You’re in your early thirties. You’ve spent the previous 16 years playing in bands that have embraced first wave punk rock (The Epileptics), anarcho-punk/dub (Flux of Pink Indians) and hip hop/electronica (Hotalacio). Now you put out a solo dance record called Deeva, which 30 years from now, a blogger will compare alongside other examples of the form such as Virtual Reality is Here by The Infinity Project. But in 1993, you’re at a crossroads. Do you continue down the dance music path, using the Influx name? Plenty of people still remember Flux of Pink Indians and your former bassist now manages Bjork’s record label. What’s more, Deeva is a masterpiece, both in 2023 and in 1993, driven along by subtle basslines, euphoric synths, Bollywood inflected opera vocals and an Ennio Morricone brass sample, it should have been in every club and radio DJs’ record box/setlist. And who knows what may have come next.
However, Colin Latter, the musician in question, decided that Deeva would be his parting gift to the music scene. Deciding that the music business was a young person’s game, he changed careers and became a furniture maker. If his furniture’s anywhere near as good as his dance music skills, I’d give him a commission.
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