ON TOP OF BEING A DJ AND LIVING AND BREATHING DANCE MUSIC, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY OTHER MUSIC THAT I ENJOY. ONE ARTIST THAT HAS MADE A BIG IMPRESSION ON ME IS MILES DAVIS. I STARTED LISTENING TO MILES WHEN I WORKED AT A MUSIC STORE WHEN I WAS 18. I STARTED WITH "KIND OF BLUE" LIKE MANY PEOPLE, THEN STARTED WORKING MY WAY INTO HIS MORE OBSCURE FUSION AND BIG BAND STUFF THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT. I PRETTY MUCH HAVE EVERY BOX SET AND ALBUM I COULD LAY MY HANDS ON, NOW. THERE AREN'T MANY ARTISTS THAT I CAN SAY I OWN THE VAST MAJORITY OF ALL THEIR WORK. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S AS EXTENSIVE AS MILES DAVIS CATALOGUE.
DJ'ING IS ALL ABOUT IMPROVISATION AND GOING WITH THE FLOW. I FIND JAZZ TO BE VERY MUCH THE SAME. YOU CAN LISTEN TO A LOT OF MILES' RECORDS AND TELL THAT IT WASN'T PLANNED, IT JUST HAPPENED. AND THE MAN WAS A MASTER AT IMPROVISATION. THIS PARTICULAR CUT IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE. 32 MINUTES, 17 SECONDS OF PURE CHILLED GENIUS (RECORDED AT THE HEIGHT OF MILES' DRUG USE AND DEPRESSION, MIND YOU). THIS IS EASILY MY FAVORITE MILES JAM EVER. SO SIT BACK, DIM THE LIGHTS, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND TAKE THE JOURNEY. THIS IS ONLY FOR TRUE MUSIC LOVERS...
DL- MILES DAVIS- HE LOVED HIM MADLY : GET UP WITH IT (DISC 1) - SONY 1972
