djdiggla Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 I'm not familiar with Craig but I know of Fabric. Interesting little piece on him. As fabric's resident DJ, Richards played the London club every Saturday for 18 years. Ray Philp hears a few things he learned along the way, from warm-ups to back-to-backs to the importance of playing for yourself.https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3532 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I have a special place in my heart for Craig Richards.That first Tyrant mix album holds great memories for me, being a student and being mashed all the time - dj'ing that kind of music, hanging out with lots of like-minded people, buying loads of records, sharing mix albums and being immersed in that scene.There's definitely that "groove" thing that Craig Richards does - and that whole "journey" thing which sounds wanky and may be drugs related, but I definitely dug it. I've seen him play a few times, including at Fabric and I always loved it.Interesting that he still plays vinyl and his comments on certain sounds and records only working on decent systems. I also relate to that "playing big / anthems" difficulty - you can't maintain that for most long club-nights and like he says, after you play one massive track, where do you go - you run out of space. It reminds me of being at the End in London, and hearing this amazing night just warming up gradually over a few hours and suddenly these baselines start creeping in a bit more and suddenly "whack" you're in this groove. Closest thing to a spiritual experience I ever had! The sound system there was amazing too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutdisco Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 the fact he mentioned Rythm&Sound..just great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 That first Tyrant mix album holds great memories for me Hook it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 That first Tyrant mix album holds great memories for me Hook it upOnce I'm back home I'll sort it out. Bosh a load of MDMA and see how you get on. Play it loud and wait for the baseline of Twenty Twelve - Ecstatic to drop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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