I will sign all copies that are ordered and send them out myself direct to you if you send me your name or the name you want the book signed to.
The hardback is a Limited Edition version with not many pressed, so grab your piece of history.
Read about my journey through music, the ups and the downs, the highs and the lows back to the highs, ;)
The reviews from people who have read the book, has been beautiful and humbling, I hope you enjoy it as well.
Below is the press article for you to read:
Everyone wants to be a big DJ… But have they got what it takes to last the long haul?
Three Generations Deep is the inspiring tale of drum & bass artist DJ Phantasy. A genuine rave underdog who’s been neck-deep in beats and bass since the acid house revolution, Steve Phantasy has seen it all. Sometimes his vantage point has been from the very top of the rave tree, resident at events that changed an entire generation.
Other times he’s seen things from the very bottom.
He’s seen things as a label owner, promoter, agent, manager and any other role he’s created to keep himself relevant, inspired and involved in the thick of one of electronic music’s most competitive genres. Right now, he sees it from the very top of his game as a solo artist, as the man behind game-changing headliner DJ/MC group SaSaSaS, as a businessman involved in more operations behind the scenes than many people realise and now as an author.
30 years deep into chasing his DJ dream, Phantasy’s whole life has been a turbulent ebb and flow of hustling, winning and hustling some more. Since quitting his father’s carpentry firm at the age of 20 he’s never known any other industry or lifestyle. He’s dedicated his working life to UK dance music culture, he’s never taken a day off, he’s got the yarns to prove it…
Misspent football youth; various brushes with the law at illegal raves and on pirate radio; being one of the biggest rave DJs of the early 90s touring with Carl Cox; crediting Geri Halliwell on his second single; making mixtapes for Ryan Giggs; taking Linford Christie raving in Australia, having an entourage and a packed schedule one minute then watching it all vanish before his very eyes the next… And the long and challenging fight back to the top.
A reminder that the game is not a sprint, it’s a marathon: very few DJs who came through in that first late 80s rave wave have managed to keep pace and remain as consistently involved and influential in the industry as DJ Phantasy. DJ Hype once described him as ‘the Del Boy of drum & bass’, Nicky Blackmarket calls him Mr Logistics, Grooverider simply describes him as a pioneer. His mates in SaSaSaS call him The Whippet… But we’ll save that story for the book.
Three Generations Deep was written by Phantasy and co-author Dave Jenkins. One of bass music’s most prolific commentators, Dave is UKF editor, D&BTV presenter and contributor to many leading electronic music platforms. The pair have spent the last 18 months making sense of Steve’s hazy memories and fine-tuning them into the heart-warming drum & bass story that’s yet to be told.
There are no gratuitous beef confessions. Big egos were lost decades ago. Three Generations Deep is a humble, thoughtful and often wry reflection on rave’s cultural revolution, how it changed the world and every generation who’s come through ever since… And the role he’s played in the thick of it.
Three Generations Deep goes on sale September 30 2019: the 30th anniversary of his first ever DJ set at a rave that changed his life. It’s available in both limited collector’s hardback and paperback and will be followed by two albums later this year.
Everyone wants to be a big DJ… Three Generations Deep shows just how hard you’ve got to hustle to last the long haul. But bruv, it’s totally worth it.
Big Love
Three Generations Deep (Paperback)
£14.99 GBP
SIGNED DJ Phantasy / Liquid WAX USB - Ment 4 Bass/Kid Twist/DJ Phantasy/LIQUID506 + Unreleased track
£15 GBP
LIQUID506 - DJ Phantasy - Very limited clear vinyl repress on Liquid Wax
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DJ Phantasy - Unreleased Vol 2 - Very limited clear vinyl repress on Liquid Wax
£12 GBP
DJ Kid Twist - Very limited clear vinyl repress on Liquid Wax
£12 GBP
Ment 4 Bass - Very limited clear vinyl repress on Liquid Wax
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Liquid Wax Tee - White
£25 GBP
Liquid Wax Tee - Black
£25 GBP
Generations – Signed Limited Edition CD
£7.99 GBP
Generations Tee
£25 GBP
Liquid Aliens – Are Your Sure We Will Be OK/No Problem At All (7″ Edits) + Record Adapter & Stickers
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SIGNED - Liquid Aliens – Volume One 7″ – Black Vinyl – Dinked Centre – HAN45-027
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SIGNED - DJ Phantasy – The Start Of Things To Come 7″ – Black Vinyl – Dinked Centre – HAN45-026
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SIGNED - DJ Phantasy – Unreleased Volume One CLEAR VINYL – HAN011
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[Signed Repress] The Reece Project (Clear Vinyl)
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[Signed Exclusive] DJ Phantasy - Jonnie The Fox / Do You Wanna Ride? [Clear Vinyl]
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[Signed Exclusive] DJ Phantasy - Jonnie The Fox / Do You Wanna Ride? [Black Vinyl]
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[SIGNED REPRESS] - DJ Phantasy x Aphrodite - Cocaine / Stick Together Remixes
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[SIGNED REPRESS] - Liquid Aliens - Are You Sure I'll Be Ok? / No Problem At All
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[SIGNED TEST PRESS] - DJ Phantasy - The Atmosphere / Yeah! Roll Da Beats
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[SIGNED REPRESS] - DJ Phantasy - The Atmosphere / Yeah! Roll Da Beats
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[Original Promo, Signed] - DJ Phantasy - 44 Mag / Just Waiting
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[Original TEST PRESS, Signed] - Serious Intent (DJ Phantasy x Mikee B) - Easy Dred / Murda Ride
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[Original Promo, Signed] - DJ Phantasy - Relax (Alex Reece Remix) / Kind Of Love (Hope & Bones Remix)
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[Original Promo, Signed] - Serious Intent (DJ Phantasy x Mikee B) - Easy Dred Remix / Three Generations
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[Original TEST PRESS, Signed] - Da Corruption (aka DJ Phantasy) - Step To The Side / Check Dis Out
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[Original TEST PRESS, Signed] - Serious Intent (DJ Phantasy x Mikee B) - Mandee's Resistance / Music's Hypnotising
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[Original TEST PRESS, Signed] - DJ Phantasy - 44 mag Remixes
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[Original Promo, Signed] - Serious Intent (DJ Phantasy x Mikee B) - Easy Dred / Murda Ride
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[Original TEST PRESS, Signed] - Milan (DJ Phantasy) - Jam / Just One Moment
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[Original Promo, Signed] - Incubus (aka DJ Phantasy) - Give It To Me / Stoned Love
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DJ Phantasy & Sonia Redd - Music Is My Life
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DJ Phantasy London, UK
Having spanned Three Generations of dance music from the Acid House era to Jungle Techno, through Rave into Jungle to Drum &
Bass, it's been an incredible journey meeting like minded people along the way.
I will be bringing music from the Three Generations I have been involved in music to my Bandcamp page so please give the page a follow, you might find a gem you've been looking for. Respects
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