and culture of Plus Going Global - British Dance Labels Take On The World! ISSN 0969-5206 11 111 " 9 770969 ,,,o,, I! I OW HMV • KNOW Contents April 1995 Vol 2 Issue 3 Features 10 Moby 14 Move D 19 Riccardo Rocchi 20 Danny Tenaglia 24 Crew 2000 2 6 Carl Craig 32 DJ Pierre 37 Dimitri 38 A Bad Night Out? 40 Havana 44 On-U-Sound 52 Caroline Lavelle 54 Going Global! 70 DJ Rap 81 Millennium Records Live 65 Secret Knowledge 68 A Positive Life Regulars 5 Letters 8 From The Floor 50 Fashion 57 Album Reviews 61 Single Reviews 71 Listings 82 The World According To ... Generator 3 YOU IOlC good music, ri&11t? Sl\\\.tle, 12 KILLER MASTERCUTS FLOOR-FILLERS ~JIIA1fJ}J11JWJ}{@]1J11~&tjjiiliJ&kiMJj P u6-:M44kiL~ffi:t.t&8/W ~-i~11J#JaJJA/JliliID1il1- ~~11JID11ELJ.JfiZW-J!U11-»R dftlhiMillb~JfJJlkmt@U¾l E-.fiW!JJlJMiijifJ~)JJt).ilw,i1!J!in 11Y$#~1kl!I . ' . rJOJ,t'tJi;M)J4&,j~ letters.·• • Editor Dear Generator, Dear Generator, and wasting hours-worth of Tim Barr Que Pasa? Something seems to My friends and I are wondering conversationa l aimlessness in Assistant Editor (Advertising) have happened at Generator about a frequent visitor to your an attempt to discover exactly Barney York HQ. One minute, there I was letters page. It seems that the where it was you left those last thinking your magazine was military have moved up north three papers, or, indeed, your Art Direction & Design Paul Haggis & Derek Neeps well and t ruly firmed up with and installed someone with head. Hopelessness, despair the underground and t hen I see breathtaking wit and insight in and a bloody good read. Well Operations Director Morales on the cover. "There their dance music publication done. John Murphy goes the neighbourhood," I department. I'm referring, of Dave Dunn Clubs Editor thought. "Another deserter to course, to the mysterious Brighton Anna Smith the mass-market, hype Colonel Kevin J. Brewett, whose Contri buting Editor (New York) machin e." But, sometimes t he astonishingly pertinent Dear Generator, Darren Ressler occasional nice surprise is still comments have injected some Has anyone noticed how many to be had in these post- much needed right-thinking times you go to a club t hese Contributors Steven Ash, Maxine recessionary t imes. Steven into the otherwise dreary days and find a bunch of Beaumont, Shaun Besson, Ash's informative and incisive terrain ofthe letters page. Who miserable drugged-up gits Calvin Bush, Lewis Dene, article made me th ink twice is he? What is he? Either way I roaring "let's have some" in the David Fowler, Hugo Fluendy, Steve Cioddard, about someone I'd written off think we should be told. general direction ofthe dj Ciavin Hills, Martin James, years ago. Nice one! Perhaps the army might be booth everytime the bpms drop Carl Loben, Sherman, Graeme Coulter willing to relinquish his services below a hundred and fifty. No Colin Steven, Siobhan Sullivan, Oliver Swanton, London· for a while so t hat the music smiles, no grins, no fun. Just a Veena Virdi industry could set hi m up as a load of nutted no-hopers more Dear Generator, full-time spotter ofglaring interested in chemical overload Photography Matilda Bradshaw, Jamie Thanks for the best interview inconsistencies (and, naturally, than in good music. What's the Fry, Rosalind Ciaunt, Colin I've seen in a long time. I'm typog raphical errors) within the point? Some ofthem seem to Hawkins, Simon l(jng, Paul referring to last month's David business. Magazines like forg·et that the rest of us want Massey, Zed Nelson, Daniel Newman, Andrew Paterson, Morales extravaganza. I'm not yourselves cou ld pay a to enjoy ourselves without the Phil Pepper, Brian Sweeney in the habit of writing letters in subscription (or annual hassle of worrying about to magazines but Steven Ash's emolument) enabling him to whether or not the guy in front Guest Reviewers Kevin McKay, Steven excellent piece on the career of carry out this much-needed, is about to collapse or whether Middleton Def Mix's top man had my and very necessary work. our ea rdrums are going to attention from beginning to Bill Blenkinsop (Rtd.) finally give way under the Thanks to: Big Casa on the Mac, Tim end. Wh o'd have thought Manchester assault ofthose incessant Watling, Al Bird and Delroy Morales would turn out to be whistle-blowers at the back of Malcolm at Fast Point, The one ofthe good guys after a11 ? Dear Generator, the club. And where do all Sub Club (Cilasgow), Sex, Love & Motion (London), Rob Brewis Gavin Hills' piece on the joys of those lunatics come from who Lindsey Mclean Aberdeen t he morning after the night seem to have a need to walk before ('Messy' Volume 2, Issue through the midd le ofthe Generator is published by Gillies Publishing, 4-8 Peartree St, London Dear Generator, 2) made for some horribly dancefloor when the rest of us EClV 3SB (071 454-7855). Printed I shouldn't have done it, I familiar recollections. Laugh? I are trying to dance? by Acorn Web Offset Ltd and sold through retail newsagents and mean I only had a few stops to nearly cried. Don't let him near J. Thompson specialist record shops. Available on go, but st uck with the usual the typewriter ever again. All London annual subscription worldwide. Whilst every effort has been made to t ube train crowd for com pany, I those gritty-eyed, spotty-faced ensure the accuracy ofthe material took out my new issue of mornings were, thankfully, a Dear Generator, in this magaline, we cannot accept responsibility for the views of Generator and started on the thing ofthe past until I read his I very much enjoyed your contributors, errors or omissions or Morales interview. Before I article. The ill-advised, poorly- article on Steve Mason (Volume for those matters arising from derical or printers' errors or an knew it, I'd missed my stop and considered invitations to "come 2, Issue 2). I recently had the advertiser not completing a ended up in Richmond. Was back to mine", the broken- pleasure of seeing him play in contract. Nothing may be reprinted or published in any way without the t his a deliberate ploy? Great down lechery - I recognised it London at Club U.K. during a prior permission ofthe publishers article, but can you have a all only too well. Must we fling visit to Engla nd. It's good to see (except for review purposes). All unsolicited contributions must be word with Steven Ash and tell this filth at ou r pop kids, I ask that at least someone is giving accompanied by an SAE. him that he owes me the myself. Yes, I guess we must, if such an excel lent dj the credit excess fare? only to warn them of the tragic he deserves. Sue Marwick consequences ofturning a Burkhardt Reim London good night into a bad morning Munich Generator 5 From The Floor The success of London's Club UK has inspired promoter Chris George to launch a new Wolverhampton venue, UK Midlands. Kicking off on Saturday April 8t h, the purpose-built cl ub will play host to Tri bal U.K. with a line-up including Danny Tenaglia, Doc Martin, Ph il Perry and Terry Farley. Also on offer will be a series of nights under the 'Trust' banner, from Cowboy Records' Charlie Chester, which will present upfront house and garage. The club will feature a 45K sound system, with hospitality and chill out rooms. For times, prices and further details of UK Midlands, turn to the cl ub listing pages. Transmat, Planet E., R&S, Soma. Scotland's premier underground label have always found themselves in If you're looking for some solid but stylish trainers for clubbing, then these 'Psychlos' llUAUTY RECORDINGS distinguished from Boles might be the answer. Coming in both men's and women's sizes in a range of company since stunning colours, these thick-soled trainers cost £40 (womens) and £50 (mens). The their debut release with Siam's 'Eterna', best news is that we have five pairs of Psychlos to give away. Just send your name, four years ago. This month they continue address, phone number and shoe size on a postcard to this address by May 1 st: Boles to provide forward-thinking, high-quality Ciiveaway, Generator, 4-8 Peartree Street, London EC1 V 3SB. techno with 'San Narcisco' by Maas. One of the label's finest releases since 'Positive Education' it's already gaining Sheffield's Warp Records release the follow­ rave reviews. Also forthcoming is a new up to Seefeel's blissed-out debut album single, 'Don't Forget Who You Are', from 'Quique', this month. Sounding like a cross ReJuvlnatlon In advance of their long­ between mid-period Sheffield industria and awaited debut album due out next month. a rethreaded Eraserhead soundtrack, And for all those who have searched high 'Succour' is a combination of bleak, dubbed­ and low for a copy of Siam's masterpiece, out trip-scapes and harsh synthetics. "This the good news is that Soma are planning album was a concious effort to bring the to reissue 'Positive Education' later this music into the foreground," says the band's year. Described by Kenny Larkin recently Darren Seymour. "It's music which demands as "one of the most perfect techno your full attention. We want ed it to be records ever made", the re-release will darker, and more intense than t he first album." In effect, 'Succour' is the sound offour different come complete with a Luke Slater remix.