Sundays at Space listings!
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matt collins
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Here's Mr Terry's biog off of Trust the DJ....
http://www.trustthedj.com/ToddTerry/bio.php?djid=27
He's been making House records for years now. Early stuff included Black Riot, Bango to the Batmobile, In the name of Love (swan lake) to name just a few (all classics)....
Grandmaster Flash'll be wicked haven't heard him play for years, but according to legend he was the first DJ to beatmix.
At the old Block parties in NYC, when he first did it the crowd didn't know what to do....
http://www.trustthedj.com/ToddTerry/bio.php?djid=27
He's been making House records for years now. Early stuff included Black Riot, Bango to the Batmobile, In the name of Love (swan lake) to name just a few (all classics)....
Grandmaster Flash'll be wicked haven't heard him play for years, but according to legend he was the first DJ to beatmix.
At the old Block parties in NYC, when he first did it the crowd didn't know what to do....mambobirdette
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who the hell is grandmaster flash 
wish i could go to 12th September but i cant do both
wish i could go to 12th September but i cant do both
p.s grandmaster flash, is one of the original hip-hop pioneers, he brought hip-hop/rap to the masses along with his group "the furious five", famous for "white lines" & "the message" and "the wheels of steel" he along with "whodini" & "melle melle", came on the back of the "electro" scene of the early 80's, u know with break dancin & all that, have been listenin to that stuff again lately, dug out some old vinyl such as afrika bambatta (see leftfield afrika shox) and the soul-sonic force, (rock at ur own risk) them tunes would defo stand up on todays more discerning dancefloors!!!
incidentally that new "freestylers" tune features a sample/loop from a "whodini" track, called "magics wand"!!!!!!!!
anyway prob a bit b4 ur time!!!!
and now im showing my age!!!!
incidentally that new "freestylers" tune features a sample/loop from a "whodini" track, called "magics wand"!!!!!!!!
anyway prob a bit b4 ur time!!!!
and now im showing my age!!!!
mambobirdette
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hip hop!! i don wanna be dancing to hip hop at space 
mambobirdette said:who the hell is grandmaster flash
wish i could go to 12th September but i cant do both
you don't know who he is..
why i!!he is, as everybody has said, a true pioneer of proper good classic hip hop, and lays down smooth funk as well. you don't wanna miss him. trust me.
Let me enlighten you.
Grandmaster Flash is the original purveyor of breaks, scratching and general turntable wizardry.
Originally the whole hip hop culture was focused on the ability to play and repeat 'breaks' that being the part of the record that got the crowd excited and gained the most reaction.
At the time there were many dj's like Flash and Grand Wizard Theodore who by using the mixer crossfader were able to repeat these breaks continuously. However there were often pauses and silences between the breaks. When Flash came out and played live for the first time these pauses disappeared, everything was beat perfect.
As has been said before the first time he played out the crowd was stunned into silence,
To witness this first hand do yourself a favour and check out a 12 inch on the original Sugarhill label 'Grandmaster Flash, Adventures on the wheels of Steel'
This encompasses Chic, good times. Blondie, Rapture, Queen, Another One Bites the Dust as well as many other tunes.
The important bit is this tune was done LIVE, in ONE TAKE.
It was a tune that launched the whole hip hop culture and along with Rappers Delight showed what was possible.
This was then followed by a whole series of tunes such as Double D and Steinski, Lessons 1,2, and 3, and in the UK by Tim Simenon, Bomb the Bass, and S Express, and by sound systems like the Mastermind Roadshow.
The best story I ever heard about Grandmaster Flash was about him performing a gig on two SL1200's that were suspended from the roof of the club on chains, legend has it he performed his usual set and never missed a beat.
He's recently had a bit of a renaissance and issued a cd of some of the old block party sets he used to do, check that out as well.
At the end of the day he's a bit like Norman Jay, he's got massive credibility, an awesome knowledge, but put him in a room with a record box, two turntables and a mixer and he'll rock any crowd.
Respect is due.
Grandmaster Flash is the original purveyor of breaks, scratching and general turntable wizardry.
Originally the whole hip hop culture was focused on the ability to play and repeat 'breaks' that being the part of the record that got the crowd excited and gained the most reaction.
At the time there were many dj's like Flash and Grand Wizard Theodore who by using the mixer crossfader were able to repeat these breaks continuously. However there were often pauses and silences between the breaks. When Flash came out and played live for the first time these pauses disappeared, everything was beat perfect.
As has been said before the first time he played out the crowd was stunned into silence,
To witness this first hand do yourself a favour and check out a 12 inch on the original Sugarhill label 'Grandmaster Flash, Adventures on the wheels of Steel'
This encompasses Chic, good times. Blondie, Rapture, Queen, Another One Bites the Dust as well as many other tunes.
The important bit is this tune was done LIVE, in ONE TAKE.
It was a tune that launched the whole hip hop culture and along with Rappers Delight showed what was possible.
This was then followed by a whole series of tunes such as Double D and Steinski, Lessons 1,2, and 3, and in the UK by Tim Simenon, Bomb the Bass, and S Express, and by sound systems like the Mastermind Roadshow.
The best story I ever heard about Grandmaster Flash was about him performing a gig on two SL1200's that were suspended from the roof of the club on chains, legend has it he performed his usual set and never missed a beat.
He's recently had a bit of a renaissance and issued a cd of some of the old block party sets he used to do, check that out as well.
At the end of the day he's a bit like Norman Jay, he's got massive credibility, an awesome knowledge, but put him in a room with a record box, two turntables and a mixer and he'll rock any crowd.
Respect is due.
i love hip-hop and i don't think theres any possible way you could doubt GMF's influence...buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut....i still wouldn't want see him at space....
I remember about a year ago going to a night at the End in london ,the line up was Dave Angel and afrika Bambatta..i saw afrika bambatta in the toilet before his set and asked him what he would be playing..his enigmatic response was "anything thats funky" when he came on his opening tune was shaggy "it wasn't me"!!! he then preceeded to play a woefully predictable top 40 commercial hip-hop set with a few funk tunes throw in(badly)........pioneer my a**e...
p.s--i'm not putting GMF in the same category, but simply stating that being a pioneer from 20 years ago isn't a garantee that they'll be any good now....
I remember about a year ago going to a night at the End in london ,the line up was Dave Angel and afrika Bambatta..i saw afrika bambatta in the toilet before his set and asked him what he would be playing..his enigmatic response was "anything thats funky" when he came on his opening tune was shaggy "it wasn't me"!!! he then preceeded to play a woefully predictable top 40 commercial hip-hop set with a few funk tunes throw in(badly)........pioneer my a**e...
p.s--i'm not putting GMF in the same category, but simply stating that being a pioneer from 20 years ago isn't a garantee that they'll be any good now....
Jarrod1979
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joseph said:
I saw grand master flash at homelands last year and he was the f***ing bollocks!