Got into dance music and hip hop in about 88/89 at a young age, all thanks to my older brother. Thats when i first wanted to be a DJ Listening to Inner city, Soul to Soul, Loose Ends as well as Big daddy kane, mantronix, BDP, De la Soul, Ice T, ll cool j, NWA, Gang Starr, Ultramagnetic mcs, The Doc, Paris, X clan and many others. At the same time i used to listen to other early dance acts like bomb the Bass and other things like deep heat 89 which had tracks on it from people like Derrick May, FSOL, Guy called Gerald, Suano Latino and more. Then through 1990/early 91 was heavily into things from Hijack (Doomsday of rap, hold no hostage, badman is robin) and various other UK hip hop artists like Hardnoise, Demon boyz, Red ninja, Gunshot, Cash crew, Ruthless Rap assasins ect. Also at this point was into things from 808 state, LFO, early D ZONE, Shut up and dance records, a homeboy hippy and a funky dread (total confusion), the scientist (the exorcist, the bee, Kickin records) things like that. Then in early 91 is when i first started having a go at mixing on Technics at my brothers friends house, things like Mentasm, Enregy flash (Beltram) early R&S records, Frank de wulf, Homicide (shades of rhythm), Fuck the Legal stations (Shut up and dance). The Phantom (Renegade Soundwave) Kirks nightmare (4hero) At this point i really got into the early hardcore sound and was hooked. My brother was going to raves around this time and was also recording old pirate stations like Rave FM and getting loads of tapes from DJs like Grooverider, Fabio, Mickey Finn, Top Buzz, Sasha, Carl Cox, Doc Scott, DJ SS and More. Then on into 92 i was still listening to loads of old rave tapes from this period, this is when i first heard LTJ BUKEM and CONRAD at Dreamscape 4, bukem was dropping tracks on labels like Reinforced, Ibiza, lucky spin and conrad sounded like a fresh mc, scratching with his voice. For me they were the best DJ/MC duo above all others that i would follow right up until the present day, all through the 90s their sets were better than anyone else. They introduced me to the deeper sounds and early forms of drum and bass from producers like DJ Crystal, Peshay, forces of nature, bizzy b, invisable man, foul play, omni trio, jmj & richie, Tayla, Photek, Source Direct, total science, wax doctor, pfm and loads more. Then onto about 96/97 i started hearing sounds from the new artists on Good looking and other deeper labels, people like Blame, Seba, Big bud, phd, artemis, future engineers, paradox, kmc, intense, ect.
I've always kept in touch with what was going on in the dnb scene in other areas / labels aswell. Goldie and the Metalheadz label being one of these.
Today I'm into Bukem still and a lot of the deep stuff still coming out.Seba / Paradox are the producers I'm really following at the moment.
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