DJs
The DJs behind the sound.
Colin Dale
Pioneering UK house/techno DJ and broadcaster, best known for Kiss FM's long-running 'Abstrakt Dance' and 'Outer Limits' show (1985-99, later revived on Mixcloud), credited with shaping the UK's first wave of techno.
Colin Faver
British DJ and broadcaster (d. 2015, aged 64), co-founder of pirate station Kiss FM and host of its influential techno show (1991-97); regarded as a key progenitor of the UK's house, techno and acid scenes via his 'Knowledge' club night.
Colin Favor
Crisis
Crissy Criss
Crissy Criss (Chris Williamson, born 6 May 1987 in Newmarket, Suffolk, raised in Leytonstone) is a British DJ, radio producer and presenter. Stepson of jungle pioneer Kenny Ken, who put him behind decks aged 5; he was self-taught by 9 and joined pirate station Kool FM at 11, later playing his first club set at The End on DJ Zinc's recommendation. He hosted his own BBC Radio 1 show from 2004, moving to BBC Radio 1Xtra in 2007 for a decade, championing acts including Netsky, Camo & Krooked, Wilkinson, Doctor P, Metrik, S.P.Y., Rene LaVice and Dimension. He led 1Xtra to four Best Radio Station wins at the Drum & Bass Awards (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014) and earned a Sony Radio Award nomination for his 'Story of the Amen Break' documentary; he has released music on Back2Basics and Mix 'n' Blen Records.
D Ice
D-ice
D.K (D.I.Y)
Likely Simon "DK" Smith, co-founder of Nottingham's DiY Sound System (est. 1989), one of the UK's first house sound systems, blending punk/anarcho ethics with acid house.
Dance
Dark Fader
Dark Fader (also known as DJ Faydz) was a hardcore/jungle DJ active 1992-94, recorded playing hardcore/jungle sets in Swindon, UK in April and October 1993, in the era when UK hardcore was moving from euphoric samples toward darker, bass-heavy breakbeat sounds. He revived the Dark Fader name in 2019 after a 25-year break.