[B]PERCEPTIONS[/B]
Hosted by Dres and David Josephs
Ever Second and Fourth Monday of the Month starting at 3pm EST.
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As the temperature drops below freezing here in the East Coast and we look for warmth wherever we can find it, it brings me nothing but pleasure to bring you a toasty mix by none other than Lee Burridge Live from DC-10. I don't need to say much, you all know him, you all love him - his sets have mind-bended you into the next morning and made ya dance till the wee hours making you beg for more. Special thanks to Andrew Grant and Peter Anthony on this one - as both these rockstars primed DC-10 for the proverbial pimp Lee is. Hope you all enjoy!
And to top it off I have added another special treat for you all - a promo mix done by The Low End Specialists! This stellar mix will follow Lee's live set from DC-10 tomorrow on Perceptions.
[u]Lee Burridge[/u]:
It?s 1985 in the idyllic backwaters of rural England and a young Lee Burridge has just embarked on what will become a very colourful DJ career. Currently though he?s playing appalling music at birthdays, weddings and the odd funeral.
Sadly for the deceased, but luckily for us, with aspirations of playing the kind of music he?s been hearing at acid house parties, Lee has a quick look at his life and decides a change is needed, so he moves from Dorset? to Hong Kong. As you do.
The calibre of Lees early parties ensured that scores of world-class djs played, and these sometimes chaotic, often unforgettable nights helped lay the foundation for Hong Kong?s now thriving underground house scene.
It wasn?t all fun though, during his 6 years at the forefront off Asia?s dance music scene, Lee and his cohorts also endured gruelling periods hanging about on the beaches of Thailand, as they brought dance music to the legendary full moon parties for the first time.
2 djs who passed through Hong Kong were Sasha and Craig Richards, and these guys later fashioned together a partnership called Tyrant. In 1998 they lured Lee back to the UK, using carrots, to become part of the Tyrant Soundsystem.
As Tyrant, Lee and Craig have now released 2 compilations and, luckily for them, each has been respected and loved by djs and clubbers alike. Listening carefully you?ll hear tracks with a progressive edge, techy grooves, deep house and some breaks thrown in for good measure. The colossal Pete Tong named the first release his ?album of the year?. Urban legend has it that, on hearing the news, Lee got drunk on shandy to celebrate.
Like the albums, Lees sound is versatile and unique. He?s comfortable playing warm-up and peaktime slots, or both if the vibe?s right. Not satisfied with holding down residencies at Fabric in London and The Bomb in Nottingham, his travels take him across the globe from Romania to Argentina, Asia to America.
In 2002 Lee Burridge was voted No.10 in the DJ Magazine Top 100 poll? although Lee?s still struggling to think of 9 djs who are actually better than him.
So there you have it? a summary of 18 years worth of music and djing. But just forget all and remember this. Lee Burridge likes to party with the best of us, reads a crowd like no other, and plays some of the most mind-boggling, genre bending and jaw-dropping records you?re ever likely to hear. Period.
[u]Low End Specialists[/u]:
The Low End Specialists are NYC based duo Mac C & Ali Geramian. They have rapidly been rising to the top of the charts and decks in clubland. Purveyors of the latest underground sound, Mac & Ali remain on the cutting edge of underground house music with support from the likes of Danny Tenaglia, John Digweed, Sander Kleinenberg, John Creamer, DJ Vibe, Deep Dish & Danny Howells. In past years Mac's regular guesting at Danny Tenaglia's weekly Be Yourself residency led to them establishing their own weekly residency at the well renowned Centro-Fly for over a year; With a new year comes new changes and with the closing of Centro-Fly & Arc, 2004 saw the guys do regular events at Spirit, Cielo and now Crobar.
They have produced & remixed records for Yoshitoshi, Choo Choo, Bedrock, Alola, Little Mountain, Pipeline, Hydrogen, Kaos & Virgin Records to name but a few and have remixed artists like Steve Lawler, Danny Tenaglia & Janet Jackson. The two are currently busy remixing and producing original material in the studio while maintaining a busy gig schedule within the U.S and overseas. Constantly pushing the sound of the dancefloor from all angles and you'll need to experience them first-hand to see what all the buzz is about. The move from prodigies to peers of their heroes has been lightning fast, and the buzz surrounding them grows ever louder.
Next show: Perceptions 4 year anni - special guest TBA