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MARCEL WOODS
IT’S been a hectic year for festival Not content with rocking his own parties,
favourite Marcel Woods. His big room Woods has become a fi rm favourite of the
productions ‘Life is Like a Box of huge Sensation crowds across Europe. He
Chocolates’ and ‘On Fire’ picked up support was the fi rst DJ to be asked to play both
across genres, testament to the versatility the Sensation Black and White events,
of the ‘Da Bom’ perpetrator. Tiësto, Paul demonstrating the versatility of a man who
van Dyk, Eddie Halliwell and Yoji are all refuses to be tied to one genre.
pushing the Dutchman’s cause so it’s no “Those parties have defi nitely been the
surprise to see Marcel in the Top 100 poll in highlight of the year for me,” Marcel
2008. refl ects. “Off the back of those sets I’ve
“It’s been a great year,” grins Woods, been asked to perform at Sensation parties
currently on tour in Australia. “I have a in Poland and Belgium. The atmosphere is
new compilation coming out called just fantastic so I can’t wait!”
‘Musical Madness’, which is also the name
of my label and club night. And on a Watch out for Marcel’s album in 2009 and
personal level I got married, which was a the Musical Madness brand coming to a
wonderful moment for me.” speaker stack near you soon.
SIMON KELLY
First record you ever bought? Prince ‘Sexy Dancer’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? Every weekend I travel the world doing
what I love. That is the strangest thing for me!
Top gadget of 2008? I don’t own a Blackberry or anything like that — I still
have an old school Nokia! There are no gadgets for me!
Style: Electronic dance music. Best known for: Uplifting dance
Your year in fi ve words… Incredible year, just incredible year!
music. Tune of 2008: Jonas Stenberg ‘Enhancer’ (Musical Madness)
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Stay close to yourself and do
Producer of 2008: I have an album coming out, which I’m really
what you want to do.
happy with, so Marcel Woods!
NICK WARREN
IT’S 20 years since prog protagonist Nick continues to be coloured from richly
Warren broke on to the Bristol DJ scene diverse shades.
and became Massive Attack’s original tour “There’s been a real coming together of
DJ. This year brought yet another Global cool underground music,” he believes. “You
Underground album (an unmatched eighth) listen to Richie Hawtin or Sven Väth or
and another year circumnavigating the Sasha or myself and we’re really not that
globe. But has the constant routine of the far apart from each other.”
global DJ started to wear, we wonder?
“It’s not a constant routine,” he corrects, Also in close quarters is the awaited fourth
still buzzing off the 3000-strong stadium Way Out West LP, following the recent
crowd at the GU launch party in Lima. “It’s single ‘Spaceman’.
an absolute joy. I fl y around the world “It’s very modern but classic Way Out West
playing music to people. Any DJ you speak at the same time,” reveals Warren. “There
to who moans… give them a fuckin’ good are big strings, mad effects, big basslines,
slap from me!” a few breaks bits. And in ‘One Bright Night’
we’ve got another ‘Gift’ and the ultimate
With his ‘Lima’ mix weaving a blissful blend Way Out West downtempo track.”
of classy prog, deep tech textures and ALLAN MCGRATH
melodic strains, Warren’s DJ palette
First record you ever bought? Bob Dylan ‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? Being sat on a plane in Bogota and
watching an earthquake of 7.2 on the Richter scale rumble the runway. It scared
the living daylights out of me.
Top gadget of 2008? As always… my Powerbook.
Your year in fi ve words... Hard work, exciting, tiring and worthwhile.
Style: An eclectic mix of electronic music Best known for: Way Out
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Never listen to other DJs’
West Tune of 2008: Way Out West ‘Spaceman (Robert Babicz
sets. I don’t and I really love not being infl uenced by anything other than my
Remix)’ Producer of 2008: Robert Babicz
own tastes.
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