the ineffable genius of DJ Q

richie vibe vee, femme fatale, this one's 4 u

next you'll tell me they're seeing robbo ranx off

actually i can't even joke about that

oh soz trace i was so blinded by the red mist i missed the link

the shape of things seems to be "older" well-loved male DJs seen off in favour of B.Traits and a 21-year-old named Yasmin from Manchester who may be great for all i know but appears to have 0 following

1xtra as breeding ground for r1 was a great move but this is just throwing the baby out with the bathwater

fucking "simulcasts", pure hack n slash costcutting masked as brand integration & streamlined unity of purpose

yeah i can't think 1Xtra feels too great now about being 1's "sister station"

thing is 1xtra ought to be the sister station though, hauling it out of its ghetto and positioning the station like that was its great success of recent years - and besides, the landscape has changed and blurred enough so the two's remit has grown closer anyway. (you could even argue 1xtra has had a direct role in shaping that). but a sister should have a vibrant life of her own and not be hostage to the brother the way it looks like it'll be now.

getting back to the subject of q, i just can't stress enough how much of a travesty it is him leaving and cameo getting to stay on as garage tsar. why is this the one time the old dj gets to stay on? there's nothing q can't do that cameo can - q is an exceptional grime dj on the sly and has all the contacts just the same (especially as grime booms outside of london), he is the hot thing in the clubs, he produces excellently and has the media coverage, and his sets include, encompass and reinvent every facet of ukg new and old. i could go on. it's just terrible.

did any of you ever actually listen to his show btw cos i never really got that impression

i did, but not as much as i would have liked! it's frustrating because i don't listen to the radio at that time of night so "play again" was really the only way, but sitting at my desk is not the usual place i listen to music.. a self-expiring 7-day podcast would be ideal for shows like this but afaik that technology doesn't exist for that exactly

richie vibe vee, femme fatale, this one's 4 u

― r|t|c, Monday, May 28, 2012 3:27 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

;_;

These guys and Footloose were the first people I thought of when I saw Tracer's news.

it almost wouldnt have been so bad if they didnt all drop off the face of the earth right after!

a fate unlikely to befall q at least

This Is What I Stand For by DJ Femme Fatale
Deep House, Tech House, Minimal, House, Techno- Uploaded 5 months ago

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Since his departure from the station in 2007, Richie felt time was right for a change in direction. After doing so much for the UKG scene from it's inception, his focus turned to house, in particular the Jackin' Chicago styled house, which immediately appealed to his taste in feel good funky music. Playing music became a pleasure once again, with Richie being a weekly contributor to rising internet station Chicago House FM from 2008 - 2009.

I can not believe that DJ Q won't be on 1Xtra come September... Apart from DJ EZ's Friday night show on Kiss, there's no where else to get a full show of UK Garage! I know DJ Cameo is meant to be pushing UK Garage, but it seems like he's more interested in playing Hip Hop and Dutch House music? Anyone else noticed this?

new mix -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jwhyk

whoa, also 4 new episodes added to his podcast? does this guy never sleep??!

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dj-q-uk-garage-shakedown/id458881292?mt=2

the R.I.P Productions / Ice Cream Records mix is killllllin it

ooh look he's got a compilation coming out too
http://www.factmag.com/2012/06/19/dj-q-to-take-us-into-the-archive/

Heres the tracklist. Not sure if I know any of these or not actually

The Intro
Back 2 Bassics
Fukt
Dirty
Inst-rue-mental
The Reasons
The Haven’t Got A Chance
Shottas
Unit 50
Fat
Original Bad
Shuffle
Fear
Watching You
Afraid
Tea Bag
The Reasons Remix
Old Flex
Free Stevie
Rider
Shades
What To Do
Victory (Bonus Track)
Tea Bag Remix (Bonus Track)
You Got Me Remix (Bonus Track)

never heard of him but randomly bought will i ever be free when i came across it online

also my lil' cuz is a radio hip-hop/dubstep dj q BE SURE NOT TO CONFUSE THE TWO OF THEM OK

guys

http://f.cl.ly/items/3z3e1x2C2C442e2m0F1H/IMG_0561.jpg

omg sweet

!!!!!!!

:DDDDDDDDD

hahaah WHATTT

ayooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha awes

i always felt the word ineffable might someday have a secret modern mileage as in "cannot be effed with", like a thoroughly british tea & scones 'unfuckwitable'

yeah I started thinking about that double meaning after this thread was started (it wasn't on my mind for the tropical 2 thread though) - it suits dj q obv.

that seriously has made my morning

http://soundcloud.com/djq85/dj-q-the-archive-promo

i trust you've all seen this btw

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01j258s

also if you scroll down a bit here there's a cheeky clip of an ace new vocal one called 'ordinary people'. be nice if he put together an ep of all these bits someday

btw i finally got my hands on dj q enters the unknown and it's as great as everyone says

http://soundcloud.com/andy-jay/radio-raving-full-mix-download

xp and another louise williams one called 'through the night' towards the end of this extended version of the fave mix

bah still havent got round to sorting enters the unknown, it's all proper bassliney right?

stoked for the archive, that pic is wonderful

walking on ice / take my hand duo killin on that guest mix

it's all proper bassliney right?

― r|t|c, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:04 AM Bookmark

YES YES YES

Hi, its DJ Q here. I just want to say thanks to all of you for the support. i was overwhelmed when i came across this thread!

If you guys want to follow what's happening in the world of DJ Q then check out http://djqmusic.tumblr.com or feel free to give me a shout via i✧✧✧@djqmu✧✧✧.c✧✧

Thanks!

Massive respect.

:D

big ups

dj q you have at least two fans on the west coast

woooo remix is the best thing on butterz and that's saying something

ammazing

pretty sure that email addy is "info AT djqmusic.com"

DJ Q!

Another west coast fan here

lots of folks from devon here

Yoo!! Just to let you guys know, I will be on 1Xtra at the earlier time of 10pm until 1am this week covering for DJ Cameo while he's away.

I hope you can all lock in!

for sure

locking...... in

Here Comes The Bassline http://www.sendspace.com/file/s7xlk5

FACT mix:

http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/13/fact-mix-342-dj-q/