Name: Derrick Carter
Occupation Original innovator from the late 808 Chicago House era. still gomg strong two decades later.
Where did it all begin? At the age of nine, so the story goes. at family parties. It was there that Carter w0uld Spin disco records for admiring aunties. giving him the base skills that he went on to hone in his bedroom as a teenager. His first Single release appeared in 1987, but it was 1989's 'Symbols and Instruments (as Mood. alongSIde Mark Farina and Chris Nazuka) that gained him worldwide attention. Where did he go from there? Although the Chicago house scene dissolved, to a certain extent, in the early 90s Carter's DJing talents have remained in demand thanks to the international level of respect he commands. His production and remix work has also been steady. and he's doctored tunes by such diverse artists as The Human League. Ricky Martin and fellow Chicagoan post- rockers Tortoise.
What’s his legacy? As well as running the seminal Classic label and contributing to one of music's most influential eras With a sound which incorporates disco‘s soul with the digital futurism of house. Carter inaugurated a new sub-genre after the late 90$ Felix the Housecat-inspired resurgence of interest in Chicago-based electronica. ‘Boompty house'. legend has it. was named by Carter in honOLir of his mother, who apparently asked him why he couldn't sing a nice song instead of 'making that boompty boomp shit'.
How popular is he? Popular enough to play two dates in separate cities on Hogmanay. the latter of which will be a massive 20th New Year at the Subbie celebration, incorporating the Classic Grand upstairs. (David Pollockl
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Following his riotous performance at the Sub Club in June, Numbers, Monox and Kaput! have invited booty bass bampot DJ Funk back to Glasgow to headline their Hogmanay party. For the uninitiated, Numbers has been operating since 2003 under the mantra ‘acid house, electro, crunk, b-more, dancehall, disco, funk, grime, hip hop, R&B, rave and techno’. While essentially a roll call of the musical styles played out at the night, this motto reflects the diversity that has endeared the nomadic club to a loyal Glaswegian fanbase. Following another successful year for the Numbers crew, DJ Funk - who embodies the attitude and genres that make up the club’s modus operandi - will close 2007 in suitably jubilant style.
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Heavily influenced both by hip hop and the rumbling techno of Chicago and Detroit, during the mid-90$, Funk pioneered the ghetto-house sound, combining jackhammer drum kicks and rattling handclaps with hyperactive, bubbling basslines. While his pornographic lyrical preoccupations might have precluded him from significant crossover success, he enjoys international cult status, going on to remix tracks for dance behemoths Basement Jaxx and Justice, his demented 'Let There be Light (Bounce Dat Ass Remix)‘ released as a B side to the Iatter’s ‘Waters of Nazareth‘ last year, while his own bootybass compositions have appeared on compilations by techno luminaries Jeff Mills and Dave Clarke. So why should DJ Funk appeal to the Numbers crowd? ‘Because he‘s a personality,‘ laughs Richard Chater (a founding member of the Numbers crew). ‘He‘s offensive. Lock up your daughters and don ‘t introduce him to your girlfriend.‘ (Colin McKean)