IAN WRIGHT

VINYL HUNTER NO.1

What kind of people in the truest sense of the word most of her life for over 40 years old grooves give up? What collectors and passionate Makest to juggle today with dizzying prices for black gold? Why has this little guild of fanatics, almost all long-playing records and approved by the revered 7inch single (45s) is almost like a holy grail? Even if it is considered by many outside very difficult to discern the subtle nuances and differences in the emphasis of the nerds, there are parallel, such as intersecting events. Northern soul, deep funk, boogaloo - where and why is this distinction at all yet? Needs a little scene of rare groove - lovers at all subgenres and separate events? "Of course!" Call loudly as the makers from different corners - because we need to stress, as in other subcultures are often no longer available individuality. But is this a good thing? Underscores the often limited not acting Nerdtum and often barely withstood purism?

Collector & Selector

A collector is to be in many, but not long to be in all cases, a deejay. This Plattenleger've decided to share her rare, partly obscure vinyl beads with others and thus to rock audiences at events and to take you on a very own cosmos. The associated dogmatism and purism has undoubtedly led to have been formed since the mid-1990s scene right out of heroes. The grim Scotsman Keb Darge is not only because of its "Legendary Deep Funk" sessions are rooted in Soho, London Madame Jo-jo club and compilation series on BBE MUSIC the best known example. Beside and behind it was a now globally networked scene of known and lesser-known wonders of collecting, organizing and plate stackers Single hunters mostly small events where there are regular magic moments.

The praying mantis

Worldwide radio circus in full respect enjoyed by the Briton Ian Wright. Are almost servile admiration expressions of it, if you ask for it in the scene. One of the few pure radio nights in Germany, the Rebeat Funk Night of Ricardo Magnus in Freiburg, Ian Wright came as Gastdeejay and if you've heard the set of this unpretentious, polite man more sedate age, you know inevitably what those summoned, magical moments. Ian Wright has probably seen the public only in 2000 increased, although he had previously been very active as a DJ. Turn of the millennium he made for the BBE Music breakthrough, today hardly available compilation "Sister Funk" together. In an interview with "The praying mantis," it turned out that it is the master hunter of rare grooves around a knotless traditionalists, who are not close to the modern categorically.

First How did you get your nickname "The praying mantis?"

Wright: Believe it or not. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the laying and collecting - even if that now connects with it. I've been working on a derivatives exchange in London and one of the older dealers used to give each employee a nickname. Probably I got that name because I had him put out at a store. Furthermore, he was probably so unhappy that he called me so. That is until today, when left in the Rare Groove context.

Second Was it time to collect as you had begun rare funk and soul singles (45s), easier to get the right disks? Especially in the 1980s, interest was reduced to this music very much ...

Wright: Especially in this era in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was definitely easier on the hot plates. They rattled off the list with his search flea markets and record stores. They traveled extensively in the U.S. and they waited eagerly on it that determines came back from their trips dealer plate on which they had acquired collections. During this time I was traveling a lot. I had also lost friends in my immediate environment, the interest in funk and soul were here and I could come to good records. Mainly, the interest was initially tuned to get the records. The price for the singles was still relatively low. One can hardly imagine today. Global demand was not as high as today.

Third The contact with other collectors and DJs came but soon?

Wright: You come sooner or later in such circles. I came into contact with Keb Darge, Malcolm Cato, Gerald "Jazzman" Short, Snowboy and DJ Shadow. Josh (Davis) I got to know this, because we both have come cheaply to some great collections of plates and they sold each other. It has remained as the other, a constant contact. This contact is now easier via the Internet. Peter Wermelinger, the name is known only to real insider circles, was an incredible collector from Switzerland. He has assembled one of the first books about radio-discs. This was invaluable to all Digger. That was all many years before the Internet. Today there are Discogs and eBay as a platform for the real treasures. This is probably the most serious reason for the massive increase in the prices of rare vinyl.

4th There was a time that is still not all too long ago that some DJs have protected the exclusivity of their records, where they taped the covers to see other DJs could not know which artist and label what they played. Are the days of the DJ-dogmatism finally over?

Wright: That in the funk scene never really happened. But it plays a relevant role in the Northern Soul scene. There, that happens today. If something is totally unknown, I can understand it in a way that so long as "exclusive" to treat until the source is identified and more copies are in circulation.

5th This purist notion is, however, contrary to the "Soul Spectrum" you run the story with Fryer?

Wright: Both have their permission. At Spectrum, we publish Soul reissues, so they are affordable for anyone who may interested in good music and not much money to spend on rare numbers. Fryer brings the expertise and through his job at Jazzman Records. Our label is a kind of sub-label Jazzman. We distinguish ourselves that we are "state-rare disco" focus primarily on 12inch.

6th There it is also an eponymous label club night, when you hang up with Jason Sterland, Witchsbrew and Fryer. As you can imagine the night? What is special about this event?

Wright: The idea was to play from start to obscure soul numbers and rare radio boards. We want to show people music that can get them at all and almost nowhere else can hear. The whole course in a dignified and pleasant club atmosphere. So far it runs very well and we celebrated the anniversary of his 3 years in November 2010.

7th How do you see playing on the global scene, the DJs, the original soul, funk, jazz, Latin & Afro-Beat? Do you think sometimes that the scene a little outdated?

Wright: I think primarily it will always be a demand for DJs who play original vinyl. Because the medium, the quality is extraordinary and brings with it. Which there is time and time again, the plates can be discovered, and as you can not switch to a different format. It must always be someone there who does this finds. So it will continue to closely DJs to give younger.

8th But since there is a digital DJ systems like Serato or tractor, many record Dreher only play mp3s. It is more practical and less expensive than the collection of vinyl! So gather many, especially young people no longer records.

Wright: I'm sure that there are a lot of young people there who have the desire to collect vinyl, but have not the money. I think we can certainly collect vinyl, but the very rare parts are unaffordable for young people. This deters many.

9th You come by your DJ passion around a lot. You have already launched in the U.S., Japan and Europe. Are there places that you really look at as something special?

Wright: Of which there are few. The energy and enthusiasm seems to be in Europe. I love gigs in Edinburgh, Berlin, Barcelona, ​​Oslo and Malmo. The crowd always rocks. Something very special was the letzjährige invitation to hang at the Dig Deeper Night in New York. That was amazing.

10th Most Rare Groove DJs have their special fields. Most of them play soul and funk until 1974. Disco is often avoided as well as hip-hop. You are a recognized Rare Groover and still collect and play other styles from the 1970s and 1980s!

Wright: I know what you mean (smiles). I think quite the disco can also be a rare groove, even though many of his colleagues see the not so. I'm just trying to play in my sets a bit of everything. Not only radio - except of course for special occasions or on request. But I play Disco, Northern Soul, Modern Latin Grooves and currently more than ever. If it's good, I play it.

11th In the days of the Internet is like you've already mentioned, the scene linked to each other. As you can imagine the exchange? Chat mailst test, or do you telephone frequently with colleagues Cut Chemist, Florian Keller, Kon & Amir and DJ Muro and Keb Darge?

Wright: I'm with some of them in regular contact, with some even daily. The exchange is very good between us. You trade sound files, music comments, there are tips and recommendations and searched Ebay for new finds!

12th Finally, a question which I have already ordered some record collectors and DJs: Will there be a day when you say, I've had enough and I have enough plates?