One of the top DJs of the past decade, Paul Oakenfold, had this to say to Billboard about the State Of Dance, as he readies himself to release his first album since 2006:
“(The new album is) 90 percent uptempo. I’ve gone for what I feel are cutting-edge rhythms, tomorrow’s sound today. I call it Urban House. It’s very much based on where I think things will go. You’re always looking for progressions in putting together, new sounds. Trends come and go very fast, but after DJing for 20 years you get an idea where it’s going to go in the club.”
On a personal level I am at the point where I like what I like. And what I like is rhythm and song,
DFA, Drop The Lime, Guetta, Oakenfeld…. like that. What leaves me a lot colder is sampling bands, Deadmau, Pretty Lights, Girl talk -that lot.
And when Oakenfold talks you better fucking listen.
So good for me, lemons to Woody Fuller and Mary Magpie.