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Works in music. I love a cape... or two...
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Gourock , River Clyde , clouds and hills 😍
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This time last week I was in the spectacular surrounds of @manchestercathedral for a special event as part of my 50th celebrations. The sun was still beating down when I arrived, and It was an unforgettable evening/night, one which I’ll always treasure, that’s left me with a warm glow ever since. Thanks so much to everyone who came, many travelling into Manchester for the night, it was such a top crowd to play to. Also big respect to @classicsevents_co / @new_vision_events who did such a brilliant job of staging the event and selling it out – always a pleasure to work with them. The staff of the Cathedral were great too, everything was tip-top. Finally, @che.wax, who nailed his support slot, perfectly setting the tone just right before I went on. Although I’m from Merseyside, given my former associations with the city, Manchester is very much my spiritual home, so the Cathedral provided the perfect setting to celebrate my half-century, right in the heart of things. Great to see some old friends who link way back to the days of Legend, my time at The Haçienda, Broken Glass and the Ruthless Rap Assassins. Some clips here, courtesy of @dansoulsmith. I’ll post the finale separately on Sunday.
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Record Store Day today, happy hunting! AS part of RSD, Sugarhill have issued a 12” dub mix they commissioned from @che.wax and I of the seminal hip-hop classic, ‘The Message’, by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. Also, on the flip, there’s a further dub, this time of the Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rappers Delight’, held back from our remix session last year. It’s been a privilege to work on two such iconic tracks, and for a truly historic label. I remember both of these records from when they first came into the UK on import, ‘Rappers Delight’ in 1979 and ‘The Message’ in 1982 - landmark releases which would inspire a generation, elevating hip-hop from the New York streets to a global phenomenon. #recordstoreday #grandmasterflash #grandmasterflashandthefuriousfive #sugarhillgang #chewax #gregwilson
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Following the recent ‘Rapper’s Delight’ remix, Sugar Hill/BMG today release The Sugarhill Gang ‘Essential Cuts’ on limited edition zoetrope picture vinyl – zoetrope being a pre-film animation technique in which a series of revolving images create motion – in this case, relating to the lyrics of ‘Rapper’s Delight’. The album includes an edited version of the remix I did with @che.wax, as well as the original version and other tracks by the crew including ‘Apache’, ‘8th Wonder’ and ‘The Lover In You’. The 12” found its way to #4 on the UK Official Vinyl Singles Chart (I didn’t even realise they had one). Big thanks for @donletts for opening his @bbcradio6 show with the remix, playing the full 10 minutes – respect!
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I’m excited to announce that the official remix @che.wax and I have done of the seminal Sugarhill Gang hit ‘Rappers Delight’, is released today on the Sugar Hill label – on 12” vinyl & digital. A few months ago my agent got in touch to say he’d had an approach from BMG about me working on a hip-hop track by a US artist. I said to send it over, thinking it was something current, so it was quite a surprise when the stems arrived for ‘Rappers Delight’. Working on such an historic track comes with a big responsibility, given its legacy. As with mixes for Gabriels, Confidence Man, Happy Mondays and others, I got Ché onboard. I wanted the remix to be true to the original, but with a contemporary feel in terms of sonics, with Ché building new layers into the track. The remix basically comes in two halves, the second half arrangement true to the original, but the first half a totally new take on the track, with the rap cut up and re-shuffled. Along with the 12”, there are digital versions of both shorter halves. I remember when ‘Rappers Delight’ first came in on import back in 1979, on a brand new label, Sugar Hill. It immediately blew up, with Morgan Khan at Pye/PRT hastily arranging its release here, having picked up the UK licensing. It became a top 5 hit, but, nevertheless, would be widely regarded as novelty, nobody imagining that rap would eventually become so huge. It wasn’t until 1982, and another Sugar Hill release, ‘The Message’ by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, that rap was taken seriously as a stand-alone form. Rap, as a term, went way back within US black communities, as slang for talk – for example, Isaac Hayes had recorded a spoken word track, ‘Ike’s Rap’, in 1970. But the rhythmic rhyming of ‘Rappers Delight’ was altogether different – its roots with black radio DJs who rhymed on the mic, as later would some in the clubs, like DJ Hollywood from Bronx venue, Disco Fever. It’s been something of an honour to work up close with this defining track, and a joy to see the response when I’ve played it out during recent months. Copies are available from all main vinyl stockists and across digital platforms. #sugarhillgang #chewax #gregwilson
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Squid ink ice cream! Food tour Marseille with @no_diet_club
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Pulled a rabbit out of a hat .
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Budle Bay
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Outstanding in their field . . . . . . . . . . . . #StreetPhotography #StreetArt #Travelgram #RuleOfThirds #2InstaGoodPortraitLove #LightPhotography #VSCO #VSCOcam #Snapseed #LeadingLines #Viewpoint #GoldenRatio #Colour #fujifilm #xt2 #Travel #ThroughTheLens #UrbanPhoto #Earthpix #MoodyGrams #Suffolk #field
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Into the mist #lownewtonbythesea #northumberland #beach #sunshine #monochrome #noir #postlunchwalk #family #easterholidays
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