By 1999, the technohype of the mid 90's had died out in Belgium. I distinctly remember parties boasting a "NO TECHNO"-slogan on their flyers. Maybe they had a point: techno had slowly evolved into a sturdy minimalism. The start of it all had been Richie Hawtin's Concept series in 1996. Every month, a new 12" was released with two tracks that were made up of little more than beats and clicks. And eventhough Hawtin seemed to pull off this stunt somehow, it also made sure the world was flooded with boring minimal tracks.
The perfect antidote was the house music scène which had found a new breath outside of America. New producers like Bugz in the Attic, Phil Asher, Isolee, Fred Everything and the amazing Erot were releasing tracks which blew away the American competition.
In Belgium, these new house tracks were played at the Food Club by Geoffroy, a DJ who has always had an impeccable taste for new music. All of his Moving House copmpilations were excellent, but the Live at Food mix really blew me away. It starts off with Isolee's quirky all-time classic Beau Mot Plage, which is followed by a still unreleased Bugz in the Attic track (Stop), classics by Chez Damier, Swirl People, Phuture Retro and Erot (especially his mixes have stood the test of time). The mixing is impeccable and beautiful. Geoffroy manages to layer tracks in such a way that they seem to have been made for each other.
PS Geoffroy is now also a producer. Check his output under his Mugwump monniker. Especially Boutade on Ewan pearson's Misericord label is fucking awesome. Also check his Hi-Phen label and the Suicide label which he runs for NEWS.
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