Guru Josh

Biography

Guru Josh is an acid house producer from England who scored a Top Five hit single throughout western Europe in 1990 with "Infinity." Remixed for reissue in 2008, the song became an even bigger hit. Paul Walden made his recording debut as Guru Josh in 1989 with a white label 12" of "Infinity" that was intended to promote a rave of the same name. Though only 1,000 copies of the 12" were reportedly pressed, it became an acid house anthem at the Haçienda, the influential dance club in Manchester, England, where Mike Pickering, the club's Friday night DJ, championed the song.

In the wake of the song's sudden popularity amid the British acid house scene, Guru Josh was offered a recording contract with Deconstruction, a dance music subsidiary of BMG. An updated version of "Infinity" was released in turn and became a Top Five hit single throughout parts of western Europe, including England, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Norway. A full-length album, Infinity, was also released. Follow-up singles included "Freaky Dreamer," "Holographic Dreams," and "Whose Law (Is It Anyway?)" in 1990, plus "Hallelujah" the following year, but Walden chose to leave the project for other endeavors.

Nearly 20 years later, Walden revived his musical moniker under the new billing Guru Josh Project (the "project" in fact a trio also including DJ DazPerkz and Snakebyte), for the release of "Infinity 2008," a remix of the original song by DJ Klaas. Released by the German label Big City Beats, the remix was an even bigger hit than the original, becoming a Top Five hit throughout much of western Europe.