Wink also runs his own label, Ovum Recordings, which recently celebrated its 22nd year of existence. His remix discography over 25 years includes seminal artists such as Radiohead, Moby, Sting, Depeche Mode, Radioslave and Dave Clarke, to name a few. Receiving inspiration from all musical styles, Wink also experiments with Drum ‘n’ Bass, hip-hop (Wink was a regular at West Philly DJ battles as a teenager), and varied genre rhythms. From the twisting ground-breaking, acidic breakbeat of the afore-mentioned “Higher States” to the organ-groove deepness of 2008’s “Stay Out All Night,” and from the pulsating ambience of 1996’s “Horizontal Dancing” to the cult techno of “Meditation Will Manifest” (which got a re-release in 2016 on R&S 22 years after its debut), 2000’s sensational “How’s Your Evening So Far” and his most recent anthemic big room releases “Talking To You”, “Denial”, “Shoelaces” (on Boys Noize Records) and the musical political statement of 2017’s “Resist” - “ For me, ‘Resist’ was a way to bring awareness to people about their rights, their voice, their beliefs, their thoughts.
A brief scan of Wink’s mammoth résumé reveals the following: Early-’80s as an underage mobile DJ a major role in fostering his native Philadelphia’s burgeoning warehouse scene during the house-music explosion later that decade (name-making,) international underground and chart-topping club hits like “Don’t Laugh,” “Higher State of Consciousness” and “I’m Ready” a label, Ovum Recordings, that’s undisputedly one of the most essential dance-music imprints and his current position, after all these years, as one of the scene’s most vibrant, rick taking, creative DJs and producers (witness the critical success of his 2009 long-player When A Banana Was Just A Banana).Īnother word one could use to encapsulate Wink’s oeuvre is versatility. One of the most apt, certainly, would be longevity. When you’re as iconic a figure as Josh Wink, it’s not so easy to sum up a career in a few words-but there are a couple of terms that might serve to get a handle on the seminal electronic-music producer’s lifework.
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