In fact, Norman's probably as close as he gets to melting point on a roasting August afternoon. 'I'm sorting out details and last minute things,' he says, taking off a pair of Ray Bans to rub tired eyes. 'I've got to go to court tomorrow to sort out the licence.'

So this year's carnival run-up has been the same old in unwrapping red tape, even if this year's Carnival is slightly different. Because Carnival 2000 marks Good Times's 20th anniversary, and to celebrate the brothers Jay have released a CD on Nuphonic with tunes from the double decade.

'It goes from Latin through hip hop, soul, jazz to house so there's everything there,' says the man who co-founded Talkin Loud records. 'We both chose the tunes on the CD, and as the people that run Good Times probably agreed on 90 per cent of the material.'

With tunes that are, simply put, about good times, the CD captures the carnival are groove/house/funk mix up that makes for Norman's in-demand sound. 'It's eclecticism done properly, and done honestly, and people know us for that,' he says.

Each tune's a historical document for Norman, like Kym Sim's Too Blind To See It from 1991.