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Dave Clarke - World Service
Probably the biggest album that got me excited about electro was Dave Clarke's live mix CD World Service.
I admit I was attracted to the techno disk and didnt really consider
the electro side when I was buying it. On first listen I thought it
sounded like an out-of-date obessessive throwing back to the 80s with
the wierd music, but it's the electro that has got more listens and
still gets the odd play to this day.
Somehow Dave picked up on the whole electroclash thing before it
happened, and as the sound burst onto the club scene, most notably
through Fischerspooners £1m signing to Ministry of Sound, the music
that I first heard a year or two ago started geting played on Radio 1s
dance shows.
The fact that a DJ could have such foresight amazed me and as the
electro sound has grown the CDs sound has remained current - 4 years
after it's release. It's timelessness is still being proven, but so far
it's proven itself as a landmark in the mix CD history. This is the main reason Dave Clarke remains one
of my favourite DJs. That and the fact he doesn't seem to give a shit
about pandering to the media or building an image.
Now there is a sequel cunningly named World Service 2 on Resist. It's going to be just as good and if it's half as influential then it will be a job well done.
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