Decision Time

Growing up in the Peak District and falling in love with electronic music through a parent's Kraftwerk record, Charles' apprenticeship was with Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, back when they'd record at Square Dance studio in Nottingham, where Charles worked as a recording engineer. His production work started right at the roots of electronic music in the British Isles, writing tracks for electro/breakdance outfit The Rock City Crew and 1987 UK house cut T-CUT-F. Since then he's released music under 30 different pseudonyms with over 500 remixes.

Decision Time is Charles' first major solo record since 2001's Born On The 24th July, and features an array of artists from a number of different eras, guises and genres Charles has been involved with over his prolific career.

Charles was at the forefront of the halcyon years of deep house, working with vocal talents like Robert Owens, Tracey Thorn, Terra Deva (aka Furry Freaks), who features here on Wait And See, and Shara Nelson, perhaps best known for her vocals on Massive Attack's Blue Lines album, featuring here on This Is Real.

Charles' influence also spreads to the South African house scene with his Presence single Better Day becoming a huge radio hit there in 1997. Charles later moved to South Africa and immersed himself in the local scene, collaborating with some of the country's most exciting talent, including Sio, Thandi Draai and Sipho _„_ all of whom appear on this project.