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1974:
Lord Shorty's “Endless Vibrations”, the first major “SOCA” hit ever, is engineered by our man Dials as part of a desire to diversify his repertoire. Later, back in the United States, Mavis is arrested with Dino Martin (singer Dean Martin’s son) for sale of machine guns. Out on bail, Dials is instrumental in formation of the group Blondie.
1983:
Dials Mavis meets singer Prince in a Los Angeles bar, the two quickly find a common musical ground and work side by side on seminal funk/hybrid hit “1999”. Dials meets painter Jean-Michel Basquiat on the street in New York and immediately commissions several album cover designs from the rising star also known as “SAMO”. Herbie Hancock and Grandmaster D.S.T. name Dials’ classic electro break tune “Back Up Bitch” (1981) as the primary influence behind the construction of runaway hit “Rock It”.
“Dials had this sound… you could hear it from blocks away… and the kids would just flock to the speakers, he was like the pied piper and shit!” – Herbie Hancock
1985:
Mavis meets DJ/Beatmaker Eric B. and introduces him to metaphysical MC Rakim.
Mavis and Los Angeles born Les Diamond define a sultry new sound in conjunction with English-Nigerian singer Sade on an album called “Diamond Life”. The first fully digital reggae single, Wayne Smith's "Sleng Teng", is recorded at Prince Jammy's studio with Dials Mavis. Davis provides a new type of “high grade” marijuana and various studio tricks which would become staples of the “Ragga” sound.
“Him a bald head… but me never see a bald head smoke a ganja and make riddims like him do.” – Prince Jammy
1987:
Steve “Silk” Hurley uses Dials’ twelve inch distribution network to make “Jack Your Body” the first house music single to top the UK singles charts. Mavis condemns American Bandstand for censoring hip hop group The Beastie Boys. Dials takes neighborhood friend Michael James for a visit to the house of then unknown producer Derrick May and “Strings Of Life” piano loops are recorded that very day with Derrick sequencing parts played by Michael and Mavis.
“Dials is full of shit, so is Michael! I made that shit myself! They were just hanging out smoking weed…” – Derrick May
1990:
Dials Mavis plays the melody for “Hey Mallorca” while visiting Italo-Disco don “Lewis Lovebump”. The song goes on to make techno/house/rave history and inspire many acts to come, most notably, British breakbeat hardcore act The Prodigy. Davis organizes exclusive Loft parties in the Gramercy Park area of Manhattan and in the warehouse district of downtown Los Angeles, introducing a clandestine, “rave” style vibe into the stagnant synth pop scenes of each respective zone. Coast to coast there is talk of a “super dj” and the “king of the remix”.
1992:
Mavis makes a split-second cameo in the film “Freejack”. Prince thanks Dials Mavis while accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Soul Train Awards show. Dials stands as best man at the wedding of David Bowie and Iman. In Los Angeles, California, Madonna's bustier is stolen from a display at Frederick's of Hollywood. A US$1,000 reward is offered for its return. Fourteen days later, a mysterious, white label vinyl with a rubber stamp reading: “I Know Your Cup Size”, surfaced… the sound of which was, obviously, attributed to the Dials Mavis camp.
“Fuck Dials, that motherfucker can kiss my rosy white ass.” – Madonna
1996:
Jay-Z, Dame Dash and Dials Mavis collaborate on the highly under rated “Reasonable Doubt” debut of the NYC based rapper. Mavis mourns the loss of Tupac on BET at an after party for the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson fight at the MGM hotel-casino, Las Vegas. Dials foots the bill for the Sex Pistols last, reunion concert in Santiago, Chile.
Busta Rhymes turns to Dials to reproduce “that sound” on “Woo-Hah (Got You All In Check)”. Mavis calls The Prodigy’s “Fire Starter” a “Fucking joke”.
1999:
Dials Mavis goes into seclusion, rumors say our man was hidden deep in the Indonesian jungle, reportedly “looking for a new sound”. The last time he is spotted by the media there is an altercation at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles where Dials reportedly assaulted techno “artist” Richie Hawtin.
“Tricky Dicky was a good sport.” – Dials Mavis
2001:
Our man meets American born musician Gunjack outside Tokyo. The two quickly form an artistic alliance and the label Deafmosaic is born. Gunjack and Dials Mavis define a new sound and create fan bases in the four corners of the globe. English stalwart and innovator Mark Broom remixes Gunjack’s “Outlands”, to critical acclaim. Dials Mavis takes the music of Japanese producer Marty Mcfly to the states on a trip back to Los Angeles. Marty Mcfly “Hi Tech Kicks” is released to underground success selling more than 140,000 copies in a month.
“Marty and Dials are some crazy dudes, I mean people think I am nuts, these guys are out of their fucking minds.” – Gunjack
2004:
Dials surfaces in Madrid and introduces Gunjack to Japanese producer Takaaki Itoh. The, now classic, “We Are The Attack (Gunjack Remix)” is released on Deafmosaic.
Dials Mavis and Gunjack tour the European countryside playing music in pueblos and big cities alike. Gunjack is invited to play in the mythical TRESOR dungeon. DJ Rush is among the public. The legendary Van Vas club retires in style, to the apocalyptic sound of the Deafmosaic singles mixed by Mavis and Jack. Dials and Gunjack later fly to Mexico City to reunite with Les Diamond and form the Diamond Music Group. The infamous “Sonidero En Dub” sessions are recorded, fusing Cumbia music and Jamaican Dub. Marty Mcfly projects images of swine in mud, onto the Mexican house of Parliament… to the chagrin of on site authorities. The three are arrested and briefly detained for “causing disorder”.
“Los delinquentes del sello Deafmosaic y la radio pirata de Diamond Music han sido arrestados…” – Alarma (Mexican newspaper)
2009:
Gunjack forms the Consume imprint. Dials and Les Diamond form sister label Digest. Consume debuts with the thrice repressed, twelve inch single “A Murder of Crows”, erasing the lines between techno, industrial and dubstep.
Digest begins to cultivate a new sound sometimes called: “Glitch Hop”. Les Diamond, Marty Mcfly, Dbit, Flying Lotus, Mico, Forss, Proof Of Concept and Gunjack present an epic anthology: DIALS MAVIS – GLITCHES BREW
tracklist:
1. Marty Mcfly - Red Light Special
2. Dbit - Heat Stroke
3. Gunjack - On My Block (Dials Mavis Edit)
4. Marty Mcfly - Mallorca Flashback
5. Marty Mcfly - Beverly Hills Pop
6. Flying Lotus - Massage Situation (Dials Mavis Edit)
7. Lester Diamond - Rapture
8. Gunjack - Ginza Sen
9. Echosphere - Pulse (Gunjack's 9am Rework)
10. Lester Diamond - Work The Room
11. Lester Diamond Featuring Marty Mcfly - Backroom Players
12. Lester Diamond - Herbal Wrap
13. Lester Diamond - Tu No Eres De Aqui
14. Gunjack - Paid In Full (Dub)
15. Proof Of Concept - It Was A Train (Lester Diamond Remix)
16. Forss - Paradigm Shift (Lester Diamond Remix)
17. Gunjack - Punjabi Slide
18. Marty Mcfly - Phantom Gannon
19. MICO - Deep Hope (Lester Diamond Remix)
20. Gunjack - Lejos De Ella
Thanks a lot for this !!! Very nice read and super good music !!!