DISCO XI Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on February 09, 2010 21:59
60 Plays8 Comments8 Favoritings40 DownloadsA Disco flavoured mix for Tokyo's C-Les Radio - Feb 2010.ESSENTIAL MIX (by greg wilson for bbc radio 1) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on January 17, 2010 21:22
996 Plays12 Comments39 Favoritings750 DownloadsPlayHide the comments0.00 / 1.58.41Exclusive to SoundCloud. Available for the first time without voiceovers and jingles,12 months on from original Radio 1broadcast on 17.01.09.ELECTRIC CHAIR END OF YEAR RIOT MANCHESTER 27.12.09 (greg wilson live mix) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on December 28, 2009 22:56
1825 Plays27 Comments48 Favoritings1108 DownloadsRecorded at the Electric Chair Riot at Manchester's Legends (not to be confused with Legend, my early 80's venue) 27.12.09.HORSE & GROOM LONDON PTS2&3 22.11.09 (greg wilson live mix) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on December 28, 2009 21:46
655 Plays15 Comments20 Favoritings282 DownloadsPlayHide the comments0.00 / 1.58.33Pts 2 and 3 together as a continuous 2 hour live mix from the Credit To The Edit Vol 2 launch party at the Horse & Groom, Shoreditch 22.11.09.HORSE & GROOM LONDON PT3 22.11.09 (greg wilson live mix) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on December 07, 2009 00:55
923 Plays11 Comments29 Favoritings637 DownloadsThird and final part of live mix from the Credit To The Edit Vol 2 launch party at the Horse & Groom, Shoreditch 22.11.09.HORSE & GROOM LONDON PT2 22.11.09 (greg wilson live mix) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on December 01, 2009 02:20
918 Plays12 Comments31 Favoritings717 DownloadsSecond part of live mix from the Credit To The Edit Vol 2 launch party at the Horse & Groom, Shoreditch 22.11.09.HORSE & GROOM LONDON PT1 22.11.09 (greg wilson live mix) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on November 25, 2009 05:41
2050 Plays34 Comments50 Favoritings1555 DownloadsFirst part of live mix from the Credit To The Edit Vol 2 launch party at the Horse & Groom, Shoreditch 22.11.09.MUSIC PLAYED IN DISCOTHEQUES - FULL LENGTH (by greg wilson for the tate gallery) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on November 18, 2009 02:42
2079 Plays24 Comments60 Favoritings1486 DownloadsComplete 40 track / 2 hour mix. For tracklisting and discotext email greg@electrofunkroots.co.uk.MUSIC PLAYED IN DISCOTHEQUES PT 2 (by greg wilson for the tate gallery) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on November 18, 2009 00:52
521 Plays19 Favoritings458 DownloadsCD Length - 2nd half of a new mix that captures the essence of the original disco epoch, taking in the years 1972-75.MUSIC PLAYED IN DISCOTHEQUES PT 1 (by greg wilson for the tate gallery) Uploaded by gregwilson Start following Send a message on November 18, 2009 00:06
402 Plays1 Comment15 Favoritings360 DownloadsCD Length - 1st half of a special mix recorded for Liverpool's Tate. Unveiled in the gallery's Silent Disco on 12.11.09.
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Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important
figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the
early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester's majorly influential Legend. He
was a pioneer of mixing in the UK and in 1983 he became the first 'dance
music' DJ hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester's now legendary
Hacienda club. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic,
post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed
'Electro-Funk'.
In 2003 he set up his own website (www.electrofunkroots.co.uk) to document
this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture and, having retired from
DJ work at the end of 1983, Greg returned to spinning tunes two decades
later, receiving plaudits for his red-hot appearances at renowned nights
including Electric Chair, Horse Meat Disco, Fabric, Back To Basics, Ministry
Of Sound, Asylum, Melting Pot and the Sub Club, to name but a few. Before
long he was picking up an ever increasing amount of bookings throughout
Europe and, more recently, worldwide.
In 2005 Tirk Records released 'Credit to the Edit', a compilation of
re-edits spanning Greg's entire career, some even original tape edits from
way back when (Greg still uses his trusty old Revox B77 reel-to-reel tape
machine when DJing out). This wasn't his first compilation either, having
collaborated on most of the tracks to appear on the Street Sounds 'UK
Electro' LP in 1984, as well as being the selector behind the 'Classic
Electro Mastercuts' LP in 1994.
Other firsts for Greg include being the first DJ to mix live on British TV
(The Tube in 1983), putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type
for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester (beginning 1982) and showing a certain
Norman Cook, then a young aspiring DJ called Quentin, how to scratch (Dec
'83). Greg has written for magazines / webzines like Wax Poetics, Clash,
Grand Slam and Discopia, and presented a monthly online radio series, 'Time
Capsule', on Samurai FM.
2008 saw Greg go truly global, embarking on an end of year tour that
literally took him right around the world, with dates in Japan, Australia
and Brazil, following-on from a series of gigs in the US (a return to New
York and his San Francisco and LA debuts). Now a firm favourite on the
festival circuit in both the UK and Europe, he also played Ibiza for the
first time in the summer of 08, including a terrace appearance at the famous
We Love Sundays session at Space.
Nominated by DJ magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named
amongst their top twenty remixers of all-time, Greg's edits and mixes
continue to feature on the playlists of DJ's in every continent.
In January 2009 Greg's reputation was further enhanced when his Essential
Mix on BBC Radio 1 became something of an instant classic, receiving almost
universal acclaim and, in the process, providing the perfect way to
commemorate the 5th anniversary of a remarkable renaissance.
Credit To The Edit Volume 2 is released in November 2009.