http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39118&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fjosh-wink%2Fplaylists.rssPhiladelphia doesn't quite rank alongside Detroit, New York or Chicago in the annals of American house and techno, but don't blame Josh Wink: since he and King Britt founded Ovum Recordings in 1994, the formerly dreadlocked dance master has turned out classic after outsized classic to belie his "second city" standing. He first hit ravers' radars with the worldwide underground hits "Don't Laugh" and "Higher State of Consciousness." The latter, with its nimble breakbeat and spookily time-stretched vocal, offered an irresistible fusion of hardcore and acid house, and its standing in the dance-music canon was confirmed with multiple reworks over the years, both by Wink and others. An in-demand DJ, Wink showed versatility behind the decks with mixes like the <I>Profound Sounds</I> series. In 2009, he returned in full force with the studio album <I>When a Banana Was Just a Banana</I>, a collection of muscular, state-of-the-art tech-house that balanced purposeful grooves with cheeky detailing. - Philip SherburneTechnoen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:53:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39118&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fjosh-wink%2Fplaylists.rss Philadelphia doesn't quite rank alongside Detroit, New York or Chicago in the annals of American house and techno, but don't blame Josh Wink: since he and King Britt founded Ovum Recordings in 1994, the formerly dreadlocked dance master has turned out classic after outsized classic to belie his "second city" standing. He first hit ravers' radars with the worldwide underground hits "Don't Laugh" and "Higher State of Consciousness." The latter, with its nimble breakbeat and spookily time-stretched vocal, offered an irresistible fusion of hardcore and acid house, and its standing in the dance-music canon was confirmed with multiple reworks over the years, both by Wink and others. An in-demand DJ, Wink showed versatility behind the decks with mixes like the <I>Profound Sounds</I> series. In 2009, he returned in full force with the studio album <I>When a Banana Was Just a Banana</I>, a collection of muscular, state-of-the-art tech-house that balanced purposeful grooves with cheeky detailing. - Philip Sherburne http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25277905&variant=play&rws=%2Fjosh-wink%2Fplaylists.rss Electronica/Dance Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:09 -0800 Playlists Featuring Josh Wink on Rhapsody Online 25277905 ply.25277905 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25277905&variant=play&rws=%2Fjosh-wink%2Fplaylists.rss