Biography
A product of London's acid-house surge, the British DJ and producer Dave Angel crafts Detroit-modeled techno infused with pronounced jazz and soul elements. Among the earliest figures to elevate Motor City futurism onto a major-label platform, he achieved a U.K. pop breakthrough via his 1990 remix of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," before issuing the albums Tales of the Unexpected in 1995 and Globetrotting in 1997. Additional output encompassed numerous mix CDs and singles, many appearing on his Rotation Records imprint. He continues to exert influence across techno and tech-house circles through ongoing tours and releases such as the 2023 track "Glide."
Born David Gooden, Dave Angel shares siblings with rapper Monie Love and singer Baz. Raised by a jazz musician father, he absorbed bebop and modern jazz as passionately as the Detroit techno for which he later gained recognition, first as an enthusiast and radio jockey. Producing and performing without formal training, he drew stylistic and atmospheric cues from Detroit originators Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Eddie Fowlkes. His recording path opened after borrowing a keyboard to create a track built around a sample of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"; titled the "Nightmare Mix," it appeared as a white-label single limited to 500 copies. Approval from Eurythmics' Dave Stewart led to a professional-studio version released by RCA, which climbed to number 23 on the U.K. charts.
The ensuing visibility brought regular pirate-radio slots alongside drum'n'bass figures Fabio and Grooverider, plus European engagements that frequently drew larger crowds than domestic ones. He issued EPs through R&S, Love Records, and Rotation, followed by the 1994 EP In Flight Entertainment on Island's Blunted imprint and the 1995 debut album Tales of the Unexpected. R&S material was later gathered on the 1996 compilation Classics, while the second album Globetrotting emerged on 4th & Broadway in 1997. Commercial mixes include a Mixmag session alongside Darren Emerson, an entry in the X-Mix series, and 1998's 39 Flavours of Tech Funk. Three further collections appeared on Trust the DJ, among them the 2002 remix anthology DA02 featuring work for Model 500, James, Krust, and others, with the remaining two presented as continuous DJ mixes.
Frame by Frame, his third album, surfaced in 2011 via the Japanese label Plaza in Crowd and featured a collaboration with fellow early Detroit-techno advocate Ken Ishii. Performances worldwide persisted alongside releases on Crosstown Rebels, Bedrock Records, and Halocyan. "Belle Âme" in 2018 became the first Rotation single in more than a decade, succeeded by "Glide" on Radio Slave's REKIDS in 2023.
Born David Gooden, Dave Angel shares siblings with rapper Monie Love and singer Baz. Raised by a jazz musician father, he absorbed bebop and modern jazz as passionately as the Detroit techno for which he later gained recognition, first as an enthusiast and radio jockey. Producing and performing without formal training, he drew stylistic and atmospheric cues from Detroit originators Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Eddie Fowlkes. His recording path opened after borrowing a keyboard to create a track built around a sample of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"; titled the "Nightmare Mix," it appeared as a white-label single limited to 500 copies. Approval from Eurythmics' Dave Stewart led to a professional-studio version released by RCA, which climbed to number 23 on the U.K. charts.
The ensuing visibility brought regular pirate-radio slots alongside drum'n'bass figures Fabio and Grooverider, plus European engagements that frequently drew larger crowds than domestic ones. He issued EPs through R&S, Love Records, and Rotation, followed by the 1994 EP In Flight Entertainment on Island's Blunted imprint and the 1995 debut album Tales of the Unexpected. R&S material was later gathered on the 1996 compilation Classics, while the second album Globetrotting emerged on 4th & Broadway in 1997. Commercial mixes include a Mixmag session alongside Darren Emerson, an entry in the X-Mix series, and 1998's 39 Flavours of Tech Funk. Three further collections appeared on Trust the DJ, among them the 2002 remix anthology DA02 featuring work for Model 500, James, Krust, and others, with the remaining two presented as continuous DJ mixes.
Frame by Frame, his third album, surfaced in 2011 via the Japanese label Plaza in Crowd and featured a collaboration with fellow early Detroit-techno advocate Ken Ishii. Performances worldwide persisted alongside releases on Crosstown Rebels, Bedrock Records, and Halocyan. "Belle Âme" in 2018 became the first Rotation single in more than a decade, succeeded by "Glide" on Radio Slave's REKIDS in 2023.
Albums
Revolt
2024
Original Man
2022
Zodiac
2018
Clubmixed Presents DJ Legends Vol. 1 Triple Mix Pack - Brandon Block, Dave Angel, Alfredo
2016
Revelation
2015
The Remixes
2012
Singles
