Midfield General

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Midfield General
Birth nameDamian Harris
Born1969
Whitstable, Kent, England [1]
Origin London, England
Genres Big beat, electronica
Years active1997-present
Labels Skint Records

Damian Harris, also known by his stage name Midfield General, is the original founder of the Skint Records label.

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A prime architect of the sound of big beat, Harris grew up listening first to punk rock, later hip hop, and acid house. He then moved to Brighton to study art, eventually taking work as a DJ while promoting clubs around the city. In 1994, his music knowledge landed him a job at Loaded Records, where former Housemartins member Norman Cook - a friend of Harris' since his days working at the Rounder store in Brighton - recorded as Pizzaman. [2] He is a fan of Arsenal F.C. and uses his season ticket at the Emirates Stadium. He has also appeared on episodes of the It's Up For Grabs Now and Tuesday Club - Arsenal podcasts with Alan Davies and Ian Stone. He also released a song called "Midfielding" featuring a monologue from surrealist comedian Noel Fielding.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

YearSingle UK Singles Chart Album
1995"Worlds / Bung"-
1996"Stigs In Love"-Generalisation
1997"Devil In Sports Casual"-
2000"Coatnoise"-
"General of the Midfield"-
"Reach Out"-
2001"You Take"-
2008"Disco Sirens"-General Disarray

'Devil In Sports Casual'

"We were in New York for a record company schmooze," recalled Harris, "and Lindy Layton was there as well, going round recording people talking in the streets. She came back very excited because she'd found this guy ranting in Times Square and mentioning 'Damien'. For the title, I wanted some devil reference because since those fucking Omen films came out I've had people calling me that. The film Devil in a Blue Dress had just come out and I just altered that. A lot of people would take the piss out of me for wearing sports casual gear – which I still claim I looked ace in. I was just ahead of the times!" [3]

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References

  1. "Midfield General". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. "Interview with Fatboy Slim". 29 September 2022.
  3. Q , May 2001