Greg Wilson pops by Dennis Kane's NYC studio to select some records and chat about 1982 electro funk in NYC with Liquid Liquid front man Sal Principato.
The fabled U.K. DJ comes to NYC plays the Bunker. Added bonus: A great Wilson set!
Northern England’s Greg Wilson, a resident at such famed venues as Manchester’s Wigan Pier and the Haçienda, spent the early ’80s as the U.K.’s top purveyor of a sound he termed “electrofunk”—the kind of electronic postdisco, prehouse dance music that was coming out of New York clubs like the Paradise Garage, the Roxy and Danceteria. In 1984, at the height of his powers, Wilson quit deejaying; but in the ’00s, he came back strong, playing more than ever, forging an array of spectacular reedits (notably the Credit to the Edit series) and running the Electrofunkroots website. On August 25, Wilson comes to NYC to headline the Bunker bash at 12-Turn-13.
The old school selector documents his recent trip Down Under, starting from a lament of falling behind and ending up with the realization that sometimes living in the moment is far more important.
Greg Wilson blogs about the legendary Manchester club's initial DJ booth, a set-up he describes as "one of the worst thought out DJ booths I'd ever come across."
