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Boris
Real
name is Nick Harris, having been nicknamed Boris by
friends at school after a cartoon called Boris the Bold on
the TV at the time. This then stuck with me through life,
but became fairly handy when looking for a DJ name, whilst
toying with idea of all kinds of cosmic names; I bowed to
relentless peer pressure of its got to be Boris.
In my very early days as a teenager I was very into my Northern
Soul, Motown and Funk, frequenting several all-nighter
venues. I then moved out to Africa for many years, where
all this became a desert (literally)
Forward to 1995 on settling back in UK. A friend to me
to the then Café Tabbac in Cheltenham where weekly Hard
House and trance night was running, Phill Chillum and
Phantasia crew were on it then, and so became I!
Years lost in club land then followed Sundissential in early days when
Tony De Vit (R.I.P) was a resident, Bakers, Money Pennies in Birmingham,
then the Depot in Bristol. All this was a mega time for me. As music
styles fused with each other, a production called Ripsnorter at the Depot
pulled me in regularly once a month, with banging tunes and always top
quality acts. I used to be found making a nuisance of myself when the DJ’s
finished playing, pestering them for any cd demos. This seemed to
pay off as I started to get myself a bit if a collection
of music. As luck would have it I managed to pick
myself a beat up old club mixer and started mixing (is
that what you call it!
I practised in my room where
no one could hear me, and did a few parties for friends,
bordering on shambolic. My enthusiasm continued on to buying a pair pf Cd’j
1000’s. Wow what a difference to have something up to date and new
A production called Tribe of
Frog were putting nights on around Bristol at this time of
which I soon became a member, I loved this new psytrance
sound that was developing from the sometimes dark and
sinister almost inaudible sound it seem to have before,
now all my previous music tastes all seem to be fusing
into one
A friend of mine asked us to go along to
Toadstool, at a venue in Cheltenham at the Well,
having got talking to Nick 'the Toad' Hughes, I was over
the moon when asked if I would like to help with future
events, which I did for several months, always keeping a
keen eye on the techniques used by our DJ’s and putting
them in to practice at home
Finally on my birthday 25th Nov. 2004 I was given my debut slot
at Crackers in Glos, it was terrifying with that barking P.A, but what a
buzz. Three gigs later they gave me a residency; I will always remember
the words of the Toad. If you wanna play psytrance, stick with me! And I
haven’t let go since
Still today I never cease to
be emotionally moved and amazed at the fantastic vibe that
our DJ’s and crew manage to create, making it an honour to
be part of.
Listen to
Boris's mixes
Email
trancefuser@yahoo.co.uk
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