Best producer of 2004?

Guy Mcaffer without a doubt

Producer to watch out for in 2005?

I would say Alex Calver but I've got a feeling that Jeff Amadeus is going to stun us.

Best label of 2004?

Skankadelic without a doubt. There's been a couple of turkeys on that label but the stormers on skank destroyed everything else on the record market. closely followed by wah wah.

Best tune / release of 2004?

Hydraulix 24

Best remix of 2004?

SUFR29 Dirty Dancing Remix - Ant

Best DJ of 2004?

Easy... DAVE the Drummer closely followed by Aaron Liberator

DJ to watch out for in 2005?

ME!

Best PA of 2004?

Er... ME!

Possibly Antimatter too.

My years top ten most used records

Havok 28 - Geezer
Skank9 - Mr Burns
Smitten is Dead 1 **** Goa - Audio Pancake
Hydraulix 24
Swarfega - Chris Liberator
Murder was the bass - DK8
Feel the Dirty - Ant
Skankadelic 3/7 Mr Burns
Rocket to Hackney - Geezer (Wah Wah)
Fearless - Truelove


Been a good year really. Seen some top acts up North. Very pleased Euphonic has stayed alive. Had some awesome nights at Headcharge (RIP). The last Skankadelic was great fun and I hope to hear more of that stuff. Really pleased with the response to the AcidTrash mixes and really surpised to find that acid techno is as much fun on the web as it is in clubs.

Been a bit disapponted at the rest of the hard dance scene as I like to vary what I use but have been forced to turn into a bit of an acid techno purist because nothing else hits the standard for me anymore.

One nagging doubt is that, much though I adore the works of Guy Mcaffer, I'm a little jaded with everyone jumping on that 909 preset bandwagon. Good arrows to Alex Calver for breaking the mold. It's good to have a standard platform/format we can put out ideas onto but there is more than one way to skin a cat!

Big ups to FAT collective for all their hard work and encouragement and good job to Spawn for filling the void left by the demise of Havok.

Slightly annoyed at henry for ****ing my hearing up for a fortnight after his NYE live PA. Doesn't stop me going to see him 5 times a year though. Still the master!

Well done to Getafix too for making something interesting and different.

Ah **** it. It's all splitting the hair mighty thin. If you're in the game of acid techno then you're brilliant by default. Doesn't matter if you're one of the biggies or not. Theres a standard to hit and loads of you hit it every time you touch the decks so who cares who's in fashion?

Lets hope 2005 sees a whole bunch of new different talent and lets hope pressing vinyl gets cheaper! We all benefit from that!