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| Sach O: Domo Genesis – Cashmere | April 20, 2011 |
Sach O will be pretty baked by the time you read this. Happy 4:20 from Odd Future’s resident super-stoner. Having spent the past few months absorbing the already massive Golf Wang catalog, I’ve found myself returning to Rolling Papers a fair bit thanks to its consistently blunted vibe and cohesive production. Domo’s not quite Tyler […]
| Sach O: Wiley – Numbers in Action | April 20, 2011 |
Sach O‘s got a big Grime interview coming next week. Wiley’s never had qualms about being in it for the money. While his frequent temper tantrums also betray his artist’s soul and his love of the game, his releases are littered with paeans to that gwap – or the nearest British equivalent. Numbers in Action […]
| Sach O: Tyler The Creator – Yonkers (Lil Silva remix) | April 16, 2011 |
Sach O just wants to boogie to some Pearson. I heard this on Scratcha’s Grimey Breakfast show yesterday but promptly forgot about it after passing out in a hazy stupor. This is what happens when I listen to UK radio at 4AM after watching Zed Bias and Ramadanman absolutely murder their live sets for an […]
| Sach O: Instra:Mental – Resolution 563 | April 14, 2011 |
Sach O now has a mohawk and carries a switch blade. The term “Electro” has been on the receiving end of more brutal and unwarranted beatdowns this decade than female protagonists in an Odd Future song. Around the turn of the millennium, what once meant “Planet Rock” and cool dance moves somehow morphed into bullshit […]
| Sach O: Kryptic Minds – “Can’t Sleep” | April 14, 2011 |
Sach O still prefers this strain of insomnia. I don’t even tell people I’m a Dubstep DJ anymore because when I do they assume that I play out shit like this. Not that I’m complaining, I’ll take the druggy kids rocking out to this stuff over cynical hipsters any day of the week but we’ve […]
| Sach O: Katy B – On a Mission | April 13, 2011 |
Sach O hasn’t had much time to write recently but he’s been listening to a lot of interesting music. In an effort to clear his “albums to review” backlog, he’ll be rounding up the Spring’s bass music in short form. The most interesting thing about Katy B is her girl-next-door appeal. In an era where […]
Sach O is forming a Go-Bots themed Street Gang. I’ll gladly agree with Jeff that the new Dipsett-spoofing Lonely Island song is infinitely more listenable than Saigon’s dud but don’t count out “that real New York shit” yet. With sales down all around, the impetus to reach for a multi-regional pop hit seems to be […]
| Sach O: Oneman X Loefah @ Rinse.FM | April 2, 2011 |
Sach O shouldn’t accept gigs where he’s paid in drinks. Bla Bla Bla best DJ in the world. Bla Bla Bla owner of UK Bass’ most forward thinking label and Dubstep originator. Yada Yada Yada going back to back on the world’s best radio station. Honestly, there’s only so many ways I can describe how […]
| Sach O: Hotflush goes Back & 4th | March 30, 2011 |
Sach O wishes he could look so easily disaffected. In the liner notes to Hotflush’s new compilation, there’s lots of talk about the label being a musical outlier. While I won’t disagree that their biggest success stories Mount Kimbie and Joy Orbison stand apart from easy genre classifications, I’d also posit that the label’s best […]
| Sach O: The Return of Pinch | March 29, 2011 |
Sach O sticks to the ancient ways. Last night, Plastician tweeted that he’s pretty sure that Dubstep is bigger in America than it is in the UK. Cue the righteous anger. Still, it’s impossible to deny that the word has gained more traction in the U.S than any electronic music genre in recent memory, capturing […]
