Ed: "We're both ex-breakdancers, so this was a sort of homage to (old school b-boys) the Rock Steady Crew. I think there is even a sample where one of them is describing a headspin in his dreams that goes on forever. We just liked the sound of that. That was our breakin' track." "What was my favourite move? Well, I used to be a body-popper… Actually I wasn't really anything. I just used to clean the lino. I was the tea boy (laughs). Andy was quite a power mover, but not these days (laughs)."
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Ed: "We're both ex-breakdancers, so this was a sort of homage to (old school b-boys) the Rock Steady Crew. I think there is even a sample w… read more
Ed: "We're both ex-breakdancers, so this was a sort of homage to (old school b-boys) the Rock Steady Crew. I think there is even a sample where one of them is describing a head… read more
Plaid sit right at the very heart of global electronica. In fact there's a very real sense in which Ed Handley and Andy Turner are the perfect encapsulation of what the electronic music of their generation was all about. As Plaid and as two-thirds of The Black Dog, they were central to the Artificial Intelligence movement of the early-mid 1990s: alongside their WARP stablemates Autechre, The Aphex Twin, B12 and allies like Richie Hawtin, Speedy J, Kenny Larkin, they brought new rhythmic variation, emotive melody and sensual textures to electronic music, creating a warm and welc… read more
Plaid sit right at the very heart of global electronica. In fact there's a very real sense in which Ed Handley and Andy Turner are the perfect encapsulation of what the electronic musi… read more
Plaid sit right at the very heart of global electronica. In fact there's a very real sense in which Ed Handley and Andy Turner are the perfect encapsulation of what the electronic music of their generation was all about. As Plaid … read more