So, me and my dad were talking a few months back, and he said he wanted to help me out with this blog, because he thinks as himself as "Mr Music." Basically the idea was for him to give some quality artists/songs/albums from "back in the day."
So, yes, its taken him around 2 months to actually give me a first post and here it is.
Greg Wilson is a hero of mine. As 12 year old, I used to sit (tape deck at the ready ) and wait for Greg's legendary monster mixes on Mike Shaft's "Taking Care of Business" on Piccadilly Radio Manchester. .. It was the highlight of year, if you were into soul, electro funk & hip hop.. You were the coolest kid around if you had greg's mixes blaring out your ghetto blaster, while walking around the estate wearing your Le Shark (Poor Man's Lacoste) Polo T-Shirts, Farah Trousers and Winfield Four Stripe Trainers. ( Yep thats right, Woolworths Own!) Well my Mum couldn't afford Adidas Originals back then... Poor thing.
Anyway here, in my eyes (ears), are some Greg's finest tracks.
Then:
Walking On Confusion (Greg Wilson mash-up)
Rockers Revenge " Walking on Sunshine" vocals with New Orders "Confusion" beats. Both tracks produced by Arthur Baker but Greg mixed this up while being the DJ at the Hacienda, well before Madchester and certainly before Soulwax started the "Mash Up Trend". . Ahead of his time, I say.
Walking On Confusion (gw mash-up) by gregwilson
Now:
The XX - Night Time (Greg Wilson Remix)
Nothing wrong with the album version, but Greg has turned it into a Nu Balearic bubbler. Which is now in vogue/fashion/all the rave, as they say. Listen and float away to the new subtle beats to the original dreamy atmosphere.
The XX 'Night Time' - Greg Wilson Version by wearemachinemusic
Also you can listen the to famous mixes my dad use listen to back in 82/83 on Greg's web site. http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk/
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