To call Colin Dale "legendary" is noover-estimation.......here is a Dj that has been one of London's most cutting edge Djs for over 20 years and still continues to surprise and marvel.
Music was always a big part of the Dale family's life......Soul, Reggae, Jazz and Funk.....even before Colin left school friends included Fabio, Grooverider, Dave Angel, Jumping Jack Frost and Bryan Gee........all who went on to be top Djs in their respective scenes. It all began in 1982 when Colin who was then working as a banker in the city of London began to as a hobby to warm up for Hip Hop supremo "Tim Westwood" playing cuts like Soul Sonic Force, Strafe, Shannon and Donna Summer. After being asked in 1985 to join the then pirate Kiss FM Colin left banking to pursue a career in music and the "Abstrakt Dance" radio show was born. For 16 years "Abstrakt Dance" was a ground-breaking show.......which quite simply bought Techno to the masses.
Guests on the show included All the UR crew, Hawtin, Angel, Pullen, Garnier, Saunderson, Craig, May, Cox......the list goes on and on.
After the show was put on the internet in 1993 Colin became a household name in Techno circles Worldwide.
It was around this time that Colin teamed up with Brenda Russell and Colin Faver to do the "Deep Space" series of clubs in London which again saw the team take London's Techno scene to new highs.
Production wise Colin has recorded for Perfecto on their very first LP, Obsessive, Logic, Sensei, Visitor, Abstrakt Dance, Swag, Laus and Alien Funk amongst others as well as 7 well received mix compilation LPs for various major record labels.
As well as being a regular guest at clubs such as Fabric, Rex, Pasha (Buenos Aires) and Love (Brazil) Colin has toured the Worlds clubs extensively.....Japan, China, Russia, Australia and Eastern Europe.........Colin is a five the World over.
Looking back Colin has played some of the Worlds best parties.....Dance Valley, Full Moon, Tribal Gathering, Sunrise, Energy, Love Parade, Automatik and Rage @ Heaven.
Fast forward to 2005 and after a spell in South of France polishing his studio skills Colin is back in London and its all systems go with releases due on the re-vamped "Abstrakt Dance" records and a studio / live collaboration with Finn Martin who was the sax player on Laurent Garniers "Man with the red face"...........there is also a Lp due in October under the moniker of "Kleeer" a project with Colin and Haris C and singles from the forth-coming LP have regularly been voted single of the month in Dj magazine.
Still as busy and popular as ever these days Colin sound is still tough and funky with blissful shades of Detroit.......able to play deep edgy Tech House sets or hard pumping peak time Techno Colin is still as devoted to djing as ever.......in fact like fine wine he seems to be maturing and playing better with age...