“One of the weirdest approaches to drum n bass dissemblage ever” – The Wire
Gary Judge has been making digital music in Birmingham since 2001. Appearances at Brum Creative nights led to releases on Experimental Seafood Records, plays by John Peel and reviews in The Wire. More home-town gigs followed including an appearance at The Electric Cinema.
With a strong sense of the local The Chemsely Wood ep was released in 2004. Aracde contributed a track to the seminal Binary Oppositions compilation released by Static Caravan in 2007. The remix of Chemsely Wood found a perfect home when spun by Stuart Maconie during his ultra hip esoteric exploration The Freak Zone (Radio 6). To be singled out for airplay when in the company of leading local lights including Broadcast and Modified Toy Orchestra is a measure of Arcade’s innovative approach to digital composition.
With arbiters of taste such as Maconie and The Wire receptive to his work the future looks bright for Arcade and all that emerges from his home studio in Birmingham.