Dave Clarke interview "A lot of records offended people in weird ways; how did they get that sound?"

great interview, does the cameraperson have Parkinsons? The fuck are they shaking it for?

Wow he looks great for a guy that had hit records in 1964😊

Ooohh that thing with recording a 303 at full res, and than use the filter in the sampler is quite clever! I should remember that trick

Dave Clarke- OG to the core 🤘🏻
Great interview, especially the early technicals!
Shouldn’t pay so much interest in current fads and trends imho.
Different eras & different expectations from new dance music fans.
The older ravers will always listen to and love DC & techno from back in the day.
(BTW not sure if DC is reading this but I’ve moved on from the disappointment of you not coming to Australia in February 2017 for Babylon festival with a pretty lame excuse! If you just said “fuck that shit, Australia is too far away and I can’t be arsed” that would have been proper punk!)

He has so much knowledge of the culture seen him play many times in the old shine in Belfast.

Purity & Humanity

Good interview! Always has solid opinions

He's a great DJ, but also a BBC programmer. He's played the best of Techno, and the worst of Techno.
And that makes it pretty difficult to commit seeing him DJ live.

Dave so true about the punk influence ❤

Always worthwhile listening to what DC has to say.

Listening to Dave in the mid 90s early 2000s was like opening a portal into another dimension. Absolute ledgend

Dave Clarke is legendary and being a DJ of the same era as him....I relate to the ashamed side of saying you're a DJ. I'm a passionate man with an ear for music not some tanned up ex model wannabe with her chest hanging out😂

Spot on about the djing side. Often, back in the day, we couldn't see the dj or even know who was playing at the time unless there was an mc or the style of music been played

Fucking legend.

Everything Dave says about inspiring technology is echoed in my sentiments as well. The unsexy DAC from Crane Song, the big speakers from ATC (we use PSI but similar style), the ergonomics and microphones...this is the stuff that really makes your life easier/better. The big speakers just are inspiring period. That's what moves the whole thing forward for me. Same with the DAC. You don't think about it but it makes the music thing progress naturally. I have a bunch of hardware synths and stuff but I would be fine to do it all on big speakers with a nice dac and a laptop in a great space/environment. Plants, natural light, radio in the kitchen, ergonomics (super important) etc.

Did dave eva sucked up to a horse?

All on point. Super cool guy.

I was working in South-West France in 1995 for a company called Eurocamp and had been for several months across summer. It was the end of the season and we were cleaning mobile homes and packing down tents ready for storage. There were always a bunch of loose characters who came out from the UK to specifically help out with this stuff on short contracts. Anyhow there was a crew of us finishing off for the day and in what was known as the kitchen tents where everyone would eat and get pissed at night, basically. We heard something that sounded like a bass drum in the distance and at first thought it was probably from some French dudes set up in his motor. However, as it got dark, the sound didn't disappear, infact it got louder. Someone spotted a couple of lights bouncing around in the sky. We decided to explore thinking that at best it might be a house party or something in the countryside. We walked and we walked..it grew louder, some of the lights got brighter. We continued to walk. As we got closer after about 20 minutes walking down a track, we realised whatever it was, it wasnt a car audio set-up, nor was it a house party. It was much bigger. We all picked up the pace in excitment and literally started jogging down this path in the middle of nowhere, a couple of crap torches between us but luckily it was a clear night and an almost full moon. We eventually got to the perimeter of what was basically a rave. Stage and soundsystem in the middle of a field which was in the bottom of a valley. The tunes were banging. We all got in, and immediately sought out some biscuits from the locals. It wasnt long till we were all sorted and having a belting time. I went over to the stage not thinking that there would be much of a line-up, thinking it would be some locals. There was a piece of paper towards the side of the stage that I clocked. It had a bunch of names and set-times on it. It said Dave Clarke and the timing meant he was playing now. I looked up and lo and behold, there he was. Back home, I was an Orbit regular and had seen him a couple of times. I couldnt believe it. He dropped this tune that blew my mind. I'd never heard anything like it. Being as it was, a pretty small rave, maybe a few hundred folk and a smallish DJ booth on a small rig (great sound-system though!) I went over, said hello, made the UK connection, mentioned the Orbit, big fan blah blah and asked what that last track was. He said it was by Daftpunk and called Da Funk. Easy to remember, which I managed to do when talking about the night with our crew after we got back to the campsite at about 9am and had to literally start work all hammered. Luckliy, I was the gaffer! Yeah, nice story. Dave Clarke, Daft Punk, that summer, all legendary

I like the homeless look.

This Town was EXCELLENT

Jeez his brain is better than a computer.... I'm 51 now and just get him

My only gripe is the nail varnish

Plus je découvre l'artiste, plus j'apprécie l'homme.
Merci Monsieur Clarke, merci pour tout!

I’m about to sack this off n listen to red5

I find most modern techno boring ASF these days (6 mins of hypnotic loops, followed by another 6 mins of the same, repeated for hours) however Dave Clarke always delivers.

Blue spray coat and gold dust on the monitors..can't beat that.

I didn't know that guy five minutes ago...

The advice isn't stupid, it's very useful.

Dave, thank you for many nights and days of joy, music and performance.
You are my heart DJ for 25 years, still listen to you and revive each and every night we spent "together".

He's really a great guy, so surprising.

..you are awesome 🖤 🖤 🤍

Intelligent man

I love techno gent 2008 ❤❤❤❤

Dave Clarke holding it down!
Always here for his spicy attitude and no-nonsense approach on the music world. His social media fires are hilarious and watching people seethe when he calls bs is priceless.

Fucking hell he’s inspiring 🤘🖤

Red two tunnnnne

Great Dj thank you Dave a legend 👏

Great producer, amazing DJ. Everything he says here speaks to me. <3 The Red comes from the Focuriste he was using ;-)

About being a dj... respectable answer

He's a better DJ than producer/composer IMO, humorous like many Brits. I remember when N-Joi - Mindflux came out people where trying to figure out the EQ, phasing effect on the skizzo synth part.

Great interview with Dave! Especially if your starting out making music.Some invaluable tips there! Thank you Dave for your down to earth honest and no B.S advice. Tina ✌

He makes a lot of sense and seems like a decent man in this sea of shit.

Thank you for the Red 1.
You have opened so many horizons in my music world

Dave is not Illuminati he's just throwing the sign because he thinks it makes him cool to niche followers of that club. This man has never been to one of their meetings or lodges and has NEVER received any indoctrination whatsoever. Trust me.

YOU BEAST DAVE!!! GREETZ FROM AMSTERDAM!....ooh wait you live here!!!! I SALUTE YOU!.....

Looking great Dave these days my old China , I still listen to Southside regularly at random times, keep up the great work mate

Was certain Eric Cantona was going to be interviewed

Dave Hill? Wasn't he Slade's guitarist?

Saw him at Fabric in October absolutely blown away by his set was just amazing and he seems like a down to earth and genuine person in such a money oriented business! I’m glad I was shown him and his music is absolutely wicked! (With or without a pill) 😂😝

Like his honestly