Son Raw is Passion of the Weiss’ resident expert in Urban Electronic sounds, which means that he specializes in music with a lot of air horns, gun shots, broken beats and laser sounds. Having written about Hip-Hop, Rare Groove, Bass Music and Grime and having DJ’ed everywhere from Los Angeles’ Low End Theory to Paris’ Rinse France and London’s NTSLive – we figure he knows what he’s talking about.
When asked to describe his musical philosophy he mumbled something about musical viruses and “searching for the next fix" before concluding that sunshine does indeed play a major part in the daytime.
12 1/2 songs that influenced Son Raw
1. Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M
2. Portishead – Sour Times
3. Skream – Midnight Request Line
4. Ruff Sqwad – Future
5. MF DOOM – Dead Bent
6. The Bug – Skeng
7. The Diplomats – DJ Enuff Freestyle
8. Wiley – It’s Wiley (Royal-T Remix)
9. Nas – Project Window (Original Version)
10. DJ Rashad ft DJ Spinn – Drank Kush Barz
11. Logos – Ex101
12. Freddie McGregor – Tomorrow is like Today
13. The second half of Erykah Badu’s Master Teacher
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Currently Listening:
Mumdance & Logos - Proto
D'Angelo - Black Messiah
Mr Mitch - Parallel Memories
Coyote Records - Coyote Kings II
Rick Ross - Hood Billionaire
Yamaneko - Pixel Wave Embrace
Lil Herb - Pistol P
Wayne Shorter - See No Evil
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Son Raw - Conscious Wave Mix
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Currently Watching:
The Imitation Game
Blade Runner
Guardians of the Galaxy
Adventure Time
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Currently Reading:
Brian Coleman - Check the Technique II| David Bowie Tribute: “Subterraneans” by Son Raw | January 12, 2016 |
Passion of the Weiss takes the week to celebrate the life and mourn the death of David Bowie.
| I Know The Future: Predictions for 2016 | January 11, 2016 |
Son Raw tells you what's what in the new year.
| Son Raw’s December Vocal Grime Wrap Up | December 9, 2015 |
New heaters from Rocks FOE, AJ Tracey, Cadell, Elf Kid, and Capo Lee round out another great year of grime recaps.
| Miss Red comes to Murder | December 4, 2015 |
Gonna go out on a limb and say that this is the best album by an Israel-based female dancehall MC ever made.
| Letta Gullies up Birds in the Sky with a Guest Mix | December 2, 2015 |
Son Raw blesses us with his Birds in the Sky radio show, featuring a special guest mix from POTW favorite Letta.
| Son Raw’s November Instrumental Grime Wrap | November 25, 2015 |
T. Williams returns to the Dread D moniker, plus new ones from Kid D, Rabit, Myth, and Murlo.
| Durkle Disco Brings Bristol Emcees to the Forefront | November 24, 2015 |
Durkle Disco refreshes the British DJ scene with a well curated label compilation.
| Zora Jones: The 100 Ladies EP & The Future Sound | November 18, 2015 |
On the new EP from Zora Jones, the continually blurring boundaries between America hip-hop and European club music, and the way the future should sound.
| Son Raw’s November Vocal Grime Round-Up | November 11, 2015 |
Featuring Lady Chann, Riko Dan, Big Zuu, Mic Ty, Knewham, and more...
| Kode9 Finds the Light in Loss | November 6, 2015 |
Dealing with the loss of two of his closest friends, Spaceape and DJ Rashad, Kode9 delivers 'Nothing.'
