ITS AN INTERESTING THREAD THIS,BUT TO BE HONEST IT HITS AT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I AM MORE TURNED OFF THE NORTHERN SCENE THAT TURNED ON AND THAT IS EGO. LOADS OF DJS CAN PLAY INNOVATIVE LEFTFIELD SETS AND NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ,THEN A BIG DJ PLAYS THE MELLOW SOULS AND ALLS ROSEY IN THE GARDEN ,WELL WHAT A BUCH OF INSULAR THINKING FOOLS WE CAN ALL BE.
HAD AN INTERSTING CONVERSATION WITH CHALKY ABOUT BAGAGE ON THE UK NORTHERN SOUL SCENE AGES AGO AT THE WILTON,AS HE EXPLAINED HOW FRESH IT WAS TO DJ ELSWHERE IN EUROPE [WITH NO BAGGAGE].
AS A SCENE IN THIS COUNTRY WE FEEL THE NEED TO LOOK FOR HEROS OR DEMI GODS BECAUSE THERE ARE SEEN TO OWN THE RARE QUALITY NORTHEN TUNES [WHO REALLY GIVES A SHIT]? IN THAT ONE MOMMENT OF PURE BLISS WHEN I RELAX ON A NIGHT WITH MY DEEP SOUL BOX OF £5 QUID TUNES DO YOU THINK I CARE/NOT AT ALL .
NO ONE OWNS THIS MUSIC APART FROM THE GENIUS OF THE ARTISTES WHO NURTURED IT ,AND NO DJ IS BETTER THAN ANYONE BECAUSE HE OR SHE HAS THE FORSIGHT TO HAVE A NUMBER OF TUNES NO ONE ELSE HAS.FOR EVERY BIG TUNE ON THE NORTHERN SCENE THERE IS A THOUSHAND PLUS SOUNDS OF ABSOLUTE QUALITY,NO ONE CARES ABOUT.
WE HAD DEBATES LIKE THIS AT WIGAN ,ALWAYS INTERESTING AND AS FOR THE BIG NAME DJ ETC WHO HAS /HAS NOT BEEN NAMED POWER TO YOU ,YOU INVIGORATED A SCENE WHEN IT WAS NEEDED MOST AND YOU HAVE MY COMPLETE AND UTTER RESPECT.
BAZ A.