James Hamilton, the ‘eccentric aristo’ who catalysed British club culture

 

"He outed Norman Cook as Fatboy Slim, imported turntablism and made BPM a staple of dance journalism.

Perhaps most importantly of all, after a visit to New York where he visited the Paradise Garage and heard the legendary DJ Larry Levan, Hamilton relentlessly promoted the idea of matching the tempos of different records and seamlessly mixing them together: a hitherto-unknown concept in late 70s Britain, where club DJs tended to get on the microphone and talk between records."

Pete Tong and Gilles Peterson remember a pivotal figure

‘Everyone knew who he was’: James Hamilton, the ‘eccentric aristo’ who catalysed British club culture | Dance music | The Guardian