John Askew I have known for a long time how good a DJ Askew is, have seen him many many a time slaughter the main rooms of clubs in the UK but as of late fucking hell I sold me decks recently as people know cos i thought i was falling out the loop which i was to some extent and was basically losing interest but if Askew keeps on playing as good as he is then its safe to say am still right bang into trance and techno. I dread to think how many days off the next time i see him will be, with a bit of luck up north
I never listen to trance anymore these days though if i was going to hes the only DJ i would be interested in listening to. Totally awesome. One of the best nights ive ever had out clubbing was when we saw him have the whole of north london cordoned off while he brayed the Gallery. It was that night which made us promise to go every month to the club, which we kept up every month until it closed in march.. Model professional as well, you would never see him spending days partying after a gig or rinsing clubbers while hes playing.. Askew
I felt famous when i come out the amount of blokes hasseling me to get into there taxi's, least we didnt think we got on the wrong bus either during that part of the journey home and the platform conductors were good looking twats as well eh
Spot on DJ and spot on bloke too... And he loves his prog as well! Would love to see him in Newcastle soon! Last time I saw him, he was looking for 'the new sound' - lol.
Fully agreed like mate. Askew is the boy at the moment like. From the first time i seen him demolish Junior G i've followed him ever since, full on trance at its finest. He's got a gem of a label in discover aswell, every release is bang on!
He smashed the fuck out of Tall Trees at The Ibiza Warmup last year. By far one of my favourite nights last year. Cant wait to see him again. Would be suited to a tent at Global etc me thinks
Everything he's involved in at the minute turns to gold.....mixes, tunes, remixes!!!! Just checked his myspace and noticed this: 29 Aug 2008 22:00 The Gallery, Ministry of Sound (London) 8 hour set London, London and South East Anyone up for a visit to that London??!?!
I never really took notice of him until his first live as album but hes by far my favourite trance dj now, not seen him since evolve though
If they ever had a Discover night with all of them playing, a would chop my left bollock off to go to it lyk! Imagine it man.... Askew, Downey, Tyas, O'Callaghan & Kearney B2B! It would be fuckin awesome!
Totally agree mate, i remember me nd you jumpin around at the front with aches of space, quality! Coast 2 Coast - Cut Me (JOC Mix), Kyau & Albert - Megashira (Stonface & Terminal Mix) Cartel - Moments. Top night that was!
Played Constellation aswell, have the video, its bright as fuck, the whole place is bouncing. Its mint
I thought everyone was giving the likes of Askew stick for being a one trick pony? never seen him myself but i thought people were getting sick of that sound ages ago? or was it another case of message board moaners lol
A few years ago i bought his Lower The Tone album. The seocnd disc is a live recording from the Gallery and its quite amazing!! 13 tracks of pounding non-stop trance, a mix which i was in awe of at the time, and still am. That mix mad me a fan and hes been one of my favorite DJ's ever since. Only caught him once live at Evolve... shame he warmed up that night.
Thats what I was thinking.Hes not a trick kind of dj just tight as fuck mixing There is a distinct sound that makes tunes stand out as discover tunes when you hear them but 90% of them are quality
Same kick drum, same offbeat bassline, and samey productions? i don't keep up with him bit im positive all the Discover Djs were getting shit?
