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I reckon you could make a good case for Peace Division being about the best thing that was anything to do with Tribal House, so in my eyes at least Clive Henry can do no wrong.

Evidently, the sound was always a little more sophisticated than just boshing tribal, but this is dance music, so pigeon-hole we must! 

Making music under the PD moniker since 1995, it was towards the end of millennium that things began to really take off. Tracks like 'Tribal Phunk', 'Feel My Drums' and 'Body & Soul' not only defined a genre, but laid the foundation for where both underground house and Mr. Henry find themselves today. That 1999-2001 era has left a legacy no doubt, on top of the productions; for tracks like 'Roaches' by Trancesetters, 'Touched by God' by Katcha and 'Treaty' by Yothu Yindi, it is their remixes everyone remembers. 

But of course you don't need me to tell you that, away from his Peace Division duties, Clive is probably better known as one of the original and current Circo Loco residents at DC10. His sound has mirrored the journey Mondays at dc10 have taken over the last decade, or is it the other way around, travelling from the tribal, progressive sound of 1999 and 2000 through to the minimal, techno and deep of recent years.

10 years at Circo Loco means he is probably due a testimonial, hmmm…..how about you answer the confidential questions instead Clive.  

1) Where do you call home?
London and Ibiza.  

2) Were you happy as a child?
Yeah I suppose so. I was put into care at 6 months old so never met my parents but by the sounds of it they weren't the greatest by all accounts. But all the families that looked after me tried their best to make sure I had everything I needed/wanted.

3) How much did your childhood help you in becoming an artist?
Well my friends and me were mad for hip hop/electro (not the cheesy commercial shit getting classed as electro nowadays!) and used to hang at the Grange Youth Club in Hayes in West London where we were allowed to paint the walls and break-dance to some Asian dudes called Executive Sounds who were allowed to set up their sound system each week.

We also used to tune into Horizon and LWR Radio and listen to Froggy and Tim Westwood (who used to get the sickest live mixes sent from The Roxy in NY). I was hooked, so after school I got a job sweepin and cleaning EMI offices in Hayes Town so I could buy imports from Southall market or Stage Onerecords in Hayes (which sadly got burnt down at its peak). So yeah, u can say my childhood was a massive influence on me musically.

4) Do you believe in fate / God?
I was taken to church while I was young but as soon as I reached an age of not having to go, I stopped. I think its cool for people to believe in what they want but religion is a reason for most of the world's problems, i.e terrorism, wars etc.

5) What or who is the biggest inspiration in your life?
My children.

6) So children, yes...
Yeah, I have 2, a boy and girl.

7) Who is your idol and why?
Don't really have any! When I was younger it used to be Glenn Hoddle during his career at Tottenham Hotspur. He never got the props he deserved and was arguably one of England's finest midfielders of his generation.

8) What's the weirdest thing you've done to play at a gig?
Sorry to sound boring but not done anything weird to get to play a gig!

9) Which artist or track did you think was no good but became successful?
Wouldn't want to offend anyone so keeping that one secret!

10) One thing you hate about dance music culture…?
The club politics in Ibiza. Ridiculous.

11) Last club you went to party at, rather than to play?!
Kubicle, London.

12) After hours; yes or no?
Yes!!

13) If you were interviewing yourself, what question would you ask and what would the answer be...
Q: If u won the lottery what would u do with the winnings?
A: Buy my family and closest mates a house each, or pay off their mortgages if they already had one.

14) What do you want to plug/promote?
Our new '3 Corners EP'forthcoming on 8 BIT.

15) You play at Platinum in Shoreditch on Dec 13th for Tape alongside Hector, Sandeman & Mr Dickie and Ziggy Kinder. When was the last time you went to a gentleman's club, what was it like and where was it?
Haha. It's called the Brass Rail in Toronto, Canada. It's quite dark and dingy compared to other joints I've been too but it was a good laugh, so much so one of the girls from there ended up coming on a club mission with us to Boa (which I don't think is open anymore or is trading under another name) and the infamous Comfort Zone after hours.   

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