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Luke Solomon - "The Difference Engine"

Luke Solomon - new album, 'The Difference Engine' released on 21st January by Rekids.

When Luke Solomon's name is mentioned, it's quite often in reference to his band, Freaks, Classic - the pioneering record label he co-founded with Derrick Carter, or his legendary DJ performances. Get ready for that to all change, Luke has delivered one of the most interesting, complex and diverse pieces of electronic music for a long time.

Let me introduce the man himself to explain further...

"Inspired by hours of book reading, the title came about from a book by William Gibson, which in turn came from one of the first computers built by Babbage. Originally I wanted to make a DJ mix of original music. The reason for this being that an album of dance music as separate tracks is a really tricky thing to do well. The audience has changed and peoples tastes have changed, so by bridging that gap I felt I could essentially keep peoples interest whilst they were doing the cooking at home, while they were getting ready to go out, and of course keep the DJ's happy too. I also wanted it to emulate my taste in electronic music both past and present. Taking inspiration from early deep house records, alongside 80's punk funk, acid house of course, and the more current produced electronic sound. Once I had that in my head, I then wanted to add musicians that I respected and wanted to work with. This was the glue for the mix. Lyrically and musically it deals with pretty much a whole range of personal emotions, and the trials and tribulations of life, careers and getting older. The title I felt signified my thought process. For me, music is about taking inspiration from the past and using it with the present in order to move forward. It is not about following trends and fashions. It is not about copying what has been done already. And it is definitely not about reliving what has gone before."

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