A Guy Called Gerald Unofficial Web Page: Updates 2005

 
29/11/2005
  • Added the live date for 2nd December 2005 - The Brain Klub, Braunschweig as part of The Drum'n'Bass Champions League
  • Added the following articles:
    • NME - 31st March 1990 - "Hit The Norse - British People In Cold Weather"
    • The Wire (176) - October 1998 - "Invisible Jukebox: Derrick May/Mike Shallcross - A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Rage"
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Melody Maker - 24th February 1990 - "A Guy Called Gerald, ULU, London" live review
11/11/2005
  • Updated Index, News and Gerald Discography pages with images of the released version of "Is Man In Danger?"
  • Added a couple more lives dates (Leeds / Berlin in November) to Live Dates Page.
31/10/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Melody Maker - 26th July-1st August 2000 - "Essence" album review
    • Intro Magazine - September 2000 - "Essence" album review
  • Added the following articles:
    • Hotvision - August 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald: This Is For The Ladies"
    • Intro Magazine - September 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald: Das Herz In Das Maschine"
26/10/2005
  • Added the following to the Gerald Discography:
    • Blueprint - promo CDR
    • Automanikk - added US Box
  • Added the following to the Remix Discography:
    • Mohamed - Ham Safar - added images / info on the CD single release
  • Added the following to the Compilations Discography:
    • Keyboards CD 07 - includes "First Try (Remix)"
    • W-Parade 2005 Stars For Laif - includes "Sugoi" (exclusive track)
    • Sonic Mook Experiment - includes "Final Call" - added image/info
    • Trax #80 - includes "First Try"
    • Vital Music - includes "First Try"
    • Chrysalis Music Group USA - WMC 2005 Sampler - includes "Strangest Changes"
    • Die Kult Igsten Hits Furs Fruhjahr 05 - includes "Call To Prayer"
    • Roger Lyons & The Party 7 - includes "Voodoo Ray (Lionrock Exclusive Remix)"
    • Het Beste Uit De House Top 100 Allertijden - Editie '97 - includes Ricky Rouge "Strange Love"
    • Ich Zahl' Nicht Mehr! - includes "Voodoo Ray (Paradise Ballroom Mix)"
    • Full House 1990 - includes "Voodoo Ray (Paradise Ballroom Mix)"
    • Gauloises Cookin' Blue Festival - Festival Mix - 10 Jahre Gauloises Cookin' Blue - includes "Fever"
    • !K72001 - includes "Humanity (Funkstörung Mix)"
    • Renaissance - The Classics - includes "Voodoo Ray"
    • Open Mag #01 Le Son - includes "Humanity"
    • Club UK - The United Sound Of Klubland! - includes Lisa May "The Curse Of Voodoo Ray"
19/10/2005
  • Added information (and discography page) on the forthcoming Protechshon (Gerald's new Breakbeat label) release, "Is Man In Danger? (featuring David Simpson" - out 14th November 2005.
  • Added information (and discography page) on the reissue of "Black Secret Technology" (also out via Protechshon), which is available to purchase in MP3 format (other formats to follow) now via the official A Guy Called Gerald website.
  • Added the following live dates:
    • Adidas Berlin, invite-only party, Berlin, Germany - 14th October 2005
    • Voodoo Rave, Luv*Jam, Wrexham, Wales - 22nd October 2005
    • Volume presents The Hacienda, Manor Quay Nightclub, Sunderland (with 808 DJ's) - 5th November 2005
    • Sound Bar, Chicago, USA - 18th November 2005
    • Avalon Night Club, New York City, USA - 19th November 2005
27/09/2005
  • Added a better, scanned, image of  "Flo-Ride".
23/09/2005
  • Added image of the release of "Flo-Ride" - taken from Boomkat's website.
16/09/2005
  • Added picture to the news page from the recent Bang Face Party in London
07/09/2005
  • According to Southern Records (the distribution for Gerald's new label, Sugoi), the release date for "Flo-Ride" has been put back to 26th September 2005.
25/08/2005
  • Added the following live dates:
    • Man Musik Machine, Manchester Underground Club, UMIST Barnes Wallace Building, Sackville St., Manchester - 28th January 1994
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Spin - September 2000 - "Essence" album review
24/08/2005
  • Added the flyer for the Laboratory Instinct party at WMF, Berlin (on 16th September 2005) to the News and Live pages.
  • Added the Mosoul review of 'Flo-Ride' to the News page.
23/08/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Mosoul - August 2005 - "Flo-Ride" single review
20/08/2005
  • Details of the "Flo-Ride" single added to the News page and also the Gerald Discography.
  • Details of the "DJ Bone - Parts Unknown - Subject Detroit Volume 3" CD added to the News page.
  • Details of the "Lamb: Remixed" CD added to the News page.
  • Added the following live dates:
    • Bang Face XXIV - The 303 Musketeers (Luke Vibert, Baby Ford, A Guy Called Gerald), Electrowerz, London, England - 9th September 2005
    • Sugoi World Premiere Launch Party, Herbalism, Club Herbal, Shoreditch, London - 10th September 2005
    • Laboratory Instinct, WMF, Berlin, Germany - 16th September 2005
    • Gauloises Label Night K7, Halle 02, Heidelbergy, Germany - 17th September 2005
    • Gauloises Label Night K7, E-Werk, Erlangen, Germany - 24th September 2005
    • Chew The Fat!, Club Moskau, Berlin, Germany - 14th October 2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • NME - 7th July 1990 - "Emotions Electric (Frankie Foncett Remixes)" single review
    • NME - 7th July 1990 - "Black Uhuru: Reggae Rock (Gerald Remixes)" single review
    • Melody Maker - 7th December 1991 - "Volume 2: Disneyband / Anything" single review
    • NME - 21st August 1999 - "The John Peel Sessions" album review
    • Q - September 1999 - "The John Peel Sessions" album review
    • Uncut - October 2000 - "Essence" album review
    • Q - October 2000 - "Essence" album review
    • DJ Magazine - 6th August 2005 - "Futuresonic, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester" live review
    • Boomkat - August 2005 - "Flo-Ride" single review
    • Picadilly Records - August 2005 - "Flo-Ride" single review
  • Added the following articles:
    • City Life - 21st July 2005 - "Metal Machine Music" (on Futuresonic '05)
22/07/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Sounds - 22nd October 1988 - "Voodoo Ray EP" single review
    • Offbeat - Issue 3 - November 1988 - "808 State - Newbuild" album review
    • Offbeat - Issue 4 - December 1988 - "Hot Lemonade" album review
    • NME - 7th January 1989 - "808 State - Let Yourself Go" single review
    • Sounds - 21st January 1989 - "The Shamen / A Guy Called Gerald, Camden Dingwalls, London" live review
    • Record Mirror - 18th March 1989 - "Hot Lemonade" album review
    • Offbeat - Issue 8 - April 1989 - "Voodoo Ray" single review
    • Melody Maker - 8th April 1989 - "Hot Lemonade" album review
    • NME - 22nd July 1989 - "The Other Side Of Midnight Party, Granada Studio One, Manchester" live review
    • Sounds - 9th December 1989 - "FX" single review
    • Sounds - 24th February 1990 - "A Guy Called Gerald / On-U Sound System, ULU, Mallet Street, London" live review
    • NME - 7th April 1990 - "Automanikk" album review
    • Sounds - 28th April 1990 - "Automanikk" single review
    • Sounds - 4th August 1990 - "New Music Seminar, New York, USA" live review
    • Melody Maker - 15th February 1992 - "Big Audio Dynamite II / Apollo 440 / The Woodentops / A Guy Called Gerald, Town & Country Club, London" live review
    • NME - 24th September 1994 - "Finley's Rainbow" single review
    • Generator - March 1995 - "Project X: The Summit" single review
    • Mojo - April 1995 - "Black Secret Technology" album review
    • Straight No Chaser - Winter 1996 - "Black Secret Technology" album review
    • Melody Maker - 30th November 1996 - "Now'96, Essence, Nottingham" live review
    • The Wire (168) - February 1998 - "Radar Systems" single review
    • CMJ New Music Monthly - August 1999 - "808 State: Newbuild" album review
    • Alternative Press - September 1999 - "808 State: Newbuild" album review
    • International DJ - July 2004 - '50 Greatest Singles' - "Voodoo Ray" single review
    • Future Music - February 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • M8 - March 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Mojo - April 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
  • Added the following articles:
    • NME - 22nd October 1988 - "10 X Better: Top 10 Chosen By John Peel"
    • NME - 22nd October 1988 - "Acid: The Phuture - A Three Page Trip"
    • Offbeat - Issue 5 - January 1989 - "Voodoo Child: A Guy Called Gerald With The Hot Poop Scoop!"
    • Soul Underground - February 1989 - "North West Beat: John Da Silva on A Guy Called Gerald"
    • NME - 8th July 1989 - "The Guys Leave Gerald"
    • Micro Music - October 1989 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
    • Best - September 1990 - "Bip Bip Bip - A Guy Called Gerald"
    • International Musician - 1990 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
    • Melody Maker - 10th June 1995 - "Box Of Delights - A Guy Called Gerald On The Contents Of His DJ Box"
    • Alternative Press - December 1995 - "BPM: A Guy Called Gerald - Black To The Future"
    • Rock De Lux - April 1996 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
    • The Wire - June 1996 - "Invisible Jukebox With Graham Massey"
    • Musikexpress Sounds - July 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald - Humanity"
    • Groove - August 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald - Songs Und Dance Gehoren Zusammen"
    • Trax - Issue 80 - January 2005 - "A Guy Called Gerald: Un Gars Culte"
    • Mixmag - April 2005 - "Top 30 Dance Videos: Voodoo Ray"
    • Rip & Burn - April 2005 - "Madchester Top 10"
    • Rip & Burn - May 2005 - "Electronica Top 10"
    • Record Collector - May 2005 - "808 State: Paradise Regained"
    • Mixmag - June 2005 - "21 Records That Changed The World Forever: A Guy Called Gerald 'Voodoo Ray'"
    • Keyboards: Recording & Computer - July 2005 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
08/07/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • NME - 4th November 1989 - "Emotion Electric" single review
    • Record Mirror - 10th February 1990 - "Further Adventures Of North" single review
    • Record Mirror - 15th March 1990 - "Turntable Orchestra: You're Gonna Miss Me (A Guy Called Gerald Remixes)" single review
  • Added flyer for the Black Box date tonight (8th July) to the News and Live pages
07/07/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Melody Maker - 9th December 1989 - "Trip City" book / tape review
    • Melody Maker - 28th April 1990 - "Automanikk" single review
    • Melody Maker - 16th June 1990 - "Cabaret Voltaire / A Guy Called Gerald, Hacienda, Manchester" live review
    • NME - 7th February 1998 - "NME London Shows, Saturday - Finley Quaye / A Guy Called Gerald / Red Snapper, Astoria, London"
    • The Wire (186) - August 1999 - "The John Peel Sessions" album review
  • Added the following articles:
    • Melody Maker - 8th October 1994 - "Jungle Heritage"
30/06/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • DJ Magazine - 15th August 1996 - "Lisa May: The Curse Of Voodoo Ray" single review
    • Mixmag Update - 30th November 1996 - "So Many Dreams" single review
  • Added the following articles:
    • Generator - September 1995 - "Who's Who In Jungle: A Guy Called Gerald"
27/06/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • NME - 6th May 1989 - "Edward Barton Experience at Manchester Boardwalk" live review
    • Record Mirror - 28th October 1989 - "Emotions Electric (Remix)" single review
    • Record Mirror - 9th December 1989 - "Eyes Of Sorrow" single review
    • Record Mirror - 13th January 1990 - "FX (Mayday Mix)" single review
    • Rave - Issue 12 - 28th April 1990 - "Automanikk" album review
    • Rave - Issue 19 - 1st August 1990 - "Emotions Electric (Frankie Foncett Remix)" single review
    • Melody Maker - 9th July 1994 - "Darker Than I Should Be", "Nazinji - Zaka", and The KGB "I Feel The Magic" single reviews
    • Mixmag - October 1994 - "Foundations, Home, Manchester" live review
22/06/2005
  • Updated Live and News pages with new flyers/info from forthcoming gigs, including details on the Futuresonic Festival 05 Festival in Manchester.
05/06/2005
  • Added the following live dates:
    • Elan Club, Meiningen, Germany - 25th June 2005
    • Morphine, Rimini, Italy - 16th July 2005
    • Futuresonic Festival 05, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England - 23rd July 2005
    • Confirmation of Zurich Street Festival - playing with MC Navigator
  • Added the following reviews:
    • NME - 11th November 1989 - "Trip City" Book/Tape review
    • NME - 9th December 1989 - "FX" single review
    • Record Mirror - 7th April 1990 - "Automanikk" album review
15/05/2005
  • Added details of the first release on Sugoi - "Flo-Ride" - out on 12" single late July.
  • Added details of two dates in Sofia, Bulgaria at Club Black Box - the first date (6th June) is the after party for Underworld's gig.
  • Added a provisional date for Thuringia, Germany on June 25th. This means that the provisional Glastonbury date is now not taking place...
08/05/2005
  • Updated the News page with news on the forthcoming DJ Bone mix CD, "Subject Detroit Volume 3" - features a brand new Gerald track.
  • Added details of the Fusion Festival in July - also removed some dates that weren't confirmed and have since been removed from the official GCG site.
24/04/2005
  • Updated the Remix Discography:
    • The Stone Roses: I Am The Resurrection 12" Single - added scans of the front and back of this release.
    • The Stone Roses: Fools Gold - UK CD Remixes Single - changed release date to 1992, as that was when it was actually released.
    • The Stone Roses: Japanese CD Singles Box Set - included the "I Am The Resurrection" CD single (featuring the "Bottom Won Mix")
    • The Stone Roses: UK 12" Singles Box Set - included the "I Am The Resurrection" 12" single (featuring the "Bottom Won Mix")
23/04/2005
  • Added the following articles:
    • Mojo - May 2005 - "One Hit Wonder"
  • Updated the Gerald Discography:
    • Voodoo Ray EP - added scan of the press release and included the text in the description
    • Hot Lemonade LP - added scan of pink album cover
    • FX (Elevation Mix) - added scans of the cut-out stencil sleeve
15/04/2005
  • Added flyers, logos, etc for:
    • The Magical Manchester Mystery Tour - February 1990
    • Cabaret Voltaire: Groovy, Laidback & Nasty Tour - June 1990
10/04/2005
  • Updated News page with details of the Slices DVD featuring Gerald.
  • Added the following live dates:
    • Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, England - 25th June 2005 (TBC)
    • Tohu-Bohu Festival, Montpellier, France - 28th July 2005 (TBC)
    • Astigmatic Festival, Warsaw, Poland - 6th August 2005
07/04/2005
  • Updated the 'News' page with smaller scans - it was taking too long to load up.
  • Added news of The Stone Roses' "Fools Gold" 12" single, recently issued by Simply Vinyl, including the Gerald "Top Won Mix". Also added this to the Remix discography.
05/04/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Record Mirror - 16th December 1989 - "Eyes Of Sorrow" single review
    • Record Mirror - 28th April 1990 - "Automanikk" single review
  • Added the following articles:
    • Record Mirror - 12th May 1990 - "Automannikly Sunshine"
    • Melody Maker - 12th October 1996 - "Buggy, Bowie And A Guy Called Gerald"
  • Added the following live dates:
    • Life, 3 Days Rave, Skegness, England - 27th-29th April 1990
  • Added flyers, logos, etc for:
    • Stylus 1st Birthday, Music Box, Manchester, England - 8th October 2004 (lots of pictures)
04/04/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Record Mirror - 5th November 1988 - "Voodoo Ray EP" single review
    • NME - 17th December 1988 - "Voodoo Ray EP" single review
    • Record Mirror - 24th-31st December 1988 - "Annette: Dream 17" single review
    • NME - 28th January 1989 - "Hot Lemonade" album review
    • Record Mirror - 13th May 1989 - SIN at the London Astoria
    • NME - 20th May 1989 - SIN at the London Astoria
    • NME - 24th February 1990 - A Guy Called Gerald/Gary Clail/Kiss AMC/Ruthless Rap Assassins - live at London ULU
  • Added the following articles:
    • Record Mirror - 25th March 1989 - "Back In The DHSS"
02/04/2005
  • Added the following live dates:
    • La Sala, Medellin, Colombia - 1st May 2005
    • La Sala, Bogota, Colombia - 2nd May 2005
    • Golden Pudel Klub, Hamburg, Germany - 20th May 2005
    • Leipzig (Pop Up), Leipzig, Germany - 21st May 2005
    • WMF, Berlin, Germany - 11th June 2005 (Live)
    • WMF, Berlin, Germany - 30th June 2005 (DJ)
    • Black Box, Sofia, Bulgaria - 1st July 2005
    • Venue, Zagreb, Croatia - 2nd July 2005
    • Sheffield Leadmill, Sheffield, England - 7th June 1989
30/03/2005
  • Added flyers for:
    • Edward Barton / Gerald / 808 State / Stump / Cathal Coughlin, Dingwalls, London, England - 17th April 1989
    • Gerald/Gary Clail/Ruthless Rap Assassins/Kiss AMC/First Offence/The Orb/Jon Da Silva, ULU, London, England - 9th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, England - 18th February 1990
  • Added the following live dates (lots from 1989/90):
    • Gerald PA, Orgasms Night Club, Liverpool, England - 24th April 1989
    • Sheffield Leadmill, Sheffield, England - 7th June 1989
    • Manchester University, Manchester, England - 10th June 1989
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Reading University, Reading, England - 8th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Trent University, Nottingham, England - 10th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Brunel University, Uxbridge, England - 11th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Hummingbird, Birmingham, England - 12th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, University, Liverpool, England - 13th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, University, Hull, England - 14th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Sugar House, Lancaster, England - 16th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Polytechnic, Huddersfield, England - 17th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, England - 18th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Academy, Bournemouth, England - 19th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Zap Club, Brighton, England - 20th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Gaiety Show Bar, Portsmouth, England - 21st February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Warehouse, Portsmouth, England - 22nd February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, University, Bristol, England - 23rd February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, International 2, Manchester, England - 24th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland - 25th February 1990
    • Gerald / Ruthless Rap Assassins / Kiss AMC / Jon Da Silva, Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland - 26th February 1990
28/03/2005
  • Added flyer for:
    • Pony Klub, Die Registratur, Munich, Germany - 8th April 2005
    • Drop Beats Not Bombs 5, Custard Factory, Birmingham, England - 30th April 2005
24/03/2005
  • Added flyer for:
    • Fish'n'Mix @ Le Triptyque, Paris, France - 1st April 2005 - added flyer
  • Added the following live dates (TBC):
    • La Paloma, Barcelona, Spain - 22nd April 2005
    • Return To New York, Razzmatazz, Sala Lo*li*ta, Barcelona, Spain - 29th April 2005
20/03/2005
  • Added flyers, logos, etc for:
    • Walking The Plank @WMC 2005, Players, Miami - 22nd March 2005 - added flyer (yay!), line-up, etc
    • House @ WMC 2005, Miami, Florida - added logo, website link and venue information plus possible line-up
    • Tacheles Art House, Berlin, Germany - 2nd April 2005 - added to live dates section
    • Drop Beats Not Bombs 5, Birmingham, England - 30th April 2005 - added line-up
    • Industria, Porto, Portugal - 6th May 2005 - added logo
19/03/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • URB - March 2005 - "First Try" single review by Thomas Fehlmann
    • URB - March 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Word - April 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
13/03/2005
  • Added flyers, photos, reviews for:
    • Fourth Annual Disc Jockeys Convention, Black Orchid Nightclub, Nottingham - 27th November 1990
    • Remember The Hungry, Al's Music Cafe, Manchester - 2nd November 1994
    • Babylon, Istanbul, Turkey - 9th/10th February 2001
11/03/2005
  • Added flyers, photos, reviews for:
    • Hacienda Tour (with Mike Pickering and Graeme Park), New York, USA - March (?) 1989
    • Dingwalls, London - 17th April 1989
    • Manchester International 2, Manchester - ?? February 1990 (with Jon Da Silva, tour DJ)
    • University Of London Union, London - 9th February 1990
  • Added numerous live dates to Live/DJ Dates 2005:
    • 22 Mar Walkin The Plank @ Players Miami (with + MC Navigator)
    • 24 Mar House Miami TBC
    • 02 Apr Tacheles Berlin
    • 30 Apr Drop Beats Not Bombs, Birmingham
    • 06 May Industria Porto (tbc)
    • 07 May Lua, Lisbon (tbc)
    • 14 May La sala Bogota TBC
    • 20 May Pop Up Leipzig (tbc)
    • 11 Jun WMF Berlin TBC
    • 15 Oct Factory Festival Paris (w/ Finley & Ursula Rucker) TBC
06/03/2005
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Record Mirror - 2nd December 1989 - "FX" single review
    • NME - 4th February 1995 - "BRATS / VIBES All-Nighter London Holloway Rocket" - live review
    • NME - 14th September 1996 - "Lisa May: The Curse Of Voodoo Ray" single review
    • NME - 14th December 1996 - "So Many Dreams" single review
    • NME - 28th February 1997 - "Radar Systems" single review
  • Added flyers, photos, reviews for:
    • BRATS/VIBES All-Nighter London Holloway Rocket - 20th January 1995
    • Brixton Mass, London - 1st June 2000
05/03/2005
  • Added flyers, photos, reviews for:
    • 808 State, Manchester Boardwalk - 13th August 1988
    • Edward Barton / Jane / Chapter And A Guy Called Gerald, Manchester Boardwalk - 27th October 1988
    • Gerald / Tackhead / On-U Sound, Manchester Boardwalk - 6th December 1988
    • Moon Club, Reykyavik, Iceland - 16th/17th March 1990
    • Jezioro Labedzie, Warsaw, Poland - 29th September 2004 (photos)
  • Added the following reviews:
    • NME - 24th-31st December 1988 - "On The Wire Christmas Ball" live review
  • Added the following live dates to News and Live/DJ Dates 2005:
    • 19th March - Koko - London (now happening)! :-)
    • 26th March - Dance Idiot Dance (rescheduled from 26th February) - New York, USA
03/03/2005
  • Added flyers (& photos) for:
    • Cabaret Metro, Chicago, USA - 28th July 1990
  • Removed the London Koko event, as this has now been cancelled.
02/03/2005
  • Added numerous live dates to News and Live/DJ Dates 2005:
    • 03 Mar Pergola Milan
    • 05 Mar Barfly Ancona
    • 11 Mar Melodia Krakau
    • 12 Mar Gallery Warszaw
    • 19 Mar Koko London
    • 26 Mar Urb Miami
    • 01 Apr Le Triptyque Paris
    • 08 Apr Registratur Munich
    • 15 Apr !K7 Night @ Fox Copenhagen
    • 22 Apr Goldeen Pudel Hamburg
    • 14 May La Sala Bogota
    • 04 Jun W Festival Wroclaw
    • 30 Jun Avalon Festival Dubrovnik
    • 13 Aug Streetparade Zurich
  • Added images and news of "Voodoo Ray" making number one spot in the magazine Rip & Burn's "The Madchester Top 10"
  • Added flyers (& photos) for:
    • Gazteszena, Santander, Spain - 11th April 2001
    • Kind, Groovetribe presents, Club Pompeii, Tempe, AZ, USA - 12th August 1999
    • Seven, The Altrium, Georgia, USA - 8th July 1999
    • Babylon, Istanbul, Turkey - 9th February 2001
    • Route De Rock Festival, St Malo, France - 13th August 2000
    • Groundrhythm, Tokyo - 28th June 2003
28/02/2005
  • Added the following articles:
    • Melody Maker - 16th December 1989 - "Voodoo Chile"
    • XL8R - August 1997 - "Aquarius Rising"
    • Record Collector - October 2003 - "The Kraftwerk Legacy"
  • Added the following reviews:
    • NME - 8th October 1988 - "Voodoo Ray EP" - single review
    • NME - 16th June 1990 - "A Guy Called Gerald: Live At London Brain Club"
    • NME - 17th June 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald / Funkstörung: Live At London Brixton Mass"
  • Added flyer to Live / DJ Dates 2001 - "Laurent Garnier / A Guy Called Gerald at London Astoria" - 5th April.
27/02/2005
  • Added the following articles:
    • Jockey Slut - August 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald gets zapped by our (ar)ray of clothing".
26/02/2005
  • Added the following live dates:
    • 1989 - 'SIN' ALL DAYER - May 1st 1989 - includes flyer - Gerald did a PA set
    • 2001 - OM @ DNA Lounge - August 25th 2001 - includes flyer
25/02/2005
  • The New York DJ Date "Dance Idiot Dance" has been cancelled and so won't be taking place tonight.
  • Added a London DJ date at Koko, Camden, London for 19th March - I'll be there! :-)
24/02/2005
  • Updated the Early and Gerald Discographies:
    • 808 State's "Newbuild" was actually released in 1988 before "Let Yourself Go". Updated both release dates in discography page and the individual pages.
    • The "Hot Lemonade" LP was released in March 1989 (although there were white label copies existing far back as November 1988).
    • The original Peel Sessions EP on Strange Fruit was released in July 1989.
    • Also, the US Peel Sessions EP was released in 1990, so have changed this accordingly.
    • The original "Voodoo Ray" EP was released in October 1988, whereas the remix wasn't released until March 1989.
  • Added the following articles:
    • Knowledge Magazine - March 2005 - "An Englishman In Berlin".
  • Added the following reviews:
    • The Wire - March 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Sounds - 8th July 1989 - "Peel Sessions" single review
20/02/2005
  • Updated the menu system to work with different browsers (e.g. Firefox). Colours will be changing soon - honest! :-)
  • Added the following articles:
    • Record Mirror - December 1988 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
    • DJ Magazine - 29th July 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
    • Wax - August 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald - !K7 Black Secret Technology"
    • URB - September 2000 - "Soul Survivor"
    • Revolution - September 2000 - "Chakra Khan"
    • CMJ Music Monthly - September 2000 - "Mind Over Platter"
    • Knowledge Magazine - September 2000 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
    • Future Music - October 2000 - "Pure Essence"
    • DJ Magazine - 5th September 2003 - "Confession Sessions: A Guy Called Gerald"
    • M8 - February 2005 - "A Tale Of Three Cities"
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Melody Maker - 18th February 1995 - "Black Secret Technology" album review
    • Revolution - September 2000 - "808 State: Newbuild" album review
    • Revolution - September 2000 - "Spesiphic Hate" track review
    • Knowledge Magazine - September 2000 - "Essence" album review
    • Muzik Magazine - September 2000 - "Essence" album review
    • Wax - August 2000 - "Essence" album review
18/02/2005
  • Added the following articles:
    • Melody Maker - 13th May 1989 - "A Guy Called Gerald"
    • DJ magazine - 21st January 2005 - "Why Gerald Chilled"
  • Added the following reviews:
    • International DJ Magazine - February 20005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Undercover - February 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Notion - March 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Q Magazine - March 2005 - "To All Things What They Need" album review
17/02/2005
  • Added a whole new live dates to 1988 (courtesy of Graham Massey via the 808 State Message Board), and 1989 - May, Power Haus, London (with Kickback as support).
  • Revised the venue for the New York City Gig - it is actually 14th Street Loft.
04/02/2005
  • Added a new set of cover scans in the Reviews/Articles pages - still need to scan in the articles, though! :-)
30/01/2005
  • Added new promotional picture (taken from K7 site) to the News page
  • Added links to places where you can preview the album (K7 site), download tracks (Download . com and Q4Music .com), and purchase downloadable copies of the album (K7 site and Apple's iTUNES store)
  • Added a list of online and in-print articles / reviews to the News page
  • Added a scan of the vinyl album to both the News page and the 'To All Things What They Need' release page. Also included vinyl tracklisting to the News page, as well as including information on the promo album on the 'To All Things What They Need' release page.
  • Removed mention of the Dachkantine gig in Zurich, Switzerland from the Live Dates 2005 page, as was never mentioned on their website - probably didn't happen?
  • Added information on the La Palma Club laptop & DJ set to the Index/News/Live Dates 2005 pages.
24/01/2005
  • Updated 'Live Dates 1989' to include details of the Blackburn, Astoria, and Edinburgh gigs. Also included set lists for the Glasgow SECC and Edinburgh gigs, courtesy of James Pirie.
  • Added provisional track listings for the Sugoi reissues.
  • Added the following articles:
    • Sounds, 29th April 1989, Interview with Gerald
    • Flux, Issue 46, January/February 2005, Interview with Gerald
    • Mojo, February 2005, "Buried Treasures: 808 State - Prebuild"
    • International DJ, February 2005, Interview with Gerald
  • Added the following reviews:
    • Sounds, 25th March 1989, "Hot Lemonade" album review
    • DJ Magazine, 7-20th January 2005, "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • NME, 22nd January 2005, "To All Things What They Need" album review [This is why I never buy the NME any more]...
    • URB, January/February 2005, 808 State "Prebuild" album review
    • Clash, Volume 1 Number 6, January/February 2005, "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Record Collector, February 2005, "To All Things What They Need" album review
    • Mixmag, February 2005, 808 State "Prebuild" album review by Luke Slater
    • International DJ, February 2005, "To All Things What They Need" album review
19/01/2005
  • Updated places to purchase both 'First Try' and 'To All Things What They Need' - notably Amazon UK and Esprit.
16/01/2005
  • Added pictures of The Loft DJ Date (Sydney) onto News and 'Live Dates 2004' pages - they're from the Resident Advisor site.
  • Added reviews of The Loft and the '2005 Leagues Under The Sea' DJ dates to the 'Live Dates 2004' page.
  • Added scan of the 'Indie Top 20 Volume 8' cassette to the discography.
15/01/2005
  • Updated Taste Of Paradise discography page with scan of promo 12".
  • Added Reviews:
    • The Shamen / Gerald (with Mark Moore of S'Express and Baby Ford) - live in 1989 at London Dingwall's - from Record Mirror.
    • Review of "To All Things What They Need" from About.com website.
    • Review of "To All Things What They Need" from Higher Frequency website.
01/01/2005
  • Added DJ date of Club Maria to the Index / News / LiveDates2005 pages.