On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 12:21:57PM +0100, Toby Frith wrote: > > Emile and I used to shop at Big Apple in Croydon, and it's interesting seeing > all the little whippersnappers who populated the shop in the days when you > could buy a Chain Reaction record in there (the shop changed hands a few > years ago) now being big names in this genre, such as Benga and Hatcha (real > name Terry). Arthur Smith, who recorded as Grain, is one of the key > influences in this techno element. His Red EP is still my favourite record...
John Kennedy might have made so much money from selling the shop (and the Big Apple label stock) that he has been travelling the world (mostly South America) for a couple of years. The two last carnivals he stayed with me in SP before going to Rio (and he promissed to do it again next year). Nice bloke and one of my best friends from the UK. BTW, has anyone tried a dubstep + samba fusion??? :-) > http://www.discogs.com/release/82528 I have that one for sale if anyone is interested. It is big, IMHO. As was the followin Benga on Big Apple. G -- Guilherme Menegon Arantes, PhD São Paulo, Brasil ______________________________________________________
