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Paul Oakenfold New 2011 Interview!!! - COMMENTS (pg. 2)
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| NYTribal4life! |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
How many dicks on the way to the top? Answer me this. |
In 1985 young Paul spent the summer on a beautiful Balearic island called Ibiza. Ever heard of it? Oakey is as much responsible as anyone for making it the clubber’s paradise it is today, as two years after that first trip he, alongside mates Trevor Fung, Nicky Holloway, Ian St Paul, Danny Rampling and Johnny Walker, went there for a week to celebrate his birthday. If the first visit had been good, this one changed their lives forever! |
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| Ted Promo |
| VOTED NUMBER ONE DJ OUT OF THE GUYS WHO STALKS THE LOCAL DAYCARE |
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| NYTribal4life! |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
VOTED NUMBER ONE DJ OUT OF THE GUYS WHO STALKS THE LOCAL DAYCARE |
Dancing in the warm night air beneath stars at the then open-air Amnesia to the oddest mix of music any of them had ever heard, courtesy of island legend Alfredo, Paul’s urge to import this incredible experience – and the Balearic sound – back to England became too great to resist! |
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| NUMBER ONE DJ WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES |
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| NYTribal4life! |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
NUMBER ONE DJ WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES |
Prior to his Ibiza trip, Paul had been running a successful soul/jazz night at The Project in Streatham! On his return from the white island he persuaded the owner to let him run an after-hours ‘Ibiza reunion’ party. An attempt at a Balearic music policy had failed Paul one year earlier: the crowd just hadn’t been ready to hear so many musical styles mixed together in one night, let alone in one DJ’s set, but by 1987, and coupled with Paul’s sheer enthusiasm and showman’s talent for setting a musical mood, attitudes were changing! The night was a complete success, and led to what was to be – alongside Danny Rampling’s Shoom – one of London’s, and England’s, first major acid house nights: Spectrum at Heaven in Charing Cross! |
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| MSZ |
| remember kids, if you want to make an impact, get into business, not music production. |
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| NYTribal4life! |
| Spectrum grew out of Future, a night held in The Sanctuary, which annexed the much bigger Heaven club! Many never thought Spectrum (suitably subtitled ‘Theatre Of Madness’) would succeed: a 1500+ capacity club on a Monday night? Forget about it. And at first they looked to be right. For the first few weeks, attendance was low, leaving Paul and co-promoter Ian St Paul in dire financial straits. Then, suddenly, the vibe was out and the queues were literally going around the block! And a new phase in club culture had begun! |
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| Ted Promo |
| NUMBER ONE DJ WITH UTTER DISREGARD FOR TIMELY ALIMONY PAYMENTS |
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| NYTribal4life! |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
NUMBER ONE DJ WITH UTTER DISREGARD FOR TIMELY ALIMONY PAYMENTS |
Spectrum continued for a couple of years, changing its name along the way to Land Of Oz! New initiates to the scene (as almost everybody was) marvelled at the full-on atmosphere of the place: hands reaching up into the sweat hazed air, laser lights pulsing and washing over the smiling crowd! Alex Paterson (later of The Orb) DJed in the VIP chillout area (the White Room), while Paul created his now trademark fervour in the cavernous main room! |
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| Ted Promo |
| NUMBER ONE DJ WHO IS ALSO TOP IN CLASS AT HOURS SPENT ZONED OUT AT HIS WALL OF FISH TANKS |
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| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
NUMBER ONE DJ WHO IS ALSO TOP IN CLASS AT HOURS SPENT ZONED OUT AT HIS WALL OF FISH TANKS |
Alongside running a seminal club night, Paul’s production career had also begun by 1988 under the name Electra, working with long-time collaborator Steve Osborne! |
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| NUMBER ONE DJ WITH WORLD RENOWNED LEATHER SEATING |
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