JohnKay
Striker
MC Intense
DJ Destroy
It was a fate worse than death getting a tape and listening only to learn it was Smokey Joe on the one'n'twos
Destroy (Peter) was/is the best DJ from up here imo, superb mixing before everyone managed to get it down to a fine art. Peter and Jimmy (G-Force) did a shitload for the scene in the NE and Sunderland back in the early 90's.
Anyone who knows Peter will confirm he's a grumpy bastard, bit of a running joke over the years to take the piss out of him for it.
In reply to the OP, the original lads at Wear FM set the tone for 4 or 5 years of great tunes and a real youth movement at the time, nothing but respect for them. Was never a massive fan of the breakbeat / jungle tunes but without one you don't end up with the rest, it was linear and happened very fast.
From those later Djs to come onto the scene, well for me anyway there were 2 that I liked over the others. Destroy and Selector C were brilliant. Wasn’t a fan of the harder stuff, but these two were different. Had a few tapes by these. Loved them.
Destroy was the first local DJ to play trance in clubs up here, ahead of his time tbh.
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