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Clarke

Real Name:
David Maurice Clarke
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Dave Clarke was born in Brighton, on 19 September 1968, and he's one of the most respected (and idiosyncratic) techno DJs and producers in the '90s.
Dave Clarke began his music career as a hip-hop DJ in the mid-'80s, shifting to acid-house and later rave near the end of the decade. He began recording for Stress Records (as Pig City) in the early '90s and also appeared on R & S Records, XL Recordings and his own Magnetic North. By the mid-'90s, 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 singles named "Red" gained fame during 1993-96 (the last went 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 (like for example Terence Fixmer). But due to recording and touring commitments the show was canceled.
In September 2006 he launched a new radio show called White Noise, originally broadcasted 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, called White Noise (4) too, where he targets to release music that he played on his radio show and has not been released on other labels, mostly by less known producers.
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Discography

Releases:
Red Three (4 versions)   Deconstruction ... 1995
Southside (12", Promo, Blu)   Deconstruction 1995
Archive One (Album) (2 versions)   Deconstruction 1996
No One's Driving (CD, Single)   Deconstruction 1996
Remixes:
I'm A Disco Dancer (CD, Maxi) I'm A Disco Dancer (Da... Slut Trax 1997
Production:
Infra EP (12", EP) Sub Version (Direction... Magnetic North 1994
Appears On:
The Best Of Rotterdam Records Vol. II (CD, Comp) Ba Da Da Na Na Na (Rot... Rotterdam Records, Rotterdam Records 1993
Three Degrees Kelvin / Like That! (12", Cle) Like That! (The Old Sc... Magnetic North 1993
Forbidden Paradise 2 - The Beauty And The Beat (CD) Wisdom To The Wise (Ja... Trashcan Records 1994
Infra EP (EP) (2 versions) Sub Version (Direction... Magnetic North 1994
I'm A Disco Dancer (CD, Maxi) I'm A Disco Dancer (Da... Slut Trax 1997
Fabric 22 (CD, Comp, Mixed) This World (Wighnomy B... Fabric (London) 2005
Nightdrive (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) This World (Acapella) Resist Music 2005
Sync Sampler (2xCD, Promo, Smplr) This World Soma Quality Recordings 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Forbidden Paradise 2 - The Beauty And The Beat (CD) Wisdom To The Wise (Ja... Trashcan Records 1994
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Dave Clarke - Protective Custody (Original Mix) (1994)
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Review by andysharkey Aug 14, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
I've seen this man play a few times at this stage, and I have to say that now, he really can't compare to the firat time I saw him. Personaly, I think this is more down to the places I've seen him. In the redbox in Dublin, it was interesting, if a little mediocre. At The Point, he was playing for the crowd which seemed to be more the younger kind of chart happy type (they definately didn't expect the Electro-crazyness that he was pulling off).

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...
Review by Zombee Dec 06, 2004 (edited over 4 years ago)
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.
Review by miendo Jun 01, 2004
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.
Review by jonnyspeed May 10, 2004
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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