Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Crooked Man

see that man on a far off hill, working his dog while attempting to find shelter from the howling wind and driving rain? that�’s the crooked man, the very antithesis of the modern dance music producer. he lives a simple life, dragging his world�, weary soul across the moors in an endless bid to escape the fallout from 30 years spent at the forefront of sheffield�’s electronic music scene. once regarded as one of the steel city�’s greatest selectors, he now admits to being gripped by fear at the idea of djing, and refuses to spend any time in nightclubs.

crooked man is richard barratt from sheffield, better known as parrot. he was first off the blocks playing house music in sheffield back in the 80s, had a top 10 hit in 88 as part of funky worm, collaborated with richard h kirk on the seminal sweet exorcist releases on warp and had another top 10 hit in the 90s as part of the all seeing i.

crooked man has made a huge impact this year with a handful of releases which re-interpreted the best of raw house music. release no4 is an impressively punchy and unique duo of vocal cuts, packed with attitude and sonic style.

the crooked man returns. after making a huge impact with the first 12 in a series of 4 limited edition 180g vinyl packages. the crooked man is back with the second, once again featuring some of the best & most innovative house music we have heard for a long time.

beware the crooked man! the first 12 inch in a series of 4 limited edition 180g vinyl packages featuring some of the best house music we have heard for a long time.