RockNRolla – something old, something new…

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Managed to sit down, relax, hit the surround system on full, and watch Guy Ritchie‘s masterpiece ‘RockNRolla’ the other night.. Apart from the cinematic marvel, great editing and hugely entertaining characters, two tracks again caught my attention. From way back in 1984, when the term ‘Balearic Music’ hadn’t been coined but certainly existed, being a hidden music genre for a multitude of styles and influences coming together to create one off and very unique dance records (ok, some may have been called ‘one hit wonders), comes this gem from ‘Flash in the Pan’ -Its use in the dancing scene at the hedonists party was very cool indeed… Time now I reckon, to have a play with Arturia’s Prophet V and Jupiter 8V to get some of those classic 80′s stabs going down!!

And the 2nd track.. ? A much newer offering from 2007.. BlackStrobes slice of alternative dance/rockabilly, “I’m A Man” - Nuff said!

About Paul Dakeyne

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Paul Dakeyne is a DJ/Producer who has dedicated the past two decades of his life to dance music production and DJ'ing. For six years, he toured globally for the world famous Ministry of Sound and has played DJ sets for the likes of U2 and for the legendary, Kraftwerk, Although remixing around 250 records in his career, as an artist in his own right, Paul landed one of dance music's seminal crossover moments with his "18 Strings' monster hit by Tinman - scoring a UK top ten in 1994. He also co-wrote and produced the music for BBC's Watchdog and Crimewatch when they were both revamped in 2001 and '06 respectively. His other career highlights have included an A&R stint for Mercury Records, lecturing in 'DJ culture and music technology' and creating mash-up mixes for Radio 1's, Chris Moyles. Paul joined the DV group in 2003 leading to his role as blog and feature author here at the DV Mag.

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