{"id":7507,"date":"2015-03-01T21:24:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T04:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/?p=7507"},"modified":"2015-03-01T21:24:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T04:24:15","slug":"dj-cherokee-headstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/?p=7507","title":{"rendered":"DJ Cherokee &#8211; Headstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a nice never-before-released tune from 92 which I saw posted a few places (b2vos, discogs)&#8230; definitely worth nabbing while it&#8217;s available. Originally the artist wanted to do a limited vinyl press, unfortunately I don&#8217;t think the demand was what he wanted.  As mentioned in the last post, 92 stuff doesn&#8217;t seem to be as popular as it was just a few years ago, with a lot of people focusing on later jungle. Still, this is a wicked track, and I&#8217;d definitely buy a copy if it ever made it to vinyl. For now, the artist has graciously provided WAV downloads, so I suppose anyone really committed to vinyl can get a dub cut.<br \/>\n<!--more--><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/190496156&amp;color=ff5500&amp;show_art=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_art=false&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a more recent remix he did, still sounding nice and in-line with the original (not a corny breaks revamp or anything hehe):<br \/>\n<!--more--><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/190497231&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From the <A href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/DJ-Cherokee-The-Headstrong\/release\/6530411\">Discogs Listing<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Headstrong was written and produced by the DJ Cherokee (from Bolton, UK) in 1992.<br \/>\nEquipment: Technics SL1210, Ensoniq EPS 16+ Keyboard\/Sequencer. <\/p>\n<p>This track was never properly mastered or recorded for release. <\/p>\n<p>However, it was played live on the Staffordshire radio station &#8220;Signal Radio&#8221; weekly show The Meeting of Minds hosted by New Dawn promotions, as well as on the Manchester dance station &#8220;Sunset 102&#8221; hosted by Sami B.<br \/>\nStu Allan also appears to have been given a copy (probably on tape) that was played on the Manchester radio station &#8220;Key 103&#8221; that he hosted. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, live performances were given at &#8220;Coco Savannah&#8217;s&#8221; in Stockport and at &#8220;Rockworld&#8221; in Manchester on the regular New Dawn promotions nights hosted at those venues. <\/p>\n<p>The recording still resides with DJ Cherokee, as a digital master. <\/p>\n<p>A Remix of the original was created in 2015 and has been added as an additional track to this entry. <\/p>\n<p>Includes samples from: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Kelly-G-Perfect-Rhythm-Trip-Into-The-Future\/release\/146381\">Kelly-G Perfect Rhythm &#8211; Soul Fusion (Piano stutter) <\/a><\/p>\n<p><A href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/NJoi-Mindflux-Malfunction-Phoenix-Rhythm-Zone\/release\/34319\">NJoi &#8211; Mindflux (Bassline sample)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Neon-Waves\/release\/2266881\">Neon &#8211; Waves (Wave sample)<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Further info by the artist on discogs forum:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSome people might know that years ago back in 1992 I made a track that was never released but was played a few times live and on a couple of radio shows that were hot on the underground\/rave scene. Recently, I had someone trace this back to me from some old radio tapes, and ask about getting hold of a copy (thanks to Sean). As a follow-up to conversations I&#8217;d had with some other people from &#8216;back in the day&#8217;, the interest made me think about doing a remix as I have most of the original samples, and I remembered the approach I took to making the original track in terms of the patterns, layers and sequences. <\/p>\n<p>I am in the process of working on a remix and thinking of releasing the track as a AA 12&#8243; on heavy vinyl. Original on one side and the Remix on the other. The Remix is pretty close to the original, in the old-school style but has some slightly reworked breaks and sequences (simply to get the track to flow a little better). Right now I&#8217;m really happy with how the remix is coming along after just a couple of days working on it. <\/p>\n<p>If anyone would like a copy, please add the original to you want list! Depending on numbers, I will try to provide at a very good value (TBA) and let you know when it is available &#8211; I&#8217;m thinking within a few weeks if all goes well. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/DJ-Cherokee-The-Headstrong\/release\/6530411\">http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/DJ-Cherokee-The-Headstrong\/release\/6530411 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope this touches your inner hardcore spirit \ud83d\ude1b<br \/>\nDJ Cherokee\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a nice never-before-released tune from 92 which I saw posted a few places (b2vos, discogs)&#8230; definitely worth nabbing while it&#8217;s available. Originally the artist wanted to do a limited vinyl press, unfortunately I don&#8217;t think the demand was what he wanted. As mentioned in the last post, 92 stuff doesn&#8217;t seem to be as&hellip; <\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/?p=7507\">Continue reading&#8230; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">DJ Cherokee &#8211; Headstrong<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[353],"tags":[4,311,189],"class_list":["post-7507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-2","tag-4","tag-new-release","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7507"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7512,"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7507\/revisions\/7512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogtotheoldskool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}