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Death In Vegas broke through in the late 90s with a run of albums beginning with 'Dead Elvis', a classic of the era that brought together many of the sonic trends of the not-quite-dancefloor, back to mine side of the dance scene. The new album, Death Mask, is out soon.
As a DJ, Richard Fearless has remained a crucial figure throughout. A resident at the Heavenly Social in that late 90s era, he has more recently been running the 'Goo' parties with Daniel Avery in London and across the world.
In this conversation we cover Richard's leadup to the point of breaking through with debut single 'Opium Shuffle', growing up in apartheid-era Africa, as well as the classic period of hedonism at clubs like Turnmills and across the world.
And we also get the positive case for dance music in 2025.
Richard is a highly engaging guy with some great stories... you're going to love this one!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:50 Self-releasing music
09:40 The first album
12:30 Growing up in Africa
15:20 Working at Reckless records
17:30 Changing habits of digging
23:00 Techno the sound of Detroit
26:40 Back to mine ideology
28:05 Andrew Weatherall
34:32 Acid House
43:54 Fame, success and getting dropped
49:38 Oasis, back to school and New York
58:05 Studio gear and the creative process
01:05:30 Supporting Nine Inch Nails
01:10:15 London as an engine
01:14:34 Starting a night with Daniel Avery
01:20:55 Running a label
01:25:24 Reasons to be optimistic
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