Since his first dance release “Rise’ in 1992 on ZTT, Cowie has around 150 separate releases under his belt. His DJ career has seen him perform around the world and receive a nomination for a BBC essential mix of the year. His records have been played by just about any major DJ you can think of and not just from the dance genre. One unique and notable supporter of his music was the legendary Radio 1 DJ John Peel who, often played his releases from the Bellboy Records label that Cowie launched at the same time as sister label Hook Recordings in 1993. Both labels went on to become highly respected imprints influencing DJs and producers around the globe which rings on today. His music has appeared on Film, TV, games, and hundreds of CD compilations. The labels he launched became one of the most licensed indie dance labels to emerge from the UK, securing in the region of 700 separate licences.
During late 2008 he relaunched the labels after a five year break, beginning with a series of four compilations highlighting some of the labels releases. Cowie had a major hand in most of the labels releases using up to twenty aliases including, X Cabs, Vegas Soul, Deniro, Canyon, Scan Carriers, Third man, and Dawn Treader. He only began using his own name when he released his acclaimed Best Behaviour album, voted as Muzik magazine’s sixth best album of the year in company with such luminaries as the Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk. He has worked with a number of DJs including Christopher lawrence, DJ Lucca, and Percy X and has released records on labels including Soma, Music Man, R+S, Limbo, F1 and of course his own Hook and Bellboy imprints which began to release new material from April 2009, the first new Bellboy release in five years from Cowie himself
Perhaps the last word should go to BBC reviewer Andy Puleston who gets across well the essence of Chris Cowie’s music.
Best Behaviour review:
For anyone to have produced over 200 records and be described by Danny Tenaglia as “genius” and yet still remain as anonymous as Chris Cowie takes some doing in this day and age.
This (until now) steadfast anonymity is rather like that of a super hero, especially as the chosen names for his public outings over the years include such wonders as Dawntreader (POW), Stonemaker (KA-BLAM!) and Scan Carriers (BIFF!!).
Monikers aside, Bellboy Records have reliably informed us that Chris does NOT wear his pants outside his trousers and does NOT move from his living room to his studio via a fireman’s pole.
The release of Best Behaviour sees Chris Cowie stepping quietly from the darkened wings of the dance music stage into the spotlight and admitting that all those tunes we’ve been cranking it to for so many years are, in fact, his. That this hasn’t happened sooner is illustration of a modest man with a rare talent.
The most engaging element of this collection is the variety of his productions. Admittedly, most are floor fillers of some kind yet assuming so many guises has allowed a free rein to experiment. The more up tempo, tech-stompers like “Therapy”, “House Of God” (gotta love that Pulp Fiction/Samuel L. Jackson sample “We’re gonna be cool") and “Silver” are glassy, funky cuts that demonstrate both a producer blessed with dance floor intuition and studio skills in even measure. “Black and White” might best be described as the thinking man’s “Azzibo Da Bass” whist “Flashfunk” picks up where Underworld’s Dark Train Mix of “Dark and Long” left off.
Worthy praise indeed but the absence of cheese indicates a lactose intolerance on the part of Mr Cowie; there are too many good ideas that prevent the music from descending into cliché. The more after hours tracks “Hold The Day” and “Mindfield” are slightly left of centre and extend his appeal away from the dance floor towards the sofa, though this is not a deterrent as there is plenty of space and texture to maintain interest.
It’s rare that a double CD of dance music produced solo should contain no duds, yet Best Behaviour manages to do so. Be excited… Be very excited.
Andy Puleston
BBC Music Review
hello my friend , warm welcome from our crew . Our mission now it has been accepted is to take you on a journey through the medium of full on Psychedelic Trance, searching out credible yet accessible music from some of the scenes most respected established producers as well as bringing new music from untapped emerging talent. Music is about a feeling, a symphony of textures to absorb, experience and live. It breaths life in our very soul and as such we feel it and live it to the very core of our existence, hence Psy-core records. With support from international Psychedelic Trance Producers, established Djs’ and the passion of the Psy-core team we bring you music to enjoy and experience whether it be in a club, festival or at home. Music for your Mind, Body and Soul regards Psycore records www.psycore.eu
New mix with some oldschool tracks! Link on my profile for free download! tracklist: 01. Friends, Lovers And Family - first flotation 02. Quietman - genetic drift 03. Speedy J - extrauma 04. Baby Doc & The Dentist - hollowmen 05. Jean Michel Jarre - miss moon 06. Klange - no future 07. Speedy J - treatmens 08. Speedy J - fil 17 09. Earth Nation - mentalicity 10. Stevie Be Zet - man in the machine
Hi Chris Cowie ! Hope your going well! Wanted to to advise you that my track "Teck Drive" is now up on the release "Second Dose EP" on Techno Addicted Records! For more info visit: http://www.crazyteck.com/index.en.teckdrive.html
Also, as usual, i recorded a new techno set including my next 3 track EP (that you can listen preview on my page!) called Strictly On DOSE! All tracks are released on techno addicted records! Hope you'll like! You can download the set and see the track list here: http://www.crazyteck.com/index.en.dose.html
And why not even a second Dj set for you... and this one was recorded live on July 25th 2009 at an after-hour here in Montreal called LeChill! You can download the set or listen in streaming here: http://www.crazyteck.com/index.en.chill_2009-07-25.html
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While nowadays it often seems like all the Psy Trance labels either reduce the speed of their releases and turn to more and more body-orientated club sounds or crank up the tempo of their music to rather hectic levels, Solar Tech Records delivers an excellent selection of tunes that keeps the golden mean: With tracks between 142 and 145 BPM the music is powerful, driving and very psychedelic on the one hand but also progressive in the original meaning of the word and does not get stressful or kitschy at any point. For this second compilation label owner DJ Natron extended his network of promising producers from South Africa, Switzerland, UK, Germany and South America and again presents some sparking pearls for original Psychedelic lovers.
Solar Atmosphere trifft genau die selten gewordene Mitte zwischen immer langsamer und minimaler werdendem Progressive Trance und den zur Hektik tendierenden Geschwindigkeiten zeitgenössischer Psychedelic Produktionen: Mit 142 – 145 BPM sind die Tracks auf dieser zweiten Compilation des Labels Solar Tech Records treibend, druckvoll und psychedelisch, ohne jedoch stressig oder gar kitschig zu werden.
*cough* oh yea of course I've been practicing....I'm practically fluent now! Errr...i just get easily distracted ya know...so it might look like i've forgotten everything, but it's just because my mind is elsewhere, honest! *cough* lol. I still remember how to sign 'my name', that's a handy start lol, not sure about the rest. As for work Im still workin at the same ole, same ole, but im also making some extra money taking these surveys things online; you should give em a try; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is: www. work4surveys .com , shame I wouldn't have minded staying there till something more appropriate came along, but I don't have that option now heh.
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