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Tom Belte

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About Me

I love house, techno and funky things. I love films. I love going out. I love spinning records. I love messing about on the X Box. I love going to see good DJs. I love eclectic DJs. I love my nephew. I love that new record from Kiki and Sasse. I love old records from detroit. I love drinking pints of Guinness in old pubs. I love BBC News 24 and i dont update myspace as much as i should.

My Interests

DJing, listening to music, thinking, writing, disco dancing, book shops, buying CDs, drinking tea, staying up late, watching channel 4, watching films and reading, learning Abelton, reading the Guardian, photography, city views, art, listening to late night radio, kebabs, drunken walks home, politics, Global Underground CD's, going to Ibiza, Space terrace, room 2 at Fabric, DC10 madness, relaxing on a sunday, listening to my grandma and nan talk, the sea side, curry, after parties, records that go on forever and send my head stupid, watching people skin up, reading on the history of techno, watching Alan Partridge cained, drives home after the weekend, music with strings, Starwars figures, vinyl sleeve art, experimental sounds, experimental ideas, Roalh Dahl books, Banksy, Fabric CDs, comics, toast, music journalism, other peoples blogs, midi controllers, kiss fm mixes, olives, grapes, jalapenos, nawab curry house in Quinton, people that spell Guinness correctly, saturday afternoon drinking sessions with my brothers, taxi drivers who talk, the med bar in brum, chillaxation, the odd bit of green and lots more.

I'd like to meet:


Music:

'll listen to anything, but over time here are my main loves and influences : James Lavelle, Joy Divison, NERD, Tracey Thorn, Peace Divison, Ben Watt, Morcheeba, Frank Sinatra, Hospital Records Crew, Steve Lawler, Jon Gilday, Process, John Peel, Mr Scruff, Intec Records, lots of techno producers and DJ's, BRMC, Timo Maas, Diplo, Beastie Boys, Moby, Global Communication, The Smiths, The Polyphonic Spree, Miles Davis, Fila Brazillia, Laurent Garnier, The Prodigy, Lou Reed, Van Morisson, Adam Horton, Bob Marley, , The Doors, Jaque Lu Cont, Bjork, The Stone Roses, Gorillaz, De La Soul, Fun Lovin Criminals, Adam Freeland, RATM, Rob Da Bank and Chris Coco, Regina Spektor, Annie Mac, Fabio and Grooverider, Benji B, Cypress Hill, NWA, Bonobo, Talkin Loud, F Communications, Rennaisance, AME, Loco Dice, Luciano, Pier Bucci, Adam Beyer, Unkle, Prefuse 73, Massive Attack, The Cinematic Orchestra, Aphex Twin, Square Pusher, Unkle, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Zero 7, Air, Roy Ayers, Ray Charles, Bjork, New Order, Underworld, Chemcial Brothers, Daft Punk, Tyrant Sounds, Kraftwerk, 80's Electronica, Chicken Lips, Will Saul, King Unique, Royksopp, Pink Floyd, Fat Boy Slim, Eric Prydz, Fluffy Trance, Danny Howells, Global Undergroud, Hendrix, Basement Jaxx, The Amalgamation Of Soundz, Jazzanova, Pete Rock, The Who, The Get Up Kids, The Prodigy, The Editors, Turin Brakes, Radioslave, Adam Freeland, Interpol, The Cure, Ulrich Schnauss, Leftfield, Boards Of Canada, Francois K, 80's boogie beat, Wiggle, movie soundtrack/film scores, Buzzin Fly, Planet E Records, Henrik Schwarz, Sebastian Tellier, Domu, Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Mylo, Nina Simone, Luke Slater, Tangerine Dream, TV Theme Tunes, Plump DJ's, Guy Gerbar, M_Nus, Soma Records, Instrumental hiphop, old disco, Detroit Beaton, Cann, Skinny Man, Burial, Shackleton, Kode 9, Arethra Franklin, Electric Soft Parade, Trentemoller, DJ Spinna & Monty Burns, Tricky, Desmond Dekker & The Israelites, Dead Prez, Virus Syndicate and i could go on and on and on and on and on.

Movies:

Starwars, Jurassic Park, LOTR, PulpFiction, Donnie Darko, American Beauty, Kids, Bully, Requiem For A Dream, Fightclub, The Matrix, Leon, Resevoir Dogs, Clerks, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Alien, Terminator 2, City Of God, Full Metal Jacket, Man Bites Dog, La Haine, Stand By Me, Brick, Toy Story, The Lion King, The Exorcist, Blair Witch Project, The Never Ending Story, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Trainspotting, Lock Stock And 2 Smoking Barrels, Planet Of The Apes, Arthouse, Kubrik, Film Noir, Channel 4 Films type stuff and anything a little weird and different.

Television:

Grand Designs, Lost, Alan Partridge, The Office, Marion and Geoff, Eastenders, Wildlife Programmes, Big Brother, Countdown, Ray Mears World Of Survival, Ray Mears Bushcraft Trials, Question Time, Peep Show, Family Guy, BBC News 24 and Bo Selecta.

Books:

1984, Empire Of The Sun, The Beach, The Witches, The Acid House, Animal Farm, The Importance Of Being Earnest, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, Straight Outta Bristol, Touching From A Distance, DJ Mag and Are You Dave Gorman.

Heroes:

John Peel (R.I.P.)and Rob Da Bank.

My Blog

Acid House is 20

I found this trawling the web on acid house being 20 years old this year, i thought it was a fitting and very funny top 20 of all things accciiiieeeeeed from that era, i wasnt around for it but i can...
Posted by Tom Belte on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:19:00 PST

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder on the talk box, same thing Dave Grohl used when recording Generator i believe. I'd like to have a mess around with one of those, seems like a hell of alot of fun.Fact for you on Stevie ...
Posted by Tom Belte on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:55:00 PST

New JJ Abrams Material

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/ http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/ Check this out, new JJ Abrams film (the writer of Lost) thats coming out next January. Looks like the type of Holl...
Posted by Tom Belte on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:08:00 PST

Some Old & New

Recent music i have been enjoying over the past week :American Beauty - Score/SoundtrackJazzanova & Giles Peterson - Kings Of JazzDixon - Off LimitsRob Da Bank & Chris Coco - The Blue RoomAt T...
Posted by Tom Belte on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:28:00 PST

Punk & Disco

A good read i found on the Independant website earlier. Further details in tomorrows Sunday review section i think....
Posted by Tom Belte on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:57:00 PST

Top 10 and Information

July Chart 01. Beanfield - Tides (Ripperton Mix) [Compost] 02. Shackleton - Blood On My Hands (Ricardo Villalobos Mix) [Skull Disco] 03. Anil Chawla - Stuck In A Loop [Vapour Recordings] 04. Ma...
Posted by Tom Belte on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:40:00 PST

Barcelona

Arrived in Barcelona in the early hours of Thursday morning, tired and a little weary of the place. Everything looks so different in the dark whatever the circumstances, i was taken back by the surrou...
Posted by Tom Belte on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:01:00 PST

Meanwhile...........back at the ranch

And so the urge to write something about nothing much falls upon me, why do I always want to write something in my blog when i do not have much to say ?Friday night I played in Moseley at The Bulls He...
Posted by Tom Belte on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:20:00 PST

Saturday Night In

Boring, so very boring when everyone else is out doing other things. Spent the past 2 hours listening to music and now dont know what to do with myself. Late showing of 28 Weeks Later on at the Odeon...
Posted by Tom Belte on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:50:00 PST

Portishead - Dummy

The beautifull collaboration of Beth Gibbons and technical genius of Geoff Barrow bought us the much loved, adored and respected duo Portishead who then provided us with "Dummy" one of the best albums...
Posted by Tom Belte on Tue, 22 May 2007 01:49:00 PST