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Mr. Fingers
Can You Feel It“Mr Fingers ‘Can You Feel It’. That was the record”
Said in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
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6 items · Last checked What gear does The Shapeshifters use?
No public source names The Shapeshifters' studio or DJ gear. Simon Marlin, who now runs the project solo, has said he loves Mr Fingers' 'Can You Feel It', Frankie Knuckles' 'Your Love' and Johnnie Taylor's 'What About My Love', plus early 80s B-boy and boogie records.
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Frankie Knuckles
Your Love“then Frankie ‘Your Love’”
Said in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
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Johnnie Taylor
What About My Love“I knew the record from before, but there was something about when Lola put it on the turntable”
Said in How Shapeshifters' 'Lola's Theme' became an enduring house anthem (DJ Mag), April 2023
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“totally captivated by this new sound out of America”
Said in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
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Run-DMC
Sucker M.C.'sSaid in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
What records The Shapeshifters uses: a sourced gear guide
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Mr. Fingers
Can You Feel It“Mr Fingers ‘Can You Feel It’. That was the record”
Said in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
Has said they love
Frankie Knuckles
Your Love“then Frankie ‘Your Love’”
Said in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
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Has said they love
Johnnie Taylor
What About My Love“I knew the record from before, but there was something about when Lola put it on the turntable”
Said in How Shapeshifters' 'Lola's Theme' became an enduring house anthem (DJ Mag), April 2023
Buy
Has said they love
“totally captivated by this new sound out of America”
Said in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
Buy
Has said they love
Run-DMC
Sucker M.C.'sSaid in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
Has said they love
Fonda Rae
Touch MeSaid in The Shapeshifters Let Loose | Finally Ready (Glitterbox), July 2020
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About The Shapeshifters's gear.
What records inspired The Shapeshifters?
Simon Marlin has said Mr Fingers' 'Can You Feel It' was the record that got him into house, followed by Frankie Knuckles' 'Your Love'. Before that he was hooked on records like Newcleus' 'Jam On Revenge' and Run DMC's 'Sucker MCs'.
What song does Lola's Theme sample?
Simon Marlin has said 'Lola's Theme' started when his wife Lola played Johnnie Taylor's 'What About My Love' at home; he pitched the first 16 bars up and took the idea into the studio the next day.
Who is behind The Shapeshifters now?
Simon Marlin. Max Reich left the duo in 2017 and Marlin has run The Shapeshifters on his own since, releasing on Glitterbox.
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The Shapeshifters is the London house project of Simon Marlin, known for the 2004 UK number one 'Lola's Theme' and now a Glitterbox regular. This guide covers the records he has named as the ones that shaped him.
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