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Up, Bustle & Out: A Global Sound Journey
An interview with Rupert Mould By John C. Tripp Hailing from Bristol, England, Up, Bustle and Out are producers Rupert Mould and ‘Clandestine Ein’ who met in 1989 while hosting the pirate radio show. ‘For the People’ radio boasted Bristol’s…
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Paul Murphy
By Rose Parfitt Since Ashley and Simone Beedle founded Afro Art in the Nineties, the label’s had its fair share of ups and downs. However, in 1999 it sailed out of the doldrums that followed their split with two Black…
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Mélodie Lounge Medellín
Medellín Colombia’s Mélodie Lounge sets the trends for the city’s international crowd BY JOHN C. TRIPP Medellín Colombia’s upscale “El Poblado” district is not unlike any other trendy tropical “zona rosa” neighborhood. Green abounds, with plants and trees sprouting like…
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Norman Jay (audio)
An audio interview with Sir Norman Jay by Fabien Vouillon
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DJ Dmitry of Deee Lite
BY ROSE PARFITT Since Deee-Lite split in ’95 Dmitry has given full justification to his “Supa DJ” prefix, awarded DJ of the Year in 1998 for his pioneering mix of techno, electro, funk and new wave and remixing tracks for…
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The Angel aka 60 Channels
Known for remixing hip hop and electronic artists like The Pharcyde, Spearhead, Towa Tei and jazz players like Donald Byrd and Urban Knights, Los Angeles based producer The Angel recorded the 1998, 60 Channels album “Tuned In Turned On” to…
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Adrian Sherwood and British Dub
Before there was dubstep (or whatever sound that encompasses dub), there was Producer Adrian Sherwood and his label ON-U Sound, one of the most influential labels of underground dance, dub and electronic music. BY JOHN C. TRIPP England has been…
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Gogol Bordello’s Tommy T Explores Ethiopia
For the past three years, Tommy T (Thomas T Gobena) has been the bass player for gypsy punk powerhouse Gogol Bordello. Tommy was born and raised in Addis Abada (Ethiopia’s capital city) and the knowledge of global rhythms he brings…
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Talking With Farout Records Joe Davis
Talking With London’s Farout Records Founder Joe Davis BY J.C. TRIPP The only possible explanation for why we connect with music that is of other cultures and global regions is that music truly is a universal language. Or that deep…
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