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Andy's collaborations with various deejays and musicians reach to and from many sources globally: Andy has had the opportunity to grace the turntables with many underground deejays, peers who have the utmost respect for obscure rarities in dancefloor tracks. It wasn't easy at first playing mediums of ethnic backgrounds such as Cumbia Paseito, Mento, Avant-Garde Jazz, Funk and hard hitting Electro sounds in North America and Europe, but it's nothing new to intelligent avid listeners since the mid-century. Andy has made it his mission to challenge the status quo because there's so much music to expands one's horizons. His versatility speaks volumes in his new EP "Monk Swing" and LP "Variations in Time" which beg to differ with your usual compilations out there on the market. He is to the Canadian freestyle scene what Jazzanova are in Berlin or Kyoto Jazz Massive are to Japan. He has joined forces with Kevin Moon (a.k.a "Moonstarr") and works with deejays and musicians who are always ready to push the boundaries: Quantic, Mr. Scruff, Carlos Nino, and many others. |
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The Goods was started in August of 2002 by Andy Williams and Scott C. to provide a warm alternative to the average Montreal night out. Under the banner “You know what you like, and so do we…”, The GOODS' only mandate is great music, whether it’s known, forgotten, or yet to be discovered. With one foot planted firmly in the past, and the other moving forward to the future, some guests have included Keb Darge, Mr. Scruff, DJ Spinna, A Man Called Warwick, Paine, Quantic, Moonstarr, Tom Thump, Jason Palma, DJ Kobal, Philarmonix, Mr. Attic, John Kong, General Eclectic, Heavyweight Art Installations, Mark de Clive Lowe, Bembe Segue, Specifics, Kahil El Zabar, Russ Dewbury, DJ Format, Abdominal, Robert Strauss, Mad Mats, DJ Nu-Mark, Afrodizz, Karsten John, Len Senator, Aklimatize & Chris Lima, Josh Deep, Turf One, Nickodemus, Domu, Carlos Nino and Afronaught, Mikey Stirton & Daz-I-Kue from Bugz in the Attic. With the help of the unique atmosphere and no frills charm of La Sala Rossa, soulful dancefloor movement and a musically diverse party has definitely found a home in Montreal.
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| Andy has just finished another album with Omar Sosa, the Cuban pianist, which will be followed by the Delmark Anthology (a Chicago Blues and Jazz label, 55 years running, featuring Sun Ra, George Freeman, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Syl Johnson, Otis Spann, and many more...
"If you're not on the edge,you're taking up too much space." |
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