Bedroom Beethovens
197 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsBedroom Beethovens is a podcast that breaks down stories with notable music-makers accompanied by songs and melodies, documenting growth through their 10,000 hour journey. Each episode features a musician discussing how they created the music you love, and what they personally sacrificed to make it happen. Hosted and produced by Cello.
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The Final Interview: J57 Pt. 2
June 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBThis is it guys -- this is my last episode. After 4 1/2 years I bring to you episode 190 with J57. This is part II of our conversation. We chat about my takeaways from podcasting, the journey of his Brown Bag All-Star peers and the different directions everyone has taken in music, being sober for over 5 years, his Marketing plan for releasing music, his friend Bryan "Ports" Coyle(RIP), 2024 projects and more. Enjoy and thank you for listening.
The Final Interview: J57 Pt. 1
June 21, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBI present the final episode of the podcast by inviting back on one of the best guys in the business. Since last appearing on the show, J57 has gone from hell and back, and we talk in length about how this journey through suffering, and redemption, to approach music in a whole new way and what lies ahead for him as he enters this new stage in life. Thank you to everyone who has ever listened, downloaded, subscribed, or told someone about this show. It was a fun ride. Love you all.
189: Vice Beats
April 05, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBVice Beats swings by the show this week, showcasing Connected, which is the latest single from him that is a deeply personal track, exploring connection in different ways. On the topics of faith and love, emotional resilience and overcoming barriers, we chat about his life and love of music to get a better understanding of who he is. This track introduces the broader aims of “Aspects”, exploring connection in a wide variety of ways through a backdrop of Hip Hop blending live instrumentation ...
188: The Lasso & Danny G
March 29, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBASCENSION is the first collaboration between Michigan producers DANNY G and THE LASSO. This week we talk about how they linked up, Detroit rap, different stages in life and how it relates to their work ethic, which all leads up to discussing the 23-minute 808-heavy pastiche of 80s/90s freestyle and Detroit/Flint style beats. Enjoy. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroombeethovens
187: Durand Jones
March 22, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBOn his debut solo album, Wait Til I Get Over, Durand Jones lays us several courses and flavors of sound that are all distinctly Southern and Black—rhythms heavy with raw, Delta grit; bright exhalations of church spirituals; even tender, cadent spoken word. Now I've been a fan of durand for a number of years, and I'm familiar with his music, but now I want to have a conversation about his life so I can figure out if he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty, enduring with a concept until it take...
186: Ahwlee
March 08, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBLaid back Texas drawl meets Ahwlee's low smooth Southern Californian drawl as we have a chill conversation on his upbringing intersected with his love of music. We also talk about his thought process and how he chooses the people he collaborates with. Pink Siifu and him just finished their third studio LP together as rapper-producer duo B. Cool-Aid. Leather Blvd. — the sequel to their 2017 debut BRWN and their sophomore LP Syrup from the following year — celebrates the slick swagger of its t...
185: Kid Koala
March 01, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBIt’s been a long, dynamic career for Kid Koala, whether you know him as a Gorillaz collaborator, whether you know him as 1/3 of Deltron 3030 the post-apocalyptic hip-hop group made up of Del tha Funkee Homosapien and producer Dan the Automator, or you are a big fan of his solo stuff through the years. The cool thing is as we see ourselves on the otherside of this pandemic, we are in a time where he feels that Creatures of the Late Afternoon is the most fun album he’s ever recorded, which hap...
184: Thes One (feat. Headnodic & Kat 010)
February 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThis week I am honored to sit down with Thes One and talk about the history of People Under the Stairs and the events leading up to the creation of the tone poem of grief, loss and redemption, an ambitious instrumental elegy, telling the story of his and Mike's life together, “Farewell, My Friend”. Headnodic and Kat 010, musicians who contributed to the project also add layers to the conversation that detail how Thes One purposefully conceived and sequenced the album. Enjoy the conversation!...
183: Ricky P
February 15, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBAudio engineer and in-house producer on Taylor Gang going on 15 years now - Ricky P is a veteran in the game. He is 5x Grammy nominated, and we talk about everything under the sun for a one hour conversation as we get deep into the topics of fatherhood, dropping baggage, and focusing on your dreams. We also touch on his contirbutions to helping the local scene in Pittsburgh through guidance, mentorship, and above all else, music. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support ...
182: Rawlsmatic (J Rawls & DJ Rhettmatic)
February 08, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBAfter 3 years, Rhettmatic and J Rawls come back to the show but this time they make their collaborative debut as Rawlsmatic with Role Reversal featuring Ras Kass, John Robinson, El Da Sensei, Blu, and more. We chat about how I was able to make the Intro of the album, and the creative processes that were formed in order to make the album over a decade in the making. Basically, it's almost in the same vein as Jaylib (J Dilla & Madlib) and Gangrene (Alchemist & OhNo), where Rawls & Rhett are sh...
181: Big Jerm
February 01, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWhen Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller were 20 years old and younger, doing whatever they could to get studio time, Big Jerm was supplying them with the beats that would help build the foundation of their legacies. His journey is no less interesting as we navigate through his skater days, beatmaking, getting arrested, shot, hospitalized, married, buying a new house, and de coupling from the I.D. Labs moniker. What lies ahead in 2023 is just another tale waiting to be told. This is Big Jerms' story....
180: E. Dan (I.D. Labs)
January 25, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBEric Dan, “E. Dan,” is one of the music industry’s most influential producers/engineers. Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA, he has become the anchor of the Steel City’s growing hip-hop scene thanks to his work with some of rap’s biggest names including Wiz Khalifa and the late Mac Miller, and to his I.D. Labs recording studios - the birthplace for so many of Pittsburgh’s rising talent. We chat about his journey in music started at the age of 16 when he began playing guitar, which then led to him p...
179: Oddisee
January 18, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBRapper/producer Oddisee sits down with me on episode 179 to discuss his childhood of having a Sudanese father and African American mother in Washington, D.C., having bore witness to stark inequality early in life and becoming as political as the city he was raised in. Over the course of his catalog - which includes nearly 20 albums, instrumental tapes and EPs - he addresses the human condition with unwavering conviction and candor, and we end on 'To What End', his first full length album sin...
178: Teeko
January 11, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBTeeko is coming off the heels of the The Gene Brown Beatdown where he single-handed took on friend of the podcast 14KT, and I get the first interview after his turn at bat and the first interview of 2023 with him. We chat about his journey from Puerto Rico to California, and working at his Uncle's record store, through the DMC championships and grinding it out weekend after weekend. It is a legacy that was truly built brick by brick and I am honored to tell his story. Visit the website: http...
177: Marco Pavé
January 04, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBMemphis Hip-Hop artist Marco Pavé has forged a twin identity as a champion of independent Southern Hip-Hop and as an educator and arts advocate working to stimulate community activism and entrepreneurship through the lens of hip hop music and culture. We chat about growing up and being born and raised in North Memphis, and how Pavè started rapping seriously to articulate the dangerous day-to-day realities of his neighborhood. A day before his 30th birthday he was nominated for a Grammy Award...
176: RMB Justize
December 21, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBVersatility and persistence are a deadly combination of characteristics. They are much-needed weapons to have in an artist’s arsenal of traits. For Taylor Gang’s in-house producer RMB Justize, these are the qualities that got him nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album of the Year in 2015 (Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood). We talk about everything from living his greatest timeline into his 30s, and the musical journey that got him to where he is, including humble beginnings his W's, higher e...
175: Groundislava
December 07, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBJasper Patterson, better known by his stage name Groundislava, is an electronic musician and music producer based in Los Angeles, California. While we wait for his new album, PuzzleBox, to come out, we chat about his upbringing, school days, his growth since the Low End Theory days and video game soundtracks, susboy, and the record label & friend organization WEDIDIT. He is a great guy, equally great producer, and we try and fit every topic under the sun in less than 45 minutes. Enjoy! Visit...
174: TM88
November 30, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBThis week I chop it up with TM88, the Grammy Award-nominated producer, who is a staple in the Atlanta trap hip-hop scene, working with all the elites from Young Thug and Future to Drake and Juicy J. We talk about a myriad of subjects from selling beats for $40 to growing up living with his grandmother, all the way to being grammy nominated in 2023 and becoming a new dad. We cover everything under the sun to get to know TM88 better and we also talk about how his own production team, Crash Dum...
173: Terri Lyne Carrington
November 02, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBTerri Lyne Carrington has never once pumped the brakes on developing her creativity and expanding her own professional success. The three-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master has set the bar for contemporary jazz drummers and emerged as an inspiration and role model – particularly for female musicians. Her latest book, "New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers," features works written by 101 composers ranging across generations, from legends Lil Hardin Armstrong and Mary Lou Willi...
172: DK & Ghettosocks
October 12, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBThis episode, we open a can of worms and talk about everything from old hangout spots, newspapers and Celine Dion, and I beg the question, 'What would the banging yet smooth beats of DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and the sonic architects of ’90s boom-bap sound like today?' Nova Scotian-based producer DK has answered that question with his warm, analog-meets-digital hybrids of wistful yet modern boom-bap. Ghettosocks, a legend in his own right also swings by and together they release Listen to the M...
171: DJ Skizz
September 14, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBDJ Skizz is my guest this week, who is a great producer who has built a solid catalog of production credits over the last few years, dropping high-profile remixes, solo albums and collaboration projects with the most respected emcees in the game. His new body of work is with Crimeapple entitled, 'Breakfast In Hradec'. Crimeapple brings some deep introspection laced over some impressive beats. Enjoy the talk. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: h...
170: Focus…
August 31, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBFocus... is known as a forerunner and pioneering voice in Hip Hop culture since the late 90's. We have a great and honest dialogue about what it was like being the son of Bernard Edwards; legendary bassist and founding member of the hit-making 70’s disco band CHIC, how his skills were first recognized by Dr. Dre, who admired the creative sound and ingenuity of Focus…‘ genius musical ability and signed him as a staff producer for Aftermath Entertainment. Enjoy the chat. Visit the website: ht...
169: Diamond D
August 24, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBLiving legend Diamond D swings by the podcast to talk about the early days of his career growing up in The Bronx, sharing stories of being in the studio with numerous rappers, and much more. This conversation leads up to a discussion surrounding his new album, The Rear View, which proves without a shadow of a doubt, Diamond D’s reputation as the best producer on the mic remains unrivaled. Enjoy! Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.pa...
168: The Koreatown Oddity
August 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThis episode is a masterclass in modern narrative, following my guest this week The Koreatown Oddity as he recounts childhood car accidents, his life in Koreatown, his career in stand up comedy, comic books, movies, spirituality, his new album 'ISTHISFORREAL?' and the kitchen sink. The new album gestures at a running talk-show concept while he deploys a breadth of styles to match the record’s expansive themes. Great music, even better human being. Enjoy! Visit the website: https://www.bedroo...
167: Anti-Lilly (feat. Indigo Klan)
August 10, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBThis week, my Houston bro Anti-Lilly swings by the podcast to chat about his life growing up, dealing with the trials and tribulations of his 20's, his growth as a person and touring musician, and his new music. To get a better comprehension of his journey, I invite his Indigo Klan collective into the fold, De'Vante Hunter and GodKing Preach to give us an extra dose of perspective. Music brought them all together, brotherhood is what keeps them together. Their rules are their own and their c...
166: B. Bravo
August 03, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week I return with veteran producer B. Bravo to talk about life in California, and navigating our way through his struggles and success to create the funk you enjoy today. He returns to Bastard Jazz with the long-awaited follow-up to his 2017 debut LP, “Paradise,” with a fresh full-length offering: “Vizionz.” Replete with his signature future funk vibes, infectiously soulful grooves, and talkbox excursions, “Vizionz” sees the multifaceted artist take the classic West Coast into outer sp...
165: Salami Rose Joe Louis
July 13, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBSalami Rose Joe Louis is a multi-instrumentalist producer from the Bay Area in California, creating a blend of experimental dreamy sounds with jazz influenced vocals and keyboards. Salami's music may remind listeners of the eccentric spirit of Shuggie Otis, Captain Beefheart and Stereolab at their most whimsical, fused with the hazy Californian sunshine. We chat about everything under the sun including opening up for Flying Lotus, her studies at University and how that transition led to her ...
164: DJ Pain 1
July 06, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBThe Wisconsin beatmaking phenom, DJ Pain 1, shares insight on his production history, in this episode of the podcast. In order to do that, you know we have to dive into his history, thought process, and celebrate his overall W's so we can have a candid conversation that you can only have with someone that has walked the walk. His first major composition with Young Jeezy on the album The Recession is what jump started him to the mainstream and he has been going at it just as hard for over a d...
163: Wally Sparks
June 29, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBVery pleased to present DJ Wally Sparks on the podcast as we chat about his 20+ years of experience in multiple facets of the entertainment industry. From DJing in college spinning parties, it led to opportunities at local nightclubs which led to work in radio eventually granted him the opportunity to travel as a tour DJ. We chat about his 10,000 hour journey and land on THE GROOVE, which is his current endeavor revealing a dance party where only R&B music is played. Enjoy the tale! Visit th...
162: Free the Robots
June 22, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBAnother veteran of the Low End Theory days, this week Free the Robots comes on just a few days after the release of his newest album 'Kaduwa'. When the pandemic hit during a trip to his ancestral home in the Philippines, Free The Robots found himself stuck on the island. The artist took the time as a creative opportunity and produced this said album which is representative of the country and its nature which offered him refuge during the pandemic. Needless to say he has found peace, his true...
161: J.Rocc
June 15, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBOne of the original turntablists, J. Rocc has done just as much on his own as in a group setting. What now presumes is an all encompassing conversation where we talk about everyone from Eminem to J Dilla, to his crew the Beat Junkies which have been a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop, and were among a handful of DJs who transformed the craft into an art form. All along the way J.Rocc has been making his own beats, and A Wonderful Letter – his letter to Los Angeles, and his d...
160: Dibia$e
June 08, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBOriginally coming up as a rapper at Project Blowed and the Good Life, his ultimate goal was to make beats. We chat about his 10,000 hour journey which includes how he devised his own sound comprised of J Dilla-descended moonlit soul, G-funk's south L.A. swing, and the dusty cartridge and epileptic flashes of 16-bit Nintendo music. This conversation is everything you would expect from this LA beat scene veteran. His Dibiase Serato Kitchen Challenge gets bigger by the month and the community h...
159: Mikos Da Gawd
June 01, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBMikos Da Gawd, is a producer with a sound as colorful and complex as San Francisco itself. Born in the Mission and raised in the Bayview district, he was shaped by the city’s winding streets and rolling fog; density and diversity; its contradictions and constant evolution. He’s trusted with providing a musical canvas for singers and rappers, allowing them to showcase their vocal talents by grounding their projects in a unified aesthetic. We chat about all this and more. Enjoy! Visit the webs...
158: Hodgy (Odd Future)
May 25, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBIn the time since his last album, the original founding member of Odd Future has focused on his personal life including going to recovery for addiction, focusing on his mental health, and moving from Los Angeles to Toronto. As Hodgy – born Gerard Long – describes it, the new project has an almost bipolar feel to it, like he’s two different artists – one the rapper and one the singer. June 7, 2020 is the day he found his sobriety and the new era of Gerard Long / Hodgy began. In this candid c...
157: Lyjah Land
May 18, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBThis week I put the focus on a personal friend of mine who was a Baptist Pastor for almost 10 years. Now he is on a journey to become one of the greatest rappers ever. We discuss all hiis victories and defeats as he begins his rise to the top. Once, as a semi well known Christian song leader for years he is now sharing his inner emotions with the whole world through music. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroombeetho...
156: Buscrates
April 29, 2022 15:22 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBBuscrates is a DJ, musician, and vinyl junkie from the Steel City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since childhood he has always gravitated to the myriad of sounds coming from the stereo system of his father, who did some DJing in the early 80s. We talk about his upbringing, his collabs, what makes him tick, the obstacles in life but more importantly the ways he overcame it and his new music being released this year. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patre...
155: Cosmo Baker
March 23, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBCosmo Baker is known globally as one of the top-tier DJs on the planet, and has toured the planet dozens of times and played many times on five different continents, in almost 50 different countries, in front of tens of thousands of people at once. There is a lot of meat ont he bone when we talk about his 10,000 hour journey and we really dig into the 'why' of what he does and how he became widely regarded as an integral figure of the already rich Philadelphia DJ legacy alongside legends and...
154: Sean McPherson (Heiruspecs)
March 16, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIt's been 25 years since the beginning of Heiruspec's journey and I invite leader and bass player Twinkie Jiggles, Sean McPherson, on the podcast to chat about everything from the origin story up to their forthcoming Heiruspecs album "Pretty Random but What Happened to the Heiruspecs". This 10,000 hour journey involves everything from hard decisions to car accidents to frat parties to sharing the stage with The White Stripes. Enjoy the story! Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens....
153: Pat Howard (Magic City Hippies)
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBDrummer and producer of Magic City Hippies invade the podcast this week. Which you might think is weird because they actually just wrapped up a tour right now, but that’s more reason for #PatHoward to come on and tell his story, give his reasons, and walk us through his 10,000 hour journey. While most of the episodes here involve rap figures, its this exact ‘shades on and shirts unbuttoned’ attitude which makes Magic City Hippies generate the kind of heat that could’ve powered a high seas ya...
152: DJ.Fresh
February 23, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThe worlds freshest is on the podcast because a few months ago him and Nef The Pharaoh unveiled their new project, The Tonite Show With Nef The Pharaoh. The 13-track release sees appearances from a who's who of talented people and as he enters his 40s he feels he is on a new level musically, and that's what really get me excited. You got a guy who has been producing music for 20 years and DJing for even longer and he is just now hitting his stride, so we talk about his 10,000 hour journey an...
151: Louis Logic & J.J. Brown
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBThe first interview in over a decade where BOTH Louis Logic and J.J. Brown are together! What started in a GAP clothing store, while in college, turned into a life long friendship that has birthed classic albums -- they now find themselves drenched in the troughs of Silicon Valley, fatherhood, sobriety, DJing and getting out of their own laundry basket and still conveying some sincerity in this sick, sad world. So spend an hour with me and the boys as we cover all things life, love and music...
150: Brother Ali
January 19, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBLet's celebrate episode 150 by inviting respected Hip Hop artist, activist, and Muslim community leader Brother Ali on the show to talk about his 10,000 hour journey. He has a self produced body of work out now called, 'Brother Minutester, Vol. 1' and it is a good time for him to dip his toe back into the podcast space with me because he is about to launch his own show entitled, 'The Travelers Podcast'. It will explore life’s journey with cultural icons, spiritual masters, and thought leader...
149: Ric Chavez
January 12, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBRic Chavez is a legend, plain and simple. The Los Angeles artist has done it all, between serving our country, working and serving on non-profits, putting in work for the FiveSeven Collective or somehow squeezing out music, Ric Chavez is leaving an imprint. It's a bit of a challenge to cover all he has done over the course of his tenure within a single podcast episode but I try my best. He has a new beat dropping every week this year. Enjoy! Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.c...
148: Speech (Arrested Development)
December 15, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBWhen it comes to boombap and classic rap, there isn't anyone who does it like the trailblazers, name-makers, and ground-shakers like Arrested Development. Speech is still a prominent member of Arrested Development, and is the driving force behind the new album 'For the FKN Love'. We sit down and have a great conversation capping a massive career spanning three decades. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroombeethovens
BB Classic: Eligh
December 10, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBBack in 2019, Living Legend member Eligh swung by the podcast to talk about Echo Park, staying sober, producing for John Cena, his ever growing patreon community and his health. Since then he has released a new album with Grouch entitled 'What Would Love Do', and he revisited his first album 'As They Pass' 25 years later with a special edition vinyl that sold out super quick. Feb 6th catch him at Cali Vibes in Long Beach, because the busiest man in hip hop isn't slowing down. Visit the websi...
BB Classic: Mega Ran
December 01, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBI am doing something I've never done before on this show... taking a break! We'll be back soon, but in the meantime I'll be putting out great classic episodes for you, or you can go back, check out old shows you may have missed. And tell your friends! We'll be back soon. This week, let's revisit my conversation with Mega Ran. His new project, 'Live '95', Mega Ran's 11th solo full length album release explores the intrinsic relationship between hip-hop, basketball and the inner city cultures ...
147: Dixon Hill
November 24, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBDixon Hill returns! After saving lives, remote AirBnB stays, and dropping some musical gems, we meet back for a melding of the minds, to talk about 'The Book of Changes' and navigate this scene, the music scene, its not for the faint of heart. We almost go track by track, how some songs brought him to tears, how he sang the hook on one track, and how the process has left him fulfilled. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...
146: Namir Blade
November 17, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week on the show, I welcome Namir Blade, a producer from Nashville who started experimenting with sounds at the age of six and further developing and refining his talents from middle school well into high school while attending Nashville School of the Arts. Over the years he has had projects and collaborations that extended to multiple genres from House to Hip-hop.We chat about this journey of his, fashioning his artistic identity, and how his music and imagination come together to form...
145: Budo
November 10, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBJosh Karp, professionally know as Budo, has made a name for himself as an internationally respected record producer, artist, and musician. Raised on a steady diet of Sam Cooke, Miles Davis, Emmylou Harris, and Howlin' Wolf, he manages to combine an incredible array of disparate influences to create a unique tapestry of textures, rhythms, and sounds that add a new dimension to just about everything he touches. We chat about his 10,000 hour journey and what lies ahead on the horizon. Visit the...
144: Nightmares On Wax
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBThis week, I sit down with Warp Records longest serving signee, Nightmares On Wax who opened doors to new sonic landscapes for countless producers and musicians. We talk about what captures his imagination, his musical journey through his early teens and the arrival of hip-hop in the UK, complete with its loop, sample, cut ‘n’ paste aesthetic that would provide the icing on the cake and a way forward. Lastly, we also talk about his first contribution to the sonic continuum with his music com...