Alex:
1) Lee Grainge - I pulled out those 2 human records the other day. They're
great. Why did they stop? A shame....
2) Lee Insync - Great DJ, great producer.
3) Matt Cogger - Barely mentioned, yet some of his tracks were awesome.
'Facility Junction' was a staple fave at our club for a long while...
I was thinking about this the other day, I guess as we all know money is
tight in this 'scene', so I guess they might have just lost all their
enthusiasm. Or their marbles/money. A shame, some real talent there.
i haven't seen Lee Grainge in ages but last i heard he was no longer working
in Smallfish and was doing a sound production / engineering / technology
course. his tracks have moved in a different direction - mostly
experimental, dark, dubby soundscapes, one of which was released (under the
pseudonym Soundtree) on Smallfish's label. i don't know if he dj's much
nowadays, but i'm sure i recall him doing a few live sets as Soundtree.
other lost (and / or dormant) talent:
B12. unfortunately, i think spending hours tweaking a few electronic boxes
in order to sell a few thousand records kinda lost it's appeal when decent
jobs and families came along.
Art Forrest. whatever happened to him? "The Flow" is an absolute timeless
classic!
Dave Peoples. the Vigilante crew never seem to have had the attention they
perhaps deserved, imho.
Walt Jones. how solid a label was Dow? the last release, "Endow" (i'm
assuming it's by Walt J) which came out back in '99, is amazing minimal
house - kinda like a prototype Playhouse record.
last but not least, Kenny Larkin!
...and the list goes on.
Rob
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