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Hmmm underrated? That's a tough one. I think he was very well received amongst DJ's and producers in the mid to late 90's when Hook and Bellboy were peaking. He basically bridged a lot of the progressive guys with the harder, trancier guys (Christopher Lawrence, PVD, Markus Schulz). By all accounts he was very well recognized for that.
Chris was never really a DJ's DJ in the sense that his sets would be mind blowing or something out of the ordinary. His essential mix for example was very good but really, was limited to songs from his labels and little else. You could argue he really only did that EM to promote the lesser known tracks that were'nt produced by Transa or X-Cabs. His real forte was being head of a label and recognizing what tracks would suit the label well. Hook had a cult like following for a while and he knew that. I remember seeing him being interviewed and mentioning he had co-produced a track and purposely released it on another label claiming it would be "too big" for hook. Some would interpret that as being a dick but really, he knows that track would have never come across to hook followers so why allow it to only briefly see the light of day before being thrown into the archives? He is truly a great mind when it came to understanding his products limitations.
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Chris Cowie - Hidden gems
