my major problem with radio 1 is the essential mix.. it really has gone
downhill.
i rememeber the days of tuning in and being surprised- new
sounds, new DJs.. now its a mixture of the same croneys, same sound
most
weeks..
that's too bad... I used to get tapes of this sent here and I agree
there used to be fresh stuff on it, mid to late 90s. Also liked Dave
Clarke's (short lived?) radio pilot called The Truth... first time i
heard Killa Bees and a lot of the early Relief records just as they
were coming out (or even before). He would just get loads of whites
from UR/Submerge and hammer them on the air with very little
artist/title info. Then mix them alongside classics from Phuture, Bam
Bam, Beltram, etc. Sometimes his voiceovers were funny on those. I
can't believe - if you think about it - hottest UR white labels are
being played on the radio nationally on a commercial radio station,
unheard of in the US.
Colin Dale's program (Abstrakt Dance?) was good at times.. was that on
Radio 1 or somewhere else? I thought he had a good radio voice and
persona on the air... I recall he did a UR interview way a few years
back, right? Kind of hard interview because UR was of course being
very quiet and secretive and Colin was doing his best to be respectful,
it was funny.
I think it's a hard combo to find someone who most importantly has good
taste in music, then can DJ well technically, and ALSO hold a good
radio on-air voice/vibe/feeling when necessary... you rarely get all of
them in one person. (I'm could certainly improve in all 3 elements,
for that matter... but especially the latter). :P
peace,
Matt MacQueen
the recent exception being an excellent mix by DJ Heather from
Chicago- that
was cool... anyway, theres my ten pence worth.. feel free to rip me to
shreds : )
kevin G de la Wild Loops
