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Price was born on 19 September 1965 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England to parents of Jamaican and Scottish ancestry; however, he was later put up for adoption and spent most of his childhood amongst various foster parents and child-care homes. Prior to his music career Goldie was involved in several breakdance crews and also took up visual art.
His occupation as a graphic designer led to his acquaintance with Dennis McFarlane and Mark Clair, who comprised the drum and bass act, 4hero. He was commissioned by this group as an artistic consultant for their record label, Reinforced. While working for Reinforced he developed his skills as a producer and in 1992 made one of his 1st musical contributions, providing vocals on the Ajax Project track “Rufige”.
Later this year he was releasing material on his own, initially under the moniker Rufige Cru. Through this name he put out the recordings “Killa Muffin b/w Krisp Biscuit” and the “Dark Rider EP”. He adopted the moniker Metalheadz for the release of his single “Terminator”, but eventually swapped it for the alias Goldie. The track “Terminator” featured the technical innovation of “time stretching”, a technique characterized for extending the duration of a musical segment without compromising it’s pitch.
Goldie’s revolutionary recording processes were carried over onto his 1995 studio debut “Timeless”. This release included extensive use of jungle bass lines, breakbeats, and soul style vocals. The melding of these styles culminated in a complex but rewarding listen. “Timeless” was released as a double cd tallying in at 105 minutes and featured the 25 minute electronic symphonic title track as it’s centerpiece. The album received glowing reviews upon it’s release and has since been certified as a masterpiece within the d’n’b and jungle genre. It’s commercial outlook was also highly positive as it reached no. 7 on the UK Album charts and has since achieved gold status.
Proceeding his studio debut, Goldie issued a horde of singles and remixes. By 1998 he put out his heavily anticipated follow up “Saturnz Return”. This release was a moderate commercial success peaking at no. 15 on the UK Album charts and was strongly revered by select publications such as Pitchfork. This release was also a double disc set and opened with an hour long orchestral drum n bass piece. It was followed by several tracks, which showcased guest artists ranging from Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Anne Dudley (Art of Noise), David Bowie, Malcolm McLaren, Trevor Horn, and KRS-One.
A year later Goldie released his hour spanning EP “Rising Sun” and while it was deemed with positive reviews it failed to chart. Goldie shifted his attention to acting in the 2000s, appearing in movies such as the James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough” and the crime comedy “Snatch”. Goldie also worked on the film “Sine Tempus” and provided it’s soundtrack. After a 10 year wait Goldie released his 3rd studio album “Malice In Wonderland” under the alias, Rufige Kru and followed it up in 2009 with “Memoirs of an Afterlife”.
Live reviews
If you've arrived at Goldie through any of his long list of creative exploits, one thing you'll instantly recognise is that award-winning smile, the rows of gleaming gold grills that are unique to Goldie's singular persona. He was a graffiti artist in the early days of the UK street art scene, a breakdancer and actor, I saw him in Bond film 'The World Is Not Enough' before I ever heard his signature Drum and Bass and Jungle innovations. He was a key proponent of the early scene, and probably it's most recognisable face. Going strong since his early days featuring on tracks in 1991-2, his body of work is an anthology of the classic Uk dance sound of the 90's, and ranks among the godfathers of the Drum and Bass and Jungle scenes. His live shows are, as expected, high energy gatherings. You come to a Goldie set with one thing in mind, full-bodied dance. His sets lend you to letting go and melting into the crowd as you stare wide-eyed up at the booth and find yourself looking for a roll of tinfoil to wrap around your teeth, trying to keep up with Goldie's own bright-eyed display of dance prestige.
matthookuk
Mainly featuring his latest album "Journeyman", Goldie turned in a great performance on Sunday. I'd not seen Goldie live before though I'd admired his tunes since Timeless 20 odd years ago - and I was duly rewarded when he played an abridged version of the same.
Most of the material was properly danceable, so I did, but he wasn't afraid to play the quieter/more jazzy stuff, like "Truth" and "Redemption" even if the audience then chatted about last night's tv and the price of eggs.
Four female vocalists, one of whom played keyboards, competed amongst themselves, the upshot being that the vocals were outstanding all round.
Goldie himself looked pretty good for an old bloke, I reckon he's still on the mark, and it helped of course that the latest album is really pretty good.
Must see him again!
ColinLodge
this may be the best show i've ever been to. Ant TC1 put on a wicked set and the crowd would've happily kept dancing to him for hours if the man himself weren't up next. Goldie's performance was fuckin mad in all the best ways and Armanni Reign knew when to hype it up and when let us rage. Goldie brought unbelievable energy and kept the DnB heads begging for the drop and melting our faces every time he did. the only bummer was how it ended - he was ready for one last track, a special one, but it seemed like the Avant Gardner crew shut it down rather bluntly. still, Goldie's a legend for a reason and absolutely a must-see.
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