Interview: ORIGINALS… HiFi Sean

They say that there are ‘no second acts in American lives’… but that’s clearly not the case in Scotland, where the one-time frontman of pioneering indie rockers The Soup Dragons, Sean Dickson, has reinvented himself as one of electronic music’s leading tunesmiths, HiFi Sean. Over the course of more than three decades, Sean has quite…

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Interview: ORIGINALS… Seamus Haji

In recent years, London-born Seamus Haji has become one of house music’s most celebrated producers and remixers, heading up the Big Love label and holding residencies in seminal nightspots such as Pacha and Eden in Ibiza and Ministry of Sound. As part of our ORIGINALS series, 909originals caught up with the Camberwell native to delve…

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Interview: ORIGINALS…Mijk van Dijk

The Berlin techno scene of today owes a good deal of gratitude to Mijk van Dijk, who as well as releasing music under the guise of Microglobe and Marmion (alongside Marcos Lopez), was one of the instigators of the trance movement, with the compilation Tranceformed From Beyond in 1992. Still making music to this day,…

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Interview: ORIGINALS… Josh Wink

The dreadlocks may be long gone, but Philadelphia native Josh Wink remains a dynamic force in dance music, with a back catalogue – Don’t Laugh¸ I’m Ready and Higher State of Consciousness to name but a few – that most artists would die for. Next year marks the 25th anniversary of the formation of his Ovum Recordings…

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Interview: ORIGINALS… CJ Mackintosh

The name CJ Mackintosh has been inexorably linked to the clubbing scene for more than 30 years, having made his name as both a former winner of the UK DMC Mix Championships, and as a key figure behind 1987 crossover dance hit Pump Up The Volume, by M|A|R|R|S. As part of our ORIGINALS series, 909originals…

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Interview: ORIGINALS… Chris Liebing

Welcome to ORIGINALS, 909originals’ series of interviews with leading DJs and producers, examining their early careers, the tracks and clubs that influenced their sound, and the individuals that helped them on their journey. Radio host, DJ, label owner, promoter… German techno powerhouse Chris Liebing has done it all, and then some. Some 25 years on…

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Interview: ORIGINALS… Dave Clarke

Welcome to ORIGINALS, 909originals’ series of interviews with leading DJs and producers, examining their early careers, the tracks and clubs that influenced their sound, and the individuals that helped them on their journey. From his early years spinning hip hop and disco to Brighton locals, to the recent release of his latest album, The Desecration…

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Interview: “You’ve got to grab peeps by the hips and insist that they move…” 909originals catches up with Kevin Knapp

Reared in San Francisco and residing in Berlin, Kevin Knapp is a custodian of jackin’ house beats combined with hip hop sensibilities – as renowned for his work on the mic as he is on the ones and twos. With releases on Hot Creations, Dirtybird, Hottrax, Sola, Truesoul, Crosstown Rebels and more, Knapp enjoyed recent success…

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