by Greg Wilson
on 28. Mar, 2011
in CD’s / Digital, DJ / Club Culture, Film, Hear, Living To Music, Manchester, Read, Records, The Eighties, The Nineties
This Sunday (April 3rd), at 9pm, you’re invited to share a listening session with some likeminded souls, wherever you might be. This can be experienced either alone or communally, and you don’t need to leave the comfort of your own home to participate. Full lowdown here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2010/06/living-to-music/
‘Screamadelica’, the third album by Scottish indie-rockers Primal Scream, was a departure from their previous recordings. Taking up the baton from Madchester’s Indie-Dance exponents, the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses, Primal Scream put their finger firmly on the pulse of cultural change, triggered by the Acid House movement of the late 80’s, and instinctively set about soundtracking it, capturing the essence of the era more than any other album – it was a zeitgeist bullseye.
by Greg Wilson
on 11. Feb, 2011
in DJ / Club Culture, Hear, Manchester, Radio, Records, Remixes / Edits, Tape, The Eighties
I’ve just uploaded three previously unavailable ‘turntable edits’ (as I called them at the time), which can now be streamed at my MixCloud page. Back when I did them in 1984, their original purpose was to help me in my forlorn quest to make a breakthrough into remixing, but they were also played on Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio during Timmy Mallett’s award winning ‘Timmy On The Tranny’ shows, which hit the bullseye with the teenage audience they were aimed at.
by Greg Wilson
on 18. Jan, 2011
in Black Culture, Books, DJ / Club Culture, Interviews, Manchester, Read, The Nineties
I was recently asked about Peter Hook’s book by Joe Rose on the Big Chill forum. He commented “just been reading about you in Hooky's 'Haçienda - How Not To Run A Club'... sounds like those early days at the Hac were bizarre!” To which I replied:
“I'm particularly happy there's finally a book about The Haçienda out there that gives props to the black scene and its key influence on the club. Generally this is missed out completely when people are writing about its part in dance culture...
by Greg Wilson
on 24. Nov, 2010
in Articles, Black Culture, Books, Magazines, Manchester, Read, The Eighties
A great new book, documenting the London based dance publication, Soul Underground, is now available via DJ History. ‘Catch The Beat’ spans the pivotal years 1987-1991, as UK dance culture was breaking out of its previously specialist confines and coming right into mainstream focus.
by Greg Wilson
on 21. Oct, 2010
in Black Culture, CD’s / Digital, Documentaries, Hear, Interviews, Manchester, Read, See, The Nineties
Last month I came across a thread titled ‘Where were you in 1990?’ on the DJ History forum. It wasn’t until I was typing out the comment below that I realised just how momentous a year it was for me – tinged with the bittersweet I should add. Here’s what I wrote:
“I'd moved back North (from London, where I'd been since '86) and spent most of 1990 in Manchester, which was a great place to be that year...
by Greg Wilson
on 06. Aug, 2010
in DJ / Club Culture, Hear, Interviews, Manchester, Radio, Remixes / Edits, The Seventies
I became aware of the Eclectic Circus when Adrian emailed me to ask if I’d be up for an interview, which has just been broadcast and has now been uploaded onto their SoundCloud page, where they archive their shows. It’s their second interview, their first being something of a coup – none other than the father of the remix, Tom Moulton.
by Greg Wilson
on 22. Jul, 2010
in Art & Design, Black Culture, CD’s / Digital, Hear, Manchester, Records, See, Video
This month marks a big anniversary for me – it’s exactly twenty years since the crew I worked so closely with for over five years, as producer, manager and all round collaborator, saw their debut LP, the ‘Killer Album’, released via EMI.
now with
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