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Felix has been on the scene for a long time; he began operating the lights at Harvey’s now legendary Moist night, and helping shift the big yellow speakers of the Tonka sound system from the Zap nightclub down onto the beach for the after parties. When the Tonka speakers finally blew Felix took it upon himself to organize the after parties for the monthly Zap nights, recruiting sound systems from Brighton including Positive Sounds, Baby Boom, and anything he could really get together.
At 20 Felix organized a four-day free festival in Sussex. Collaborating with the D.I.Y. sound system from Nottingham, and calling on other D.J’s from the Tonka stable, including Markie Mark who had just returned from San Francisco. The Police roadblocks and helicopters couldn’t stop the party, as it was pre-Criminal Justice Act,
and 4,000 people danced all weekend. In 1992 Felix moved to Brighton where he got together with a number of close friends to form the monthly Slack nights which he also D.jed at. Continuing Tonka’s tradition of Monday night debauchery, with the obligatory party down on the beach or some local warehouse (anyone remember the Sainsbury parties) till daybreak. Slack lasted a good few years, traveling across the country, and maintaining good relations with the D.I.Y. crew. When Slack finally split it allowed Felix to change direction, and
to set up the Ugly Music record label with friend and local record shop owner Tony Lee. The label released music from K.Alexi, Underground Evolution, D.J. Harvey and Jaime Read, among others. It was at this time that Felix began his next and most long-lasting D.J. residency at the Joint nightclub with Jaime (L.H.A.S) and Bobby (Soft Rocks) wherehe played every month from ’95 to 2000.
Since his move from the South Coast to London in 2000, Felix has concentrated more on music production, going under the names, Tackleheed, Foolish Fellas, LHAS Inc., Foolish and Sly, Foolish and Shacra, Das Etwas and Snakeskin. While still making time for a bit of International D.J’ing, mainly his yearly trip to Nevada desert for the Burning Man Festival, and to play for Life-force in Japan and India. Brighton Resident for - Slack Sound System, Bob Sound System, Serious Intentions at theReform, Smokin the Joint at the Joint, Beats Workin at the Enigma, Cafe Expose. Brighton Guest spots for- Baby Boom, Escape, Concorde, The Cavern Club, Wild Fruit, Positive Sounds, MuffleWuffle, The Reform, The Paradox, The Zap. London - The Gardening Club, Steppers, Heaven, Sound Shaft, Plastic People, Cooltan Arts, The Bug Bar, Mass, Tonka, Aquarium, George IV, 93 feet
East, Jamm, Horse Meat Disco, White House, Laser Magnetic. Rest of U.KVoodoo in Liverpool, Charter 88’s Velvet revolution tour, Disco Tropo in Nottingham, (plus free parties all over the country from BrightonBeach to Scorag on the tip of Scotland).Rest of World-The Church of the Subgenius in Sweden, Caf.. de la Meth in Greece, Radical Rehousing in Holland, Techno Ville and La Villette in France, Wicked in San Fran, Sunset party in San Fran, Black Nation radio in Kalamazoo, More in L.A, Life-force in Tokyo, Nagano, and Manali, Burning Man ’96, '99, '00, '01,02, ’03, ’04, '06, 39 Hotel in Hawaii, Labo in Poland, Icke Micke in Austria.
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