The Future Sound Of London, Orbital, Leftfield, Bill Hicks, Bruce Lee, Coldcut, Chris Cunningham, Aphex Twin, Ulrich Schnauss, Bjork, David Arnold, William Orbit, The Stone Roses, Pavement, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Therapy, The Beastie Boys, The Chemical Brothers, Fat Boy Slim, Plump DJs, UNKLE, Hybrid, Aim, Grand Central Records, Plaid, The Sabres Of Paradise, Portishead, The Cure, Cypress Hill, RJD2, Mylo, Squarepusher, Daft Punk, Air, Max Sedgley, Josh Wink, The Pharcyde, Black Dog, Children Of The Bong, Union Jack, Dave Clarke, Jeff Mills, Joey Beltram, Eat Static, Banco De Gaia, Vangelis, Nirvana, Massive Attack, Mos Def, Quantic, Bomb The Bass, DJ Shadow, Waiwan, Nightmares On Wax, Zero 7, Kraftwerk, Gorillaz, Primal Scream, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Pulp, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, The Orb, Pharcyde, Jungle Brothers, Tom Middleton, James Brown, Sasha, Roy Ayers, 4 Hero, Luke Vibert, Prefuse 73, Happy Mondays, The Charlatans, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Quentin Tarantino, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Mantronix, Brian Eno, Jimi Hendrix, Eric B & Rakim, Common, Adam F, The Prodigy, De La Soul, MC Solaar, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Saint Etienne, Radiohead, Teenage Fanclub, Neds, The Wedding Present, Fingathing, Akai, Roland, Future Music, Atomic Jam, Megadog, Big Chill.... And of course John Peel.
The first track that musically inspired me was Michael Jackson's Thriller. The video scared the hell out of me as a kid but the groove got my 7 year old ass shakin so he became my first music hero. After that there was a bit of a gap before I became really into any scenes. Into my teens I tended to latch onto my older brothers tunage a lot, which included bands like The Stone Roses, Pixies, The Cure and various alternative rock and punk bands. The first big gig I went to was to see Sonic Youth with Pavement in support when I was 15. I was totally blown away! From that point onwards I spent a lot of time going to local gigs, supporting my brothers band, and growing my hair so I could mosh with the best of em.
The turning point came when I befriended a group of older lads with a passion for quality dance and electronic music. It was around this time that my good friend Chris invested in the now classic Akai S950 sampler and an Atari ST computer for sequencing. When he demonstrated the concepts of sampling and how to layer up sounds to create tracks I was totally smitten. The ability to utilize every imaginable sound in a composition appealed as much then as it does now. It was also around this time that another circle of friends were getting down to the best in Hip Hop, Funk, and 60's and 70's music, so my taste became really eclectic and rounded. Over the years my appreciation for the chilled out after club sound grew along with my DJing and production skills, and I now find that musicianship, production and vibe are all essential ingredients to the music that I love.
Canedrive - Loose Ends
The loose Ends EP is now available from Blackfish Productions and 4Bit.
hehehee you're a proper geezaa aren't you Cozbee! ;) ....I want me and my pals to all dress up like that at the big chill....we'd most certainly have to do the dance as well! :D xxx
Non existent! The other half of the team is up to his neck with his actual band so i dont think its going ahead at all. Ah well, Ive been kept entertained, just back from holidays so all is goooooood.
Hey! Don't be cheeky! No it was a horse related incident involving my moving too quickly to catch an escaped stallion and landing heavily on my right leg and twisting my knee! owch!! I'm dosed up on painkillers now so can't drink! :) xxx
yeeah I'm OK thank you, looking forward to the weekend! I've twisted my knee so got to wear a support on it, and got to go to physio next week! pfft! Not too bad though apart from that thanks! Enjoy bank holiday, take it easy xxx
ya man, I really dig your stuff, especially your arrangements and mixes, and the sounds are wonderful too...going to have you in my favorite list...blessings from Canada.
Stranger! Just back on uploadin a few new tracks n noticed that piece of funk-mastery you've produced!! 6 o'clock in the morning and my head is swing like a pendulum to it! Lovin the geetar(as well as the rest)!! Feckin YAS!
Cozbeeeee!!! You're timing is fantastic..Ive been looking for a track to put on my page for ages! So I hope you don't mind, Ive put "cut & run" up there.... hehe! I loves it! mwwwah xxxx
Yo Cozatron, happy new year to you and all that bollox, re3covery time now i think... picture it, me, no sleep, saucers for eyes, melted brain and a body like a broken shopping trolley...
