Adam Freeland
Fabric Live 16
(Fabric)
Reported Wednesday, July 21 2004
Courtesy of Jonty_Adderley @ www.skrufff.com
"The reason why I started playing breaks was because it was totally open-minded; a mixture of everything from funk to hip hop to electro to house and drum & bass . . . As soon as people get all restrictive, saying the sound has to be this, I just say that was then and the sound has to keep moving and developing."
10 years after he first started championing breaks, Adam Freeland remains the genre's first, if not only superstar DJ, though as a growing body of foot-stepping jocks start to refine and define the increasingly popular genre, it's timely that Freeland is talking of moving on. Though listening to his latest mix CD, he's clearly decided to go back to move forwards, segueing funk, hip hop, electro and drum & bass to come up with a mix that's far superior and different to much of the stuff that these days passes for breaks.
He's also gone for tunes that are generally both accessible and cutting edge, dropping DJ rarities and acapellas alongside peak time crowd pleasers like LFO's acid anthem Freak and PET's electro-pop Superpet, all seamlessly mashed together with Adam's usual precision and pace.
The Marine Parade captain has also always distinguished himself from lesser DJs by being technically top notch and willing to learn new tricks, so it's no surprise that Fabric 17 is superbly mixed and while as musically varied as a 'breaks' set can out.
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