began to champion the burgeoning progressive house sound, most notably with his residency at Renaissance with Sasha. His partnership with Nick Muir as Bedrock in the early 90's yielded the club hits "For What You Dream Of" and "Set In Stone", and the runaway popularity of his Bedrock Records record label was established with its first release, "Heaven Scent", in late 1999. John continues to remix and produce music while running the Bedrock Records label and a successful weekly radio show on KISS-100 FM in the UK. 

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John Digweed @ Renaissance, Mansfield, U.K.  28.11.1992

I can't remember a time without the strains of soul music drifting through our house. With both parents coming from Barbados I was brought up very much in tune with a natural party ethos that went hand in hand with a love of good music. My earliest musical memories are of Booker T and the MGs, Aretha Franklin and, of course the great Elvis, and I used to hijack my parents collection of 70's soul 45's and get the whole family grooving round the lounge! I guess the early signs were there - my passion for music combined with an over-whelming desire to entertain as many people as possible.

By 10 I had well and truly caught the bug and was spending every bit of my pocket money on soul and funk records. I got my first pair of decks (just the 2!) by the age of 15 and I started to play as many parties as I could, discovering that I could buzz off a crowd whilst funding my habit at the same time. As the 70's became the 80's I followed the musical trend from soul to disco to hip-hop but it wasn't really until I moved to Brighton in 1986 that I discovered, along with so many others, the pure thrill of acid house.

The 'Summer Of Love' was special for me in more ways than one. It was at the Sunrise rave on the outskirts of London in 1988 that I had had my biggest breakthrough yet. I was already something of a regular on the infamous M1/Orbital rave circuit but it was at Sunrise that I had the idea to hook up a third deck. At 10.30am on a hazy Sunday morning I managed to tempt 15,000 partied out ravers back onto their weary feet and kick the party back into action - it was an amazing experience- and since then my phone has not stopped ringing with offers for 'The 3 Deck Wizard'. I was fortunate enough to participate in many of the events that have gone down in history as defining moments in the history of UK club culture, such as playing the opening night at Rampling's legendary Shoom, running The Project with Oakie as well as holding a residency at Brighton's ZAP club.

With my reputation as a DJ well and truly secured I was able to turn my attentions towards producing. Initially signing to Perfecto I had my first hit in 1992 with 'I Want You' and, believe me, no one was more surprised than me when I found myself performing on Top Of The Pops when my record peaked at number 23 in the UK charts!!

Despite the fact that the follow up 'Does It Feel Good To You' also charted in the top 40, commercial success was never what I had been aiming for, it was all somewhat too far removed from the reality and buzz of setting a dance floor alight. Whilst fellow spinners such as Grooverider and Fabio moved from raves into Jungle, choosing to focus on a very UK and London orientated sound, I couldn't escape the American and European influences that had always been there whilst I was growing up. I have always been very globally minded which comes across in my choice of music, which I use to cross physical and cultural boundaries to bring people together. Essentially my heart lies with house and techno and it was for this reason that I chose to take a back seat from my impending career as a pop star and be true to myself by going underground and re-discovering my roots. 

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Carl Cox @ The Eclipse, Coventry, U.K.  1991

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Grooverider & Nipper - The Dream.. 21's Club, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester - 17-12-91

Move My Body
E-Vapor-8
Infiltrate 202 (The Altern 8 vs. Asterix & Space Re-Remix)
Give It To Baby
Real Time Status
Activ-8 (Come With Me) (Vix-Vapo Mix)
Frequency

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Altern-8 is an Early UK Rave music duo band featuring Mark Archer and Chris Peat.
They were one of the UK rave bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s whose trademark was loud electronic tracks with a heavy bass line. Altern-8's members wore facemasks and chemical warfare suits. The band was signed to Network Records based in Stratford House, Birmingham, England.

Altern-8 was formed in Stafford in 1990, as a side project to the already successful Nexus 21 (a name chosen because of its "futuristic House sound), when both members were 21. From the outset the band's objective was to develop their style which was heavily influenced by the musical elements of other Detroit House music artists Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, as well as the Chicago sound of Phuture and early electronic heroes Kraftwerk.

Altern-8 tunes changed the world of Rave music, influencing many artists, with their mixture of the sounds of the Roland TB-303, 808 and 909 with breakbeats and familiar samples. At the time in the UK, outdoor rave events were legal, and Altern-8 had a reputation for turning up to play at major unofficial events. They helped to define harder House tracks relying more heavily on bass and volume. The use of more bass and eclectic noises gradually evolved Altern-8's music away from the earlier House music style. The duo, dressed in chemical warfare suits and dancing "like electrified monkeys", took part in a large number of live performances.

Notable Altern-8 tracks include "Activ-8", "E-vapor-8", "Frequency", "Brutal-8-E", "Armageddon", "Move my body", "Hypnotic St-8" and "Infiltrate 202". The band produced an album on the Network Records label in 1992 called Full On... Mask Hysteria. However when hardcore-styled rave music went out of fashion they started to get involved in the development of commercial house music. In 1992, Peat entered as a candidate for the Stafford constituency in the General Election representing the Hardcore (Altern8-ive) party. He polled 158 votes and finished in fourth place. In 1993, Archer began producing as Slo Moshun with Danny Taurus, responsible for Bells of N.Y., and Xen Mantra.


Altern 8 @ Aintree Racecourse Liverpool 14.12.1991

Exclusive back 2 back old school rave set by Ben Sims and Mark Archer performed at De:tuned 'Meeting of Minds' on Saturday June 2nd 2012 @Petrol Club, Antwerp, Belgium 

1.Trigger-Stratosphere (MA) 
2.Christian Jay Bolland-Horsepower (MA) 
3.P.W.M-Are You Ready To Move (MA) 
4.Da Juice-Hear The Angels (BS) 
5.Automation-Pacemaker/Remix-EDIT (BS) 
6.Frank De Wolf-Moribund (BS) 
7.Rhythm Section-Feel The Rhythm (MA) 
8.SL2-DJ's Take Control (MA) 
9.Razor Boy/Mirror Man-Rabbit City 001 (MA) 
10.Doc Scott-Surgery/Remix (BS) 
11.Dragon Fly-Visions Of Rage (BS) 
12.Rhythm Section-Check Out The Bass Bass-EDIT (BS) 
13.Tronichouse-Up Tempo (MA) 
14.Mark One-Hoovers & Spraycans (MA) 
15.2 Bad Mice-Hold It Down (MA) 
16.Kaotic Chemistry-Drum Trip (BS) 
17.Rum & Black-Wicked (BS) 
18.Rebel MC-The Wickedest Sound/Instrumental (BS) 
19.Rhythm Quest-Closer To All Your Dreams/Hybrid Mix (MA) 
20.Zero B-Lock Up (MA) 
21.Rhythm Section-Is This Real? (MA) 
22.Unknown-Let The Bass Kick/Remake (BS) 
23.Lenny De Ice-We Are IE-EDIT (BS) 
24.DJ DD Hass + X-10-CIV-High Tec Muuusic-EDIT (BS) 
25.Urban Shakedown-Some Justice(MA) 
26.SL2-Way In My Brain(MA) 
27.Tronic House-Straight Outta Hell (MA) 
28.Mark Archer/Altern 8-Frequency/Killa Productions 91 Revival Remix (BS)

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The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

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