Major Coki interview

[baddis98]

always makes me cringe a little when people come with their romantic idea of dancehall, when they didn't even experience it on their own.

I'd aim for that proper element, and also to completely expose it to what it used to be. It's got so much bad vibes about it, the artists they've taken it somewhere else – before it used to be about some big vibes party, going drinking, you know, everyone's with a girl and you're happy. But they took it to this gangsta thing, anti-this and anti-that

aside from the fact that he even remixed those kind of tunes, i don't get the difference to other genres like hip hop or grime and i also don't understand how he gets the idea that these things haven't been a crucial element of dancehall for a very long time.

[syrup]

who runs dancing demons? i thought that was coki's label

[TopManLurka]

big interview, coki cola >>>

hyped for that possible tempa in the future.

[TopManLurka]

who runs dancing demons? i thought that was coki's label

it was a soul jazz imprint i think. label seems defunct now.

[Riddles]

big interview, coki cola >>>

hyped for that possible tempa in the future.

if we get a plate half as good as Tortured/Shattered

[_TraX_]

Finally he speaks

But out to the interviewer, i'm just curious, how is Loefah garrulous ? I always thought he kept hush hush as well.

[orangeluva56]

Good interview but it's kind of lame, at least to me, that Coki's just releasing "Light Years" with Blacks on top of it. Bedouins is still a mental tune so I'm definitely gonna pick it up.

[Ryj]

Cheers.

[Mr_Frost]

thanks...was a good read

[fractal]

nice one Joe, out to the Cokes!

[Dubber_Dub]

very nice, thanks

[joe muggs]

Finally he speaks

But out to the interviewer, i'm just curious, how is Loefah garrulous ? I always thought he kept hush hush as well.

I meant in personality rather than public face; he might not be keen on interviews, but face to face (and in the few interviews he has done) he's never lost for words or short of opinions.

[Preacha]

wow

[Soul_Of_Seun]

Interesting read and intriguing mind. It's a weird balance to stay underground and keep the respect of the culture you helped build and helped build you, and being maximally profitable. I don't think that should keep artists of his caliber from venues that play guys like Flux if that's where the money is at. That just exposes another side to a different audience IMO. Coki will always be Coki.

[Figment]

very good read, was looking forward to this, and it didn't disappoint, thanks.

[prisoner]

who runs dancing demons? i thought that was coki's label

it was a soul jazz imprint i think. label seems defunct now.

it was run by these guys:

http://www.rhythmresponse.com/whatwedo/index.html

[Rossco]

man don't know he's famous.

[joe muggs]

who runs dancing demons? i thought that was coki's label

it was a soul jazz imprint i think. label seems defunct now.

it was run by these guys:

http://www.rhythmresponse.com/whatwedo/index.html

Well Kris from Rhythm Response did compile some albums for Soul Jazz, and he's now the label manager for Don't Get It Twisted, so I guess that must have been an early attempt to set something up that didn't come to anything... whether they had Soul Jazz backing I don't know.

BTW - while you all are on The Arts Desk, don't forget to check the Kode 9 and Mary Anne Hobbs interviews if you haven't already!

[prisoner]

would love to read a follow up now that he's toured the states/ been doing the dj thing full time and if it's changed his outlook on anything. : )

i got to be his taxi while he was in minneapolis and he was one of the nicest guys

(i felt like such a fanboy when i had him sign my copy of mood dub lol)

[joe muggs]

It's gonna happen... probably not for this weekend now lol, but soon.