FEATURE ¦ Last Night a DJ Saved my Life

I recently read a great article by Pete Walker entitled: The Revolution will be Slow and Sexy. This was a piece based on the author of Last night a DJ saved my Life and legendary UK DJ/Producer, Bill Brewster. The article was in keeping with the whole Daft Punk craze that seems to be sweeping the globe, never-mind the nation these days. When I say in keeping with this craze, what I mean by that is now more than ever there seems to be a real sense of shift in the direction music is about to take, mainly due to DP's massive popularity amongst electronic lovers.

The imminent arrival of Random Access Memories will undoubtedly have an effect on how the masses look upon dance music. You get the impression that recently a lot of people (American in particular, but not specifically) have been introduced to dance music through the whole EDM thing which is arguably more popular than any other music genre at the moment with seemingly everybody wanting a piece. That said, I do honestly believe that these fans are merely uneducated in terms of the dance music they listen to and will be the first ones to purchase a copy of RAM when it drops on May 21st.

And it's no coincidence that they'll be the ones buying it either, there's a reason DP have gone to Coachella and Saturday Night Live to drop their sneak previews. The Europeans need no invitation to good music, however a push in the right direction and the folks across the pond will no doubt be following suit and this is obviously what "The Robots" have set out to achieve. I mean they couldn't make it any more blatant with clear references in the track-list like "Give Life Back to Music" and "Lose Yourself to Dance." Hopefully people will sit back and take note of the real geniuses of the game like Nile Rogers, Giorgio Moroder and not forgetting Daft Punk themselves who are after all the ones pushing for this revolution.

“It’s exciting to imagine all of those young teenagers now who are being introduced to dance music through the EDM boom, what they’re going to be doing with their cheap programmes like Fruity Loops and Garage Band when they've gone through EDM and are looking for something more interesting; I think there could be a real explosion of interesting dance music in the States in five to 10 years.” BILL BREWSTER

I must admit it is exciting times ahead even though the hype can be a bit much at stages. The prospect of EDM fucking off to whichever bedroom it was created in is quite appealing to be honest, and good music making a come back wont be unwelcome either.

Read the full article here

Listen to Bill Brewsters latest Boilerroom appearance where he showcases exactly what he means.