Albums
January: 18 albums you need to hear this month
That's the month sorted then
Billy Daniel Bunter & Sanxion '88 to 94' (Music Mondays)
Daniel Light, aka Billy Bunter, was a teenage DJ resident at The Labyrinth,
a legendary den of iniquity in early-90s London. After a successful career in various sub-genres he recently wrote an autobiography, The Love Dove Generation, that’s been optioned for a film. His new LP, created with studio wizard Sanxion, explores that same era of rave culture, with each track titled after a year and style (‘91 Euro Rave’, for example, or ’94 Prototype D&B’). It’s an enjoyable experiment that, from the old tabloid vocal samples that kick off ’88 Acid’ to the ebullient bounce of ’94 Uplifting Hardcore’ (featuring Davina), offers stylistically spot-on kicks from a bygone time. Thomas H Green
8/10
