Today we finally got the translation of the Shook article introducing into The Beat Generation up on Mixmag.info. The original was a feature of a spring 2008 issue, so obviously things have changed since then. A couple of new albums are out, a couple of new parties are launched, but the Shook's wide collaborative investigation remains the most comprehensive one. You would never find a word about Beat Dimensions, Poo Bah and etc. in Russian, though.
As we were preparing this project, we had a wonderful chance to speak to one of the most exciting producers out there. So here's a very short interview with Paul White of One-Handed Music.
Probably the difference between the UK and the US is that in the UK, and particularly in London, the new beat kind of music has strong trip-hop roots, can you agree with that? What defines London beats from any other beats? What are the major influences for you to build up a "Paul White sound"?
I think it's like anything, where you are effects everything, specially creativity, what environment you're in, good, bad, pretty, ugly... I did listen to quite a bit of trip hop through school and Uni just from people playing it to me, i loved ambient music too, listened a lot to bands like Aphex Twin, and Boards of Canada, but also at the same time was listening to a lot of other stuff too. I'm always really bad at explaining where music has come from or anything like that, I just know I like a lot of stuff! It's hard because I do agree about trip hop being an influence but also I'd never say it's just one thing that makes something different. I live in Lewisham which feels pretty raw and aggressive, not like a lot of trip-hop! If you do what's inside of you, the mixture of influences are going to come out I think!
Is there a strong and respected community of the beat wave in London? What's happening with the community right now?
I think there is a beat community in London, with things like the CDR night where people come out to play their own music in a club and meet other producers, singers etc, but to be honest I just like to stay in the studio! But yeah, I think there is a community, and I've been very grateful to some people in that community that have supported and helped me!
Is this community tied up with dubstep?
Again cause i don't really feel like I'm in that community (as in actually going out and hanging with the community regularly) I wouldn't really know how much dub-step is tied up in that, but from what I've seen and heard id say it is?!
Any plans about doing a long-play album?
Album is all done and coming out in June... Working on more stuff now!
(april 2009)
Well, get prepared to be affected by the Strange Dreams of Paul White, out on One-Handed Music today, June 8. Full of emotions and influences, this music seems not quite the classic of so called beats, but it involves more to set up a wonderful world of freedom, memories and imagination. Listen, order, bonus download here.
http://www.myspace.com/paulmw
As we were preparing this project, we had a wonderful chance to speak to one of the most exciting producers out there. So here's a very short interview with Paul White of One-Handed Music.
Probably the difference between the UK and the US is that in the UK, and particularly in London, the new beat kind of music has strong trip-hop roots, can you agree with that? What defines London beats from any other beats? What are the major influences for you to build up a "Paul White sound"?
I think it's like anything, where you are effects everything, specially creativity, what environment you're in, good, bad, pretty, ugly... I did listen to quite a bit of trip hop through school and Uni just from people playing it to me, i loved ambient music too, listened a lot to bands like Aphex Twin, and Boards of Canada, but also at the same time was listening to a lot of other stuff too. I'm always really bad at explaining where music has come from or anything like that, I just know I like a lot of stuff! It's hard because I do agree about trip hop being an influence but also I'd never say it's just one thing that makes something different. I live in Lewisham which feels pretty raw and aggressive, not like a lot of trip-hop! If you do what's inside of you, the mixture of influences are going to come out I think!
Is there a strong and respected community of the beat wave in London? What's happening with the community right now?
I think there is a beat community in London, with things like the CDR night where people come out to play their own music in a club and meet other producers, singers etc, but to be honest I just like to stay in the studio! But yeah, I think there is a community, and I've been very grateful to some people in that community that have supported and helped me!
Is this community tied up with dubstep?
Again cause i don't really feel like I'm in that community (as in actually going out and hanging with the community regularly) I wouldn't really know how much dub-step is tied up in that, but from what I've seen and heard id say it is?!
Any plans about doing a long-play album?
Album is all done and coming out in June... Working on more stuff now!
(april 2009)
Well, get prepared to be affected by the Strange Dreams of Paul White, out on One-Handed Music today, June 8. Full of emotions and influences, this music seems not quite the classic of so called beats, but it involves more to set up a wonderful world of freedom, memories and imagination. Listen, order, bonus download here.
http://www.myspace.com/paulmw
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