Lexicon Avenue, originally featured the DJ and production team made up of Scott Bradford, Mark Armstrong, and Chris Scott.
The trio have been keeping the North of England’s clubbers moving for over two decades with their close involvement with the legendary Shindig club night, the Newcastle based team also spin the world over and produce tracks and remixes for a multitude of labels. Including Scott’s Forensic label which was founded in 1997 and has been going from strength to strength since the first Lexicon Avenue release, ‘Hear I Am‘.
How many record producer / DJs can be found today that have made some of the most respected, quality and upfront house music in the world for 28 years? Growing in the scene with a passion as fresh today as it was at the start? If you’re going to make a list then Chris Scott would have to be on it. His productions and remixes have featured on many of the best, and most revered major and independent labels in the world.
Before, during and after tasting top 10 national chart success with 4 top 30 records he remixed everyone from Depeche Mode to Danny Tenaglia and with his productions being championed by the likes of Sasha, Digweed, Hernán Cattaneo, Danny Howells, Dave Seaman et al there’s no doubt of how highly regarded he is in Progressive House music.
Major labels such as – Virgin, Island, Mute, Warner Bros and Mercury to name a few, and, a ‘who’s who’ of the most influential underground labels such as Deconstruction, Yoshitoshi, Renaissance, Hooj Choons, Global Underground, Junior Boys Own, NRK, and Plastica, along with his co-owned label, the seminal Forensic Records have all made homes for his talents.
With his productions and international DJ career taking him to some of the worlds greatest clubs in every corner of the globe It’s fair to say that Chris Scott has always been at the forefront of this electronic music movement we love.
Balance Selections 239: Lexicon Avenue
Tracklisting
1. Tim French – En Mi Corazon (Dave Walker Remix)
2. The Cobb – Weird Science
3. Greenage – Soul Drive (Jaun Deminics remix)
4. AKIVA – Irreversible (Hobin Rude remix)
5. Telefon Tel Aviv – Birds (Blake Jarrell remix)
6. Rauschhaus – Mindworm (Ruben Karapatyan remix)
7. 3D ft Robert Owens – Known Love
8. MAMI – The Plead
9. Ruben Karpatyan – Meteriorie (Jerome Isma Ae remix)
10. Jerome Isma Ae – Baharat (D-Nox & Michael Hooker remix)
11. DJ Mackintyre J Lauada Nomas – v Castle Garden (Alfonso Muchacho remix)
12. Jimmy Hopp – Metonimia (GMJ and MATTER remix)
13. Fordal – The Calling
14. Yellowknife vs Rodriguez Jr. – Paint Your Own Sky Kilian
Balance Selections Q+A
Name: Chris Scott
Location: UK
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Alias/Producer name: Lexicon Avenue, Echomen, Little Green Men, Mooncat, New Phunk Theory, among others
Labels affiliated with: Balance Music, Forensic, Hooj, Renaissance, SAW, Mute, Warner Bros, and many more
My last 3 releases:
Lexicon Avenue & Fordal – Push
Higgins – All I Want is You (Lexicon Avenue remix)
Michael and Levan, & Stiven Rivic – Open Up (Lexicon Avenue & Toldeo remix)
What music did you listen to as a child?
My Dad had a lending library at his workplace for albums – he brought home stuff like ELO and War of the Worlds. We had a club with my sister, My Dad and I – we would all put money in each week and buy a 7” single in turns every week – we all had to listen to each others choice – was a great intro to music…
When was the first time that you realised that you liked electronic music?
I had a friend from the age of 11 called Peter Ryding – he became Zero B – we were both into the Street sounds Electro Albums and used to hunt for Electro tracks in a record shop called Hitsville USA in Newcastle when we were 13. I found a track called ‘Wired’ To The Beat of the Drum’ which turned out to be recognised as one of the early house tracks. These experiences started us both on the route of buying the hardware in 1986 and eventually releasing tracks – my first was in 1992
When was the first time you saw a DJ in a club?
The first underground club I went to was in 1989 – Club Havana in Middlesbrough.- They were local DJs – Simon Gibb (close friend to this day) and Huey. I was still a teen and obviously under the influence of some new ‘mind expanding confectionary’ … it changed my life.
Which producers/artists/acts inspire you?
I’m actually a big fan of Thom Yorke …Producers that inspired me as a kid are people like Trevor Horn – His production on Frankie goes to Hollywood was inspiring as a teen – as an old producer there are so many new talents that I respect, it’s too many to list – I would forget one and piss someone off….
What was the last album that you downloaded/bought?
Last physical album I actually bought on CD was A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead. I’m lucky enough to be given some amazing underground albums/compilations and again too many to list.
What is your current production and DJ set up like?
My studio is stripped back from what it was from 92-2005 where I had loads of outboard. My synth collection was vast back then, and I really regret selling it. I work on Cubase and Ableton although I teach on Logic too. I just have a pair of Mark 1 Nexus 2000’s and a Pioneer DJM800 for jamming on the DJ side.
What releases do you have on the horizon?
There are some great tracks coming up… one for Mango Alley and of course Balance Music, plus a few others… Watch this space.
Where can we hear you perform?
I have two UK gigs coming – One in Sheffield for Secluded Events on March 25 and one in London at the end of April for Subcode. I’m eager to get back to my international gigs too. I was all over the world from 2000 -2015, but had a bit of a hiatus, however, things are building again.
Tell us more about the podcast you made for Balance?
I’m doing a LOT of edits and playing some exclusives which my industry friends have been kind enough to share with me – I’m so happy to do this – totally thrilled to be onboard.
My Recommendations
If I could recommend only one of my tracks for you to listen to it would be:
Love the original by Moderat, but this is special.
May and Robert Koch (Bad Kingdom) (Dark Season 3)
The last movie I watched that I really liked:
My favourites are Jackie Brown and Apocalypse Now… The Accountant is also very good.
My favourite TV show:
I Don’t watch much but, Rick and Morty is very good – surreal AF.
