Radio DJ's are an odd entity. They are deemed responsible for the music they play, people trust them almost blindly on their recommendations and they can hold the futures of artists in their hands. They are of course at the mercy of playlists and producers but that's all too easily forgotten.
Of all Radio DJ's, perhaps the most influential on me will be Mary Anne Hobbs. For a timeless 14years, MAH has been playing the best in breaking underground dance, dubstep, techno, IDM; anything interesting and forward-thinking electronically that you've heard, MAH has inevitably
played. She has complete freedom in what she plays but uses that freedom not to push her own agenda but to bring music that is genuinely stunning and interesting.
I'm unlikely to ever feel sadness at a DJ disappearing off the airwaves again. Mary Anne Hobbs, you truly are the Queen of England. Thank you for bringing Burial into my life. Also, hands down sexiest voice on radio.
As she herself described, "devastatingly beautiful from two of her greatest heros"
You and me both.
"If you were to ask me about the things I'm most proud of, I would have to say this programme's role in Burial's success. I remember the very first time that I heard him, Kode9 closed his Dubstep Warz set with a Burial track and it absolutely blew me away. To see his music, so devastatingly beautiful and totally uncompromising now touching the lives of millions right around the planet, that just makes my heart burst."
Poetic, heartfelt and transcendent. Mary Anne Hobbs, you will be sorely missed.
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