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Last night I went to a "thing" at The Barbican called "In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats"
It's a Virtual Reality throwback to illegal raves around Coventry by the Amnesia crowd. Pretty good and I'd recommend it.
The whole thing kicks off with this little beauty and the way they did it really had the hairs standing up on the back of my neck (wouldn't be the ones on my head).
Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal
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The Frankie Friday Music Thread.....RIP on 21:54 - Jun 22 with 896 views
Can't believe I'm actually writing this as it feels quite stupid.
Bad time for me having just re-injured my back again and having to take the strong old Tramadol so I was at a low ebb then yesterday the tragic and devastating news landed that Release Radio had shut up shop overnight. The news was quite numbing and I still can't believe it... really does feel like an old mate has gone and I've lost one of the focal points I had for the last God knows how many years. A lot of us on here tuned in regularly and were brought to it by our very own PunteR; those Saturday Sounds Shows gave many immense moments.
Lockdown was the weirdest of times and I was surprised when Gary Mac went full on legal and got the DAB licence right at the start of that period of our lives; thought it was a very brave move. A few years later and it looked like a masterstroke as the DAB station was fully established, 6,500 regular followers on Mixcloud, 8,000 on Facebook and reaching audiences across the world into the many, many thousands. Loads of people struggled through Lockdown, and I had my moments, but this station was a HUGE help -- difficult to put it into words really and I suppose it's one of those things that if you don't know then you wont know. Prior to April 2020 I tuned in whenever I could on an internet feed but after that the DAB roll out it was a game changer -- it's been the constant backdrop to my life and always on. When doing WFH shifts that mean at the laptop well into the small hours, driving, on the tube into my projects in town or office, sitting in the garden when possible or literally anything -- Release was my grounding sound in the background. Everything about it was quality - the sound levels fantastic, the music absolutely unrivalled with every DJ knowing the balance between chat and tune had to be right and it was, the interaction via the App or Mixcloud was brilliant and so many people became regular features of my life.
So now it's gone and I don't mind admitting I've been quite emotional about it. Like I say, I know that sounds stupid but where I'm at. Release took me back to such happy times of my life and I made some great new memories and met some fantastic people through it. I shall miss this station so so much and not having it coming out of my speakers now feels weird, odd and depressing.... strange I know.
One of my greatest memories will be the show in the link below - ticked off something in my bucket list and I will be eternally grateful to PunteR for inviting me on. It'll be one of the few regrets in my life that I never grabbed myself by the balls and followed up with doing my own show on there but I remain a proud supporter of one of the best radio stations I've ever had the pleasure to be "part of".... For everything it's done I say thank you Release........ broken hearted at the moment though x
The Frankie Friday Music Thread.....RIP on 10:22 - Jun 24 by Lblock
Can't believe I'm actually writing this as it feels quite stupid.
Bad time for me having just re-injured my back again and having to take the strong old Tramadol so I was at a low ebb then yesterday the tragic and devastating news landed that Release Radio had shut up shop overnight. The news was quite numbing and I still can't believe it... really does feel like an old mate has gone and I've lost one of the focal points I had for the last God knows how many years. A lot of us on here tuned in regularly and were brought to it by our very own PunteR; those Saturday Sounds Shows gave many immense moments.
Lockdown was the weirdest of times and I was surprised when Gary Mac went full on legal and got the DAB licence right at the start of that period of our lives; thought it was a very brave move. A few years later and it looked like a masterstroke as the DAB station was fully established, 6,500 regular followers on Mixcloud, 8,000 on Facebook and reaching audiences across the world into the many, many thousands. Loads of people struggled through Lockdown, and I had my moments, but this station was a HUGE help -- difficult to put it into words really and I suppose it's one of those things that if you don't know then you wont know. Prior to April 2020 I tuned in whenever I could on an internet feed but after that the DAB roll out it was a game changer -- it's been the constant backdrop to my life and always on. When doing WFH shifts that mean at the laptop well into the small hours, driving, on the tube into my projects in town or office, sitting in the garden when possible or literally anything -- Release was my grounding sound in the background. Everything about it was quality - the sound levels fantastic, the music absolutely unrivalled with every DJ knowing the balance between chat and tune had to be right and it was, the interaction via the App or Mixcloud was brilliant and so many people became regular features of my life.
So now it's gone and I don't mind admitting I've been quite emotional about it. Like I say, I know that sounds stupid but where I'm at. Release took me back to such happy times of my life and I made some great new memories and met some fantastic people through it. I shall miss this station so so much and not having it coming out of my speakers now feels weird, odd and depressing.... strange I know.
One of my greatest memories will be the show in the link below - ticked off something in my bucket list and I will be eternally grateful to PunteR for inviting me on. It'll be one of the few regrets in my life that I never grabbed myself by the balls and followed up with doing my own show on there but I remain a proud supporter of one of the best radio stations I've ever had the pleasure to be "part of".... For everything it's done I say thank you Release........ broken hearted at the moment though x
Mate, it isn't as stupid as you think. I know you haven't got Facebook, so you wont have seen all the messages and posts about it closing . A lot of people are absolutely devastated its gone, for the very same reasons you are too mate, including myself. Much like LFW , it created a close community. On some level, It would be like, if Clive decided to close this site down. It would be quite jarring and upsetting for some. We didn't have the same numbers as some radio stations but we had a real loyal following. People made genuine friends due to Release radio, and the support listeners gave the DJs was incredible. The music was the main focus and every DJ gave it their best. And lets get it right, i couldn't of done it without your help mate, sorting out the sponsorship was a life saver. And not only that It was literally this thread that got me back DJing again. Its mad , it went from posting tunes from YouTube to my own radio show.. lol It was a real privilege to play for Release and play my music to people all over the world from all walks of life and just share our love for House music. I was there for nearly 8 years and It gave me opportunities to meet some amazing people, and link up with so many people and record labels i respected over the years, including the guy responsible for my profile avatar, "Red" Jerry Dickens of Hooj choons. Meeting Trevor Fung, playing alongside djs i used to go out clubbing and see, Luis Paris, Jay King. Also getting asked to play for Strawberry Sundaes a club night i used to raving to back in the 90s. It was all an amazing buzz. We had some top djs on Release and i made some great friends there. I will miss it immensely. I'm pleased you got to come on the show mate, you was a natural on the mic and spun some brilliant tunes, on vinyl too. Like i said before, there's loads of other radio stations , so don't let go of that ambition to play out with your own show. If i can do it, anyone can.
I'm not sure whats next for me atm. I'm looking at some other radio stations , and spoke to a couple of people, so watch this space i guess.
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Occasional providers of half decent House music.
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The Frankie Friday Music Thread.....RIP on 23:13 - Jun 25 with 723 views
The Frankie Friday Music Thread.....RIP on 08:35 - Jun 27 by Lblock
TRAX were just years ahead of their time as a label
I agree mate, there were so many great early tracks on that label and it is a great shame that there was a lot of controversy over people getting paid etc which has blighted it's history a bit.
I was reminded of that track by Joey N/Dave Lee on his Instagram account recently. He has a phenomenal memory/knowledge of all things Disco/Soul and House.
I love talking heads and heard this mix for first time recently for one of my favourite songs 'life during wartime' mixed with 'god save the queer' from 41:40
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The Frankie Friday Music Thread.....RIP on 01:26 - Jul 2 with 367 views
The Frankie Friday Music Thread.....RIP on 10:22 - Jun 24 by Lblock
Can't believe I'm actually writing this as it feels quite stupid.
Bad time for me having just re-injured my back again and having to take the strong old Tramadol so I was at a low ebb then yesterday the tragic and devastating news landed that Release Radio had shut up shop overnight. The news was quite numbing and I still can't believe it... really does feel like an old mate has gone and I've lost one of the focal points I had for the last God knows how many years. A lot of us on here tuned in regularly and were brought to it by our very own PunteR; those Saturday Sounds Shows gave many immense moments.
Lockdown was the weirdest of times and I was surprised when Gary Mac went full on legal and got the DAB licence right at the start of that period of our lives; thought it was a very brave move. A few years later and it looked like a masterstroke as the DAB station was fully established, 6,500 regular followers on Mixcloud, 8,000 on Facebook and reaching audiences across the world into the many, many thousands. Loads of people struggled through Lockdown, and I had my moments, but this station was a HUGE help -- difficult to put it into words really and I suppose it's one of those things that if you don't know then you wont know. Prior to April 2020 I tuned in whenever I could on an internet feed but after that the DAB roll out it was a game changer -- it's been the constant backdrop to my life and always on. When doing WFH shifts that mean at the laptop well into the small hours, driving, on the tube into my projects in town or office, sitting in the garden when possible or literally anything -- Release was my grounding sound in the background. Everything about it was quality - the sound levels fantastic, the music absolutely unrivalled with every DJ knowing the balance between chat and tune had to be right and it was, the interaction via the App or Mixcloud was brilliant and so many people became regular features of my life.
So now it's gone and I don't mind admitting I've been quite emotional about it. Like I say, I know that sounds stupid but where I'm at. Release took me back to such happy times of my life and I made some great new memories and met some fantastic people through it. I shall miss this station so so much and not having it coming out of my speakers now feels weird, odd and depressing.... strange I know.
One of my greatest memories will be the show in the link below - ticked off something in my bucket list and I will be eternally grateful to PunteR for inviting me on. It'll be one of the few regrets in my life that I never grabbed myself by the balls and followed up with doing my own show on there but I remain a proud supporter of one of the best radio stations I've ever had the pleasure to be "part of".... For everything it's done I say thank you Release........ broken hearted at the moment though x
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