J Wess – ‘Talent Over Title’
18 months ago I was just a record producer. For some this would be enough. But I’m not wired that way”. A leap far further down the line from vision that spawned two Top 20 ARIA singles, and a Top 10 national chart topper with gold sales status, J Wess’ self admission to being driven [...]
Roy Ayers – Melodious Lockdown
With a career that started over 40 years ago, the emergence of the 70’s jazz funk-fusion scene brought with it Roy’s most groundbreaking work. 1973, the year of the classic funk soundtrack ‘Coffy’ (Polydor) for super-bad blaxploitation flick starring Pam Grier and Brooker Bradshaw. Throughout the decade Roy continued to drop his most memorable work [...]
Talib Kweli – Gettin’ Up (Exclusive Interview)
Published Interview ‘GETTIN UP’ (TALIB KWELI) Being teased on my daily commute through West London, stopping and staring at promo posters walled up under bridges like a film set, my patience was persevering. Still a week in tease-town to endure as the approaching UK release of PS2’s ‘Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure’ (designed by Mark [...]
Jazzy Jeff – ‘The Love, Fame or Fortune?’ Exclusive Interview
A: You’re one of the best scratchers in the industry; you brought the bird scratch onto the record. How long had you been doing that scratch? Were you dropping it in club sets? JJ: “I was always VERY bashful, I would say 50% of the stuff that I could do, no one has ever seen. [...]
