HOW’S YOUR RAVING?
July 11, 2009
Fresh off the back of their last success at CARGO featuring rave legends The Ratpack, HOW’S MY RAVING? return for their second event as part of our massive FREE FRIDAYS series. This time they have secured the exclusive London live debut performance from Bolton’s BLACKOUT CREW, and we had a sit down with DJ GUY who will also be playing on the night.
You’ll be Djing after the mighty Blackout Crew, can you give us any insight to what we can expect from your set?
I’ll be spinning a pretty fast and lairy mix of Chicago Ghetto House, Miami Bass, Detroit Ghettotech, funky old electro tracks and whatever else leaps to mind at the time. Expect scratching, big bass tracks and lots of dirty vocals.
You were part of the Non Stop DJs, run the Global Fire label and are widely regarded as the king of UK Booty, is there much of a scene in the UK and can you tell us about it/ who’s involved?
There’s not many people doing exactly what I do in the UK – my style’s directly inspired by all the booty DJing from Detroit, so you get the occasional UK DJ that takes a bit of that sound and mixes it with other stuff like breaks or techno etc. but my sound’s more of a concentrated booty assault I think.
What new releases or mixtapes do you have coming out?
It’s been a good year so far with my One In The Front track on the Deekline & Wizard album and my “Ghost Dick” release doing the rounds right now. More booty releases will be dropping on Global Fire towards the end of the summer with some vocal and remix collaborations which I’m excited about.
Who is your all time favourite DJ?
I’ve not really got a single favourite, but a mixtape by Detroit’s “12 Tech Mob” crew and Derrick May’s “Mayday Mix” were both hugely impressive eye-openers for me.
Where do like to hang out outside of Djing? Any top recommendations for good spots in London?
I like the English Maid a lot -it’s a moored pub boat near Lambeth Bridge. The beer selection is shite but it’s a great place to drink on a sunny afternoon. There’s a nice view on the river and you get to see the occasional dead swan.
Click here to download this Hot City mix:
Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Brothomstates Remix)
Hot City – Setting Me Free
Shadow Dancer – What Is Natural
Zomby – Helter Skelter
Piddy Py – Prickly Rose
R1 Ryders – Rubberband
Untold – Anaconda
And here to download Disco of Doom‘s mix.
Chemical Brothers ‘Dot It Again’ Disco Of Doom RMX
Major Lazer ‘Pon Di Floor’
KRS 1 Soundofdapecan Riva Starr Rechunk
Tom Real ‘Project X’
Zombie Nation ‘Worth It’ Arveen & Misk Remix
Fukkk Offf ‘I’m A Freak’
Atomic Drop ‘Gangstas’
Burns ‘Turbo’ Jokers Of The Scene Remix
Disco Of Doom ‘Warpig’
Buckfunk3000 ‘High Volume’ Disco Of Doom Remix
Popof ‘Shades’
LIVE: THE BLACKOUT CREW + DISCO OF DOOM
DJS: A1 BASSLINE + DJ GUY + HOT CITY + LIVE FROM BAGHDAD
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