Dave Clarke | 1 YEAR OF GRID | Arzenál

As​ ​a​ ​DJ,​ Dave ​Clarke​ ​plays​ ​out​ ​three​ ​weekends​ ​a​ ​month​ ​across​ ​Europe​ ​and​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​living​ ​up​ ​to his​ ​nickname,​ ​the​ ​Baron​ ​of​ ​Techno,​ ​a​ ​moniker​ ​given​ ​him​ ​by​ ​the​ ​late,​ ​great​ ​BBC​ ​Radio​ ​DJ John​ ​Peel.​ ​There’s​ ​the​ ​same​ ​attention​ ​to​ ​detail​ ​each​ ​time,​ ​his​ ​sets​ ​swooping​ ​whip-smart along​ ​the​ ​cutting​ ​blade​ ​of​ ​techno​ ​and​ ​electro,​ ​backed​ ​up​ ​by​ ​a​ ​seasoned​ ​bag​ ​of​ ​DJ​ ​tricks​ ​in which​ ​his​ ​early​ ​hip​ ​hop​ ​roots​ ​clearly​ ​show.​ ​Techno’s​ ​first​ ​and​ ​original​ ​“Man​ ​in​ ​Black”,​ ​Clarke blends​ ​into​ ​the​ ​background​ ​upon​ ​arrival​ ​and​ ​lets​ ​his​ ​music​ ​do​ ​the​ ​talking.​ ​That’s​ ​where​ ​he comes​ ​alive,​ ​where​ ​skills​ ​honed​ ​for​ ​years​ ​blow​ ​venues​ ​apart.