DC BRINGS THE WHITE NOISE !
The word legend is used lightly these days but, when it comes to techno, there are
few people that have achieved as much as Dave Clarke. Starting out in the 1980’s in
Brighton, Dave Clarke broke the mould when his debut album Archive One came out
in 1996. Fast forward 15 years to 2011 and through his unbridled enthusiasm for music
across all genres and a keen ear for what the dance floor needs, Dave Clarke is as
relevant as ever, as evidenced by his mind-blowing first headline appearance at this
year’s Electric Picnic. Dave’s brilliant “White Noise†show on 2FM every Saturday night
continues to bring cutting edge techno to the masses and he is a big supporter of new
Irish talent. Dave Clarke brings the “White Noise†to Forum Waterford on Friday, 25
November. Support comes from Niall Power, Alan Simms, and Lee O’Donnell. Tickets
(€15) are on sale now at Next Door Forum Waterford, Suir Dzign (Patrick St) and 051
871111.
He may be known as The Baron Of Techno, a moniker given to him by John Peel, but
Dave Clarke has an anarchist streak a mile wide and punk in his soul. “I got so much shit
for being a futurist,†he states (he was the first Techno artist to release an Internet only
single back in 2000), “When I started going digital and moved away from vinyl some of
my fellow artists asked me, ‘How much are they paying you?’ How much is who paying
me? It was such a strange situation - this is techno – it’s supposed to be forward-looking!
‘Whatever these people say, I’m still going to move forward, it’s the right course.†He did
and does. He plays out every weekend everywhere, to name a recent few, The Rex in
Paris, Klubbers Day in Madrid, Buenos Aires, Fabric in London and headliner of Britain’s
Glade Festival. At every event there’s the same attention to detail, his sets swooping
whip-smart along the cutting blade of techno and electro, backed up by a seasoned bag
of DJ tricks that pushes the whole caboodle to the next level.
It all started back in the 80s when Dave blagged himself a DJ slot in Brighton.
Soon such gigs provided Clarke with a meagre living, then in 1994 his reputation
was sealed by a series of EPs known collectively as ‘Red’. His mix CDs included
the two best-selling ‘World Service’ outings (one of which made it into the top ten
best mix compilations of all time in Resident Advisor) showcasing his dual love for
electro and techno. When his production pace ebbed, Music Man Records gathered
together ‘Remixes And Rareties’ in 2007, making Album Of The Month in Mixmag
and receiving critical plaudits all over. These and countless other tunes are chopped,
hammered, filleted and turned on their heads during Clarke’s DJ sets. That’s where
he comes alive, where skills honed for years blow venues apart. A 2010 highlight, for
instance, was the fifteenth birthday party of FUSE, the Brussels club where his standing
is second-to-none, where he’s developed an extraordinary relationship with the crowd.
He speaks of it with his breath catching, as thrilled as ever by the ride the music takes
him on. “I love having a crowd absolutely hanging by a thread, completely gripped,†he
announces passionately, “I often say to myself in the middle of a set, ‘I love my job’.â€
It’s true. He really does. And it shows.
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