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Profiles -
Deejays
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Written by Chris Sadler
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The Woodshed are a Norf London duo who made their recording debut on Cloak & Dagger's first release in Summer '94 with the well received Tales From The Woodshed Vol. 1,
of which the lead track 'Reefaman Cometh' became something of downbeat cult classic and subsequently went on to be licensed for React's Dope on Plastic Vol. 1...
 They followed with Tales From The Woodshed Vol. 2
which included 'Dubnut' - an adventurous 14 minute epic which experimented with half/double speeds and Tales From the Woodshed Vol. 3 which featured the anthemic 'Radio Woodshed' and which was also picked up by React - for Dope on Plastic Vol. 2.
The pair made their live debut at label runners Sherman and Uncle Al's Cloak Room in Highbury in May '95, played a roof-raising set at Obvious in Leeds the following summer June and were part of last year's Dope on Plastic tour. A typical Woodshed set will incorporate live bass, frantic knob twiddling (?), grass skirts, and pogo-ing.
Woodshed tunes are being dropped by DJ's across Great Britain and we have excited answerphone messages as proof. Glastonbury has seen many a DJ wobbling the poles of the dance tent with a Woodshed plank or two. They have also received rave reviews and features in Melody Maker, NME, Echoes, Jockey Slut, Mixmag and now here in Think Magazine. Their debut album Forty Miles of Rough Road
is the result of much lounging around and many a newspaper crossword and demonstrates the progression that the duo have made.
They have a distinct and characteristic sound and unique quirkiness with their tracks often taking on more of a 'song' structure - which works in both club and home environments, appealing to those into wigged out floor weaponry, headphone habitats or allotment action. We caught the Woodshed playing in Prague's Roxy Nightclub with Sherman at the controls and Uncle Al, also featuring DJ Alan Blake. See Skint records, and Fat Boy Slim for reference points, expect some big 'ol break beats and slippery mixing.
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