The DJ and producer waxes on about Nintendo consoles and the link between game music and techno
Daniel Avery is a DJ and producer based in London, frequently listed among the top DJs in the underground club scene. He has recorded mixes for Fabric and DJ-Kicks and produced his own dance album, Drone Logic. With new music set to release soon, he takes time out of the studio to talk about his other enduring passion.
What was the first game you played?
It was definitely Super Mario Bros on the NES round my friend’s house. Being in that room is one of my earliest memories. Seeing my obsession with it all, my parents bought me a SNES with Super Mario World for my birthday. That was back in 1992. I’ve still got it.
Did that put you in the Nintendo camp?
I dug it all really. My friend had a Mega Drive and then a Saturn, which we played for days. I loved the PlayStation but I’ve probably poured more hours into the N64 than any other console. All the systems felt entirely different back then.
Games were a big obsession of yours growing up, then?
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