Colin Faver

Colin Faver
Background information
Born 24 December 1961
London, England
Died 5 September 2015
Genres Acid house, House, Techno, Breakbeat Hardcore
Occupation(s) DJ, Label owner, Producer, Promoter

Colin Faver (24 December 1961 - 5 September 2015) was a British club and radio DJ, best known for his 1990s cutting edge show on London's Kiss FM, and an important figure in the development of British club culture.

Biography

Colin Faver was born in East London, and originally started out working in the Small Wonder record shop in Walthamstow. He became a big fan of Punk rock, Post-punk, and New wave.[1] His first 'DJ break' was when he asked to stand in for the regular DJ at London's legendary Marquee Club.

In the late 70s/early 80s, he was part of Final Solution with Kevin Millins, a promotions agency which publicised bands including Throbbing Gristle, New Order, and Culture Club.[2]

Between 1982 and 1988, he was resident at the Camden Palace (with Mr. C and Evil Eddie Richards), where he played a heady mix of Soul, Disco, Hip hop, Hi-NRG, Electro, and early House, the Hedonism parties in early 1988, and as one of the founder members of then pirate radio station Kiss FM, he also bought this selection onto the radio.[3] Faver held down residencies at clubs such as Pyramid and Rage at Heaven, The Wag, as well as regular guest slots as clubs such as the legendary Shoom (run by fellow Kiss DJ Danny Rampling), Nude at The Hacienda in Manchester, and increasingly travelling up and down the country to play at raves especially during the Acid house and Second Summer of Love period of 1988-1989.

By the time Kiss FM had become a legal radio station in 1990, his show was focused on techno, house and breakbeat hardcore. Both his and fellow DJ Colin Dale groundbreaking early 1990s shows on the station are regularly credited as being an important education and influence.[4][5]

His Demo DAT section on the show became increasingly important to showcase new and unsigned British material, and it was through this that both Digeridoo by Aphex Twin,[6] and the debut EP by Force Mass Motion would first get played. Both would also be released on the Rabbit City Records label that he and DJ/producer Gordon Matthewman (aka DJ Edge) started in 1991. The first release on the label was their own production Cutter Mix / Beyond Control.

During 1992-1993, Faver ran the midweek London techno clubnight Knowledge at the SW1 Club with Jane Howard, partner Brenda Russell, and Colin Dale.[7]

Faver departed Kiss in June 1997. From 2006 to 2012, he hosted regular shows playing house and soul on Solar Radio. His most recent radio broadcasting was on the London station Mi-Soul in 2014.

It was announced on the 6 September 2015, that Faver had died of multiple organ failure the previous day.[8]

Discography

  • Cutter Mix / Beyond Control (as Razorboy & Mirrorman with Gordon Edge) (Rabbit City, 1991)
  • Techmix: On the Decks with Colin Faver (DJ Mix) (Kickin Records, 1998)
  • Rewind: The Classics Volume 2 (DJ Mix) ((UCMG, 2000)

References

  1. ↑ "Colin Faver, DJ - obituary". Telegraph. 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Colin Faver RIP". Test Pressing. 7 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Phil Cheeseman (7 June 2016). "The Story of Hedonism by Phil Cheeseman". Hedonism1988.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Joe Muggs (8 September 2015). "Colin Faver rarely made the headlines, but supported dance music culture to the end". FACTmag.
  5. ↑ Angus Harrison (7 September 2015). "How Colin Faver and His Kiss FM Show "Influenced an Entire Generation of Ravers"". Vice (Thump).
  6. ↑ Lauren Martin (7 September 2015). "RIP Colin Faver". RBMA Daily.
  7. ↑ Oli Warwick (16 July 2015). "The Untold Story of London Techno 1989-1997". RDMA Daily.
  8. ↑ Thomas Green (7 September 2015). "RIP Colin Faver: our obituary". MixMag.
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