DJ Harvey has long been considered one of the best to ever do it, so when he claims the dance scene has never been better, one’s ear perks up. That said, he’d also like you to know that he doesn’t really go to clubs — except when he’s playing them.
At 65, the English selector born Harvey Bassett has been elevating dancefloors for decades, and is as dexterous with disco as he is with house as he is with funk and techno and so on, equally at home at Berghain as he is at Coachella. Often seen behind the decks shirtless and chain smoking, sunglasses on with a smile, there’s serious realness, or — in industry…
