This is a fantastic interview that I've been wanting to share for a while. There is soo much insight in this video. The original can be found here: motherboard.vice.com/2009/11/9...
This guy totally does not care for money or any other contemporary values. He's a fuckin diamond in todays DJ scene. True passion! Shocking. Still wonder how much networth he is, just out of curiousity.... His house has a specific vibe, somewhat a creative muse that is. I bet it inspires him. My all time fav track of his is smoke and mirrors, brings back some memories of love that I lost.
I put deadringer era rjd2 on the pedestal with DJ shadow/madlib… Not many people with that talent willing to understate it. The day I found the lol coxhill sample without looking for it was the day my opinions on records became valid IMO. Stated.
Met him in Lawrence Ks. He just came out with 'Since We Last Spoke'. He performed then sat at a table an sold that cd for 10 bucks. Very humble dude. One of the 3 or 4 catz who inspired me to make beats and buy an MPC.
This man is a hero and a true inspiration that has led me to discover a deliberate taste in music, and then always return to learn the things I couldn’t properly understand earlier. He truly is my hero when it comes to music.
I met this guy backstage at the Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa. Shook hands with him and there was a wee exchange between the two of us just minutes before he took the stage. He seemed really excited to meet me, and was very accepting of coming face-to-face with his fans. He is a cool guy and his set killed! If you ever see him, say hello!
Fun fact re: mad men, and was basically a movie re-run channel, and there was some rule that was going to get enacted that they would be taken off major cable packages if they didnt make original programming. Mad Men was one of the shows they pretty much crapped out just so they could stay on cable and it turned into this huge show
I miss the days of easy finds of magic in Philly…now I’m waiting out the old mpc’s and dead musicians; not to downplay RJ, but it wasn’t only dope you’d find on Water, but dope.
I remember reading about RJD2 in Scratch Magazine, and he kind of ostracized himself, by trashing producers and beat makers how didn't play instruments, and strictly sampled. He has some heat, but he shouldn't have trashed everyone who samples. There's a difference between the loopers and the choppers. I don't really sample anymore, and I own a bunch of gear now, but back in the day, all I could afford to do was sample. I was a chopper though. I would still sample, if it wasn't for clearances. I have mixed feelings about the new sample sites. I liked hunting for samples off of old records. It was fun, and in most cases, they sound better than the sample sites now.
This guy totally does not care for money or any other contemporary values. He's a fuckin diamond in todays DJ scene. True passion! Shocking. Still wonder how much networth he is, just out of curiousity.... His house has a specific vibe, somewhat a creative muse that is. I bet it inspires him. My all time fav track of his is smoke and mirrors, brings back some memories of love that I lost.
