Articles by Prasad Bidaye
Charles Webster
Born on the 24th of July
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002
There's something about the smoky atmospheres and melancholic strains that makes Charles Webster sound like a fraternal twin to Massive Att...
Chin
Day Dreaming
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002
Canuck funk fans will remember Chin Injeti from Bass Is Base, one of the first and finest acid-jazz outfits this country produced back in t...
Masters At Work
West End Records: The 25th Anniversary Edition Mastermix
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002
With Masters At Work's Louie Vega and Kenny Gonzalez on both turntables and the re-edit, the vibe of this double-disc set is much more evoc...
DJ Assault
Jefferson Ave.
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001
DJ Assault's last mix, Off The Chain for the Y2K, was a piece of ghetto-tech turntablism at its most brilliant and brutal. Jefferson Ave. i...
Etienne De Crecy
Tempovision
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001
Though virtually unknown outside of the continental DJ circuit, Etienne De Crecy has been an influential figure in the French electronic mu...
Detroit Grand Pubahs
Funk All Y'all
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001
Not everyone liked the Detroit Grand Pubah's first single, "Sandwiches," but few could deny the humour and originality teased in lines like...
Larry Heard
Love's Arrival
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001
When you're a living legend like Larry Heard, you're allowed to be out of touch with the scene you helped pioneer; in fact, it's only then...
Ed Case
Sounds of the Pirates 2
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2001
There are a lot of other discs that make the same old claim of authentically representing the underground sounds of UK garage, but pirate r...