Wills Glassspiegel sent me this after I ran into him on the street and remarked how much I enjoyed the radio broadcast he worked on for Afropop about the black American roots of house and techno here.
I’ll let him speak:
“Thought you and Dutty Artz might be interested in this interview tape I recorded in Chicago with Traxman, RP Boo, DJ Earl and Boylan. I think everyone has been trying to describe “footwork” and no one quite gets to it like these guys. In publishing this tape (which i did with their permsision), I was reminded of Lomax’s old oral history interviews with blues musicians. So important for musicians to tell their own stories.”
Yup, I agree. I always prefer to listen to music talk about their own work and scenes as opposed to various usually distant journalistic interpreters. Listen, learn and enjoy.
possible dl for my records?
Enjoying the irony that Flash is so broken on this here device that the interview is sounding like a footwork remix of itself. Would also be good to hear and understand it tho. dl?
Now available for download, please credit this recording and the artists in any citations / samples. Hit me up for more info anytime: william.glasspiegel@gmail.com. And if you’re in NYC, come hear Traxman play on Saturday night >> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=238172179580751