1988 TV documentary on London raves
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a World in Action 30 minute program about raving in London in 1988……
2012: Is the End Nigh (Or Not?): Perc (interview)
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According to the Mayan Calendar the world (or at least civilisation) is due to end cataclysmically on December 21st 2012. With economists and futurologists also almost all predicting a year of upheaval, Skrufff asked a bunch of our favourite DJs and personalities for their predictions for 2012; both musically and apocalype-wise . . .
Perc: Berghain Bandwagon Jumpers and Despicable Dubstep (interview)
“In the sub-niche that I work in there will be a continuation of more and more people jumping onto the Berghain/ industrial techno bandwagon.”
Though he’s more than adept at producing top quality underground serious house, Perc, aka Ali Wells, is best known for delivering highly original and idiosyncratic industrial techno such as that featured on his new artist album Wicker and Steel. Adored by critics (Resident Advisor chief Todd Burns loves it, and Quietus dubbed it ‘an antidote to wishy washy electronica’ in making it one of their albums of 2011: http://bit.ly/tXckuu ) the new album has more than a few producer fans too, though copyists are unlikely to impress Ali.
“I’m not bothered 95% of people making this stuff get it so incredibly wrong, with such a lack of vision, that it barely registers on my radar.” he laughs.
“If you were making Minus style minimal two years ago, then big room white noise laden techno last year, then anyone who has any actually knowledge of this music can see your fakery from a mile off,” he warns.
Despite name-checking Berlin’s best known club Berghain (where he performed twice this year) he’s got no plans to join the thousands of other DJs who’ve made the city their home.
“The most inspiring place should be the city you have a local connection with,” he explains.
“People should try to build things up in the city where they are, not dream of moving to Berlin, then getting there and realising that unless you already have some profile you will just become one of the masses scratching around for DJ gigs in bars. For me that city is London, there is a combination of innovation, open-mindedness and energy that is unique to the city,” he says.
Underworld Take on Tiesto @ the Olympics
British tech-house pioneers Underworld have been announced as music Directors for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, taking on the role that Tiesto filled in 2004 when he DJed at the games in Athens.
Underworld duo Rick Smith and Karl Hyde will be working with Trainspotting film director Danny Boyle for next July’s prestige event and will be responsible for all the music in the globally televised three-hour ceremony, Olympic organizers revealed.
‘We want to leave people with a musical memory of the show rather than a purely visual one,” Karl Hyde said in a statement.
“It’s a great honour to be asked to do this and one we’re taking very seriously – it’s certainly not something we’ll get the chance to do again,” he added.
Though Tiesto’s appearance DJing at the opening ceremony in Athens in 2004, cemented his superstar DJ status, China was taking no chances in 2008, avoiding hiring any international DJs and instead issuing a raft of laws for locals.
“Fearful of humiliation in the eyes of the world if all does not go to plan, the government has not only clamped down on dissidents but has also gone to great lengths to ensure that everyone behaves properly,” the Sunday Times reported at the time,
“As well as a ban on spitting, scratching your head (they’ve also banned) wearing sandals without socks,’ the Times added.
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Ring Tone Etiquette; Jagz Kooner- Forbidden Planet (interview)
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Posh people’s etiquette organisation Debretts have recently issued fresh guidelines for mobile phones and ring tones so Skrufff asked a bunch of producers about their personal preferences including London rock/ dance uber producer Jagz Kooner (of Sabres of Paradise, the Aloof, Primal Scream, repute…)
Lee Mortimer’s Travel Tales (interview)
First breaking through on the Switch/ Jesse Rose ‘fidget house’ scene of 2007, Londoner Lee Mortimer remains firmly to the left of centre of cutting edge house music, dropping consistently top quality club tunes these days with a distinctive ‘bass’ sound.
Click HERE to listen to his latest tracks My Body/ Yes I Am, out now on his own label Wearhouse Music
Punk Rock (Don’t Stop) Kings Rd 1978 (film)
Kings Road punks from 1978 (click for more)
“Between 1978 and 1982, amateur Super 8 filmmaker ‘Captain Zip’ (aka Phil Munnoch) regularly filmed punks along the King’s Road in Chelsea. This film compiles some of that footage with a soundtrack added in 1991 . . .”
(as recommended by former Muzik founder- and mate of original Damned drummer Rat Scabies) Push….
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