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LAURENT WOLF
IT’S been a successful but refl ective year perform a set of two hours,” he recalls
for French remixer, producer and DJ about one such jaunt into the unknown.
Laurent Wolf. The past 12 months have “There was a gig in Tunisia that I did with
seen him release his new album ‘Wash My Behrouz and Tiësto and during my
World’ in over 30 countries and it was 90-minute set the power went off three
preceded by the single ‘No Stress’, one of times,” he laughs.
the biggest electro-house tracks of the
year. However, Wolf’s constant touring has also
Wolf also put out remixes of Kaskade and caused him to think more and more about
Robbie Rivera, who both returned the the impact that mankind is having on the
favour for ‘Stress’ and ‘World’. planet.
“I’m a workhaolic and I like good music
Having toured heavily, Laurent has visited and supporting the scene, but people need
everywhere from Marrakech to Montreal, to be kinder to the world,” he believes.
taking his good-time house music to some RICHARD BROPHY
venues that are still off the beaten track.
“I fl ew 20 hours forth and 20 back just to
First record you ever bought? New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? “During the WMC, I saw Martijn Ten
Velden refused entrance to the club where he was supposed to be playing that
night, and then there was one of the most famous French DJs who was not
admitted to the Beatport pool party. Only in Miami…”
Top gadget of 2008? Control C24 Digidesign and my management team.
Your year in fi ve words… No stress, keep it green.
Style: Electro, club Best known for: ‘Saxo’, ‘Calinda’, ‘Another Brick’,
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Bring your own electricity
‘No Stress’ and ‘Wash My World’. Tune of 2008: Laidback Luke ‘Break
generator when playing with Tiësto and Behrouz in Tunisia.
House Down’ (Stealth Records) Producer of 2008: Deadmau5
MATT HARDWICK
GROWING up in Sheffi eld around people compilation, loads of touring and a few
who ran pirate radio stations when dance new singles.
music was getting no love from mainstream
radio, and travelling to institutions like These days Matt spends most of his time
Shelly’s, The Hacienda, Venus and abroad, where he reckons the club scene is
Renaissance has undoubtedly stood Matt more exciting.
Hardwick in good musical stead. Being “South East Asia and Eastern Europe are
infl uenced by Greame Park’s fresh house the real clubbing hotspots,” he tells us.
tunes and Sasha’s technical wizardry also “Only a few club nights, like Digital Society
helped from the start. in Leeds, are playing a real role in taking
the scene in the UK to the next level.
Hardwick became synonymous with “There are those in the trance scene who
Gatecrasher and thrilled thousands there make a genuine contribution to the artistic
on a regular basis with his no-nonsense pool, and that can only be positive,” he
trance antics, but now he is his own man. continues. “I like to think that I sit on the
Upcoming biggies include the launch of his right side of the fence.”
own label, Kill The Lights, a sequel to his Trance lovers obviously agree.
130,000-unit selling Gatecrasher KRISTAN J. CARYL
First record you ever bought? Status Quo ‘Singing the Blues’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? A dog getting run over by a car and then
getting up and walking off as though nothing had happened.
Top gadget of 2008? iPod Touch
Style: Short, back and sides. Best known for: Mind reading, I know
Your year in fi ve words... My label Kill The Lights… or maybe ‘Unashamed self
the next question before you tell me it. Tune of 2008: John Askew
promotion is good’ would be more apt!
‘Nothing Left Between Us’ Producer of 2008: John Askew and
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Don’t nudge your granny
Simon Patterson.
while she is shaving.
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