Dave Clarke

David Maurice "Dave" Clarke (born 19 September 1968) is an English electronic music DJ, producer and radio presenter. Dave Clarke began his music career as a Hip-Hop DJ in the mid 80's, shifting to Acid House and later to Rave near the end of the decade. He began recording for Stress Records (as Pig City) in the early 90's and also appeared on R & S Records, XL Recordings and his own Magnetic North. By the mid 90's he had gradually shifted away from Rave to a brand of straight ahead Techno with the ferocity of Hardcore yet the sublime feelings of Detroit Techno. A series of three 12's named Red 1/2/3 gained fame during 1993-96 (the last entering the Top 40 in the U.K.), as did his ferocious DJ sets.

Links To Peel
Peel was a fan of Dave Clarke's work and allegedly called the artist  'The baron of techno'. Clarke did several sessions for Peel's show and Clark was himself interviewed by Peel on his 02 February 1996 show. In the Guardian newspaper published in 1997, Peel nominated Clarke's debut album Dave Archive One as his favourite Top 20 Albums of all time.

After Peel's death in 2004, Clarke was one of the first people to come forward to perform for Peel's tribute night on 16 December 2004. In an interview with Digicult, Clarke paid tribute to Peel:

"'John was a real music culture, against the authority, the musical version of everything I said before. When I lost him I stopped listen to the music, nothing more represents my music taste as when John was in Radio1. There are some other radio that play good music, but John Peel was different and I’m happy that he’s been my friend, who respected me as dj and producer and came to my concerts. I met John numerous times, had quite a few discussions, read several books together, we had the same thought about many thing.'"

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1995 Festive Fifty: Red Three #46
 * 1996 Festive Fifty: No One's Driving #25

Sessions
1. Recorded: Unknown. Broadcast: 20 May 1994 (Under the name of Directional Force)
 * Adagio For M3 / Ngc 3628 / M64 The Black Eye Galaxy / C O B E Theme

Live
1. Recorded: 1996-06-29. Broadcast: 29 June 1996 2. Recorded: 1995-10-27. Broadcast: 27 October 1995 3. Recorded: 1997-04-27. Broadcast: 27 April 1997 4. Recorded: 1999-09-02. Broadcast: 02 September 1999 5. Recorded: 2000-12-06. Broadcast: 06 December 2000 6. Recorded: 2002-05-07. Broadcast: 07 May 2002 7. Recorded: 2004-02-04. Broadcast: 04 February 2004
 * Space DJz: ‘Side On'
 * Surgeon: ‘Electric Chicken'
 * Missing Channel: ‘Legion Of Hunger'
 * Missing Channel: ‘Gold'
 * DJ Hyperactive: ‘Venus'
 * Surgeon: 'Fivo'
 * DJ Deeon: ‘On Da Run'
 * Dave Clarke: ‘Southside'
 * Blunted Boy Wonder: ‘Circuit Sex'
 * Surgeon: ‘Badger Bite’
 * H & M: ‘Suspense'
 * Turntable Hype: ‘Turntable Hype'
 * Thunderground: Thunderground
 * Regis: Montreal
 * Dave Clarke: Thunder
 * Advent: Mad Dog
 * Jeff Mills: unknown
 * Spira: Scorpion
 * Hell: Ris Veglia Di Una Citta
 * Young & Bell: There Is No Planet
 * Hell: unknown
 * Surgeon: Argon
 * Ken Ishii: Extra (Dave Angel Mix)
 * X313: Interferon
 * Green Velvet: Flash
 * Joey Beltram: Track C1
 * DBX: Neurotika (
 * Dave Clarke: The Storm
 * DJ Sneak: Bangin It
 * Dave Clarke: Protective Custody
 * Unknown set
 * D.J. Funk: JB Trax
 * D.J. Funk: Booty Perk U Later 203)
 * Charlie Hall vs Co-Fusion: Bad Dog!
 * Joey Beltram: Arena
 * Mike Humphries & Glenn Wilson: Double D
 * Ben Long: Stringz
 * D.J. Funk: Fear The World (USA Hard Mix)
 * Leftfield: Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix)
 * Unknown set
 * Freeform Five: Perspex Sex (Ewan Pearson Hi-NRG mix)
 * Dirty: Dirty (E-Dancer mix)
 * Renato Cohen: Pontape
 * Marco Carola: Appendix C B-side
 * Technasia: Acid Storm
 * Frank Biazzi: Turbulence
 * Urban: Bust A Nut
 * Angel Alanis & Rees Urban: Sidewinder
 * Paul Mac: Breakthrough (Paul Mac mix)
 * Speedy J: Bugmod
 * DJ Mahatma: Schinke
 * Dave Clarke: Protective Custody
 * Elbee Bad: Untitled
 * Dave Clarke: Way Of Life
 * Dave Clarke: Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted (Part 1)
 * Dave Clarke: Zeno Xero
 * Dave Clarke: The Wiggle
 * Christopher Just: I'm A Disco Dancer (Dave Clarke Remix)
 * Dave Clarke: Southside
 * AB/DC: The Feelin'
 * Dave Clarke: Thunder
 * Dave Clarke: Dirt Box
 * Dave Clarke: Wisdom To The Wise
 * Dave Clarke: The Compass
 * Dave Clarke: Disgraceland (Instrumental)
 * Dave Clarke Featuring Chicks On Speed: What Was Her Name? (LFO Remix)

Other Shows Played
1994 1995
 * 30 April 1994 / Peel April 1994: Wisdom To The Wise (12" - Red 2) Bush
 * 13 August 1994 (BFBS): Wisdom To The Wise (Segma Mix) (12" - Red 2 - Remixes ) Re-load
 * 30 September 1994 (BFBS): DJ Hell: Hot In The Heels Of Love (Dave Clarke Remix)
 * 16 June 1995: 'Winter (CD-Four Season (Rmx))' (ACV)
 * 21 July 1995: 'Thunder (red vinyl 12 inch-Red Three)' (Deconstruction)
 * 23 September 1995: Protective Custody (promo album - Archive One) Deconstruction
 * 23 September 1995: Rhapsody In Red (promo album - Archive One) Deconstruction
 * 23 September 1995: Southside (promo album - Archive One) Deconstruction
 * 30 September 1995: 'The Woki (CD-Archive One)' (Deconstruction)
 * 30 September 1995: 'No One's Driving (CD-Archive One)' (Deconstruction)
 * 14 October 1995: C.O.B.E. Theme (12" EP - John Peel Session) Strange Fruit
 * 22 October 1995 (BFBS): 'M64 The Black Eye Galaxy (12"-The John Peel Session)' (Strange Fruit) (under the name of Directional Force)

1996
 * 04 November 1995 (BFBS): 'Southside (CDr-Archive One (promo))' (Deconstruction)
 * 02 December 1995: Southside (12") Deconstruction
 * 02 December 1995: Storm (12" - Southside) Deconstruction
 * 06 January 1996: Tale Of Two Cities (album - Archive One) Deconstruction

2000 2001 2003
 * 02 February 1996: ‘Thunder (12 inch - Red Three)’
 * 02 February 1996: ‘The Woki (CD - Archive One )’ Deconstruction
 * 02 February 1996: ‘Splendour (CD - Archive One )’ Deconstruction
 * 19 September 2000: 'Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted (12 inch)' (icrunch)
 * 04 October 2000: Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted Part 1 (12") icrunch
 * 04 April 2001: Depeche Mode: Dream On (Dave Clarke Club Mix)
 * 27 August 2003: 'Way of Life (CDR)' (White Label)
 * 09 October 2003: (feat. Chicks On Speed) (12") (Skint)


 * 23 October 2003: 'The Wiggle (LP- Devil's Advocate)' (Skint)


 * 07 November 2003 (BBC World Service): The Wiggle
 * 02 December 2003: Just Ride (LP - Devil's Advocate) Skint