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Harvey

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Harvey Bassett
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Discography

Releases:
The Funky Wasp (12")   Rev Music 1991
London Xpress (CD, Promo)   Nuphonic 2000
Remixes:
For The Love Of Money (12") For The Love Of Money ... Disorient 1997
Spaced Out: Ten Original Disco Funk Grooves (2xCD, Comp) For The Love Of Money ... Disorient 1997
Darn Cold Way O' Loving (4 versions) Darn Cold Way O' Lovin... Loaded Records ... 1998
Now And Then - Years Of Lightning, Day Of Drums 1990-1997 (2xCD, Album) Picaresque Eye (Latin ... Brownswood Records, Brownswood Records, Nippon Phonogram, Nippon Phonogram 1998
Head On (CD, Album, Enh + 2xFile, MP3, 128 + CD, Single) Darn (Cold Way O' Lovi... Loaded Records, Loaded Records 1999
Prodigal Son (2 versions) Prodigal Son (Harvey's... Parlophone 1999
Vivid (Single, EP) (4 versions) Prodigal Son (Harvey's... Parlophone ... 1999
Disco Glory (Wicked Rmxs Pt1) (12", W/Lbl, Sti) Disco Glory (Harvey Re... Grayhound Recordings 2002
Renaissance: The Masters Series (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Car) Pams Magic Tractor (DJ... Thrive Records 2004
The Greatest (2xCD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Boo) Can't See Me (Harvey's... Polydor 2005
All My Friends (Single, Maxi) (4 versions) All My Friends (Harvey... DFA ... 2007
Eskimo Volume V (Album, Comp) (2 versions) All My Friends (Harvey... Eskimo Recordings 2007
Global Underground GU34: Milan (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Ltd) Love Call (Harvey's Mix) Global Underground Ltd. 2008
Southport Weekender Volume 7 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Time & Days (Harvey Re... SuSU 2008
Session 025 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 160) Twenty Minutes Of Disc... 6-Ryl Sessions 2009
Ulysses (2 versions) Ulysses (Harvey's Crow... PAN  
Production:
Global Underground GU34: Milan (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Ltd) Love Call (Harvey's Mix) Global Underground Ltd. 2008
Appears On:
Missed Beats (2xLP) Shine On Black On Black Records 1995
Late Night Sessions (3xLP) The Bone (Rivera Conce... Sound Of Ministry 1996
Shelter (Maxi) (2 versions) Shelter (Harvey's Disc... FFRR 1997
Now And Then - Years Of Lightning, Day Of Drums 1990-1997 (2xCD, Album) Picaresque Eye (Latin ... Brownswood Records, Brownswood Records, Nippon Phonogram, Nippon Phonogram 1998
The Dirty House Session (CD, Comp, Mixed) Inside All The People ... Muzik Magazine 2002
Twenty Minutes Of Disco Glory (Wicked Remixes Pt. 1) (12") Twenty Minutes Of Disc... Grayhound Recordings 2002
Renaissance: The Masters Series (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Car) Pams Magic Tractor (DJ... Thrive Records 2004
Hands Of Love (Fingers Of Sand) (12", 180) Hands Of Love (Fingers... International Feel Recordings 2009
Ulysses (2 versions)   PAN  
Unofficial Releases:
Free Range EP (2 versions)   Black Cock Records 1995
Cosmic / Give It Up (2 versions)   Black Cock Records 1997
Luna Party / Frog Scene (2 versions)   Black Cock Records 1997
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Review by musiccream Jul 25, 2008
Harvey’s musical career officially began at the tender age of thirteen when he was enlisted as a drummer for a punk band whose other members’ average age was 24. The band was a favourite with Radio 1’s John Peel, being featured on his infamous “Sessions” show.

Harvey’s progression into DJing came about after a trip to New York where he was inspired by the emerging hip-hop movement. He felt that “cutting up” breaks was an extension of drumming and so purchased his first pair of Technics, brought them home and practised. A graffiti “bomber” and part of the gang who named themselves TDK (Tone Deaf Crew) they were later to gain notoriety as TONKA Hi Fi. It was as the DJ for the crew that he forged his reputation as an eclectic programmer of music, throwing outlandish, sometimes weekend-long, parties in their native Cambridge as well as Brighton, London and on the festival circuit. Having already been in love with hip hop, electro and disco the sound he had emulated after his trip to New York he inevitably alighted on house and garage too, and began playing more parties in London, clubs such as Solaris and Freedom were all after the Harvey sound.

Harvey further cemented his reputation with his own night “Moist” at the Gardening Club. It was here he brought over some of the greatest New York DJs including Larry Levan, Francois Kevorkian and Kenny Carpenter all of whom were still relatively unknown and unheard of in this country. Playing his fabled six-hour mix of disco, house, garage and dancefloor friendly rock records, a sound he has carried through to his later residencies, notably the celebrated New Hard Left at the Blue Note.

He was the first British DJ invited to play at the Ministry Of Sound and later became resident on both Friday and Saturday. This resulted in his first compilation mix album to date “Late Night Sessions”.

Harvey is today one of the most respected DJs in the world who’s appeal across the genres of the music and clubbing community. His DJ talents are in demand throughout England, Europe and the world. He has a solid following in places as far-flung as Singapore and Japan where there is a record store named after his lo-fi Black Cock record label.

He has released tracks under various pseudonyms on labels such as Mo’ Wax, Dorado, Ministry Of Sound, Skint and Junior Boys Own. He has produced and remixed tracks for Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Ian Brown, Stereo MCs, Electronic, The Police and Cornershop as befits his eclectic style.

Harvey's recent move to Los Angeles hasn't dampened his enthusiasm for music, and he is currently playing DJ gigs around the planet, as well being very active in the studio. He also recently mixed another compilation CD called “Sarcastic Disco”.

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