He’s DJed for a Stella McCartney birthday party, got drunk with Robbie Williams, and lived in New York. As half of Brothers In Rhythm, he produced for Kylie Minogue & the Pet Shop Boys, remixed U2, Michael Jackson and Dido. He was the defining first editor of Mixmag and a resident DJ at Shelley’s, the legendary acid house club that launched the career of Sasha. He was there at the beginning of the British dance music revolution and he’s still one of its leading proponents today, his contagious enthusiasm unabated despite this glittering career.
Today Dave Seaman is more energized than ever - because he recognizes that British dance music, having gone back to its underground roots after a period of upheaval, is entering a renaissance. Outside of the mainstream, away from the UK’s transient pop-culture fashions, cool new scenes are forming in cities all over the UK. “We’re entering a new phase. Dance music in the UK needed to implode - the great acid house detox,” Seaman says. “We shed all the dead wood and hangers on. I feel like I’m starting again almost. It’s very exciting.”
Consequently Dave has spent the last year in a creative whirlwind. He’s about to release the second volume of his Audio Therapy mix series, with Luke Chable, for Renaissance. His Group Therapy production alias with studio legend Chad Jackson has produced barnstorming remixes for the Scissor Sisters, Tears For Fears and Starsailor. Group Therapy aren’t just about remixes, either. Their singles ‘My Own Worst Enemy’ and upcoming release ‘Something To Believe In’ pitch singer Natalie Leonard’s hypnotizing vocals over sleekly funky melodies and pumping club beats. Group Therapy’s high-octane fusion of vocals and strong-arm licks with pumping dance beats neatly updates Brothers In Rhythm’s club-anthem sound. “We've been working with a lot of vocals - and that live rocky sound. Lots of guitars, but quite bleepy as well,” says Dave. “The idea is to make it accessible to More than just the underground. If you can give things mass appeal, but with more depth when you look beneath the surface, then there’s more substance.”
Born and bred in Leeds, Dave famously won his first career break in a competition. He was a member of the groundbreaking DJ organization DMC when he won a trip to the New Music Seminar – then the world’s leading music conference, held in New York. DMC bosses were unsuccessfully queuing at the door for Nell’s - at the time NYC’s hottest club – when the cheeky Leeds teenager, who’d befriended a bouncer, popped out to lead them past a throng of irate clubbers, industry big-wigs, and hot-shots into the venue. They were impressed enough to offer him a job as editor of their in-house magazine, Mixmag. Dave’s early work helped establish the magazine as the world’s leading dance music title - a role it still occupies today. And he used the magazine as a springboard to his DJing career. So when Mixmag photographer Gary McLarnen opened a club in Stoke-On-Trent called Shelley’s, Dave found himself warming up for Sasha. Shelley’s quickly became legendary in early 90s clubland – and Dave’s DJing career was up and running.
Seaman is unique among leading DJs for his versatility: his ability to work within different genres without compromising his distinct musical identity. He is world-renowned as an underground dance DJ, yet as half of Brothers In Rhythm with production genius Steve Anderson he worked with some of the biggest names in mainstream pop. In the early 90s Brothers In Rhythm created classic club anthems like ‘Such A Good Feeling’ and ‘Peace And Harmony’ – not to mention an unforgettable remix of Sabrina Johnston’s ‘Peace In The Valley’ - that soldered euphoric soul vocals to blistering house beats. These were tracks that helped define a golden age for British dance music, and which quickly brought Brothers In Rhythm to the attention of the Pet Shop Boys. ‘Such A Good Feeling’ was Chris Lowe’s favourite record of 1990: Brothers In Rhythm suddenly found themselves chucked in at the deep end, producing ‘Go West’, ‘Was It Worth It’ and ‘DJ Culture’ with the Pet Shop Boys at some of London’s plushest studios.
Brothers In Rhythm worked on Kylie Minogue’s ‘Impossible Princess’ and ‘Kylie Minogue’ albums, writing tracks like ‘Did It Again’ and the beguiling, atmospheric ‘Confide In Me’. “Probably the song we’ve made I’m most proud of,” Dave says now. They were in the middle of the fan frenzy that surrounded Take That!, one of the 90s biggest pop bands, producing the ‘Nobody Else’ album and tracks like ‘Never Forget’ and ‘Sure’ while fans tried to scale studio walls and Dave enjoyed wild nights out with one of the band’s most charismatic members: Robbie Williams.
In the early 90s, so-called ‘progressive house’ emerged: the UK’s first distinctively British, house music style. At DMC, Dave and his former Mixmag Deputy Editor Nick Gordon Brown started Stress Records, releasing early productions from Sasha, Andy Cato from Groove Armada, and John Digweed. Brothers In Rhythm embraced the new genre’s fusing of American grooves, British dub and European techno sensibilities, producing progressive house classics like ‘The Mighty Ming’ as Brothers Love Dubs and ‘Nasty Rhythm’ as Creative Thieves. They went on to remix David Bowie, Placebo, U2 , Alanis Morrisette, New Order, Blur and Sting. It’s fair to say that no other British dance production team has made such an impact on mainstream pop and rock acts.
In 1998 Dave moved to New York’s East Village for a while. Back in the UK in 1999 he started Audio Therapy with a gang of like-minded music lovers – and the company has since become home to an A-list team of DJs and producers. Dave’s links with Melbourne’s vibrant club scene has brought in key talent like the innovative DJs and producers Phil K and Luke Chable and hotly-rated live electronic act Infusion, alongside leading UK names like Lexicon Avenue, Jonathan Lisle and Pete Gooding. The company has also worked with international DJs like James Holden, Timo Maas and Anthony Pappa as well as groups like Slacker, Evolution and The Light.
Audio Therapy is also a leading independent label – home to Dave’s Group Therapy project, as well as a roster of diverse talent that covers all bases from progressive through to breakbeat and the funkier styles of French house. It’s an imprint that’s kick-started the recording careers of Infusion, Habersham, Ernest Saint Laurent and Stel. With a set up like this behind him, it’s no surprise that Dave is now tailoring back his international DJ commitments to focus more attention on his recording career.
But he remains a star DJ with an enviable, international reputation, and his disarming Northern humour means this never goes to his head. On his website, he presents a cheeky snapshot of himself with a more famous namesake: former England goalkeeper Dave Seaman. It’s typical of an approach to music and business that have kept DJ Dave Seaman’s feet on the ground and his audience’s hands in the air.
“It’s about having fun, but understanding that the music has got depth as an art form. Finding that balance. I try to put that ethos into the records that we make and into the DJing that I do,” he says, “trying to give dance music an identity beyond the underground.” This instinctive understanding of what clubbing is really about means Dave Seaman is perfectly placed to enjoy dance music’s creative revival. “Acid house is dead,” he enthuses, “long live acid house. Here we go again!
From biography at http://www.djdaveseaman.com
Legacy
Dave Seaman Lyrics
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Days seem shorter than they are
Finished counting all the stars
Feel the gears wind down again
Another paycheck to cash in
May the lord of flesh and bone
Leave you some to call your own
As we slowly feel our way
up the hill to sow some seed
Nostalgia's warmth is all we need
Past disappointments turn to steam
We're superheros, in our dreams
Throw the radio up high
Watch it drown out half the sky
Synaesthesia coloured blue
Aquaman knows what to do
The secrets that we keep
Send our children fast asleep
Keep your head lights nice and low
It's a subtle tempting show
Through the windsweep we can see
A cinematic legacy
Leaving cities paved with gold
To pilot frigates through our souls
The lyrics of Dave Seaman's song Legacy speak of the monotony of everyday life, the yearning for nostalgia, and the desire to be more than what we are. The song's intro talks about the fleeting nature of time and the feeling of time slipping away right before our eyes, as the days seem shorter than they are. The next line speaks of counting stars, which is a metaphor for the effort we put in, but ultimately feeling as though we have not achieved much. As the gears wind down, our heroes and saviors are only present in our dreams, where we can be anyone we want.
The chorus asserts that the secrets that we keep send our children to sleep, and the subtle temptation that we feel every day is to be more than what we are. The second verse is about sending and sowing seeds while looking back at past memories and disappointment with a sense of warmth. The lyrics highlight the power of music to quiet the noise of the world and remind us of the bigger picture. Synaesthesia colored in blue is a metaphor for the power of music to transcend words and affect us on a primal level. In the end, the song speaks of leaving behind the mundane and chasing a cinematic legacy by navigating the complexities of our own souls.
Line by Line Meaning
Aquaman knows what to do
We trust in our personal hero to guide and save us in times of need.
Days seem shorter than they are
Time flies by quickly and we need to make every moment count.
Finished counting all the stars
We have achieved everything we wanted and there's nothing more to look forward to.
Feel the gears wind down again
We're reaching the end of our energy and losing motivation to keep going.
Another paycheck to cash in
We're stuck in a cycle of working hard solely for financial gain.
May the lord of flesh and bone
Leave you some to call your own
May God provide us with enough resources to have some sense of ownership in our lives.
As we slowly feel our way
Through another shapeless day
We try to navigate another aimless day, uncertain of what the future holds.
Up the hill to sow some seed
We continue to plant the seeds of hope and optimism for a better future.
Nostalgia's warmth is all we need
The comfort of reminiscing the past is all we have to help us get by.
Past disappointments turn to steam
Negative experiences from the past have fueled our determination to move forward.
We're superheroes, in our dreams
We envision ourselves as larger-than-life figures with exceptional abilities when we sleep.
Throw the radio up high
Watch it drown out half the sky
We try to escape from reality by turning up the volume of music that fills our surroundings.
Synaesthesia coloured blue
We're experiencing an overwhelming sensory overload that's affecting us emotionally.
The secrets that we keep
Send our children fast asleep
We hide our troubles from our children to protect them from the harsh realities of life, allowing them to rest.
Keep your head lights nice and low
It's a subtle tempting show
We don't want to attract attention to ourselves and attract temptation as we move forward.
Through the windsweep we can see
A cinematic legacy
We see the value in our experiences and create memories as though we're in a movie.
Leaving cities paved with gold
To pilot frigates through our souls
We're leaving behind the glitz and glamour of urban life in search of a more meaningful journey within ourselves.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: ANTONIO GIOVANNI GAMBALE, MANUEL SHARRAD, JAMIE MATTHEW STEVENS, FRANCIS EUGENE XAVIER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kalman Laszlo
01
Cass - Opiate
02
Jarrod & Gilbey - Monkey Trousers [MUSIQUE RISQUEE]
03
Dark Globe ft. Amanda Ghost - Feed (Mylo Remix) [ISLAND (UNIVERSAL)]
04
Slacker - Dirty High
05
Sander Kleinenberg - The Right Time
06
Infusion - Better World (Josh Wink Interpretation) [DECONSTRUCTION]
07
Stylus Trouble - Stellar (Red Giant Dub Mix) [PHELA RECORDINGS]
08
Guy Gerber - Stoppage Time [BEDROCK]
09
Future Retro - Deeper Low [DETUNED]
10
Kosmas Epsilon - Shame [EQUALIZED]
11
Stel ft. John Elliott - Finding Time [AUDIO THERAPY]
12
Slacker - Best Boyfriend [JUKEBOX IN THE SKY]
13
Above & Beyond pres. Tranquility Base - Surrender (Filterheadz Remix) [ANJUNABEATS]
14
Scissor Sisters - Mary (Mylo Remix) [POLYDOR]
15
Chris Lake & Rowan Blades - Filth
16
Slam - Lie To Me (Slam Vocal Mix) [SOMA]
17
Slam - Lie To Me (Slam Dub Mix) [SOMA]
18
Jaytech - Music 101 (Flash Brothers Remix) [BLU-ROOM]
19
Way Out West - Fear [DISTINCTIVE]
20
Orbital - One Perfect Sunrise (Phil Hartnoll Remix) [ORBITAL MUSIC]
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I need please tell me what is the anem and artisrt for this first song. The list starts w the secod. This song floors me. Please please someone help hme ...I've been cosmically united w song is so subtle so soft tjhat it hits e harder than anything hard core.....it's the most majestic piece of art i've ever known.
It' sGospel It's Things that go off in a Kingdom of God direction & I don;t want to offend anyone ..
It's the waves frok outerspace that have passed through the earth and through you andI and every living creature.
Thee cosmic rays that pass trough us record everything even our thoughts andwith them an answer to Gods eternal invitation to be reprinted on His 3 d printer that has our dna blueprint preloaded and stored and waitng to see if we want to be given a serious UPgrade and to have our virus/sin removed from our blue print so we canm be placed in a VR void of all negativity. The real you ..like who hasn't has dream wher eyou see yourself in the mirror...it;s You but a beyond Best you it's how you where planned to be....crazy? Trippy? I think it's a very convincing way to read what the Bible says and doesn't intepretit as metaphore but takes it word for word and erlates it in a miodern scientific way we now akk know is not just possible but in fact is the road we are driving the human race forward to.
There are a wide range of waves that permiate the universe We know that information and communiccation can be tranmitted andreceived using these waves. We know that given a large enough hard drive we could record everything. We know that our thoughts and brain /body functions are unique to diferent brainfrequency patterns. Matching mappin discovering wha frequencis correspond t what thoughts means we might know what someone was is thinking.
So is it not a possible means for God to know everything and to be omnipotent? When this occurred to me I started thinking about =waht the biblesays..How could Jesus be born from a Virgi9n? Fairy tales..no artifical insmination..a women can become pregant and stil l never having had x with a man.dAMN....
who has gone from the cradle to the grave w/o ever causing harm to anyting o9r anyone?
I'm sure that everyone 's the only one that personaly lives feels what they experience. Rught? My biggest mistake relative to others is not so bad. A child molester knows a level or actions that objectively speaking are more harmful tha the worse thing that I;ve ever done. BUt I m alsosure that no mater who you are before you die you will do something that is the wrose thing you have ever done. Whatever that thing is it will never not oof hapened. You didi it. It caused harm to someone or something and this thing you wi never tell anyone about.
If you've ever taken acid or sheooms you probably know how you can percieve time in such a way that every second last a long long long long time. I think everyone is stuck on stupid. We do things...we cause harm. I'm sure that you will reacjh a moment in your life perhaps whe you die an instant where time stops just liek it does o acid ...and this is to answer to GOd if you want to go for the reprint upgrade VR of bliss or not. You know I am a nice guy. I dont horror mives monstrmovies sur e but horror mvies where human tortues murders human..no way not cool. Whateer the sickes horrror movies shows like I saw part of saw once and I know that in reality people do worse ad they do it every miute of every dy somewhere ithis world someone is tortred by nothe person ...raped whatver.....d it's happpenig as i write this and as you read it. So I stand against that. It aint cool. It;s soinsensitive to victims of violence adn the loved ones of victim's loved one's. If the se a coercial for the film or if theyclip forna upcomiing movie that makes themrelive somethng....that's not cool. That's fup.
SO the first track anyone.
Barsbalona
After all these years this mix is still an amazing journey through sounds... Can't believe I'm old enough to say this, but they don't make mixes like they used to...Wonderful :)
Style Mood Corner
It's a REAL shame, this set is sooooo good and have no views!
I really love it!
Michal Tokarski
One of my favorite Seaman’s sets. Love it.. 🔈
Trevor Day
I had a job delivering groceries for a couple summers around this time, this was the only cd in the vehicle and I listened to it happily everyday :-D
khoi lien
Dave's selection of tracks were always wicked.
Paul Mcdaid
Best opening track to any es ever.
Hairs stand listening to this mix
❤️
Kalman Laszlo
01
Cass - Opiate
02
Jarrod & Gilbey - Monkey Trousers [MUSIQUE RISQUEE]
03
Dark Globe ft. Amanda Ghost - Feed (Mylo Remix) [ISLAND (UNIVERSAL)]
04
Slacker - Dirty High
05
Sander Kleinenberg - The Right Time
06
Infusion - Better World (Josh Wink Interpretation) [DECONSTRUCTION]
07
Stylus Trouble - Stellar (Red Giant Dub Mix) [PHELA RECORDINGS]
08
Guy Gerber - Stoppage Time [BEDROCK]
09
Future Retro - Deeper Low [DETUNED]
10
Kosmas Epsilon - Shame [EQUALIZED]
11
Stel ft. John Elliott - Finding Time [AUDIO THERAPY]
12
Slacker - Best Boyfriend [JUKEBOX IN THE SKY]
13
Above & Beyond pres. Tranquility Base - Surrender (Filterheadz Remix) [ANJUNABEATS]
14
Scissor Sisters - Mary (Mylo Remix) [POLYDOR]
15
Chris Lake & Rowan Blades - Filth
16
Slam - Lie To Me (Slam Vocal Mix) [SOMA]
17
Slam - Lie To Me (Slam Dub Mix) [SOMA]
18
Jaytech - Music 101 (Flash Brothers Remix) [BLU-ROOM]
19
Way Out West - Fear [DISTINCTIVE]
20
Orbital - One Perfect Sunrise (Phil Hartnoll Remix) [ORBITAL MUSIC]
Francisco Javier Castro Ruiz
What a Master piece from him
happymuseum
i love this mix. it is masterpiece. fuckn awesome.
Sandra Vega
In 2013 I lost the cd where I had this mix and i’m just finding it over here...plss pass me the joint!!!