COLIN DALE: CARL CRAIG
Colin Dale had a show – Outer Limits – on the old Kiss 100 FM that D was always very fond of. It featured a range of new and old electronic music. It was almost a counterpart to that other Colin favoured by D, Colin Faver (previously here).
An LP was issued on the back of the show in 1994. The sleeve says “The Outer Limits show is a feature which was started on London dance station KISS 100 FM in November 1991. First and foremost is was a showcase for new and old electronic music which didn’t have to pander to the restricting four to the floor beats of teh dancefloor. The early shows played a diverse mixture of music from a variety of sources – 80s industrial, Chicago/Detroit house, Die Warsaw, Future Sound of London, Deepche Mode, Clock DVA, Chris Connelly, Juan Atkins, Klinik, Kraftwerk and Cabaret Voltaire. It was a love of 80s/90s industrial inbued with a powerful depth which helped shape the Outer Limits we hear today – deep atmospheric strings, delicate melodies and minimalistic beats and rhythms coming togather to form a futuristic aural ladscape.
“The Outer Limits album is a culmination of several years of sound experimentation within the global community of electronic dance, including pivotal numbers from as far back as 1989 through to a variety of contemporary classic in the making.”
As for Colin, his website says: “To call Colin Dale “legendary” is no over-estimation…….here is a Dj that has been one of London’s most cutting edge Djs for over 20 years and still continues to surprise and marvel. Music was always a big part of the Dale family’s life……Soul, Reggae, Jazz and Funk…..even before Colin left school friends included Fabio, Grooverider, Dave Angel, Jumping Jack Frost and Bryan Gee……..all who went on to be top Djs in their respective scenes. It all began in 1982 when Colin who was then working as a banker in the city of London began to warm up for Hip Hop supremo “Tim Westwood” at the cult Gossips nightclub in Soho playing cuts like Soul Sonic Force, Strafe, Shannon and Donna Summer. In 1985 Colin was one of the key members of the pirate radio station Kiss FM and soon after left banking to pursue a career in music and the “Abstrakt Dance” radio show was born. For 16 years “Abstrakt Dance” was a ground-breaking show which quite simply bought Techno to the masses. Guests on the show included All the UR crew, Hawtin, Angel, Pullen, Garnier, Saunderson, Craig, May, Cox……the list goes on and .. the show was put on the internet in 1993 Colin became a household name in Techno circles Worldwide. It was the first ever Techno show to be transmitted live with visuals and it was revolutionary. It was around this time that Colin teamed up with Brenda Russell and Colin Faver to do the “Deep Space” series of clubs in London which again saw the team take London’s Techno scene to new highs. Other club nights that Colin has been involved in include Electric Boogie, Vapour Space, Deep and Jelly. Production wise Colin has recorded for Perfecto on their very first LP, Obsessive, Logic, Sensei, Visitor, Abstrakt Dance, Swag, Laus and Alien Funk amongst others as well as 7 well received mix compilation LPs for various major record labels.
And to pick up one of the Detroit artists played by Colin Dale, here’s Carl Craig from 1991:
Carl Craig – No More Words
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In the words of Captain Willard, absolutely goddamn right. Dale’s show on Kiss was always a joy to hear. Eclectic, interesting and innovative. Same for Faver. Most pissed off I never kept the tapes of their shows, they were classics.
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