Originals

Almost 21 years to the day since its original release at the Digital Symposium demo party on the 24th October 1992, I present my remake of the Jesus On E's demo audio I originally created 7,673 moons ago.

Recreated and sequenced from scratch, the majority of sounds and samples have been re-sourced from the original (or better) sources and span some 80 channels of audio. The remake closely follows the original, with some artistic embellishments and modern production techniques added along the way.  The remake slightly exceeds the original's runtime, totalling nearly 28 minutes.

Special thanks must go to my friend Ben Foster and acapellas4u.co.uk forum members djshadesuk and drunkenbaker, whose input has been invaluable in identifying and locating the samples of the era.

For a video of the Ableton Live playback, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLKYuc1Jjs4

You can also find the interview I did regarding the demo for RMC here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHOmI6yVlU

Spoon Wizard - Jesus On E's [Remake]

Pantaloon has been written and produced by Exeter based producer The Spoon Wizard (AKA Graham Gray) in his home based studio and is the first tune to be produced by him in over twelve months after a break from production after getting bored with the hard house material that he had been writing.

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Pantaloon in The Press:

Pantaloon is in Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale's top five at Number Three receiving a play on 21/11/99.

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Pantaloon - 'The Spoon Wizard' (Functional Breaks) Kind of a laid back quite thought provoking cool tune here, could be the sort that gets in under your skin, in your brain and won't go away. Nice. - Annie Nightingale

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The track has entered the DJ magazine (Nov 20th) Beats Chart at No 3 and can be heard on their interactive DJ Hotline.

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Pantaloon has been reviewed in Seven magazine by both Rennie Pilgrem and Danny McMillan earning 41/2 dancing men for each review. The track has reviews appearing in Muzik, Mixmag and Wax magazines.

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"This will work on any dance floor." - Rennie Pilgrem

"a functional (excuse the pun) DJ Tool. More Please." - Danny McMillan

Fucking Wicked!" - Tayo

Pantaloon Reviews

THE SPOON WIZARD Pantaloon (Functional Breaks)
Straight out of Exeter this one, the very man who has brought us one of the finest breaks clubs in the country (Beatz &amp; Bobz to those in the know) kicks of his new label with his neighbor from downstairs. Pantaloon is restrained nu- skool breaks, very unpredictable- just when you think the dirty great byline will drop it carries on rolling out its fine groove keeping its technoid sounds morphing in and out of the arrangement working as a functional (excuse the pun) DJ Tool. Imagine what Photek would sound like at 130 BPM and you are pretty close. Also Phantom Beats take care of the business on the flip, staying close to the original with a slightly beefed up bass. More Please!
4 ½ Dancing Men outa Five
Danny McMillan

SEVEN Magazine November 4th 1999
The debut release from new Exeter label who are part of the Future Underground Nation collective. The Spoon Wizard is known to his playmates as Graham Gray whose changed direction from his previous hard house incarnation. The original is joined by a mix from Plastic Raygun. Tough driving minimal breaks with some cool sounds to keep the interest level up there. This will work on any dance floor.
4 ½ Dancing Men outa Five
Rennie Pilgrem

DJ Magazine Nov 20th 1999
The new label from Exeter breakbeat night Beatz &amp; Bobz opens the account with a high interest high yeild investment. The original wraps tightly scatered beats around bubbaling acid lines rocking all the way with itselectro tek rhythems. Cardiff's Phantom Beats crew get busy with some new skool flavour on the flip sounding like Ritchie Hawtin after a hard night down at Friction. 4/5

Knowledge Dec 3rd 1999
This is the first release on a new label from Exeter and is the work of the Future Underground Nation (F.U.N. for short) who run the 'Beats and Bobs' night in the city's Cavern Club. Enough blurb - what does it sound like? Well, the original offers some pretty deep and unsettling dancefloor beats, but the one I'm into is Cardiff's Phantom Beats remix. The depth is still there, but with a little extra tuffness and an altogether stronger vibe - this is the one that drops.

Mixmag December 1999
Pantaloon 'The Spoon Wizard' (Functional Breaks) New Label and Talent from the West Country. FUNctional Breaks is run by the fellows behind highly acclaimed Beatz &amp; Bobz break beat night, and the dusky bass and sparse beats make for a promising beginning.

Spoon Wizard - Pantaloon

Possibly my most technically prolific and detailed track to date! Show your appreciation in likes, shares, downloads and comments. Do you think The Spoon Has Arrived at a new level of audio production?

Producer: Graham Gray @spoonwizard
Cover art by Jack Harvatt @jack_harvatt

Spoon Wizard - The Spoon Has Arrived

My 2nd shot at a Dubstep inspired track. Coining the term 'Spoonstep' for good measure - let me know what you think! :)

Updated 02-02-12

After listening to this in the car a bit over the last few months I've made some subtle changes to the mix:

- Tidied some of the low-fi transitions (was especially uneven at the end of the track)
- Opted for a saw instead of sine LFO for the mid-break wobble to give it more punch
- Altered the LFO rate in some places of the mid-break wobble to add some more variety
- Reduced the overall compression of the track as I think it was a bit too much

Definitely finally final this time!

Spoon Wizard - Bass Pout

Two tracks realised on a Teenage Engineering OP-1, arranged and mastered in Ableton.

Weekend Spring

Wurble Baby

Originating from the Commodore Amiga days of making music for LSD productions such as Grapevine and Jesus On E's.

Rave, dance, break-beat, EDM and the various paths in-between - you'll find it all here.

Still producing, but not prolific. Quality over quantity, right?

Spoon Wizard - Pantaloon

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