Since hearing Dela's "Let Me Know" (feat. Apani B) and "Cheer" (feat. Large Professor) around 18 months ago, I was kicking myself today after realising that the "Atmosphere Airlines" record (which for some unknown reason I didn't buy) also featured:
Juno.co.uk here we come - I need this in my life!
Monday 30 March 2009
The Month Of Paddy
Despite the fact that we spent March 17th in London's Big Chill Bar (Mulatu & Heliocentrics, Orbital, DJ Derek and Russell Howard at the festival by the way) and the rest of the week sweating out Guinness - this year's real St. Paddy in my eyes was Mr. Considine.
This is probably due to the fact that over the 3 weeks surrounding St. Patrick's Day, Channel 4 went and gave us the excellent Red Riding.
Now I'm not putting Considine's part on a pedestal as the entire cast were phenomenal.
Joining the Midlands De Niro we had relative newcomer Andrew Garfield and familiar face Mark Addy (keepin' it Yorkshire since "The Full Monty") as the main trio.
On top of this you've also got Sean Bean, Peter Mullen, Gerard Kearns ("The Mark Of Cain" and of course "Shameless") plus solid performances from Joseph Mawle and ... yeah pretty much the entire cast.
The reason why I'm bigging the Dead Man's Shoes star up so much stems from an article in the paper I read shortly before his episode of Red Riding was aired. I'd been a fan of his work with Shane Meadows plus his parts in "24-Hour Party People" and "Hot Fuzz" - but with America now taking a shine to him with projects such as "PU-239" (HBO) and "The Cry Of The Owl" (alongside Julia Stiles - hmm...) I worried he may have peaked too early and we'd watch both himself and his career turn ugly.
Nope. Far from. He was completely on point in the three-page broadsheet article. Described as humble and honest, it shone through as he addressed his interviewer as "Man" or "Brother" and talked about sensitive subjects such as the lows of being in the film industry:
"Yeah it's a bit annoying when I'm sat having tea at home with me family and someone bangs on our front room window shouting "YOU, YER CUNT!" in an elephant mask".
Hailing and still residing just outside of Burton-on-Trent, it only takes a few YouTube clips to confirm that you can take a lad out the North but you can't take the North out the lad.
Now the thing is, these two factors - Hollywood and Humbleness - got me thinking...
He's not let the fame go to his head, he obviously has a vast amount of diversity to use within his roles (Matlock-dwelling serial killer, American mis-understood stalker, Russian fugitive) so surely he'll take the Ray Winstone route and end up in a Scorsese-topping 3 hour epic to much acclaim.
Well, it turns out he is working with Scorsese in his next film.
Sorry, make that Scorzayzee. The film is a massive piss-take mocumentary / comedy, with Paddy sharing his guise with the title: "Le Donk". With Meadows camera following the life of a failed rockstar going for his second chance, the film (in association with Warp Films) is bound to be the indie film scene's "Bruno".
It seems as though he's the acting equivalent of, say, Madlib. Their portfolios range from gritty, homegrown productions, to neat and timeless shorts - right the way through to big-budget major releases. However, each one points out how passionate they about their art. Some are a success, some are middle of the road, some are failures (Julia Stiles film again - hmm...) but rather than any project being about the cheque, these are all done for the sake of just doing it.
So I'm quite happily set for another dose of England's finest. Depending on which gets released first, the hilarious "Le Donk" or the intriguing "King Of The Gypsies" - get set for a super-duper fuckin' dose!
Figure Of Wax | Waxy Deposits
This is probably due to the fact that over the 3 weeks surrounding St. Patrick's Day, Channel 4 went and gave us the excellent Red Riding.
Now I'm not putting Considine's part on a pedestal as the entire cast were phenomenal.
Joining the Midlands De Niro we had relative newcomer Andrew Garfield and familiar face Mark Addy (keepin' it Yorkshire since "The Full Monty") as the main trio.
On top of this you've also got Sean Bean, Peter Mullen, Gerard Kearns ("The Mark Of Cain" and of course "Shameless") plus solid performances from Joseph Mawle and ... yeah pretty much the entire cast.
The reason why I'm bigging the Dead Man's Shoes star up so much stems from an article in the paper I read shortly before his episode of Red Riding was aired. I'd been a fan of his work with Shane Meadows plus his parts in "24-Hour Party People" and "Hot Fuzz" - but with America now taking a shine to him with projects such as "PU-239" (HBO) and "The Cry Of The Owl" (alongside Julia Stiles - hmm...) I worried he may have peaked too early and we'd watch both himself and his career turn ugly.
Nope. Far from. He was completely on point in the three-page broadsheet article. Described as humble and honest, it shone through as he addressed his interviewer as "Man" or "Brother" and talked about sensitive subjects such as the lows of being in the film industry:
"Yeah it's a bit annoying when I'm sat having tea at home with me family and someone bangs on our front room window shouting "YOU, YER CUNT!" in an elephant mask".
Hailing and still residing just outside of Burton-on-Trent, it only takes a few YouTube clips to confirm that you can take a lad out the North but you can't take the North out the lad.
Now the thing is, these two factors - Hollywood and Humbleness - got me thinking...
He's not let the fame go to his head, he obviously has a vast amount of diversity to use within his roles (Matlock-dwelling serial killer, American mis-understood stalker, Russian fugitive) so surely he'll take the Ray Winstone route and end up in a Scorsese-topping 3 hour epic to much acclaim.
Well, it turns out he is working with Scorsese in his next film.
Sorry, make that Scorzayzee. The film is a massive piss-take mocumentary / comedy, with Paddy sharing his guise with the title: "Le Donk". With Meadows camera following the life of a failed rockstar going for his second chance, the film (in association with Warp Films) is bound to be the indie film scene's "Bruno".
It seems as though he's the acting equivalent of, say, Madlib. Their portfolios range from gritty, homegrown productions, to neat and timeless shorts - right the way through to big-budget major releases. However, each one points out how passionate they about their art. Some are a success, some are middle of the road, some are failures (Julia Stiles film again - hmm...) but rather than any project being about the cheque, these are all done for the sake of just doing it.
So I'm quite happily set for another dose of England's finest. Depending on which gets released first, the hilarious "Le Donk" or the intriguing "King Of The Gypsies" - get set for a super-duper fuckin' dose!
Figure Of Wax | Waxy Deposits
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Leave You Suckers With Your Auditory Sickened...
Spreading the word of good music, art, events and the little titbits that fall down inbetween the cushions - Waxy Deposits is here.
Based in Brighton, yet hailing from a hip-hopping North Western background - expect the ill ish from both ends of the country to be posted up on here. Not to be 'scene', or to build up numbers of any sort - just to inform and be informed.
Drop me a line at figureofwax_es@hotmail.co.uk if you're running a night, exhibition, sophisticated dinner party, messy barbeque, far-left protest rally, etc and I'll do the same!
Same goes for any DJs or producers who are putting stuff out and feel like everyone's too busy listening to Lily Allen... although hands up whoever thinks she's got well fit recentley?! The girl used to look like Mike Skinner in drag but she's erm... 'blossomed' nicely it would seem.
Starting off, I've got to give props and heads up to the mythical beast who put me onto this whole blog malarky... Some say he only drinks the tears of orphans, others say he can drop your underwear using his lazer eyes - all we can confirm is that his name is Roland Dubbs and the dude's making power moves!
Roland's come a long way since his birth alongside fictional musical twin 'Jon Blueberry'. Whilst Jon was last spotted somewhere on the Hawaiian shores, sailing his 'party raft' made from French knickers, Dubbs has been wiggling bottoms left, right and centre with his blend of wobbly house and atmospheric dubstep.
His recent endeavours have found him on a remix tip for Romanthony's "The Wanderer" plus shattering speaker cones a-plenty with "Desert". The latter of which pricking up the ears and exercising the talent of South-West Graphic Design guru Alex Bomok.
Add on top of this a brand new mixtape alongside JDevious (Roland's b2b partner in crime) and you've got a frenzy of new music, not to mention a perfect link for me to go into the next section!
It's Thirsty Ear! Based in Sheffield, originally from the deepest, darkest, dampest corners of Buxton, Derbyshire - these guys have been on it and focused since they began in 2004.
With the aforementioned taRDyboys joining head honchos Dark Phayd-R, Dr. Bad Touch and Infinite Soul as residents - it's the perfect solution for anyone seeking quality music from a beat-induced spectrum. Infact, with that outlook in mind, the same can be said with regards to the Ear's growing collection of 7" releases crafted by Phayd-R and Infinite.
Feeding the parched canals inside Sheffield's Harley Bar, past guests have included Boca 45, Bullion (who's turning many heads at the moment!) and ITF champ DJ Woody. With a Tru-Thoughts Takeover confirmed for April 4th (see you there!) fronted by the label's co-owner Rob Luis plus beatsmith Natural Self, this monthly night is set to get even bigger and even better... Take it from me, that's pretty fucking good!
Figure Of Wax | Waxy Deposits
Based in Brighton, yet hailing from a hip-hopping North Western background - expect the ill ish from both ends of the country to be posted up on here. Not to be 'scene', or to build up numbers of any sort - just to inform and be informed.
Drop me a line at figureofwax_es@hotmail.co.uk if you're running a night, exhibition, sophisticated dinner party, messy barbeque, far-left protest rally, etc and I'll do the same!
Same goes for any DJs or producers who are putting stuff out and feel like everyone's too busy listening to Lily Allen... although hands up whoever thinks she's got well fit recentley?! The girl used to look like Mike Skinner in drag but she's erm... 'blossomed' nicely it would seem.
Starting off, I've got to give props and heads up to the mythical beast who put me onto this whole blog malarky... Some say he only drinks the tears of orphans, others say he can drop your underwear using his lazer eyes - all we can confirm is that his name is Roland Dubbs and the dude's making power moves!
Roland's come a long way since his birth alongside fictional musical twin 'Jon Blueberry'. Whilst Jon was last spotted somewhere on the Hawaiian shores, sailing his 'party raft' made from French knickers, Dubbs has been wiggling bottoms left, right and centre with his blend of wobbly house and atmospheric dubstep.
His recent endeavours have found him on a remix tip for Romanthony's "The Wanderer" plus shattering speaker cones a-plenty with "Desert". The latter of which pricking up the ears and exercising the talent of South-West Graphic Design guru Alex Bomok.
Add on top of this a brand new mixtape alongside JDevious (Roland's b2b partner in crime) and you've got a frenzy of new music, not to mention a perfect link for me to go into the next section!
It's Thirsty Ear! Based in Sheffield, originally from the deepest, darkest, dampest corners of Buxton, Derbyshire - these guys have been on it and focused since they began in 2004.
With the aforementioned taRDyboys joining head honchos Dark Phayd-R, Dr. Bad Touch and Infinite Soul as residents - it's the perfect solution for anyone seeking quality music from a beat-induced spectrum. Infact, with that outlook in mind, the same can be said with regards to the Ear's growing collection of 7" releases crafted by Phayd-R and Infinite.
Feeding the parched canals inside Sheffield's Harley Bar, past guests have included Boca 45, Bullion (who's turning many heads at the moment!) and ITF champ DJ Woody. With a Tru-Thoughts Takeover confirmed for April 4th (see you there!) fronted by the label's co-owner Rob Luis plus beatsmith Natural Self, this monthly night is set to get even bigger and even better... Take it from me, that's pretty fucking good!
Figure Of Wax | Waxy Deposits
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Turn It Up | A Little Louder...
February, in many avid music fans' eyes, is Dilla month.
Both the birth and resting dates of James Yancey lie only three days apart - and what can I say; the amount of celebration, tribute and emotion I have witnessed in the last four weeks have been simply breathtaking!
Starting off with the sheer amount of dedication from fans, DJs, artists, labels... Brighton held it's cosy but passionate tribute at The Druids, causing a mexican wave of neck breaking as Headnod, Ruff Snippits, Callum, Russ and friends banged out non-stop Detroit goodness until the small hours - but it was the following that really touched people:
Spin Doctor ordered us along to Cargo, London for an eye-opening party resulting in many of us with lumps in our throats.
"J Dilla Changed My Life" saw the 500-people capacity completely smashed with 600 through the door - plus another couple hundred still waiting outside! It was beautiful to see so many different types of people get together for the love of Dilla's music (delivered by Harry Love, Mark Mac and Morgan Spacek to name a few!).
Regarding media, Stones Throw's J Rocc blessed us with ANOTHER installment of the fantastic 'Thank You Jay Dee' series (Thank You J. Rocc!) whilst Parra did their bit raisin' it up for Ma Dukes.
Still soaring from the iconic Obama poster, Shepard Fairey teamed up with B+ to create one of the sharpest pieces of graphic design I've seen in a long, long time!
Long-time collaborator and Detroit native Dwele cheekily came out with "Workin On It". A tidy, homegrown, tastefully done medley to the Donuts LP and other works.
I think the main event however, has to be Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood Ferguson's "Suite For Ma Dukes". Where do I begin?! We once heard "Fuck hip-hop, I'll listen to classical" being spat on Slum's "Fall In Love" and low and behold here's exactly what we have. Complete with 40 piece orchestra, Atwood-Ferguson conducted his way through four chapters of Dilla's legacy with spine-tingling energy and an almighty abundance of soul.
The best bit? All of these works were made solely to help Ma Dukes, Lupus Foundation and The Dilla Legacy.
It's been 3 years since the passing of Jay Dee, yet his music and technique manage to amaze and draw more people in by the day. So regarding as February is now globally regarded as Dilla Month - One won't do, two is not enough, or three and I'm already looking to four!
Figure Of Wax | Waxy Deposits
Both the birth and resting dates of James Yancey lie only three days apart - and what can I say; the amount of celebration, tribute and emotion I have witnessed in the last four weeks have been simply breathtaking!
Starting off with the sheer amount of dedication from fans, DJs, artists, labels... Brighton held it's cosy but passionate tribute at The Druids, causing a mexican wave of neck breaking as Headnod, Ruff Snippits, Callum, Russ and friends banged out non-stop Detroit goodness until the small hours - but it was the following that really touched people:
Spin Doctor ordered us along to Cargo, London for an eye-opening party resulting in many of us with lumps in our throats.
"J Dilla Changed My Life" saw the 500-people capacity completely smashed with 600 through the door - plus another couple hundred still waiting outside! It was beautiful to see so many different types of people get together for the love of Dilla's music (delivered by Harry Love, Mark Mac and Morgan Spacek to name a few!).
Regarding media, Stones Throw's J Rocc blessed us with ANOTHER installment of the fantastic 'Thank You Jay Dee' series (Thank You J. Rocc!) whilst Parra did their bit raisin' it up for Ma Dukes.
Still soaring from the iconic Obama poster, Shepard Fairey teamed up with B+ to create one of the sharpest pieces of graphic design I've seen in a long, long time!
Long-time collaborator and Detroit native Dwele cheekily came out with "Workin On It". A tidy, homegrown, tastefully done medley to the Donuts LP and other works.
I think the main event however, has to be Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood Ferguson's "Suite For Ma Dukes". Where do I begin?! We once heard "Fuck hip-hop, I'll listen to classical" being spat on Slum's "Fall In Love" and low and behold here's exactly what we have. Complete with 40 piece orchestra, Atwood-Ferguson conducted his way through four chapters of Dilla's legacy with spine-tingling energy and an almighty abundance of soul.
The best bit? All of these works were made solely to help Ma Dukes, Lupus Foundation and The Dilla Legacy.
It's been 3 years since the passing of Jay Dee, yet his music and technique manage to amaze and draw more people in by the day. So regarding as February is now globally regarded as Dilla Month - One won't do, two is not enough, or three and I'm already looking to four!
Figure Of Wax | Waxy Deposits
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