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If anyone can, Kenny Ken can.

Newport Pagnell services Kids reading this must be thinking 'wtf?'. Speaking of MC's, we used to go the Arena in Boro. Colin Paterson and MC Lee. Fucking hell Might be difficult to believe but Middlesborough was the centre of dance music culture north of Manchester in the late 80's early 90's. There was the Hacienda in Manchester, Shellys in Stoke and Havana's in Boro. Havana's in 89 / 90 was one of the best nights out in the country.

Dodgy mixing? The first mix is not his, he is basically getting rid of the previous DJ's tune. The first proper mix is Denise Lopez which is really hard to mix into and out of (i know as me and my mates used to replicate the mixing on this). He times the two breakdowns (he has 4 bars to play with), switches, then starts scratching the old tune through to the break. Its genius mixing from the off, Sasha's technique was considered the best in the world at that time. I think what stands out and stands the test of time is that he uses acapellas so creatively. Bomb The Bass - You see me in 3-D is a dark, bass-heavy track with a quality break-beat. Siedah Garrett - K.I.S.S.I.NG. couldn't be gayer if it tried. The acapella and the track should not work but it rocks, he then leaves the acapella floating. In a rave. No beats, just some girl singing about snogging and then he drops That Kid Chris.... There are a couple of 'live' moments when the beat-matching is not 100% and if thats what you mean then fair enough but most of the DJ's i know would consider Sasha at this period as the pinnacle of house DJ'ing. He was also off his tits the whole time which i think explains the total fuck up with the record stopping and the horrible noise before the Lil Louie Vega track starts. Legend has it he collapsed on the deck and wiped out the record as he was so out of it.

The DJ who took over from Sasha was Dixon. His Body Language vol 4 is considered a bit of a classic now.

My favourite mix of all time is this from Sasha at Universe in 1992. The timing is really important as it was just at the end of the hardcore rave explosion and DJ's like Sasha were bringing proper house music to a massive audience. There were a few DJs in the late 80s and early 90s playing London clubs, the Hacienda and the infamous Shelly's in Stoke but it was Sasha that brought new house music to the broad new audience going to raves. The MC is funny as fuck, not to everyone's taste but i think it really works unusually so for a house mix. 1. Mel'isa Morgan 'Still in Love With You' (Mel'isa's in the House Mix) 2. Denise Lopez 'Don't You Wanna Be Mine' (Cliviles & Cole Vocal Club Mix) 3. Bomb the Bass 'You See Me in 3D' (Remix) 4. Siedah Garrett 'K.I.S.S.I.N.G.' (Accappella) 5. That Kid Chris 'Keep On Pressin On' (Didn't I Show You Luv Mix) 6. Lil' Louis Vega 'Club Lonely' (Bellbottoms & Platforms Mix) 7. Megatonk 'Belgium' (Nintendotone Mix) 8. Clubland '(I'm Under) Love Strain' (Lost in the Jungle Mix) 9. Nush 'Nush' (Original Mix) 10. Rhythm Quest 'Closer To All Your Dreams' (Hybrid Remix) 11. M17 'Rockin Down the House' (Chop Mix) 12. Dice Man 'Quad' (Spooky's Magi Mix) 13. Leftfield 'Release the Pressure' (Orig Dub) 14. Deep Beats Vol.1 'Code Red' 15. Degrees Of Motion 'Shine On' (Junior Style Dub Mix) 16. Pamela Fernandez 'kicking in the Beat' (AIM Dub) 17. Snap 'Do you see the Light' 18. Brothers Love Dubs 'The Mighty Ming!' 19. Maarten Van Der Vleuten 'Spanish Fly' 20. Jovonn - Out All Nite E.P (Vol. 2) 'Let Me Hear Ya Stomp' 21. Hashim 'Al Naafiysh' 22. Mr Clubman 'Release The Tension' (Disco Version) 23. Sounds Unlimited 'Uplifting' \ Rockers Revenge 'Walkin on Sunshine' (Acca) 24. Marascia 'For The Music' 25. Shalamar 'Take That to the Bank' 26. Sheer Bronze 'Walking On' 27. Fargetta 'Music is Movin' (Bam Bam Tribal Mix) 28. Nitro Deluxe 'Brutal House' (Greed DMC Mix) 29. Jules and Skins - Rushing Roulette EP 'Ethnic Groove'

Fix - Flash is a great track, would like to hear that through a big system again.

I'm a massive fan, he was sound as a pound with me but to blame Pardew is basically just thick as fuck. You have to be stupid to blame Pardew because everyone in France who followed the soap operas at Lyon and Marseille would laugh at you for saying so. His character faults are still discussed more than his technical skills. Mention him in conversation and people don't comment on how good a player he is, they talk about him being an arsehole. Most commentators in France were also saying his form at Newcastle (in the brief period it was good) was the best of his career. Blaming Pardew for not sustaining this when this is exactly what happened everywhere else is beyond churlish, it's stupid. Confirmation bias has a larger coefficient when the sign is negative (sic). Sorry

I used to go and watch amateur boxing in Northern Paris, i had an Irish and Czech mate (yes yes) who used to fight in the leagues and it was often against north African lads from Tunisia and Morocco. They were always taking the piss out of each other for eating too many 'Merguez sausages' at home as the reason for lack of sharpness and having a few extra pounds on them. I reckon that's Ben Arfa's problem too, his mam's cous-cous is obviously far too tasty. That's not a euphemism before anyone starts. If we sell him to Lyon on exchange for Lacazette or Grenier it will be really sad to see him go but just about acceptable (Grenier is fuckin mint). Otherwise I hope they sort this out and he stays.

I've stuck a wooly hat on to relieve the denpressure in my thigh-chi.

Thanks lads, I think it may have been too much over a few days too. Will have a look at that chirunning is sounds interesting. It's massive ligament damage from when I was a kid, snapped and tore all of them off the bone. Was nasty so my left knee is a bit rickety nowadays. Got ibuprofen patches on my thighs this morning like a right Jessie.

I did an hour and a half on the exercise bike yesterday and my thighs are killing me. Never had this sort of muscle soreness from this before but it was longer and a lot faster than normal. Is there a technique to exercise biking or cycling that might make my thighs sore? Foot position is what I've gleamed from google but am sure the cyclists on here might she some light. I have to do the bike as my knees won't stand too much running but to be honest 5-7km 3 times a week should be more than enough to keep you fit. Don't over do it is the main thing as if you get an injury it can be months before you can start again and by then you've lost the habit and possibly the motivation. I had to take 2 months off last October and it was really hard to start again in December when it was freezing.

Him and Cabella are going to offer good width with a bit of luck. He looks good.

Good performance this. Obertan looks decent again.

I got wasted with Stuart and Orde a few times at Back To Basics in the mid 90s. Slam were really good mates with Huggy and Ralph. I knew them through my Durham mates (not students) who went to the first Basics nights on Leeds and became mates with the whole crowd down there. Huggy and Stuart even played together at a Durham boat party which were basically private events my mates used to put on. Obviously Positive Education was bi of an anthem for all of us. As much I love Soma, my taste at the time went down the 20:20 Recordings route, a label set up back then which is still going strong too. Gets less attention than it deserves, one of the UK's finest House labels.

Panic over!!!

None of those examples show anything. Berg wanted the BBC to be less biased towards Palestine. Tw New York Times is not the BBC. The third example is about the integrity of appearances and notably doesn't include any biased comments just a slight (possible mistake) in how opinion was presented. It certainly does not detail the comments made or which other views were covered at the time. None of that even supports nevermind proves the idea that the BBC are pro-Israel.

Not sure about this BBC bias angle either. Wor kid was making the same point the other day about a protest for Palestine in Central London that he said they hadn't been covered. I then read the same thing in the Guardian comments section to which someone replied with 4 separate links to stories on the BBC website covering the protest. It made me wonder why I heard this from 2 different sources when it was wrong and I concluded that both people were probably reading the same websites that claim the BBC are part of the global power networks conspiring to control us. I also think the BBC covers health issues very comprehensively. I don't agree that the BBC are biased, their correspondents are very well informed. It's difficult to prove though, either way.

Sounds a lot better than it could have been Stevie, delighted to hear it's not worse than feared and you have what sounds like a decent chance of a good recovery.

Well I don't know about you lot but I'm panicking.

When the track features Andres then its going to get a bit more attention after his track New for U was basically a global club hit. Lyk U Use 2 is smiley, uppy, cheerful dance music that puts a smile on people's faces, you curmudgeonly fucker.

The new Moodymann is very good, No and Lyk U Use 2 are both amazing tracks but at 15 quid or whatever and loads and loads of filler i couldnt put it in the list. Reality Testing is also an excellent album, 2 is 8 is the track that tickled me.

Since 2009/10: Stuff that you might want to dance to Ben Klock - One Shed - Shedding the Past DJ Rashad - Double Cup Machinedrum - Room(s) / Vapor City Scuba - Triangulation Leon Vynehall - Music for the Uninvited Mano Le Tough - Changing Days Stuff that your lass might want to dance to Disclosure - Settle SBTRKT - SBTRKT LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening DJ Koze - Amygdalia The Field - From Here We Go Sublime Luke Vibert - We hear You Stuff you would put on and more than likely just listen to it but would still dance to if you wanted to or were a bit drunk: Pantha du Prince - Black Noise DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 blues Four Tet - There is love in you Francis Harris - Minutes of Sleep Christian Loffler - A Forest Stuff to chill out to but possibly tap your foot to or if you were a bit off-it, potentially bust a move to before sitting down again quite quickly thinking 'what am i doing?' Darkside - Psychic Nicolas Jaar - Space is only Noise The Books - The Way Out Bonobo - Black Sands CFCF - Exercises Some very notable yet randomly selected E.P's which are worth listening to. Todd Terje - Its The Arps Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo Floating Points - Shadows Ten walls - Gotham

One of the great testaments to this forum is that Parky (real name Fritz von Judmörder) and Dr G (real name Eli Goldberg) have never fully fallen out despite their obvious ideological differences.

I also like this one Theory: The CIA’s Heart Attack Gun This weapon exists. The CIA actually invented it with taxpayer money in the late 1960s to early 1970s. It was not disclosed until 1975, when Senator Frank Church displayed it to a subcommittee investigating the CIA’s illegal activities. They are specifically forbidden from directly killing anyone in the performance of espionage and intelligence-gathering. The gun was designed to be untraceable. It fires a bullet made of ice, about 0.11 inches wide, less than the diameter of a BB, which has been brushed with a minute amount of shellfish toxin. This toxin induces a myocardial infarction in any human, regardless of size or physical fitness. The bullet then melts leaving no trace of any kind. Autopsies would discover the presence of shellfish toxin in the bloodstream, but if the victim has died of a legitimate heart attack, unnaturally induced or not, an autopsy is unlikely. The entrance wound of the dart would appear about as minor as a mosquito bite.There is no consensus on who, if anyone, the CIA has assassinated with this gun, but it is most likely that they have used it. Theorists point to Andrew Breitbart, a conservative media mogul who published less than flattering stories and details about President Barack Obama. He had promised in the months prior to his death that he would publish proof that Obama’s presidency was illegitimate. Breitbart collapsed on the sidewalk in a Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on 1 March 2012 and was taken to a hospital where he died of a massive heart attack at the age of 43, despite being relatively fine health. He was not seriously overweight, but the coroner report states that cardiomegaly caused his heart to fail.It is possible that the gun was used to assassinate Mark Pittman, the financial journalist who, in 2007, predicted the ongoing American economic recession, which was caused by subprime mortgaging. During the subsequent federal bailouts of major financial companies, Pittman famously sued the Federal Reserve for mishandling taxpayer money. The case is still on appeal. Pittman, however, died on 25 November 2009 in Yonkers, New York, in the very same circumstances as Breitbart. He was walking down the sidewalk and collapsed from a heart attack. He was 52. but possible victims notwithstanding, the heart attack gun does exist, and the CIA invented it. They could have had only one purpose in store for it. The conspiracy theorists got this one right.

Also, on the topic of conspiracy.... Theory: The U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Plan to Terrorize the U. S. PopulaceThe Joint Chiefs are the 5 generals and admirals in charge of the 5 branches of the U. S military. In 1962, those men were George Decker (Army), David Shoup (Marines), Georg Anderson, Jr. (Navy), Curtis LeMay (Air Force), and Edwin Roland (Coast Guard), along with a few others, all chaired by Lyman Lemnitzer (Army). The entire board of the Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed, drafted, and agreed on a plan to concoct a casus belli for war against Communist Cuba, under Fidel Castro. Their collective motive was to reduce the constant threat of Communist encroachment into the Western Hemisphere, per the Monroe Doctrine. This plan was named Operation Northwoods, and entailed the most impossibly indifferent cruelty ever envisioned by a government against its own people. In order to sway public sentiment in favor of the war, the Joint Chiefs planned to bomb high pedestrian-traffic areas in major American cities, including Miami, New York, Washington, D. C., and possibly Chicago and Los Angeles; to frame U. S. citizens for these bombings; to shoot innocent, unarmed civilians on the streets in full view of hundreds of witnesses; to napalm military and merchant vessels in port, while people were aboard; to sink vessels carrying Cuban refugees bound for Florida; to hijack planes for ransom. Not only did every single member of the Joint Chiefs sign his approval of this plan, they then sent it to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara for his approval, and then to President Kennedy. McNamara claimed years later never to have seen it, but that he would have rejected it. Kennedy, however, did receive it, and promptly called a meeting of the Joint Chiefs, in which he threatened, with severe profanity, to court martial and incarcerate every one of them. The President cannot actually do this, but can order the Congress and military branches to do so, and in these circumstances, they most certainly would have. But Kennedy decided that it would cause irreparable disrespect around the world for the U. S. military. He did remove Lemnitzer from his position as Chairman and assign him as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, not much of a demotion.Theorists claim that the military may have had a hand in Kennedy’s assassination because of his blistering rebuke of the Joint Chiefs. This, however, remains unproven.