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Dave Clarke
Real Name:
David Maurice Clarke
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Dave Clarke was born in Brighton, on 19 September 1968.
He is one of the most respected (and idiosyncratic) Techno DJ's and producers of the 90's.
Dave Clarke began his music career as a Hip-Hop DJ in the mid 80's, shifting to Acid House and later to Rave near the end of the decade. He began recording for Stress Records (as Pig City) in the early 90's and also appeared on R & S Records, XL Recordings and his own Magnetic North. By the mid 90's he had gradually shifted away from Rave to a brand of straightahead Techno with the ferocity of Hardcore yet the sublime feelings of classic Detroit Techno. A series of three 12's named Red 1/2/3 gained fame during 1993-96 (the last entering the Top 40 in the U.K.), as did his ferocious DJ sets.
He's also known as a radio presenter, at the end of the year 2000 he hosted his own radio show Technology on Studio Brussels in Belgium where he promoted new Techno and Electro artists (for example Terence Fixmer). But due to recording and touring commitments the show was canceled.
In September 2006 he launched a new radio show White Noise, originally broadcast on 3FM in the Netherlands, his show gained success and is now played in the Netherlands (3FM), Belgium (Studio Brussels), Ireland (2FM) and Turkey (FG Istanbul).
Also thanks to the success of White Noise he launched a new label White Noise (4) too, where he releases music that he played on his radio show that has not been released on other labels, mostly by lesser known producers.
He is one of the most respected (and idiosyncratic) Techno DJ's and producers of the 90's.
Dave Clarke began his music career as a Hip-Hop DJ in the mid 80's, shifting to Acid House and later to Rave near the end of the decade. He began recording for Stress Records (as Pig City) in the early 90's and also appeared on R & S Records, XL Recordings and his own Magnetic North. By the mid 90's he had gradually shifted away from Rave to a brand of straightahead Techno with the ferocity of Hardcore yet the sublime feelings of classic Detroit Techno. A series of three 12's named Red 1/2/3 gained fame during 1993-96 (the last entering the Top 40 in the U.K.), as did his ferocious DJ sets.
He's also known as a radio presenter, at the end of the year 2000 he hosted his own radio show Technology on Studio Brussels in Belgium where he promoted new Techno and Electro artists (for example Terence Fixmer). But due to recording and touring commitments the show was canceled.
In September 2006 he launched a new radio show White Noise, originally broadcast on 3FM in the Netherlands, his show gained success and is now played in the Netherlands (3FM), Belgium (Studio Brussels), Ireland (2FM) and Turkey (FG Istanbul).
Also thanks to the success of White Noise he launched a new label White Noise (4) too, where he releases music that he played on his radio show that has not been released on other labels, mostly by lesser known producers.
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Directional Force,
Fly By Wire,
Graphite,
Hardcore,
K.O.D.,
Karl August von Hasselunne,
Ortanique,
Pig City
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No One has anything on this man or his ability. If he seems moody, lazy or pissed off, I think it's because of wack, commercial sell-out fan boys/girls that are trying to turn techno into "mtv pop-culture". I feel Dave's reaction is just reflection of the club scene. (I wouldn't smile for them either.) Dave Clarke's impact on techno should never be forgotten; respect must be preserved for the luminaries along side him as well. To those ungreatfull blow hards that diss the baron of techno, I'm sure Sasha and Dikweed are playing in a superclub near you.
Dave is talented, yes.
But with the time he has become lazy and bored behind the decks as his superstar DJ status grew to nonsense.
I have seen him play 6 or 7 times (in few years intervals) and I have witnessed the difference.
The very first time I saw him play was at Fuse about 8 years ago. I was amazed at his talent behind the decks.
The last time I saw him play was at I Love Techno, and he was playing with all knobs and buttons, doing awful things, stopping and scratching his records like a 2 year-old-child could do. Maybe 2 or 3 records were well mixed on his whole set, the rest was crap. But the crowd was mad, because even if it was really ugly, that was Dave Clarke playing.
I recently read an interview of him in OutSoon (a free clubbing-oriented Belgian magazine) where he stated that he is bored of touring in the whole world, he has seen everything a man can see, played in almost every big club on earth, and he can play absolutely anything he wants (really anything), people will just love it because it's Dave Clarke playing.
In short, this man is bored of what he does and communicates it very well.
Oh, and I have NEVER seen him smile.
But with the time he has become lazy and bored behind the decks as his superstar DJ status grew to nonsense.
I have seen him play 6 or 7 times (in few years intervals) and I have witnessed the difference.
The very first time I saw him play was at Fuse about 8 years ago. I was amazed at his talent behind the decks.
The last time I saw him play was at I Love Techno, and he was playing with all knobs and buttons, doing awful things, stopping and scratching his records like a 2 year-old-child could do. Maybe 2 or 3 records were well mixed on his whole set, the rest was crap. But the crowd was mad, because even if it was really ugly, that was Dave Clarke playing.
I recently read an interview of him in OutSoon (a free clubbing-oriented Belgian magazine) where he stated that he is bored of touring in the whole world, he has seen everything a man can see, played in almost every big club on earth, and he can play absolutely anything he wants (really anything), people will just love it because it's Dave Clarke playing.
In short, this man is bored of what he does and communicates it very well.
Oh, and I have NEVER seen him smile.
Dave Clarke is a good artist if you want to take people out that don't like techno. If however, if you like techno I recommend something more underground with less kiddy special effects - reminds me of "My First Sony" great as an itro but not professional standard.
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But when I saw this man playing in the tiny club/room that is the tivoli on New Years Eve 2002/2003, it was the highlight of my clubbing career... Quality tunes all night long, which stopped for about 3 seconds in the countdown, then he broke in the new year with the most amazing beats I've ever tasted. All the way through to somewhere around 4 in the morning.
Dave Clarke is one of those guys who will rise to the occasion. If you give him a crowd of chart loving kids, he'll play a set which won't be all that surprising, however, if you can see him at a smallish venue where the crowd know what they're looking for... Well, then you'll dance your way out of there wondering what happened to you, and you'll be one happy camper...