An interview with the prolific Al Kent0

article by Juliet Shaw

“I can’t remember a time when music wasn’t a pleasure. It was something that was always there, like food.” So says Al Kent of his formative years, and it’s a sentiment that has continued throughout his life.

With current projects including a five-CD box-set compilation of rare disco tracks to be released on the BBE label in October, a second Million Dollar Orchestra album with full live orchestra in the planning stages, a remix for funk band The DT6 in collaboration with Tom Moulton soon to hit the shops, his own Million Dollar Disco nights in Glasgow and Manchester, guest DJ appearances across the world, numerous re-edits of rare disco tracks, and a sideline in writing about his heroes, one could argue that music isn’t just like food to Al, it’s more akin to breathing.

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