• RA Podcast • Greg Wilson

Edit legend Greg Wilson mixes up some of the best in this week's downtempo flavoured RA podcast.



People throw the word legend around a lot these days, but in Greg Wilson's case, there's probably no better term to describe him. Wilson has been in and around the music business for more than 30 years, making his name as a DJ at Wigan Pier, The Hacienda and, of course, Legend. In the UK, at least, he also helped to popularize a little thing called "mixing"—something that has come in handy for nearly every DJ that has come along ever since.

But what Wilson has most come to be associated with throughout the years are edits. Wilson's dance floors are always treated to his exclusive cut-ups that splice together unlikely sound sources, re-engineering music that you might have never guessed would be able to rock an electronic crowd. It's a talent that you can hear clearly on 2005's Credit to the Edit, Volume One and on some of the tracks found on Wilson's RA podcast. And what we're hearing were three show-stopping sets at this past weekend's Bestival. And what will surely be an epic set at Ibiza's Space later this month and on and on and on... After all, that's what legends do, right?





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