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IDC is the musical alias of David McCarthy, the DJ/recording artist from London UK.
IDC's releases have consistently received 5 star press reviews, starting with his debut single on Corsair Records in late 2004, through to the release of his debut album 'Overthrow The Boss Class' in 2008 and continuing with his first new post-album release 'Imaginary Bones' in 2009. His DJ dates have established him throughout Europe and more recently in some of the major clubs in SE Asia.
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IDC's DJ career began around 2005 with guest headline sets at major electro clubs of the time such as Nagnagnag in London and Rio in Berlin following on from the release of his acclaimed debut single 'Scratch'.
The following year saw dates extend around Europe, most notably headlining a dance stage at Szegit Festival in Budapest and beginning an ongoing series of regular headline appearances at the 3,000 capacity Sala 1 of Razzmatazz Barcelona.
One such set at Razzmatazz on New Year's Eve led to a two-page review in International DJ Magazine calling IDC "the future king of electronic rock'n'roll" [1]
In summer 2007 IDC's own club residency "Dirty Weekend" was featured in an undercover-filming major news expose on satellite TV channel Sky News regarding the contemporary use of laughing gas in clubs in the UK. The story went on to be picked up by UK national tabloid papers and the dance press and was used by the authorities as a reason to clamp down on the sale of NO2 for recreational purposes.[2].
DJ Magazine then ran a feature on IDC saying "he makes music that sounds like a washing machine on crack - no wonder the likes of Mark Moore, Erol Alkan, Radio One's Pete Tong and XFM's John Kennedy are all over his tunes"[3] and dates continued around Europe and at major UK venues such as Together at Turnmills in London, Stealth in Nottingham and Ocean Rooms Brighton as well as festivals such as Bestival.
In 2008 international headlines at clubs such as Zouk Singapore and Volar Hong Kong extended his reputuation to SE Asia.
Recent DJ activity has seen major UK "special guest" appearances alongside Erol Alkan, 2ManyDJs, Mylo and Calvin Harris in support of the release of his first new material since his debut album. A third visit to SE Asia is planned for Autumn 2009.
Recordings
IDC's debut single release was likened to the output of DFA Records and described as "pushing the boundaries of electro-disco".[4]
His 2007 release "Stomp" was called "one seriously heavy slice of deviant dancefloor electro" in another 5 star review in iDJ, with crossover potential compared to The Prodigy in DJ Mag [5] and named 'Record Of The Week' ranging from UK dance music mag legend DMC Update to John Kennedy's X-Posure show on XFM.
The following single 'Akai Elvis' nudged the UK charts with DJ Mag writing "you can instantly hear why it's getting the same kind of response LCD Soundsytem's Losing My Edge got before it reached saturation levels." [6]
August 2008 saw the release of the debut IDC album 'Overthrow The Boss Class'.
The ten track collection was recorded in London and Brighton, with McCarthy taking on all writing, performing and production duties, except for a guest vocal on the track 'Modern Touch' by Martin Andrews from the group 'Volunteer'.
'OTBC' was mastered at The Soundmasters by Streaky Gee, whose credits include The Prodigy,
Once again superlative reviews followed, with a 5 star 'Recommended Album' review in International DJ Magazine calling it "2008's 'We Are The Night'"[7] and DJ Mag raving "there's a simplicity and fun to the production - a sense of delirious enjoyment rather that trying to be clever - that gives it an instantly accessible appeal." [8]
DJ legend Mark Moore singled out the track 'Modern touch' for particular praise in his monthly review column by writing "I shall go on record as declaring this as 2 minutes 53 seconds of perfect pop. Once it's over you just have to play it again... and again."[9]
April 2009 saw the release of IDC's first post-album material, with the track 'Imaginary Bones' being released in two distinct versions and several remixes. Featuring Lo Fidelity Allstars' Phil Ward on vocals, the 'dance' version featured heavily at various parties at WMC Miami and the 'indie' version picked up BBC Radio 1 airplay. The release received several 'record of the week' and 'recommended' review citations, including a five star rating in DMC Update saying "This is the most p*ssed up, drugged up, headf*ck of a record that I’ve heard in a very long time, it makes The Prodigy sound like they’ve got The X Factor".[10]
Discography
LPs
Overthrow The Boss Class (2008)
Tracklisting :
Slowride
Scratched
Stomp
Modern Touch
Boss Klass
Recidivist
Cutie
Bolshy Beats
Akai Elvis
St Mawes
Singles
Scratch (2004)
Payola (2005)
Stomp (2007)
Akai Elvis (2007)
Akai Elvis - The Remixes (2008)
Bolshy Beats (2008)
Modern Touch (2008)
Imaginary Bones (2009)
Remixes
Official IDC remixes for major labels such as Sony/BMG, Universal, Astralwerks and EMI have been released, working on artists as diverse as 50 Cent and Radio 4.
IDC's initial illicit bootleg productions received radio airplay around the world leading him to become one of the main contributors to the MTVMash weekly show for MTVNE, creating exclusive tracks for the two season series. His productions included the only official
Recent re-workings include an unofficial version of The Tings Tings song Great DJ which used the unreleased demo version as the source material and became a big down load hit via music blogs and the Hypemachine site, along with official releases including an IDC remix for Corsair Records label mates Lo Fidelity Allstars.
References
- ^ Jenkins, Dave. "Razzmatazz" International DJ, issue 84 March 2007
- ^ "Dispatches From The Dance Music Frontline" International DJ, issue 87 June 2007
- ^ Church, Terry. "Hottest Names In Dance Music" DJ Magazine Vol. 4 No.32 January 2007
- ^ Lewis Dene DJ magazine no 68/Vol 3
- ^ "Inside Track" DJ magazine no 28/Vol 4
- ^ DJ Magazine Sept 07
- ^ Jenkins, Dave. Album reviews International DJ, issue 101 August 2008
- ^ Wilmott, Ben. DJ Magazine Album reviews August 08
- ^ Moore, Mark. Revoltage, QX Magazine issue 710 October 2008
- ^ Thatcher, Dean. DMC Update singles reviews Volume 3 issue 312
- ^ Jenkins, Dave. "Bootleg King Turns Electro Baron" International DJ, issue 83 February 2007
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