spoonyd Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Just wondering. There's a lot of posts of people asking who he is, or making similar comments.Is it possible to be into electronic music enough to spend time chatting on a message board all day and still not know who Josh Wink is? I don't mean to come down on people... but really. The man is one of the pillars upon which modern electronic music has been built.How is this possible?------------------Voted one of the top 3 dj's - Clubplanet Awards 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denn Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 He's the guy that use to have 4ft dreads then he cut them. Oh yea he also did that laughing song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 You can't tell me you people have never heard of "So how's your evening so far..."????It was a huge hit this fall!------------------"I would believe only in a god who could dance."Nietzche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j303j Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 higher state of conciousness!! i used to love that song. my ex used to drag me to see him spin in philly years ago. he has been around the scene for many many moons.------------------ IM LIKE JIMMY WALKER, DYNAMITE!!!!!!AOL J303J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vejita Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Trent Reznor remixed his "Black Bomb" song.... good stuff, although hardly your standard club fare. It's more industrial than anything else.....-------------------=Vejita=-"Live through the week. Live for the weekend." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwingep Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 who?------------------------------------------ Upcoming Shows: ???My new web site...Version 1.04 http://www.naked-edge.com/schwinge.html DJSchwinge@naked-edge.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonyd Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 let's not forget the seminal electronica classic "Are You There?"------------------Voted one of the top 3 dj's - Clubplanet Awards 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousss Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 I've never seen him live.. I've heard of him though. I'm relatively new to the scene so I haven't seen that many dj's yet.. Not to annoy anyone with questions, but what is he like? What kind of music, where does he spin, where is he from, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrol Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 <=== is with MysteriousssI know the name but have not yet seen him spin... One of my good friends raves about him.------------------"Buckle up"-she knows who she is.AOL IM: petrol01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubhead32 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Never heard of him until recent.Is he good or what cuz hes spinning at TWILO friday is it woth going there to hear him??????let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwingep Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Originally posted by spoonyd:let's not forget the seminal electronica classic "Are You There?"Am I where?------------------------------------------ Upcoming Shows: ???My new web site...Version 1.04 http://www.naked-edge.com/schwinge.html DJSchwinge@naked-edge.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousss Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 I've heard ppl say that he's really good. Tanya in particular was raving about him And Twilo wouldn't bring anyone who sucks I'm sure.. But I still wanna go see for myself.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonyd Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 A little school:An American producer who simultaneously possessed European hit singles, a major-label album contract, consistent contact with the dance mainstream plus the requisite underground credentials, Josh Wink appeared to lack for nothing at the peak of his success in the mid-'90s. Part of the East Coast/Philadelphia dance scene, Wink recorded three trance monsters out of his bedroom studio (as Wink, Winx and Size 9) that topped charts in Europe during 1995 and saw him anointed as a dance poster-boy, easily recognized by his ruddy good looks and flowing blond dreadlocks. Hardly the techno kingpin however, Wink's espousal of a vegan lifestyle and his defiantly anti-drug ideals made him something of a unique personality in the hedonistic world of dance music. After recording his triumvirate of trance hits, Wink soon tempered his singles output to test the waters of album-oriented production as well, releasing Herehear in 1998.After being turned on by punk rock in the '70s, Josh Winkelman was inspired by a diverse group of dance-styled artists during the 1980s — ranging from Depeche Mode to Kraftwerk to Run-D.M.C. — and began working with a Philadelphia-based mobile DJ service from the age of 13. After he met up with a fellow DJ, King Britt, at one party, the duo began recording. One of their first productions, 1990's "Tribal Confusion" by E-Culture, was released on New York's Strictly Rhythm Records and became a success in America's exploding club/rave scene, which Wink and Britt soundtracked by DJing at events around the country. Wink had also recorded for Nervous, another vaunted East Coast dance label, before forming Ovum Records in late 1994 with Britt.Ovum and Wink had an international club hit right out of the box with 1995's "Liquid Summer"; the single led to Wink recording for a maze of European labels. During 1995, he recorded "Don't Laugh" by Winx, "I'm Ready" by Size 9, and "Higher State of Consciousness" by Winks, all of which topped European dance charts and even made several pop charts despite their debt to hard-edged acid-trance. The singles were collected along with new material for his 1996 debut album, Left Above the Clouds, and relased as Winx. The major labels came calling in 1997, and Wink decided to sign not only himself but the entire Ovum Recordings label to a deal with Columbia. After recording with King Britt, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, poet Ursula Rucker and Philly mod-punks the Interpreters, Wink released his proper album debut Herehear in 1998; the mix album Profound Sounds 1 followed the next year. — John Bush------------------Voted one of the top 3 dj's - Clubplanet Awards 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulsedriver Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Seriously people get with the picture!There is more to music than Progressive trance.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copleyc Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 you know, there are these marvellous things called internet search engines.... amazing what stuff you can find before asking dumb questions.... Josh Wink - Biography b. c. 1970, Philadelphia, USA. The techno artist Josh Wink combines a number of influences, from deep house to acid jazz and more experimental electronic music. His musical taste came from his family's record collection that included Philip Glass, Stevie Wonder, Kraftwerk, Steely Dan and James Brown. He began DJing in 1987 in underground Philadelphia clubs. In 1990 he released 'Tribal Confusion', on Strictly Rhythm Records, an acclaimed single produced with King Britt and credited to E-Culture that was later sampled by Future Sound Of London. The reaction enabled Britt and Wink to establish their own production company, WinKing Productions, in Philadelphia. Over the next five years they remixed over 20 tracks, including Rozalla 's 'Are You Ready To Fly?', Digital Orgasm's 'Running Out Of Time' and Book Of Love's 'Boy Pop'. In 1993 when King went on tour as the Digable Planets' DJ, so Wink continued as a solo artist, using a variety of names, including Wink, Winx, Winc, Winks and the Crusher. The records were released on a variety of dance labels such as Vinyl Solution, Strictly Rhythm, Nervous, Limbo and R&S Records. He also recorded 30-second musical compositions for television advertisements, as well as launching his own underground dance label, Ovum Recordings, in October 1994. In the mid-90s he was signed to Virgin Records in the USA and Mercury Records in Britain, releasing 'Higher State Of Consciousness' in 1995. [obviously spoonyd got there 2 minutes before me. well it's all good info, right?!][This message has been edited by dirtyslapper (edited 01-16-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonyd Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 This is not one of the DJ's you go to see to be 'taken on a journey'. This is a night strictly for the music. To hear what he's got to say.Friday will be a music lesson.------------------Voted one of the top 3 dj's - Clubplanet Awards 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copleyc Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Anyone in DC feb.10th, King Britt is at the Edge. excellent last time, definitely worth going this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Unfortunately..there are many people who go to clubs and have NO CLUE about music.. Even people who claim to know something..often don't....can't tell you hoe many times I have told people that I love detroit techno and they say.."oh..I didnt know you were from detroit?"..I have given up already....------------------" I give in to sin ..Because you have to make this life liveable "-DMSmoknjilly@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_g Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 I saw him at Twilo a while ago... almost two years ago. He's good... but he doesnt provide the usual Twilo vibe your lookin for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolimit Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 and no props to david alvarado who is friday nights opener? this is house music at its best!thanx for the edumacation spoony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j303j Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Originally posted by tommy_g:I saw him at Twilo a while ago... almost two years ago. He's good... but he doesnt provide the usual Twilo vibe your lookin for.there is more out there then the usual music they play at twilo. people need to broaden there musical taste and try out other styles of music. for years all i listened to was techno and nothign else. now i have opened up my ears to all kinds of music and i seem to appreciate the music more. who woudl have thought a few years ago that i would be listeing to house music but i tried it out and now i love it. some people are just close minded.------------------ IM LIKE JIMMY WALKER, DYNAMITE!!!!!!AOL J303J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousss Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Originally posted by Jilly:Unfortunately..there are many people who go to clubs and have NO CLUE about music.. Even people who claim to know something..often don't....can't tell you hoe many times I have told people that I love detroit techno and they say.."oh..I didnt know you were from detroit?"..I have given up already....Well, it takes time to learn it all. There are SO many DJ's and unless you are in the scene for at least a couple of years and totally devote your life to it, you will not know all about it. I don't think there is anything wrong with ppl not knowing anything and everything about all DJ's.. Personally, I like to discover new DJ's that I haven't heard before. Maybe in a year I'll know all of them but for now it's more fun to learn and experiment.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back2basics- Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Anybody herd him play a good set? I have only seen him out a few times.. but times it wasn't great.. for me Wink is one of those people who is better as a producer (ala Todd Terry)... still should be interesting just to see what he plays. The good thing about not going to see one of the circuit DJ's is that you here some different tracks.------------------I want to go out blazing..not fade away.I can STILL resist ANYTHING but temptation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Damn B2B you beat me to it. I was just going to say, Wink is one of the best producers around, but is mediocre at best as a DJ. He's also incredibly arrogant, and after meeting him once I really personally dislike him. I still buy everything he puts out though. Just got this new remix he did over the weekend. Supernatural by Firefly featuring Ursula Rucker. Cant stop playing it. Super sick. But I wouldnt waste my time going to see him live. And I still love How's Your Evening So Far even after hearing it at least 1000 times.JohnB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonyd Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 Originally posted by back2basics-:still should be interesting just to see what he plays. The good thing about not going to see one of the circuit DJ's is that you here some different tracks.That's the part I like best. I find it fascinating to see what influences someone like him. When someone can produce music that is so universally accepted as good, it's neat to see what he thinks is good music.------------------Voted one of the top 3 dj's - Clubplanet Awards 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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