Serge Gamesbourg has put together an essential compilation of super-rare funk and disco (plus his own edits) from the Boston area of the USA for BBE Records. We met with him for an in depth conversation that travels from hip hop’s ‘Golden Era’ to the art of editing with plenty of opinion thrown in…have a read!
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Rave On - Matthew Collin In Conversation with Justin Turford (Truth & Lies)
Author Matthew Collin will be in conversation with Truth & Lies Music's Justin Turford, in-store at Rough Trade Nottingham, launching 'Rave On - Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music', published 11th January 2018, via: Serpent's Tail (Profile Books)
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Music that Speaks To...Drew Calhoun
We've invited Drew Calhoun from the Hot 8 Brass Band to choose a selection of music he loves for our 'Music That Speaks To' series...dive in!
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BENNIE PETE (HOT 8 BRASS BAND) - An interview July 2016 (previously unpublished)
As longtime supporters of the band, we caught up with bandleader and co-founder Bennie 'Big Pete' Pete on their 20th anniversary tour for a little chat before their gig at the Riverbank in Nottingham in July 2016. Previously unpublished, Ex-Friendly elicits some true insight from this gentle and quietly spoken man into the history and ongoing challenges of being a musician from one of the toughest but most inspirational cities in the US.
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Yazmin Lacey - an interview
Yazmin Lacey is a proper East End girl who after moving to Nottingham several years ago found her voice and what a voice it is, fragile yet strong, a voice for classic soul music but with its roots in surprising places. Ex-Friendly caught up with her over a beer on the eve of her first solo release, an extended EP entitled ‘Black Moon’, soul jazz ripe with emotion containing hints of broken beat and other indicators of what is to come.
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DJ Tahira - an interview
DJ Tahira is a superbly eclectic DJ and Producer from São Paulo in Brazil who is becoming famous for his deep explorations into traditional Brazilian rhythms pairing them alongside all kinds of beats and pieces from House to Hip Hop and much more...Ex-Friendly caught up with the much in demand man for a quick interview about his inspirations and plans for the future...
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Music That Speaks To...Todd M. Simon
We've got ourselves another ridiculous talent for our 'Music that Speaks To...' series - LA based trumpeter/arranger/DJ Todd M. Simon! I'll leave the intro to Gilles Peterson “Todd is one of the main players in the city of angels.” Check what he's chosen for us...
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Music That Speaks To...Dave Davis (Sun Ra Arkestra)
A surprising and personal selection of music from the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra's trombonist Dave Davis for our 'Music that speaks to...' sessions...
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Mikolaj Kierski (Basy Tropikalne) - An Interview
An interview with Mikolaj Kierski, founder of Basy Tropikalne, a hot new Polish based tropical beats label with eyes on the world and the future...
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Music that speaks to...James Waring (The Invisible Orchestra)
Kicking off our new Music that speaks to sessions, we are joined by The Invisible Orchestra's founder and bandleader James Waring with a selection of music that rocks his boat...
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Interview with Chico Medori from Grupo Medusa
Legendary Brazilian percussionist and composer Chico Medori is the man behind 80’s smooth jazz ensemble Grupo Medusa.
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KADHJA BONET - An Interview
Not many recent records have moved me as instantly as ‘The Visitor’ EP by Kadhja Bonet.. I came across her devastating cover of 21st Century’s 1975 ‘Remember The Rain’ and pre-ordered her EP within a few minutes..
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Revolution and Change - An interview with Nick Hanson
As part of our Revolution and Change - Post Katrina New Orleans event, Nick Hanson will be adapting his ‘infamous’ tag ‘Have a lovely day’ into a bottle top installation.
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DJ Vadim - An Interview
The Dubcatcher, The Terrorist, the beatmaker, the chef..DJ Vadim is a producer and turntablist extraordinaire..with a brand new album and a twentieth anniversary to prepare for, he's a busy man but we managed to grab a few words and an exclusive mix from him...
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Cassetteboy - An Interview
Cassetteboy are the Arch Princes of satirical cut-up, video splicing and misquoting to create a surreal, very funny and probably truthful image of the so called 'great and the good'.
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Rave Against Racism - Interview with Jock Lee
Rave Against Racism is an organisation that aims to raise awareness about racism worldwide and the current rise of the far right in the UK and Europe. Their angle is through the world of clubbing and it’s ‘all are welcome’ attitude whether you are black, white, gay, straight, freak or football fan! Ex-Friendly chats with co-founder Jock Lee...
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Africa Oyé 2015 - Interview with Creative Director Paul Duhaney
Africa Oyé is the UK's largest free festival of African music and culture and takes place annually in Liverpool. Ex-Friendly caught up with old friend and Creative Director of Oyé Paul Duhaney...
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DJ OIL INTERVIEW- LE RHYTHME DE LA VIE
Lionel Corsini or DJ Oil as he is known when he throws his headphones on is a French underground legend and he has a brand new and pretty damn good album out on the mighty BBE called ‘Phantom’...
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Steve Cobby Interview- Saudade & the Third Wind
Exclusive Truth and Lies interview with legendary producer and Fila Brazilia man Steve Cobby.
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