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Stuartfreaks

'You Could Have Shaved!'

About Me



After spending most of his youth by the pool in pre-Chavista, Venezuela; stuartfreaks moved to the UK semi - permanently in 1994 - moving from Edinburgh to the less picturesque though infinitely more interesting surrounds of rainy Glasgow. After a few years of climate adjustment - he began working in a small independent record retailer known as Vinyl Freaks, in a damp church hall in the west side of the city.Mr.freaks spent the next 7 years doing nothing but buying selling and acquiring fine music and he remains strongly infected by a love of Soul, Jazz Funk, Jazz, Boogie and Syth-Bass'd Disco. From this period he became know to a large contingent of Glasgow's (or indeed the UK's) DJs and record collectors though his coffee fueled remarks and astute ear for a great soul tune.From 1999 onwards Stuart made a name for himself playing records around the UK and booking soul-centric acts like the unibombers, John da Silva, and Mark Rae to play a variety of hedonistic souirees.Always quick to acknowlege his influences, he willingly admits plaegerism (as well as a disinterst in spelling) from his heroes : Chevy Chase, DJ Harvey, Jazzy Jeff, David Mancuso, Frankie Knuckles, Gerard & Eamon Tangent, Andrew Back, Optimo and all the countless collectors who get me interested in stuff he never would of heard... Thanks for tippin!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/26/2006
Band Members: Mister Stuart 'Hardini' Freaks
Influences: The Temptations, Norman Connors, Sade, Noman Whitfield, John Cameron, Weldon Irvine, The Gap Band, Jimmy Smith, Grover Washington Jr. Duke Ellington, George Benson, Imagination, Marvin Gaye, Sly and Robbie, Michael Wycoff, Dennis Taylor, Peven Everet, Wilson Picket, Van Hunt, Leon Ware, Lonnie Liston Smith, The Stones, Mantronix, The System, EPMD, Aretha Franklin, Hector Levoe, The Dells, Bobby Caldwell, The Doobie Brothers, Wookie, Bobby Womack, Luther Vanderos, Barry White, MFSB, Whitney Houston, Angie Stone, Ten City, Royal Trux, Jazzy Jeff, Al Green, Creative Source, Larry Heard, Frankie Knuckles, Prince Buster, Quincy Jones, Odyssey, Maze, The John Spencer Blues Explosion, Chevy Chase, Pavement, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, King Britt, Pharoah Sanders, Hypnotic, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Big Brooklyn Red, Willie 'Little Beaver' Hale, The Pixies, Peter Bauman, Sir Mack Rice, Rashaan Paterson, Led Zepplin, The Impressions, 100% Pure Poison, Maxwell, Gato Barbieri, Joe Dessin, Blaze, Erykah Badu, Roberta Flack, The Detroit Spinners, Max Roach, Herb Albert, Lou Rawls, Lee Fields, The Tom Tom Club, Pussy Galore, Snoop & Dre, The Average White Band, DJ Shadow, Richard D James, Herman Kelly, ZZ Top, Shirley Brown, Stereolab, Smokey Robinson, Santana, Sebadoh, Montel Jordan, Kieth Jarret, Chic, Nas, Stevie Wonder, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Loose Ends, Prince,The Soul Makers, Sonic Youth, Ronie Size, Steve Reich, The Clash, Todd Rundgern, Latimore, Eric B and Rakim, Minnie Ripperton, Aloe Blacc, Willie Hutch, Ray Barretto, Raphael Saadiq, Dwele, Rene and Angela, Vincent Montana, Freddie Hubbard, The Roots....am I boring you? Good!!! X.
Type of Label: Indie