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Released: Nov 21, 2008

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Genre: Reggae
Location London, UK
Profile Views: 33988
Last Login: 4/5/2012
Member Since 8/23/2006
Record Label Trojan
Type of Label Indie
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.. .. .. .. .. .... .. ............ .. .... I was born on Tyneside. I played Music. Still playing Music...... Earl came to London from Newcastle in 1977 and soon began to DJ at the Old Queen's Head in Brixton. He built a a sound system and installed it at The Dive Bar in Soho's Chinatown, London. The night became legendary as Earl began a 20 year residency in the dark underground venue. As Earl's reputation grew residencies followed at the famous Blue Note club in Hoxton, and at Plastic People, where he worked with Big Youth , Dennis Alcapone, Adrian Sherwood and Bobby Digital amongst others. Spells followed in which Earl toured as Big Youth's and Doctor Alimantado's DJ. He DJ'd the first three exhibitions of graffitti artist Banksy. Earl formed Roots and Reality Sound with Daddy Ad and, as links with the world's greatest reggae label, Trojan records, had become strong, the Sound gradually metamorphised into Trojan Sound System, for whom he remains selector. Earl's London residency is the Rootikal night at East Village where he performs alongside David Rodigan
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I was born on Tyneside. I played Music. Still playing Music...... Earl came to London from Newcastle in 1977 and soon began to DJ at the Old Queen's Head in Brixton. He built a a sound system and installed it at The Dive Bar in Soho's Chinatown, London. The night became legendary as Earl began a 20 year residency in the dark underground venue. As Earl's reputation grew residencies followed at the famous Blue Note club in Hoxton, and at Plastic People, where he worked with Big Youth , Dennis Alcapone, Adrian Sherwood and Bobby Digital amongst others. Spells followed in which Earl toured as Big Youth's and Doctor Alimantado's DJ. He DJ'd the first three exhibitions of graffitti artist Banksy. Earl formed Roots and Reality Sound with Daddy Ad and, as links with the world's greatest reggae label, Trojan records, had become strong, the Sound gradually metamorphised into Trojan Sound System, for whom he remains selector. Earl's London residency is the Rootikal night at East Village where he performs alongside David Rodigan