Beginning Friday, July 23rd, Goldie (real name Clifford Joseph Price) will take over XOYO with multiple guests from the worlds of drum and bass and techno. First up is fellow drum and bass veteran Fabio, along with Tasha and 2 Bad Mice.

The following six weeks will feature performances from Grooverider, Sicaria Sound, Dillinja, Commix, DJ Flight, Doc Scott, MC GQ, Zero T, and many others. The XOYO residency’s final date will be September 3rd, where Price will emulate the parties hosted by his record label Metalheadz at the now defunct Blue Note venue in London over the years, for the Metalheadz Blue Note Closing Night.

Every week, Price’s residency will host a full takeover of both The Basement and Dark Matter rooms at XOYO, with various styles played by the slew of artists. The gold grill-donning DJ will perform an additional set in Dark Matter on the residency’s opening night alongside Submotive, under the duo’s Subjective moniker.

Presale tickets will be made available at 10:00 AM BST Thursday, July 15th, with general on-sale beginning the next day. More information and the full residency lineup can be found at this link.

“A complex debut album, Timeless founded a new chapter in the history of the electronic genre,” reads a press release. “Originally reaching no. 7 in the charts, it has since been celebrated over two decades for its unique blend of sublime strings, beautiful atmospheres, and sophisticated vocals.”

“Inarguably an ambitious blueprint at the time,” it goes on, “Goldie’s production in 1995 fashioned the edgy rhythms and bass of jungle into a newly futuristic model, now globally admired as drum and bass.”

Goldie (real name Clifford Joseph Price) first made a name for himself breakdancing and selling grills before music took center stage in his creative pursuits. By the time he released Timeless, he had several years of production and remixing under his belt. The album would make an impact unlike any of his previous work, with key singles like “Inner City Life” featuring Diane Charlemagne making a strong case for the crossover appeal of drum and bass.

As part of the “Timeless Capsule,” dBridge, Roni Size and Binary State contributed to an “Inner City Life” remix pack that arrived in November. The following month, John B and Data 3 offered up remixes of the former artist’s “Up All Night” for the first release of a series called “25 Years of Metalheadz.”

Goldie – Timeless (25 Year Edition) is available in digital and triple gold 12-inch vinyl format ahead of its June 11th release here.

Goldie (pictured above), Andy C, Ragga Twins, DJ Hype, and Krome & Time, are among the commentators recruited for the book in which a total of 36 songs will be broken down by their creators. With 174 pages and a hardback cover, author Paul Terzulli‘s words and Eddie Otchere‘s images make Who Say Reload a nice coffee table book for fans of the genres. The official description shares that Otchere was a photographer at Goldie’s Metalheadz nights and his unreleased pictures from the events will be included.

On the book’s official store page, Terzulli touched on why he decided to create Who Say Reload. He explained the mystery surrounding the genres and demonstrated how finding new music years ago was much more difficult than it is now. He went on to say that he sought to bring together the stories instead of leaving them dispersed across the internet.

“Despite the impact jungle had when it first hit, there was always an element of mystery about the music and its creators,” Terzulli wrote. “You could experience it through vinyl, tapes of raves and pirate radio and, assuming you were old enough, going out to the raves themselves.”

“However, finding out more about the creators of these futuristic soundscapes was a different task altogether,” he continued. “I felt that the stories of those responsible should be collated and presented in one place, rather than scattered across podcasts, YouTube videos and obsolete websites, or as anecdotes flickering past on a social media timeline.”

Who Say Reload will release in March and is priced at £20.00. You can pre-order the upcoming book on the Velocity Press’ website.

The first release of “25 Years Of Metalheadz” will be a reissue of “Up All Night” by John B, which first came out in 2001. It will include a remastered version of the original as well as a remix by Data 3 and an “Epic Remix” by John B himself.

The rest of the series will include re-releases of music by Kaotic Chemistry, Detboi, Asylum, Mark System, Goldie (real name Clifford Joseph Price MBE) himself and others, according to Resident Advisor.

“25 Years Of Metalheadz” will follow the conclusion of Price’s “Timeless Capsule,” which consisted of exclusive content to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his album, Timeless. Most recently, he released a remix pack of one of the effort’s most famous singles, “Inner City Life” featuring Diane Charlemagne.

Prior to the general release of the “Up All Night” reissue, it will be available early via Bandcamp. Pre-order is available across platforms here.

Notable drum and bass royalty contributed re-rubs for Inner City Life (Timeless 25 Remaster). Roni Size‘s “Instant Mix” maintains the melodic ambience of the source material, whereas dBridge‘s “Sonic Nostalgia Mix” raises the tempo and incorporates eerie distortion. Binary State adapts the song into a progressive house groover, meanwhile, and [re:jazz] deliver a jazz cover of the definitive drum and bass track.

Goldie’s Golden Years

Longtime fans of Goldie (real name Clifford Joseph Price MBE) understand how momentous an occasion the 25-year anniversary of Timeless is for the multitalented artist. Building upon his already sturdy foundation as a breakdancer, graffiti artist, grill salesman and – from 1992 on – music producer, the album played no small role in establishing the mainstream crossover potential of drum and bass.

Timeless entered at #7 on the UK Albums Chart when it came out, and “Inner City Life” came in at #39 on the UK Singles Chart. “Goldie revolutionized jungle not once but thrice,” wrote Simon Reynolds in a 1994 issue of The Wire. “First there was ‘Terminator’ (pioneering the use of time stretching), then ‘Angel’ (fusing Diane Charlemagne‘s live vocal with David Byrne/Brian Eno samples to prove that hardcore could be more ‘conventionally’ musical), now there’s ‘Timeless’, a 22-minute hardcore symphony.”

Stream or purchase Inner City Life (Timeless 25 Remaster) across platforms here.

Future DJs is the only organization offering DJ classes that has been accredited by London Music College. The initiative aims to fill the gap left by funding cuts for school music programs, especially at a time when the COVID-19 crisis has posed new challenges for educators.

Goldie is among the most influential drum and bass artists to rise to fame in the ’90s, having played no small role in the genre’s mainstream popularity. Ghetts is well known as a grime rapper, singer and songwriter, and Jaguar has exposed up-and-coming artists to wide audiences through her BBC Radio 1 show, Introducing Dance.

To reserve a virtual seat for one of Future DJs’ upcoming digital classes, visit the Virtuoso website.

Goldie (real name Clifford Joseph Price MBE) kicked things off with a remix of “Inner City Life” by Peshay available for free download, along with the first part of an exclusive interview on Timeless with BBC Radio 1 host Pete Tong. Price promises “loads more exclusive content” to come in the months to follow.

The Timeless Music of Goldie

When Price released Timeless in 1995, he likely didn’t know how apt of a title he chose for the 14-track effort. Fusing breakbeats with symphonic elements, it made a strong case for the mainstream potential of drum and bass. The album started at #7 on the UK Albums Chart, and “Inner City Life,” which featured the late Diane Charlemagne, reached #39 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music aside, Price’s creative musings have manifested in a number of different forms. Prior to his career as a recording artist, he was part of a breakdance crew and spent time in the U.S. selling grills and making a name for himself as a graffiti artist.

Sign up to receive updates for Goldie’s Timeless Capsule here.

The film will explore a segment of the genre’s history from 1996-2016, according to its Youtube description.  It will include exclusive footage and interviews with notable figureheads like Goldie, DJ Hype and Roni Size, whose careers extend to the jungle/breakbeat hardcore era at its roots. Drum & Bass: The Movement was directed by Bailey Hyatt, produced by Craig Haynes, and written by Dave Jenkins.

“Drum & Bass: The Movement explores how a unique UK club culture rose from an underground movement to become a global phenomenon infiltrating and influencing disciplines from mainstream pop music to video games,” reads a passage of the description. “From dubplates to mainstream crossovers, to the labels, the tracks and the clubs that shaped the game, Drum & Bass: The Movement is a snapshot of jungle drum & bass history and how it’s always been much more than a genre of dance music: it’s a lifestyle.”

Once it premieres, Drum & Bass: The Movement will be available for streaming here.

In recent interview by The i Paper, Goldie was asked to recall some of his favorite club and career moments across his 26 years of tastemaking in the UK dance music scene. “I’m part of the fabric of this country,” he stated plainly, “the only thing we have is the freedom in our music.”

Among reminiscent talks of early club nights with Grooverider and the start of Goldie’s label, Metalheadz, the 51-year old producer had this to say about the current UK club scene:

They’re all gentrified. Gentrification has fucked clubbing. If you’ve got to get searched with someone’s finger up your arse to search for a pill just so you can go and see some live music, there’s something very wrong with the system. Because the last time I checked, this wasn’t an airport.

Goldie’s response echoes sentiments expressed by other long-established artists. Many believe that dance music’s club culture has lost the character it once had to mass commercialization and government regulation.

Goldie later likened himself to UK pop artist Ed Sheeran, saying that he regularly attended the famous drum and bass club The Blue Note after becoming the equivalent of a teenage heartthrob, something that would be unprecedented by a modern music celebrity.
Goldie recently released his seventh album The Journey Man, which can be found in multiple formats here.

Source: Mixmag

After going on something of a tirade against Banksy during the interview, Goldie (whose real name is Clifford Joseph Price) referred to him by his first name. “Give me a bubble letter and put it on a T-shirt and write ‘Banksy’ on it and we’re sorted,” said Price. “We can sell it now. No disrespect to Robert, I think he is a brilliant artist. I think he has flipped the world of art over.”

Price and Del Naja are rumored to know each other well; both had been graffiti artists in the ’80s before garnering worldwide renown as musicians. Previously, Banksy’s politically charged pieces had been observed to pop up in locations where Del Naja had recently visited, although many speculate that a group of artists work collaboratively on the murals.

Robert Del Naja has neither confirmed nor denied the suspicions at this time.

Source: UNILAD