Richard Dinsdale - U-Turn [2008] Label: Toolroom Trax (TRT0053D) Rls Date: 21 Dec 2008 Genre: Electronic Style: Electro, House, Progressive House Quality: 320 kbps / 44.1 kHz Time: 60:23 min Size: 132 mb
Preview 01. Richard Dinsdale - Sonica (Original Club Mix) 02. Richard Dinsdale - Love Doctor (Original Club Mix) 03. Richard Dinsdale - Haunted House (Original Club Mix) 04. Richard Dinsdale feat. Wray - Let Yourself Go (Original Club Mix) 05. Richard Dinsdale - Hole In One (Original Club Mix) 06. Richard Dinsdale - Get Off The Streets (Original Club Mix) 07. Richard Dinsdale - Video Audio Cassette (Original Club Mix) 08. Richard Dinsdale - Up Down (Original Club Mix) 09. Richard Dinsdale - High School Dream (Original Club Mix) 10. Richard Dinsdale - Whistle (Original Club Mix)
It's
all too easy to endlessly list Richard Dinsdale's accomplishments. It's
all too easy to wax lyrical about his Ministry Of Sound residency, his
genre bending productions or his rapid rise to the top of house music's
well spread table. But where's the fun in that? Of course Richard's one
of the UK house music's recent heroes. You wouldn't be reading this if
he wasn't. What you need to know is why he is where he is. And why this
time next year he'll be even further. With razor sharp studio
skills, Richard's productions – whether you're talking the
body-slamming electro-jack anthem 'Crunch' or his sonorous slice of
sonic seduction 'Your Mind – all have one thing one thing in common;
their attention to detail. If Richard wants it to rumble, he'll spend
as long as it takes to strike 10 on the Richter scale. If he wants the
dancefloor to dissolve beneath your feet, he'll work that euphoric rush
to perfection. He's been known to take months on some productions.
Admittedly, on paper that sounds painstakingly boring. How it sounds on
the dancefloor is another thing altogether. A modern day musical
martyr, Richard sacrifices his time to give you the best house music
experience he could possibly provide. While his rise to dancefloor
stardom has appeared somewhat swift, his lifelong immersion in bleeps
and squeaks happened at an early age. Heavily influenced by his mum's
passion for Motown, Richard's discerning taste in music was refined
before he was out of short trousers. By the time you or I were puffing
a cheeky fag behind the bike sheds, he'd already moved into electronic
pastures, listing the tracks the DJs played on specialist shows and
working his fingers to wee stubs on his first pair of wobbly belt
drives. Oh yes, his attention to detail isn't exclusive to the studio;
he's a mean mother crusher as a DJ too. Having earned his stripes in
various bars and clubs of Surrey, Richard really began to flex his DJ
muscles when he began his residency at Seb Fontaine's much-loved
monthly night Type. Developing an innate ability to tease and tickle
the crowd with perfectly programmed sets that rise with lolloping
techno grooves and fall with spine-tingling synth whooshes, his skills
didn't go unnoticed. One year later and he's now a proud resident
disc spinner for clubbing institution Ministry Of Sound. And his DJ
profile has gone through the roof. Not only can you catch him at least
once a month at Ministry, but you can expect to find him as one of the
rave jet set with regular gigs in every corner of the globe; extensive
tours of Australia, Indonesia and Eastern Europe are already in the bag
and you're just as likely to catch him at lavish venues such as
Ministry Of Sound Singapore as you are Glastonbury Festival. As for
his productions, Richard's currently eased his foot off the remix pedal
in order to focus on his own productions and range as a producer. He's
always shown a flare for surprise – just compare the bumpy electro
grooves of 'Bora' to the sharp techno energy of his Neo Geo remix of
Dub Pistol's 'Rapture' – and he's keen to capitalise on this; be it a
hefty 12", or a rollicking remix, you can continue to expect the
unexpected. Even more so, in fact, as he's just started collaborating
with well-respected electro chart buster Michael Grey, with an exciting
album project well underway. From filthy funk to energising electro
via rolling ravenous techno and good old fashioned house music, on
labels such as Ranaissance, Nervous, Universal, Eye Industries and
Sunday Best, Richard's already exposed a widescreen remit. But the best
is yet to come. Call it an exciting unpredictability if you want, but
be sure to bank on one thing and one thing only; his eagle ear for
consistent sonic perfection in both the studio and the club. And that, my friends, is why he is where he is today and will be even further in a year's time. Dave Jenkins, iDJ Magazine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
