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INSPIRED: UK DJ & Producer Alan Fitzpatrick

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Your favorite artists inspire you, but who inspires them? INSPIRED asks leading names in house and techno to share people who’ve inspired them and why. This installment of INSPIRED welcomes UK DJ & Producer Alan Fitzpatrick and label owner. He’s one of today’s most sought-after techno aficionados. Fitzpatrick has headlined iconic clubs and performed at the biggest festivals around the world including Awakenings, Creamfields and Glastonbury.  With a wide range of hit tracks, the caliber of his discography is undeniable. He’s released on Drumcode, Hotflush, Cocoon, Bedrock, Figure, Hot Creations, Unknown To The Unknown, FFRR, We Are The Brave, among others. Discover below who has inspired one of the electronic music industry’s leading figures and listen to his upcoming album out on Anjunadeep (November 12).

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Liam Gallagher of Oasis: ““I’m Not Arsed About Fuckin’ Dance Music”

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“I’m not arsed about fuckin’ dance music and reggae. Well, reggae’s alright. But there’s too many so-called rock’n’roll bands in England getting away with fuckin’ murder. They should be ashamed of the shit the put out. They need fuckin’ shooting.”

Controversial Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher spoke up against some of the newer genres commanding the music charts these days during an interview with Noisey. Musician and songwriter Gallagher spoke tot he publication ahead of the release of his debut album as a solo artist, so it comes as no surprise that he took the opportunity to do some of his signature bashing criticism, letting readers know that he doesn’t care about dance music as well as a list of other genres and things.

Specifically, Gallagher is peeved off by the way, he things, dance music acts and other bands use the guitar as a gimmick, rather than taking the instrument seriously.

“They’ve got one foot in the fuckin’ dance world and one foot in the fuckin’ guitar world and they’re just seeing which one fuckin’ bites. They’re there with their fuckin’ keyboards and whistles and shit. If you’re going to do ‘guitar music’ you have to put a fuckin’ guitar on a record. Put the fucker in. Stop wearing it like it’s a fuckin’ necklace.”

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