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How
would you describe 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'?
A weekly journey which can
take you from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. It can be the soundtrack to the
meditations of your mind but can open gateways to aural pleasure. Anything is possible really and I take
great delight in pushing the boundaries of what would be considered acceptable
or predictable, tho sometimes I just like a nice tune.
What inspired the idea for 'The Garden Of Earthly Delights', including the name?
Well, I have been asked this question a few times and I used to have an
airy-fairy reply sorted involving the Hieronymous Bosch painting and the
erotic literature site with the similar name. But the truth is
sadly less controversial as it was the name of the first record I
played on the show from XTC's 'Oranges And Lemons' LP.
When did 'The Garden Of Earthly Delights' begin?
I first started doing the show in a green haze in the early 90's
spinning a heady mix of heavy dub On-U
Sound, PIL and Pixies. I have always had total artistic freedom with
CRMK so anything goes really and still does
today; the limit is my imagination and record collection. In the
70's my dad used to run a second hand shop called 'Sellit & Soon'
and I soon experimented on my friends with the weird and bizarre LPs
old hippies used to bring in to sell in the shop. From the
psychedelic stuff on Vertigo and Harvest to the spoken word of Argo
records, I would play sounds on top of sounds and delight in messing
with folks heads, even tho some of them were pretty messed up already!
Why do you do it and how much of your
time does it take up?
I do it for the love of music and in search of a better mix than
the last one I did. Its quite time consuming but is still a hobby really
as I have never been paid for doing the show in over 10 years and even
my site is self financed. I will spend my Saturdays transferring the show
from MD which I copy onto my hard drive & update the site as and
when.
How is
'The Garden Of Earthly Delights' funded?
Through my own pocket! But I encourage folks to send me blanks &
stamps if they like what they hear and would like to hear more.
How do you go about choosing your play
lists (Top 10's etc) and where do you get the information from?
I have been lucky enough to build up a good relationship with my
contacts at promo companies and labels over the years and they certainly
look after me very well. I reciprocate with reaction sheets and mix cds from
the show of course so they are familiar with what I do. I
don't attract the attention of the more chart orientated companies; I'm just
not predictably-radio-friendly I guess. There are plenty of second hand shops
and car boot sales in Milton Keynes too so I'm usually to be found head down in a
cardboard box on a Sunday morning. Most record collectors/dealers are looking
to buy to resell so they don't pick up on the more eclectic/weird rubbish I
would rather be seeking out. My play lists are made up from those records I
find myself drawn back to the most from the pick of the crop I find
or get sent. Then of course there is the marvel that is Broadband and
the incredible wealth of info on sites such as www.hertz-lion.com and www.absorb.org
What kind of audience is 'The Garden Of Earthly Delights' targeting?
As the good Captain Beefheart once said "If You Got Ears, You
Gotta Listen"... so anyone with ears would about cover it.
Do you have plans for additions to
your site?
I have lots of ideas but am limited to space on some of my pages, I
hope to have my Exotic LP Gallery up and running by the time you read this
and will never tire of new ideas for mixes.
also have some live events coming soon including the MK
premiere for my re-scored version of Luc Besson's ATLANTIS on 10th
October. Also a special Gardening eve in Leicester on Nov 15th.I have
considered a Flash site but am happy keeping it simple for now but...watch
this space : www.gardenofearthlydelights.com
Stay
posted because Shane Quentin’s Garden of Earthly Delights will be broadcast
bi-weekly on SmoothMusic.org starting soon.
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