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Name: Nic Scarlet Member Since: Oct 04, 2006 Rank: 2 Rated 47 releases, average: 4.53 Location: Luxembourg, UK and Thailand Profile: I am English, born in Bucks, but left the UK in the mid 80's for Guernsey in the Channel Islands until 1990, when I moved to Luxembourg and also began travelling. Since 1990 I've spent 3.5 years in Thailand, 6 months in Greece, 4 months in the US, 4 months in South Africa,3 months in the Dominican Republic, 6 months in London & Brighton, Interrailed around northern Europe and rode a motorbike from the UK to Greece and back. The rest of the time I was in Luxembourg. Career-wise, I began Dj'ing in my late teens in Guernsey and have continued this ever since. I turned professional in 1994 and also began a parallel radio presenter career, working variously for Radio WAKY, Ara City Radio and the RTL group for Radio Luxembourg. My chief passion has always been dance music (after attending the Phantasy Rave in 1988 in Guildford, I'll never forget the BBC turning up to video 10,000 teenagers high on extacy jumping around in a field). In the last few years I rose to the position of Managing Director/Director of production at Ara City Radio whilst also freelancing for RTL on Radio Luxembourg. I also Dj'ed for the The Elevator, The Marx, Luxury Group(guest set at Lakota in Bristol), MTV, played along side Groove Armada and Roni Size, interviewd Rob from the Stereo Mc's, Skunk Anansie, Eagle Eye Cherry and the Stereophonics, and warmed up for the Ministry of Sound tour in Luxembourg. Since 1999, I've also started to produce a few of my own tunes in my spare time and consulted for Itunes Europe . At the end of 2006, suffering from my unhealthy lifestyle, I resigned from the radio, all my residencies, rented out my flat in Luxembourg and spent a year in Thailand and the Dominican republic doing as little as possible. Now, a year later, I'm moving to Koh Samui in Thailand where I'll be running Morning Glory Beach Bungalow Resort, on Maenam beach with my business partner Hannes. I will contine to Dj in South East Asia, variously at the Full Moon Parties on Koh Phan Ghan, on Chaweng Beach, Samui, Seoul South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong...just a bit less than I used to. I'm now 37, and so cannot do 20 radio shows and 12 nights a month, like I used to. However, I'm still a massive fan of electronic music, and will continue to expand my collection which is now approaching the 5,000 cd mark. I think Discogs is a great site for professionals and amateurs alike and wish all those concerned the very best for 2008. Anyone wishing to enjoy a holiday on the beach on Koh Samui can contact me via discogs, or do a search for Morning Glory, Maenam, and receive a discount. Cheers, Nic Scarlet. | |
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Antonio (2) - Closer - 24-Dec-07 01:22 PM
Antonio is also known as Matt Antonio. "Closer" is a fanatastic 2 step UK Garage tune, with a great saxophone riff, and a female vocal repeating the lyric: Don't you know I need you closer?, that still sounds great today. One of those tunes that causes people to come up and ask you what it is whenever they hear it played. For me this really sums up the sound of UK Garage at its peak ten years ago.
Amethyst - Amethyst E.P. - 23-Dec-07 03:28 PM
Tempest or the The Tempest as it is also sometimes listed, is one of those tunes that can easily be found on vinyl or a mix compilation but is very difficult to locate in its full length glory on cd. Having said that, for my money it's well worth tracking down. A peak time up-tempo progressive/trance monster of a track, characteristic of the sound of '97. It's only since the rise of the internet and great sites like Discogs that it's possible for collectors to locate such hard to find gems. Buy one!!
