THE STANDARD By
Ibrahim Karanja |
April 2nd 2021 at 12:57:09 GMT +0300
Double J s turntable. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]
When Jeff Waringa - popularly known as Double J - started his trade, radio cassettes and turntables were the in thing.
Double J had to endure the cumbersome procedure of blending music from bulky equipment to the right mix for his audience.
But he enjoyed it. With the tape, turntable, and later CD the only way to play the music for large audiences in discos and concerts, the DJ had no alternative but to adapt.
Unlike today when curating and the playing of music is by the touch of a button, it required the surgeon s precision to hit the right cord.
They were in the country off the back of 7th album
Get Ready – a brilliant comeback following their first break-up and an 8 year break in releases.
It s an epic show that ll remind you of their enormous influence on pop music - from early
Joy Division anthems Transmission and Atmosphere , to those classic 80s New Or der singles, and the later hits like Crystal and 60 Miles An Hour .
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