from the 12” single, Celluloid Records, 1982This track is so hot I literally just burnt my hands…okay, that wasn’t entirely true, but the ambiance engendered by this scorcher drags my happy ass back to another place and time, full of windmills, headspins, and foxtail hats! Probably best-known and remembered as the DJ responsible for the magnificent scratching on Herbie Hancock’s crossover hit “Rockit”, Grandmixer DST (born Derek Howells, alias Showard) is basically the reason for such unorthodox DJs of today like Swamp, Kid Koala or Qbert; he was one of the first DJs to attack the records throughout the songs rather than just basic scratching, even using his elbows, forehead or feet to mix with. The Infinity Rappers hold it down nicely, but the Night Rider-esque synthscapes are what steal the show for me.
