Like every other English teenager living within 150 miles of London or Manchester, Chris Duckenfield was significantly affected by the late ’80s acid-house craze. After bopping about at Sheffield’s Jive Turkey parties, Duckenfield bought himself a pair of Technics and began to put together a set. Sheffield’s vibrant illegal party scene at the end of the eighties introduced Chris to a different style of music and DJing altogether; he was hooked.

After cutting his production teeth with Warp subsidiary Nucleus in 1991 Chris forged an enduring partnership with studio engineer Richard Brown and together under the Swag moniker they released a series of Eps and an album on Junior Boys Own to heavy acclaim. After the pair formed their own Primitive label in 1999 they released the album Felony Funk and the remix work came flooding in with such as Ian Pooley, Mathew Herbert and even Bjork calling on their studio skills.

With a swathe of other labels under his belt and a great pedigree as a DJ to match his production skills, we are delighted to have him back in the booth at Subculture, and, as a true brother in arms it’s also very fitting for him to be here again as we celebrate 20 Years of Subculture.