Zone Magazine Issue 037 Spring 2023
Well Folks, Lots of great things happening here at Zone HQ just for you lot, so keep coming back! Well its Spring 2023, we have a packed issue with all the regulars, and lots of interviews! We would just like to say RIP to our brother Pete Van Payne who passed away recently. He will be missed for his music, his radio show, work. an good soul!
In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover superstar LEMON8. Harry Lemon aka LEMON8 has been at the forefront of dance music both as a DJ and producer, whilst producing a soundtrack of a generation at the same time. Model8 - his first ever produced track from 1993 - is now being recognized as a classic and landmark in Techno and dance music in general. The Inner Sanctuary Sessions double album, solely consisting of his original music and remixes is now recognized as a highlight in Progressive House Music with tracks like New York, New York and Lose Control just to name a few. The latter was even voted all-time best record on the iconic Bedrock label in 2020 by the fans by a landslide.
Well Folks, Lots of great things happening here at Zone HQ just for you lot, so keep coming back! Well its Spring 2023, we have a packed issue with all the regulars, and lots of interviews! We would just like to say RIP to our brother Pete Van Payne who passed away recently. He will be missed for his music, his radio show, work. an good soul!
In our feature interviews in this issue we talk to cover superstar LEMON8. Harry Lemon aka LEMON8 has been at the forefront of dance music both as a DJ and producer, whilst producing a soundtrack of a generation at the same time. Model8 - his first ever produced track from 1993 - is now being recognized as a classic and landmark in Techno and dance music in general. The Inner Sanctuary Sessions double album, solely consisting of his original music and remixes is now recognized as a highlight in Progressive House Music with tracks like New York, New York and Lose Control just to name a few. The latter was even voted all-time best record on the iconic Bedrock label in 2020 by the fans by a landslide.
featureinterview __________________ Words Paul Newhouse __________________________ Photography Courtest of Jay Dobie __________________________________ Connect https://progressivehouseclassics.com/ As a 13 year old, in 1980, Jay Dobie, became interested in Electro music predominantly introduced via the Streetsounds label and Became a keen Breakdancer. At 15yrs old he purchased a mobile disco and became a member of DMC which sparked a keen interest in club music, and he spent 2 years on the road with the mobile disco including a residency at the local hospital social club. Sometime around the Autumn of 89' attended his first acid house party. By December that year he was attending parties weekly and in March of 1990 put on his first party using his mobile disco. He spent many years attending places like Renaissance, followed Sasha around when possible but he finished with warehouse parties by this point and was attending 'legal events'. Around 93' he bought a set of Technics decided to start DJ'ing again, playing numerous parties. He then worked in the local record store which lasted for 8 years. After his first year became store buyer and within 2 years became a buyer for the chain specialising in dance music. This job opened up so many doors, meeting with labels, DJs, promoters and attending numerous opening parties in UK and Ibiza and free records! As the nineties moved on he was DJ'ing every weekend locally, and several residencies. In 1998, he started a radio show on OSA which was called 'Progressive House Classics' which aired every Thursday night. 1n 2003 he semi retired, to start a family, and get a real job! But in 2007 he set up 'Progressive House Classics' on Facebook which initially was to share his love of the sound. The Blog was then launched around 2012. 2018 the FB group continues growing and it passes the 10,000 member mark. 2020 they reached 20000 members and the first national lockdown is announced. During 2020 they launch the PHC Live Stream series and blog is doing well. So, lets see how Jay is doing today, with this rollercoaster of a career in dance music!
" I think my favourite nights were with Mike Cosford (Fantazia Club Classics Tour) and Anthony Pappa, we were the first in the area to feature Anthony who I think we booked via Nick Gordon Brown at DMC, it was around the time he was putting together the Freefall – Skydive track "
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" I think my favourite nights<br />
were with Mike Cosford<br />
(Fantazia Club Classics Tour)<br />
and Anthony Pappa, we<br />
were the first in the area to<br />
feature Anthony who I think<br />
we booked via Nick Gordon<br />
Brown at DMC, it was around<br />
the time he was putting<br />
together the Freefall –<br />
Skydive track "