Gordon Kaye


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British DJ Gordon Kaye began his fixation with music and records from an early age and was Djing in pre-club bars in his Brighton hometown in 1984. The following year he started his own weekly club night, The Sunshine Playroom at the Escape Club. This was the most prolific indie night in the U.K. and was frequented by regular faces including Alan McGee, Primal Scream and Norman Cook. The club's music policy continuously pushed musical boundaries and it was not unusual to hear The Velvet Underground next to Motown, Sly Stone, Sixties Psychedelia, New Order, The Beastie Boys, James Brown, Orange Juice or The Teardrop Explodes (the club itself took it's name from a Julian Coke single).

Gordon had moved into a more dance-orientated territory by 1989, spurred by many of the bands whose records he was playing at the time (Happy Mondays, Primal Scream, Stone Roses, The Shamen and Flowered Up.)

By the end of 1990 Gordon was Djing at some of the best dance nights throughout the UK, making regular appearances at such clubs as Venus, Renaissance, Chuff Chuff, Up Yer Ronson and Back to Basics.

Gordon moved into the world of broadcasting, hosting a weekly upfront Dance show on Brighton's Festival Radio.

As a partner in Joy For Life records Gordon opened the first branch in Brighton and by 1993 there was a second branch in Nottingham.

1993 became an extremely hectic year with an ever-increasingly busy DJ schedule. Mix Mag also commissioned Gordon to compile and mix their Mix Mag Live Volume 8 New Bloods collection alongside John Digweed.

The Joy For Life brand evolved quickly to become so much more than just a record shop. In Spring 1994 Gordon was signed to D.M.C.'s Stress Recordings under this moniker and went on to release three singles for them between June 1994 and September 1997. Developing his taste for the recording studio, Gordon produced and remixed material for a whole host of labels, such as Polydor, Shindig, D.M.C., Manifesto, Solid Ground / Strongroom, The Café Del Mar Volume 3 on React, AMPM and Whoop!, using a handful different pseudo names.

Joy For Life also became one of the Midlands most popular monthly club nights, booking such guest Djs as Paul Oakenfold, Boy George, Graeme Park and Jon of the Pleased Wimmin.

1995 saw Gordon present his first Radio One Essential Mix for Pete Tong.

In 1996 Gordon compiled and mixed one part of a three-pack CD collection for Stress entitled DJ Culture 3: The International Series. This tied in well with his first tour of Australia, which has become an annual event, now incorporating Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand.

Gordon set up his own studio in Nottingham and completed his final year of a prestigious Sound Engineering course, which greatly developed his understanding of studio production. He is now working on an abundance of projects in the studio with Nick Hook, (Hook/Deliverance/First Life) and Mike Monday, (Beat Foundation/MM Records) amongst others and a whole host of new material is expected very soon. This includes productions for John Digweed's Bedrock label and more tracks for Deep Dish's Yoshitoshi imprint.

December 1998 saw Gordon join Galaxy Radio's ever-increasing roster of club DJ's. He presents his own monthly mix, which follows Boy George's show on Saturdays as part of The Galaxy Weekend, (other monthly guests on rotation include Paul Oakenfold). The mix is broadcast on all of Galaxy's regional stations simultaneously between 10.00 and 11pm.

Gordon Kaye was voted number 58 in DJ Magazine's Top 100 International DJ's in November '00 and his Autumn tour of Asia was fully documented in the Christmas '98 issue of DJ Magazine.

Gordon views himself as playing sophisticated underground dance music of all varieties, varying from deep and tribal American house to a harder more progressive European style.

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Little Boots
Earthquake
2009, Vinyl, ,
Progressive House/House/Synth-pop/Vocal
Gypsy (4) / Mukkaa
Funk De Fino / Neebro
2004, 12", Limbo Records
DJ Rene Vaitl*
Pacha 2 (The World's Most Famous Club Sound)
2002, 2xCD, Copy Prot., Mixed, Polystar (3), Urban, ,
House/Euro House
Různí
Miami 'WMC 2002' Tripple Vinyl Sampler
2002, 3x12", Smplr, Big Star Records, ,
Trance/House
Chris Sheppard
Euphoria 2: Deep, Dark & Underground
2002, CD, Mixed, BMG Music Canada, ,
House/Trance
Různí
Sa Trincha: Vol. 2
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot., Mixed, Polystar (3), ,
House/Deep House/Ambient
Různí
Kontor - Top Of The Clubs Volume 15
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot., Mixed, Polystar (3), ,
Trance/Disco/Breakbeat/Progressive Trance/House/Progressive House
Různí
Firstclass - The Finest In House Volume IV
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Polystar (3)
Různí
UK Underground Beats (Series 3 Volume 8)
2002, 2xCD, Comp, CD Pool America
Různí
BMG Dance Compilation # 92
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, BMG Music Canada, ,
Drum n Bass/Trance/House/Progressive House/RnB/Swing
Různí
Underground Beats (Series 5 Volume 9)
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, CD Pool
Různí
Underground Beats (Series 5 Volume 7)
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, CD Pool, ,
House/Progressive House/Trance/Tribal House/Disco/Techno
Různí
Maximum Dance 2002
2002, CD, Comp, Hed-Arzi, ,
Europop/Ambient/Trance/House/Euro House/RnB/Swing/Pop Rap/UK Garage/Disco/Deep House
Různí
Supersonic (Hear What You Love To Dance!)
2002, CD, ,
Deep House/Techno/House/Electro
Hedstatic
48K (Part 1)
2002
Örtz
We Don't Talk
2002, ,
Trance/Progressive Trance
Různí
Dance Train 2002 Vol. 1 (Club Edition)
2002
Různí
Cream En El Mar Punta Del Este (Beach Bar Grooves From Around The Globe)
2002, ,
Progressive House/House
Různí
Island 2
2001, 2xCD, Comp, BMG Greece, ,
New Beat/Future Jazz/Electro House
Kosheen
Resist
2001, CD, Single, Ltd, Num, Promo, Moksha Recordings Ltd., BMG Dance, Arista, +Mas
Marshall Jefferson
Music Makes Me Happy (Remixes)
2001
Kosheen
Catch
2000, Vinyl, ,
Trance
Deborah Cox
Nobody's Supposed To Be Here
1999, Vinyl, ,
House
Freaky Realistic
Reach
1993
Smash n Grab
Loaded (Remix Selection)
CDr, Promo, MCM Entertainment Pty. Ltd., ,
House
Různí
React 10
2000, ,
Trance/Techno/House
Různí
The History Of Mixmag Live 1
1997, 3xCD, Mixed, RE + Box, Comp, Mixmag Presents, ,
Progressive House/House
Různí
DJ Culture 3
1996
14 Iced Bears
14 Iced Bears
2017
Různí
Kaos Records - 10 Anos De Música De Dança (Passado, Presente E Futuro)
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Dance Club
Různí
Total Kaos 03
2003, CD, Comp, Kaos Records, ,
House
Různí
React To Rhythm
2002, CD, Mixed, React, ,
Trance/House
Hedstatic
48k (Part 1)
2002, ,
Progressive House/Breakbeat
Různí
21st Century Trance 3
2001, 3xCD, Mixed, React, ,
Trance
Různí
21st Century Trance 4.
2001, 3xCD, Mixed, React, ,
Trance/Progressive Trance
Různí
The Base Presents Groove Sensations By DJ Ralf
2001, CD, Comp, Mixed, Dipiù, Musiche Solari, ,
Progressive House
Různí
Reactivate 18
2001, 2x CD, ,
Trance/Hard Trance/Hard House
ECVM
Circuit Breaker
2001, ,
Progressive House/Tech House
Různí
Total Kaos 02
2001, ,
House
Různí
House Nation 196
1999, 12", Ltd, DMC, ,
House/Progressive House
Různí
Stress
1996, ,
Progressive House
Různí
Kiss 90 FM Serious Club Choons Volume 1
1995, CD, Mixed, Crash Bang! Records, ,
House/Progressive House
Freaky Realistic
Reach
1993
Ever
Virginize
1991, Vinyl, ,
Indie Rock/Shoegaze/Breakbeat
Různí
Stereo Spectacular / Uno Spettacolo Musicale Di Grande Effetto
8x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening/Marches/Instrumental
Různí
I Trance - Top Of Trance 2
2007, CD-ROM, Comp + 55xFile, MP3, Cool Hit, Монолит, ,
Trance
Různí
Total Kaos (Kaos Records Portugal - Underground House From A Paradise Called Portugal)
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Kaos Records
Trainer Boy
Up Against The Wall
2002, CD, Mixed, Muzik Magazine, ,
House/Tribal House/Tech House
Různí
Progressive House & Tribal (Disc 6)
2003, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, mp3, Навигатор, ,
Progressive House/Tribal
Dave Seaman 2 & Gordon Kaye
Bomb! Productions
1996, 2xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Bomb! Productions
Různí
Café Del Mar ~ Volumen Tres
1996, CD, ,
Acid Jazz/Downtempo/Ambient
Různí
Hot To Trot
1995, 4xCass, Ltd, Mixed, Unofficial, Hot To Trot, ,
Progressive House/House/Euro House/Garage House
Mark Moore & Gordon Kaye
Golden
1995, 2xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Golden (5)
Jon Pleased Wimmin* & Gordon Kaye
Progress
1995, 2xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Progress Records
Dave Seaman & Gordon Kaye
Bomb! Productions
1995, 2xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Bomb! Productions
Smokin' Jo / DJ Angel (2) / Gordon Kaye / Tony De Vit
Ripe 3
1995, 4xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label (Ripe)
Gordon Kaye / Graeme Fisher / Mike C* / Iain McKenzie
Obsession - Lust
1994, 3xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Obsession (2), Obsession (2), Obsession (2), Obsession (2)
Danny Rampling / Gordon Kaye
Progress @ Derby's 2nd Birthday 17-12-94
1994, 2xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Progress Records
Jon Of The Pleased Wimmin / Gordon Kaye
Hot To Trot
1994, 2xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Hot To Trot
Sasha / Gordon Kaye
Harmony / Bangkok (Double Pack)
1993, 2xCass, Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label (Bangkok), Not On Label (Harmony)