Feature ¦ Chaz Jankel - The Forgotten Man of Pop

Although not totally oblivious to Chaz Jankel until recently, I must admit that after having done some research and reading on him I've found out some very interesting facts about the man behind a whole heap of 80's classics.

Having read through the earlier piece on Ian Dury again, I just happened to delve into the Blockheads side of the Dury story a little, to see what influences they brought to the table...

FEATURE ¦ Greg Wilson - The Scene Thorugh his Eyes, and Through Ours

""Disco wasn’t the name I would have personally chosen as the term for what I play now. I felt it came with too much baggage, given previous associations and prejudices, and besides, I was drawing from a much wider palette. However, now it has been named as such, I fully embrace the term in its original spirit – not as a specific genre, but, as I said in the sleevenotes, as music made to be played in clubs and discotheques, in all its splendid diversity, and spanning an entire history."" 

Known initially for his DJ'ing in Merseside and Wigan Pier, Greg Wilson crafted out a reputation as being one of the fore-running UK DJ's playing electro sets with predominantly black origins. This was at the time gaining more popularity leading to Wilson being handed the Reigns at legendary Manchester club, The Haçienda,  and the wheels were firmly in place for Wilson to go on to big things.