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(R-L) Uncle Phil, Harry Sounds & Silvio - A Lost Paradise on Mabo Day
Harry Sounds is a warrior of the Sydney underground dance music scene. He is a purveyor of all fine afro and afro influenced dance music. Drawn to the dance by childhood excursions to Kingston and the discovery of reggae and dub music, Harry truly found his musical footing as a teenager dancing to the back end of a Chicago House renaissance. Inspired by the sweat box clubs of the late 90s, he has since strived to continue their tradition of total acceptance and total dance mania.
Harry has been engaged in production, DJing and promotion in Sydney over the past decade. His projects present include: Paradise Lost - present day enthusiasts of traditional disco and dance in Sydney; Black Horse - a deep techno & house duo with Sydney DJ Prize; The Boogie Dance Cafe - a wind down wind up party playing obscure boogie, funk, disco and house at the Broadway cafe on Thu, Fri and Sat nights.
Projects past and on hiatus include: Dubbo - original and versioned live disco pieced together in the tape edit tradition of the 70s and 80s; The Soul-Tech Sound System - a party crew infusing contemporary techno with afro soul; Blue Track - a night featuring innovative jazz in Sydney; and Tao City - a drum machine beat driven jazz band inspired by early deep house.
www.paradiselost.net.au
www.myspace.com/dubbomusic
www.myspace.com/blue_track
(R-L) Harry Sounds, James Bucknell & Chris Rogers - Bodega Bliss

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Member Since: 08/11/2007
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Yours truly

Influences: Larry Levan praise be to you, Shep Petibone, Walter Gibbons, Giorgio Moroder, Francois Kevorkian, Arthur Russell, Sylvester, Roy Ayres, Cerrone, Capricorn, Kano, Mike Miutante the Djs Francis Grasso, Nicky Siano, David Mancuso, Ron Hardy, James Werrick. Andrew Morgan and Shareef in a big way - thanks for tipping me off to countless unknown gems. Brut33....word. Chicago - Marshall Jefferson, Larry Heard, Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle, Jesse Saunders, Steve 'Silk' Hurley, Farley Jackmaster Funk, DJ Pierre & Derrick Carter. Detroiters - Jaun Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Suanderson, "Eddie Flashin" Fowlkes, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, KDJ & Theo Parrish. Others Bob Marley, Burning Spear ,Tenor Saw, Toots, Greg Wilson, Nick Duggan, Daniel Wang, James Bucknel, Brennan Green, Norman Jay, Keb Darge, Todd Terje & Silvio. Beyond that, give it up for all the one-hit-wonders and unknown musicians and producers that have been discovered, rediscovered and reappropriated over time. If you get one hit in your lifetime or the next you'll have made a difference......

One BIG local influence over the last decade has been Mad Racket. Simon Caldwell, Ken Cloud, Jimmi James and Zootie. They've built this city on deep techno music. Hat's off!

Harry Sounds' Freakshow in the locker room, Mad Racket NYE 08
Sounds Like: its time to dance!

Record Label: Golden Tiger
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

House Party

Yo we're gonna have a house party Doors open 8.30pm Saturday 15th March 31 Talfourd St, Glebe Let's tear this mutherfugger down
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:42:00 GMT

Music

We are connected to music while the music connects us. This is a creation that helps us listen to each other's experience and can reassure you that you're not alone. &n...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:08:00 GMT