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"They keep interrogating me, asking how much I've received, and they don't believe all the Red Rhino thing," moans Gerald from a phone booth in Hulme, a down and out district of Manchester where "you can't walk in a straight line because of the dogshit".
Mind you, now that his debut album, 'Hot
Lemonade', is finally in the shops maybe he'll be able to move to a better
area, or at least buy himself a poop scoop. 'Hot Lemonade' is full of
moody settings and sonic soundscapes, a new age house album that dips and
soars through different energy levels. "Yeah, I just wanted to move on, and not keep going back to things. I don't want to be remembered just for that track. I think Manchester house is a lot more mature in that sense, because house music has been around longer in this area. We're always trying something new." Gerald has also become something of a hit in New York, where 'Voodoo Ray' has been selling by the crateful. There's also. a tinkly piano remix by New York DJ Frankie Knuckles. "I'm going over to do a couple of gigs, but I may stay there and disappear for a while, to get the dole office off my back. I've only got 20 quid though." Poor old Gerald. The next time you bump into him in a club, lend him a fiver will you? | |
Manchester
house guru A Guy Called Gerald is having a hard time with the DHSS. You
see, despite his quirky 'Voodoo Ray' being a cult groove all over the
country, Gerald hasn't actually earned any money, because the distribution
company, Red Rhino, has gone bust.