One of the original DJs and pioneers from UK’s acid house era, Eddie Richards (AKA Evile Eddie) releases his first official mix on Fabric – Fabric 16. Inspired by ‘80s UK club Heaven, Richards, who was specializing in wide-ranging play lists, began DJing at Camden Palace – another UK popular club. By the mid- to late ‘80s, he was one of the first DJs in the world to discover and champion the new dance style – house music. For nearly ten years (since the early ‘90s), Richards was the head of a popluar DJ booking agency, DY-NA-MIX, scouting scene and recruting new talent, all the while continuting to DJ in British clubs. Fabric 16 exemplifies Eddie’s modern make-up – smooth, deep and energetic. The mix includes the elements that make tech house seductive and dark. Featured tracks use thick bass and dream-like beats, Detroit strings and Chi-town grooves, tribal drums, lightening loops and off-key effects. A DJ whose influence is acknowledged but whose skills is rarely acclaimed, this is Eddie Richards’ first-ever commercial mix CD.