A Guy Called Gerald

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Where do you start with A Guy Called Gerald? A hidden gem, the gateway between Chicago house / Detroit Techno and the UK dance music explosion in the late 80s. He is one of a few special producers who entered dance music in the jacking zone. He is the first UK acid house producer and probably the first producer to have two instrumental dance tracks in the UK charts at the same. He formed 808 State with a drum machine, a 303, 2 Roland SH101s and 2 other humans. His collaborations stem from Frankie Knuckles, Goldie, Finley Quaye and Derrick May through to Herbie Hancock, remixed for David Bowie, Lamb, Stone Roses, Black Uhuru, Can, Tricky, Roman Fluegel and The Orb and toured with New Order, Tricky and Bebel Gilberto.

When the history of postmodern dance music is written he is ubiquitous: his visions, his stylistic versatility and open mindedness had a huge influence on the development of global dance culture. Very early on, he experimented with acid house and helped pioneer the style that was later called jungle and drum’n’bass. Fiercely independent he’s preparing himself for a string of new releases, the launch of his online shop and touring worldwide.

The Manchester scene in the late 80s radiated from the Hacienda. It was a place which grew to be a breeding ground for the likes of Laurent Garnier and Chemical Brothers and in the Summer of Love the Hacienda had a theme tune called Voodoo Ray. It was A Guy Called Gerald’s first release in 1988 and became a seminal classic that put British house music firmly on the map.

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electronic, drum and bass, house, electronica, drum n bass
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1	Voodoo Ray	423
2	Fever (Black Dog Fever)	74
3	Fever (Black Dog mix)	55
4	Humanity (feat. Louise Rhodes)	44
5	Humanity	38
6	First Try	33
7	The First Breath	31
8	American Cars	24
8	So Many Dreams	24
8	The Nile	24
11	Cybergen	22
11	Scale Circle	22
13	Hurry to Go Easy (feat. Lady Kier)	21
13	Alita's Dream	21
15	Final Call	20

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imbissdoener23 wrote:
last week

your set @ Alte Börse was legend!

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subliminal_aura wrote:
last month

"Hot Lemonade:) " where can i download this album in lossles flac (ripped properly with cuesheet & log). ive been after it for awhile. i would buy it but in my area i cant find a shop that sells it =(

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barcel0na1968 wrote:
last month

Hot Lemonade:)

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whatd0y0uw4nt wrote:
May 2009

GeRaLd is one in a million.

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clark_ wrote:
April 2009

legend!

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JTaylors1stgirl wrote:
March 2009

~ Ooooh-ooh-ooh, Aaaaah-aah-ah Yeah ~

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bradsa wrote:
March 2009

acid

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JPollocksno5 wrote:
January 2009

Specific Hate is worth tracking down, too. On FX?

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NewYorkTaxi1983 wrote:
January 2009

escape, rhapsody in acid and blow your house down. are a few of AGCG's great masterpieces.

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gupolowy_dziwak wrote:
January 2009

GTA SA ! :D that's right baby .

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NewYorkTaxi1983 wrote:
January 2009

voodoo voodoo ray ray. what a tune!!!!

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adidaskiller wrote:
January 2009

thats what i'm lookin' for...

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mrbenmagik wrote:
January 2009

The bloke is a genius. Incredible talent.

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shamrock08 wrote:
January 2009

This guy is a legend!

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fr0st003 wrote:
December 2008

It is all about "Black Secret Technology".

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KingNoby wrote:
November 2008

His Song Humanity is a burner! He got that Sound ;-)

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aero_sound wrote:
November 2008

Knew him years ago when I bought his Essence released on !K7. Then, I did listen 2 set recordings by him years later through internet and that was all, I just forgot to want more about his productions. Today, I've found the old 1999 single of Fever with those 2 remixes by Ninjaboy and Black Dog, and I think I should come back to some of his releases =]

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grikis wrote:
October 2008

Rhythm of life!

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wishy71 wrote:
October 2008

live in hamburg is awesome....

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GratefulRasta wrote:
October 2008

мягкий звук, глубокий басс, что еще нужно от хорошего драм-н-бейса?

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Events

Jul 11 A Guy Called Gerald Suicide Circus, Berlin, Germany
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Aug 8 LIVE GOLDEN GATE, Berlin, Germany
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Aug 14 Flow Festival Suvilahden vanha voimala, Helsinki, Finland
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