The Margin - Microtechno Podcast

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The margin is the new project by producer and promoter Dan Watts aka Fractal Architect. As a teen of the eighties, Dan witnessed the establishment of techno and house music as it filtered over the water from Chicago and Detroit, before finally exploding into popular culture in England through the original Energy parties in London. A dedicated techno lover to the end, Dan was one of the many Dj’s at this time who were responsible for introducing the likes of Richie Hawtin, Underground Resistance and Joey Beltram to the U.K. Dan has Dj’d with many of the world’s best including Carl Cox, Nick Warren, The DJ Producer, and Colin Faver. For Dan it’s always been about the music, and this was very much the ideology that led him to form the legendary free rave collective ‘The Assembly’ in 1991. Dan and the crew were responsible for numerous gatherings, frequently attracting over 5000 party heads from all over the country to one of many beaches, commons or woodland clearings every Friday and Saturday night during the summer months. Dan’s next move established him as one of the leading techno DJ’s in the South West of England. He was the founder member of the infamous ‘Sketch Crew’ who were responsible for organising one of the largest weekly house and techno club nights anywhere in the country, regularly attracting over 1500 clubbers. Dan’s unique approach to music and his own distinctive and very tuneful style, quickly demanded that he hit the studio to write his own sound. A wonderful wife, four children and a degree later, Dan is back in the studio, producing a string of releases on some of the most well respected labels in the business and appearing in the playlists of the worlds elite DJ's including Paul Oakenfold, Hernan Cattaneo and Gabriel Ananda. Find more about Dan's new project on @themargin1

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