Soak up 80-minutes of disco (not disco) and house music from the fabled UK producer and DJ.
Richard Sen has never been one to hide his influences. Right from the start of his career, way back in the late 1990s, his inspirations have been clear. First, during his spell as one half of the Bronx Dogs, it was B-boy breaks, Beatbox electro and space disco. Then, when he joined forces with Neil Beatnik as Padded Cell, it was punk-funk, horror soundtracks and dub disco. Latterly, he’s divided his time between curious disco re-edits and wonky original material that variously touches on Chicago house, EMB and Italo, as well as John Carpenter and Goblin.
Given the strength of British house music over the past two decades, it’s strange to think that the country was a relatively late developer when it came to the genre. While there were DJs scattered around the country – particularly up North and in the gay clubs of London – playing Chicago house in late ’85 and early ’86, it arguably took until late ’87 and early ’88 for house fever to grip the nation.
Strut Records’ tireless endeavours to document the various pockets of dance music history sees them call on Richard Sen to compile This Ain’t Chicago: The Sound Of Underground UK House & Acid 1987-1991.
Juno Disco 5 mixed & hosted by Faze Action – Online Now
Our latest disco podcast has been mixed by none other than Faze Action, and includes tracks and mixes from Richard Sen & Cazbee, Greg Wilson, the Phenomenal Handclap Band, Yam Who, Chamboche and more…
You can subscribe for free in iTunes here and buy the individual tracks from Juno Download here.
Enjoy!