Josh Wink releases his fourth studio album 'When A Banana Was Just A Banana'.
"In a nutshell, it speaks really of the loss of innocence of music.
Music was just music when I was growing up. Nobody was ridiculed or had
views of 'I only listen to this one kind of music' - I grew up
listening to everything! Today, so many people tend only listen to one
style of music with a strong opinion of why... I miss the innocence of
how it was... Like when you were younger, 'A Banana Was Just A Banana'." - Josh Wink
Philadelphia born and based, Josh Wink, is one of the true pioneers of
techno, house and allied styles - blurring the definitions as a
Producer and DJ. More than 20 years have passed since Wink first came
into public conscious via the electronic music explosion and he still
takes trends, makes trends and breaks trends; unafraid to walk the
border between stylistic boundaries as he experiments and gets you
under his influence.
Rewind to 1989, aged 19 and a budding young DJ on the underground
'rave' scene, Wink's first ever EP 'Tribal Confusion' came on Strictly
Rhythm, under the moniker E-Culture. More releases followed and in 1994
he formed his own label 'Ovum Recordings'. In 1995, Wink released three
hugely influential tracks 'Don't Laugh' 'I Am Ready' (as Size 9) and
'Higher State Of Consciousness', pioneering in style and still played
today. He released his debut album in 1996 'Left Above The Clouds'
(Nervous) and followed with his second Long Player in 1998 'HearHere'
(Ovum) - working with pioneering vocalists; Trent Reznor of Nine Inch
Nails, Caroline Crawley of 4AD fame, and local Philadelphia artist
Ursula Rucker. Wink's huge mix compilation 'Profound Sounds Volume 1'
(Ovum) was released in 1999 and due to the success and integrity of the
series, is now up to Volume 3 and still going strong.
Wink's releases have the unique quality of being revered and championed
by the most underground to the mainstream, creating memorable songs
that have no time or genre restraints; sparking fads in production
techniques and generating innovation worldwide.
Continuing his staple releases into this decade, in 2000 he sampled Lil
Louis' 'French Kiss' to create the international player 'How's Your
Evening So Far?' (FFRR/Ovum), following with 'Superfreak' (Ovum), '516
Acid (Ovum), 'Oakish' (Ovum), 'Swirl'(Ovum), 'Have To Get Back'
(M-Nus), Thick As Thieves' (Poker Flat) and Wink's third artist album
'20 To 20' (Ovum).
Remixing is something that Wink is very aware of and is asked to have
his production hand involved in many projects, yet has chosen to be
protective and accept only few. Over the years he has crafted remixes
for the likes of Radiohead, Dépêche Mode, Slam, Moby, Dave Clarke,
Ladytron, Chicken Lips, Lenny Kravitz, Gus Gus and Radio Slave.
In March 2008, Wink unleashed the first single to be taken from 'When A
Banana Was Just A Banana' - 'Stay Out All Night' defied the current
music trend and was immediately made 'Essential New Tune' by Pete Tong
on his Radio 1 show, where he classed it as "the biggest dance record
in the world right now", as well as huge DJ support from Dubfire,
Laurent Garnier, Steve Bug, Loco Dice and many more.
In February 2009 comes the full Long Player. 'When A Banana Was Just A
Banana' is presented in three formats, the CD format is in a continuous
DJ mix style, whilst the vinyl and digital formats are unmixed and
perfect for DJs and dancefloors.
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