international news _ 14th December, 2006
Luke Slater’s Closet Confession
Text by Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)
Techno-electro star Luke Slater chatted to Skrufff this week about his
upcoming mix CD for Fabric and revealed that before becoming a DJ he had an
unusual obsession with fruit and vegetables.
“I cleaned aeroplanes in the past as a job and I once worked as a
greengrocer, Luke revealed, “I think being a greengrocer was one of my
favourite jobs apart from what I do now,” he added,
“I used to stand outside in front of the fruit and veg display, handing out
plastic bags. I’ve got a lot of time for market stall holders; I’m a closet
greengrocer,” he laughed.
The UK based producer also revealed he’s virtually given up clubbing except
for occasional trips to electroclash institution Nag, Nag, Nag.
“I’ve never been big on going out, but if I’m in London I might pop down to
Nag because it’s midweek and I really like it down there. I like to find
strange places; I’m not a raver though I suppose I was in the beginning.”
“The fact is that DJing has been so exploited, I swear everyone I meet
either is, or wants to be, a DJ,” Luke continued.
“I think the majority of people do it for the birds and the booze, but
that’s not really why I do it. When I was very young and I first got my
decks in my room, all I did was learning to mix. Maybe the legacy just
continues. The funny thing is that now I don’t even own a pair of Technics,
I have five decks, three of them are broken, and the other two are
mis-matched. I just play out; I can’t stand it to play at home,” he added.
Fabric 32: Luke Slater is out shortly.
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