Equinox

Put simply, Equinox is the Godfather. Marlon is a veteran of the scene, and true beat scientist. Brought up in Southeast London on a diet of dub, 80s soul, jazz, funk, Detroit techno and much more, all the signs pointed to Marlon’s eventual involvement with music from an early age – “I used to rock my head to the rhythm of the washing machine when I was a kid!” Marlon was introduced to the hardcore scene via exposure to acid house and techno by his uncles – “fusing those house sounds with the hip hop breaks, that’s where I got into it, from 1989, 1990,” says Marlon. “I just followed it through from there, the more beat driven side. Black Dog, Shut Up And Dance, the Ragga Twins, Nicolette, Forge Masters, Nightmares on Wax, I could be here for ages. There’s nuff! Juan Atkins, Carl Craig! I could be here forever. Wizard and the Prince – they were on an American label called City Limits, in conjunction with Nu Groove Records – they did sort of deep house stuff but they started using breaks with it and I was like ‘Gwarn!’”