What I play - yamms and gamms, disco re-edits, good broken stuff -domu, bugz, 2000 black etc. proper hip hop - I love jaydee/madlib stuff, metro area style stuff, Steve kotey, moodyman, Henrik Schwarz, Rush Hour, Pepe Braddock, Daniel Wang, Maurice Fulton (his recent remixes) I am into my old skool disco hip hop stuff, I will drop anything as long as its good. I have been getting a bit more into soul ish stuff recently. I am also really feeling punk funk - esg, magnificent era clash, tom tom club etc.
Influences - Parliament/funkadelic, funk music, jazz (but nothing too anal) Detroit!!! good moodyman, Herbert, Domu, Bugz, Metro Area, MAdlib, Jaydee, Afro Beat, Maurice Fulton, punk funk, ESG, shady coke disco stuff, real hip hop, real house music, dubstep
I lived in edinburgh in 1995 when there was a lot going off there - hip hop/jazz/funk/soul shit - used to record at the same studio as blackanised/Joseph Malik - his producer Unkle Jack - produced my band when I was 19 - living in edinburgh and seeing how on it people were there in '95 has inspired me - they had the whole cool bar djing thing locked down before any one else!
Danny Berman aka Red Rack’em began releasing his naughty pirate soul remixes and disco edits between 2004-2006 and they were heavily supported by the likes of the Unabombers, Todd Terje, Swag, Yam Who, Prins Thomas as well as institutions such as Fat City and Piccadilly Records. He took a well earned break in 2007 and focused on getting his original productions up to scratch.
Danny returned to the Hot Coins disco project in 2008 with the Laissez Faire EP on Society Records which was awarded record of the week by Piccadilly and was well supported by Prins Thomas, Chris Duckenfield, Soul Mekanik and Bill Brewster. The lead track Norway Man was licensed to Fred Deakins ‘Nu Balearica’ comp on Ministry Of Sound. This led to him signing an album deal with the mighty Tirk Recordings who recently released the Valiant Truth EP which has also been well received.
Gilles Peterson has been his biggest supporter though, hammering not just Hot Coins tracks on Radio 1 (including his massively hyped remix of Joubert Singers ‘Stand On The Word’) but also previewing the exciting Marlinspike Detroit 2 step project on his Worldwide radio show. Gilles has described Rack’em as ‘not being able to put a foot wrong right now’ and recently invited Danny to play at the 2009 Worldwide Awards where he had the honour of playing straight after Jazzanovas first ever UK live set. Dannys well received DJ set was then broadcasted on Radio 1 a week after the awards. Gilles also recently commissioned a Red Rack’em guestmix for the Worldwide International show which you can check here – http://www.giantstep.net/releases/2242.
As a DJ, Rack Em is known for his club rocking, genre busting eclectic sets and this diversity is reflected in his broad output as a producer. He makes cutting edge detroit 2 step as Marlinspike, wonky disco and cosmic boogie as Hot Coins plus beatdown house and glitchy hip hop as Red Rack’em. His work is respected by heroes such as Carl Craig, the Idjut Boys, the Rush Hour crew and Domu.
Danny is also a respected radio broadcaster and his fortnightly Smugglers Inn podcasts (available at http://www.redrackem.com) are eagerly downloaded by leftfield beat heads from across the globe.
Gigs
Reds DJ performances are held in high regard and he has the rare talent of being able to play quality sets in several different fields or throw the whole lot together and join the dots between broken beat, electro, futuristic hip hop, proper Detroit house, 2 step and rough disco. This diversity has seen him perform alongside many heavy hitters… cosmic disco vibes with Lindstrom and Prins Thomas….raw dubstep with Benga, Hatcha and N Type….futuristic hip hop with Flying Lotus….Detroit house with Demarkus Lewis… deep techno with Modeselektor and Move D…..
Recent gigs have included Snowbombing with Lindstrom and Greg Wilson, Spectrum @ Matter, Gilles Petersons Worldwide Awards and Danny has been booked in for some pretty tasty events in the coming months including Big Chill, Homoelectric and Bestival.
His broad taste in music has also led to him being in demand as a warm up DJ for several bands including Fat Freddys Drop, Dwele and Amp Fiddler.
Radio
The Smugglers Inn radio show, which is broadcast fortnightly on Wednesdays 7-9pm @ http://www.myhouse-yourhouse.net and podcast (http://www.redrackem.com) has got a dedicated audience who regularly download this online peek into Dannys record bag.
DJ Support
Massive thanks to Gilles Peterson, Carl Craig, Rob Da Bank, Idjut Boys, Jazztronik, Domu, Surgeon, Prins Thomas, Kode 9, Yam Who, Unabombers, Ross Allen, Nextmen, Mary Anne Hobbes, Chris Duckenfield, Soul Mekanik, N-Type, Kid Sublime, Hint, Simon Harrison, Geiom, Rune Lindbaek, Todd Terje, Diesler, Bill Brewster for the support so far…
Interviews
There’s also some interviews with a bit more background info in them. These are in reverse chronological order so the most recent is first.
DJ Play: Laurent
Garnier, Steve Bug, Ashley Beedle, Chris Duckenfield, Llorca, the
Unabombers, Rub n Tug, Luke Solomon, Damian Lazarus, Rocky, Pete
Herbert, Trevor Jackson, Jimpster, Harri, Charles Spencer, Neville
Watson, Jaques Renault, Lance De sardi, Domu, Moodyman and many more.
Hey! How are you? Just a quick note to say that my new song - 'Found My Way' - is now up on my page, so when you have a moment it would be great if you could have a listen and leave me your thoughts. Many thanks and I look forward to hearing from you. Gwil :-)
And If - Beyond Senses (Original Reprise) - Rebirth Noah - Just Relax ft Blu (Grooveman Spot rmx) - Wonderful Noise Japan AFMB - Afrotpb - Compost Cottam - No2 - Cottam Flying Lotus - Disco Balls - Hyper Dub John Roberts - Pruned - Dialrec Red Rack'em - Place for Me - Autodiscotheque Ilija Rudman - Night People (Garage Mix) - Instruments of Rapture Hunee - Tour de Force - WT Records Floating Points - Argonaut - Eglo
--- - Mix by Heinrich Lischka aka The Latin Lover (Soulbasta) - ---
Intro (Harold Melvin) - Wake Up Everybody - CBS Danny Breaks - Windscreen Wiper - Alphabet Zoo The Electones - Alarm - Inertia Docktor Rockit - Cafe de Flore (Trio Reprise) - Lifelike Dwilit Sharp ft Lorett Fleur - I Need You - Favorite The Clonious - Fogged Spacesuit (EP Version) - Ubiquity E stonji - Repoled Prts Nstrctd - Sendertechnik DWIG - Dubdidustep - Giegling Sandboy - Pomegranate (Season RMX) - Hinterland Burnt Friedmann and The Dub Players - Fuck Back - Nonplace Joy Orbison - Wet Look - Hotflush Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie - Eglo Marathon Men - Stay Here - GAMM Rotary Connection - May our Amens be True - Cadet Concept Archie Shepp - Sea of Faces (Nostalgia 77 and HM RMX) - Rebtuz Prefuse 73 and V8 - Transmito.00173 - Arepaz Fat Freddys Drop - Big BW - The Drop The Secret Waltz Cub Band - Nothing to Do - Red Egyptian
cheers danny, good to hear from you man. am only up in scotland for another week then am back down to the big smelly smoke. you gonna be playing in town anytime soon, would be good to hook up and get a wee tirk party on the go. any new releases coming from hot coins soon?
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