A milestone in sampling culture, Pump Up The Volume started as an original basic idea by Ivo Watts-Russell. He was the label boss of the two bands that he brought together to make the track, Colourbox - an electro outfit and A. R. Kane, an indie band. But what made the track a phenomenal success were the samples, scratching, and effects that C.J Mackintosh and Dave Dorrell provided.

Dave Dorrell is the subject of this podcast. He's one of the most influential pop-cultural figures of the last 30 years, not only for the era of modern dance and electronic music that Pump up the Volume ushered in, His contribution is far deeper. He started a fanzine at 15 and interviewed the Sex Pistols. He was partly responsible for the development of early 80s warehouse club culture, wrote for the NME and The Face, has been a producer and remixer of a number of well-known artists, has been manager of the Pet Shop Boys and Bush, and is an Art Curator and Artist. He is even involved in a sustainable farm outside Berlin, which he believes is the future of farming - the new pop culture.

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