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| 20/20 Vision: Theo Parrish — Parallel Dimensions | October 20, 2020 |
As Son Raw's retrospective essay series winds down, he tackles the nature of the Midwest producer's 2000 album as a jewel in Detroit's electronic scene.
| 20/20 Vision: M.O.P. — Warriorz | September 23, 2020 |
Son Raw's retrospective essay series returns with a look at the Brooklyn rap duo's 2000 masterwork.
| 20/20 Vision: Outkast — Stankonia | September 1, 2020 |
20/20 Vision returns as Son Raw thoroughly revisits one of rap's all-time great albums.
| A Roundtable on Jamaican Hip Hop with the Council | August 13, 2020 |
Son Raw speaks to Nomad Carlos, Five Steez, and The Sickest Drama about the origin of the Council and being a rap group in scene dominated by dancehall and reggae.
| 20/20 Vision: Lucy Pearl | August 11, 2020 |
20/20 Vision returns as Son Raw revisits the R&B supergroup's 2000 full-length.
| Al Wooton Looks Back to Go Forward on Witness | July 31, 2020 |
Son Raw goes in on the UK electronic musician formerly known as Deadboy's latest banger.
| “It’s About Creating Moments That Feel True to Our Lives:” An Interview With Sterling Toles | July 28, 2020 |
Son Raw speaks to the Detroit producer about his hometown and working with Boldy James on their forthcoming collaborative album Manger on McNichols.
Son Raw surveys the textures of the Equinoxx producer's two recent albums.
| 20/20 Vision: MJ Cole — Sincere | July 14, 2020 |
Son Raw's retrospective review series returns with a UK Garage classic.
| Ill Blu, UK Drill and Hardcore | June 23, 2020 |
Son Raw investigates the current state of Black British music and the new single from the North West London drill duo.
