BUZZIN’ FLY HIT 50
Win their entire back catalogue!
TO CELEBRATE their 50th release, ‘Bright Star’, a feeling out of place in Everything But the Girl at
collaboration between label boss Ben Watt, the start of the ’90s that drove his
vocalist Julia Biel and German man of the experimentation with dance music and
moment, Stimming — which comes as a subsequent journey into house.
deluxe 180g vinyl, limited collectors edition, “The start in 2003 was great, discovering Justin
with a gold foil-blocked gatefold sleeve, Martin really early. Then in the middle of 2006
pull out poster, and a voucher insert for a we put out Dark Mountain Group’s ‘Lose Control’
free 320kbps MP3 download of the release — and the Âme remix of ‘Insomnia’, two big hits
Buzzin’ Fly are offering the opportunity to win that put us on the map.”
all of their back catalogue available on vinyl,
featuring the likes of Glimpse, Spencer Parker Set adrift from The End after its sad demise, the
and Will Saul, plus a handful of rare white labels accompanying club night has moved back to
and a Buzzin’ Fly t-shirt. Plastic People, a venue boasting an equally
enviable soundsystem, and advance tickets for
The label, famed for its timeless, emotive deep February’s party sold out in just over two days.
house releases, and beautiful sleeve artwork by “For a deep house night in Shoreditch, I think
iwantdesign, has always been uncommonly it’s quite amazing really,” remarks Watt.
collectable, but Ben Watt is more concerned
with the future, exploring new parameters for With the release of Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia’s
the label rather than dwelling in the past. new album in April, Watt is also working on a
“I’ve never been a retrospective kind of person, new mix album. “I’m trying to do something
I’m more interested in what’s coming next than very different,” he promises. Judging by his
refl ecting on past glories,” he says modestly track record, we believe it.
when we ask him about his personal highlights ‘Bright Star’ can be ordered now at buzzinfl y.
from the label’s history, before explaining it was com/store — hurry ’cos there’s no re-press.
To enter the competition to win all of Buzzin’ Fly’s back
catalogue available on vinyl, some rare white labels
and a Buzzin’ Fly t-shirt, answer this question:
What was Buzzin’ Fly’s fi rst release?
Send your answers, full name and postal address
to
joe.roberts@djmag.com. Competition closes
22nd February.
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