When Terry Francis and Nathan Coles started throwing parties, it was pretty much a reaction to their circumstances. Already committed to London?s fledging acid house scene, and both influenced by rare groove and up-tempo soul, they wanted to do something off their own backs, just for their mates, with DJs they liked. Over a decade later the pair are still in the rudest health, noising up nightclubs with that same simple ethos, while Wiggle ? the catch-all term covering record label, clubnight, artist name and attitude ? has also come to typify a style of music; a deep, druggy basement-shaking sound that nicks techno?s swagger and steals house?s smile. DJing together all over the world, the pair are bang in the middle of an industrious community of producers, all excelling at making music to escape in and get down to. ?Fabric 28? ? the first time the Wiggle sound has been captured on a compilation - is a statement-making mix, as fun, involving and unfussy as Francis and Coles themselves.
?It?s nice because between the two of us we can basically go all over the place ? go a little funky and then maybe a bit deeper? we make it quite a nice little journey, as DJs say. At the end of the day, we?re only glorified jukeboxes, so we may as well have fun with it. Music?s supposed to be fun.? - Terry Francis
?The way Terry mixes and the way I mix are different in some ways - maybe sometimes I cut things up a little bit more and Terry plays a little bit smoother so it makes for a nice contrast. When we play it?s fun. I think that comes across to people. Without getting too hippie-fied about it, people can feel that vibe.? - Nathan Coles
?Fabric 28? is an emotive, bass-driven mix that transports the listener straight to the site of their most rapturous club experience, with thick, warm basslines governing unruly, restless beats. Terry and Nathan keep four hands on decks at all times, using the lyrics on Peace Division?s ?Club Therapy?, which slate any ostentatious nightlife attitudes while declaring ?I?m just going for the music?, to embody the Wiggle spirit. In company with the likes of Poker Flat and Exun, the mix features Nathan?s intensified reworking of C-Soul?s ?Everybody? and Annette?s ?Dream 17? and reveals a sublime late-night selection from Terry & Ricardo. From flirty to dirty to filthy, ?Fabric 28? is an accumulation of stimulating tracks, bonded together with scalpel- sharp mixes. With such similar backgrounds and dispositions, and after working so closely for so long, it?s not surprising they have a tight, subliminal connection, habitually finish each other?s sentences and ? as captured perfectly on ?Fabric 28? - each other?s mixes on the decks.
Nathan: ?We?d talked about doing a Wiggle mix CD for ages for our distributor but we feel so chuffed for the opportunity to do this with Fabric.? Terry: ?The mix has some new stuff on it, older stuff, harder stuff and some funky stuff. All over the place really.? Nathan: ?Some of our favourites. You wanna try to create something that has longevity.? Terry: ?And represents you.? Nathan: ?Something that has the energy of the dancefloor, but at the same time is accessible.? Terry: ?You want to be able to listen to it in a club or in a car.? Nathan: ?You want it to have spaciousness and that emotive feeling as well but still encompass what we do as Wiggle.?
01 Hipp-E. Darkness Brovas. NRK 02 Corrie. Some Bizarre. Presslab 03 Army Of One Martian. Keg Party. Exun 04 Peace Division. Club Therapy. NRK 05 Argy. Love Dose. Poker Flat 06 Presence. Gettin? Lifted. Miso 07 Will B Pres? Buki Cole & Free Radikal. Travelling [John Ciafone Remix]. INP 08 Style Of Eye Ft. Chalek. Hydroponic. Tiny Sticks 09 Cle. No Need To See. Soundproof 10 C-Soul. Everybody [Nathan Coles Remix]. On The House 11 Marc Romboy Vs. Blake Baxter. Freakin. Systematic 12 The Dopeheadz. Say Something. Robsoul 13 Mario Fabriani. Release. Nightshift 14 Laid. Punch Up [Wozsonik Vokz Mix]. Syam 15 Terry & Ricardo. Change. Hallucination 16 Fish Go Deep Ft. Tracey K. The Cure & The Cause [Dennis Ferrer Remix]. Go Deep 17 Mula. Her Boyfriend Was The DJ [Bushy Remix]. Stompa Phunk 18 Annette. Dream 17 [Nathan Coles & Dave Coker Love Your Feel Mix]. BMG
holy crap i cant wait for this one!