Thus the duo made a substantial contribution to the success of Hidden Agenda, Lemon D., Peshay and especially Photek. KEMISTRY & STORM soon changed all that as they joined Metalheadz and immediately took over press, bookings and A&R duties. In 1994 Goldie founded the record label Metalheadz with Doc Scott, but signing with the major ffrr in the same year meant that he neglected his own label somewhat – with consequently poor record sales. When KEMISTRY & STORM collaborated with Groove Connection, the agency run by Fabio and Grooverider, things soon started happening – suddenly they were no longer on the dance floor or next to the decks – they were actually DJing at them along with their heroes Ray Keith, Jumping Jack Frost and of course Fabio and Grooverider – a dream come true. During the same year the trio started a radio show ‘Mack Three’ with pirate station Touchstone FM – every Sunday from 6-9 KEMISTRY & STORM mixed along to Goldie’s rapping, under the pseudonym of Mac Daddy G. Goldie, who at the time was living off his graffiti art (he was and remains one of Englands best taggers) decided to support them by putting up the money for a couple of Technics MKII in 1991. In 1990 they met the then unknown Goldie, dragged him along to ‘Rage’ and infected him with the Jungle/Breakbeat virus. They watched DJs at work in clubs, went and bought records and saved up for their first turntables. This is where they decided to dedicate their future entirely to music – as DJs. The pair discovered acid house in London, partied at illegal warehouse raves, and at the end of the 80s stumbled upon ‘Rage’, Fabio and Grooverider’s legendary and influential club night at Heaven, which can be legitimately dubbed as the origin of the entire Breakbeat/Jungle/Hardcore/Drum ‘n’ Bass movement. Until then, Birmingham-born Kemistry had spent most of her tender years studying as a make-up artist in Sheffield while Storm was studying radiology in Oxford. It all began in the late 80s: KEMISTRY & STORM had had enough of their hometown in middle England and moved down to London. Kemistry & Storm’s DJ-Kicks will always be an extra special moment in the history of Drum & Bass and thanks to its enduring relevance and cult status it holds an important place in the DJ-Kicks archive. The mix itself also turns 20 years old, and remains one of the most definitive Drum & Bass compilations of all time. As always with Special Request, this is an emotional, full spirited ride through the musical mind of one of the most accomplished artists of the day.Kemistry & Storm's landmark DJ-Kicks is re-issued across all formats and available on streaming and download to mark the 25th anniversary of the series. Even in this mix, he hints at yet more new sides and sounds. He is an artist who very much pours his heart into everything he does, and has been on such a prolific run in recent years that it has been impossible to keep abreast of all his many projects. What unites his work as Special Request across labels like Houndstooth and R&S, though, is precision engineering, but never at the expense of real, raw emotion and visceral impact. He can do face-melting underground bangers, peak time piano anthems, ambient cinematics or chart climbing crossover hits. Leeds based Paul Woolford dares to go where few others do. His adventurous 25 track mix takes in personal favourites, new school classics and of course a selection of his own brand new and exclusive edits, dubs and reworks next to some overlooked gems. Special Request continues his impeccable run of form with a typically fervent entry into the DJ-Kicks mix series.
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