Tag Archives: DMC
Tainted Love – Rebuilding a Classic
Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Paul Dakeyne.
W-a-a-a-a-y back in 1981, once a week, I used to gather up a group of friends for a trip to Leeds, and that amazing club ‘The Warehouse’. As Disco gracefully bowed out the exit door, a whole new musical sub-culture emerged from its ashes, with a sprinkling of post-punk ‘n Bowie thrown in: Enter the [...]
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Kraftwerk Live Mix on Technics DZ-1200′s
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by Paul Dakeyne.
Here’s a fact – I was the first DJ ever to perform a live mix set on Technics CD decks, sometime around 1987. Of course, at a time when vinyl was king, some may have viewed this as sacrilege. Fast forward to 2005, and I was invited back by Technics and DMC to perform a [...]
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Tinman ’18 Strings’ – The True Story
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Paul Dakeyne.
In 1993, I created a record that started life as an underground club anthem, and eventually crossed over into the mainstream pop charts. This track was my career peak, my highest achievement, the laurel I never actually rested on.. It was called ‘Eighteen Strings’, the band/pseudonym, was Tinman! At the time of its high level [...]
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U2 Unreleased Megamix
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Paul Dakeyne.
Back in the late 80′s, I did a U2 megamix for DJ subscription service, DMC. This mix was released on vinyl and CD in the public domain. What is not ‘out there’ in the physical and internet world is my original version of this mix. This version was created using much more limited technology than [...]
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The DMC ‘Epic’s – Sigue Sigue Sputmix
Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Paul Dakeyne.
Known to most as the DMC Epic’s, they were (and not my words) ‘infamous & iconic’ works. One in particular has followed me around through the years. As the Royal Ruler, Tony Prince always reminds any audience I was put in front of, I did, amongst others, the one called ‘Sigue Sigue Sputmix’.
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