Dave Clarke
We spoke to the baron of techno, Dave Clarke during the Amsterdam Dance Event.
Dave Clarke is a DJ with an anarchist streak a mile wide and punk in his soul. Technologically, hea€™s an early adopter with the studio to prove it, but he also embraces sounds outside the staunch electronic dance remit, from Nick Cave to Savages to old favourites Bauhaus. Such music informs his attitude as, using Serato on a 13a€ Macbook Pro Retina for his ruthlessly effective, fat-free club sets, he pushes the worldwide boundaries of what techno and electro can be. After a break , recent years have seen him make his presence as a producer felt again, working with Dutch partner Mr Jones (Jonas Uittenbosch) as _Unsubscribe_ and dropping remixes ranging from John Foxxa€™s seminal synth-pop gem a€˜Underpassa€™ to Gesaffelstein, Detroit Grand Pubas and Octave One. Not a week passes when he doesna€™t live up to his nickname, the Baron of Techno, a moniker given him by the late, great BBC Radio DJ John Peel.