RA.

437 Dave Clarke

Tracklist /
The Clash - London calling (RadicalG remix)
Millimetric - Negative Leaders (The Horrorist remix)
The Hacker - A Thousand Time (Perspects remix)
Sindrome - J'prends Tous Les Avions Aui S'crasent (ADAN & ILSE remix)
Autokratz - Push (Mr Magnetik Rmx)
Lectromagnetique - She
dynArec - The Courteous Mercenary
Pip Williams - Ulterior Motives
Djedjotronic - Traffic
Black Smith Craft - Noises at Night
Anthony Rother - Automat
Fleck ESC - Stepping Away
Mr Magnetik - Night Wolves (DeFeKT remix)
The Exaltics - Ten Days (Sync 24 Remix)
RXmode - Tears
Dez Williams - le claqueurs
Anthony Rother - Momentum
Commuter - Digital Memories Part 1
Simulacra - Enantiodromia
The Exaltics - The Way Out
Mazzula - Sat-ur-dee Night
Umwelt - Evolution Stellaire
Kitbuilder - City Of The Damned (Radioactive Man Rmx)
Mazzula - Sleeping Dragon
Adan & Ilse - By The Way (remix by NV)
I Am Kloot - These Days (Dave Clarke Remix)
Placebo - Scene Of the Crime (Dave Clarke Remix)
RA.437 Dave Clarke
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13 Oct 2014
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At this year's Amsterdam Dance Event, Dave Clarke will be involved with
four panels, with topics ranging from opinions on music to global clubbing. Clar
ke is often hard to miss at ADE. He tends to be the most outspoken person in the
room, and rightfully so: he started DJing in the mid-'80s and has been consumin
g electronic music ever since. He built his reputation in the '90s through a ser
ies of belligerent productions, including his 1995 album Archive One, which is c
onsidered a techno classic. His DJ career followed a similar trajectory, with Cl
arke building a reputation as a fearsome selector who brought a sense of hip-hop
showmanship to his performances.
He was one of the few DJs to appear regularly on the BBC radio shows of
John Peel, the late broadcaster who, like Clarke, took an uncompromising attitud
e to his craft. Clarke is less focussed on studio work these days, but he keeps
a presence on the airwaves through White Noise, a radio show he records from his
Amsterdam base that has so far chalked up 457 episodes.
For all of his achievements in clubs, on radio and in the studio, it's b
een Clarke's mix CDs that have arguably done the most to secure his status. In p
articular his two World Service mixes, released in 2001 and 2005 respectively, a
re seen as masterpieces of the form. For his RA podcast we asked Clarke for an e
lectro mix as a nod to World Servicethe mixes were famously divided into a techno
disc and an electro disc. He sent us almost 90 minutes of twitchy, syncopated s
ounds that bear the hallmarks of his classic explorations of the style.
What have you been up to recently?
Getting prepared for ADE, my radio shows, a voiceover for a Ramones docu
ment trailer for Vevo, remixing Placebo and many others.
How and where was the mix recorded?
On a boat in Amsterdam, it was recorded in one take.
Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?
You guys wanted an electro mix, so it would be rude to do something else
, plus it's always fun to do an electro mix. There's still so much great music a
nd producers in that field.
You have a longstanding relationship with ADE. Why have you chosen to be
come so involved over the years?
It has been organic. This is the city that I live in, I am really proud
of Amsterdam and I am very proud of what Richard and Karsten have made, and I ha
ve only been part of it for half the story.
Do you feel like people are more engaged in the discourse surrounding da
nce music these days?
It depends on your definition of "dance music." The more business-savvy
people are always up for talking, and of course the business-savvy people reside
in the popular genres.
Has the conversation changed much over the years in your view?
In a way, the 360 record deal never took off for most people (which is g
ood), but managers are always looking at expanding the revenue stream of the art
ist and making sure money comes in from the new digital models, so more people l
ook forward and less lament the passing of older models.
What are you up to next?
About to dash for a train to Brussels for my gig in Lille... bye!