First announced back in October, UK filmmakers Tim & Barry's Chicago footwork documentary, Im Tryna Tell Ya, can now be watched in full. Spanning an hour, the documentary is the result of Tim & Barry's 2012 trip to Chicago, where—joined by a number of other members of the Don't Watch That TV crew—they captured vivid footage of the city's ascendant footwork scene and its key players, among them the late DJ Rashad (pictured above), DJ Spinn, Manny, Traxman, and Arpebu, with additional appearances by recent XLR8R podcast contributor Deejay Earl and a number of other members of the amorphous Teklife crew.
Focusing as much on the producers behind the music as it does the evolution of footwork as a dance and culture, Tim and Barry's full Im Tryna Tell Ya documentary can be watched below.
In spring 2012 an entourage from DWT went to Chicago to document the Footwork Scene.
A scene ingrained in the lineage of the City itself, filled with effervescent dancers, storytellers and beat makers. It was single handedly the most unique and in-depth tour we had ever experienced.
Featuring key players on the scene, such as DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, Manny, Traxman and Arpebu. The team navigated through the South and West sides of the windy City living with the GHETTOTEKNITIANZ or as they fondly refer to them self members of Teklife.
well, footwork is all fine and dandy but I can't figure out why some people are so obsessed about it.
although to be fair I can't think of a music scene / style or whatever that I'd be excited about if there was a documentary about it
I can remember however quite a few years back when they released the dubstep documentary bassline or something can't remember the name lol they had a premiere in helsinki at a dubstep night must've been kryptic minds DJ'ing after the documentary or something. I was pretty excited then
sixs wrote:ah yes,
you can't imagine getting excited about a documentary except that time you got excited about a documentary
sorry if I wasn't being clear enough
what I meant that at the moment can't think of anything that would spark my interest. the most recent time I remember getting excited about a music documentary was that occasion.
Footage has surfaced of Chicago footwork pioneer DJ Rashad constructing a beat in 10 minutes. The video was filmed in spring 2012 and is taken from Tim and Barry’s I’m Tryna Tell Ya documentary, which has just appeared online in full. The hour-long film focuses on the influential Chicago footwork scene, of which Rashad was an integral figure.
Thought this was so good, liked hearing about the dance itself, not heard much about that as outside Chicago there seems to be more of a focus on the music and the actual footworking itself is dismissed. Obviously seen people footworking a lot, but I've been listening to juke/footwork for a couple years and had no idea there were rules, etc.
Great documentary. Teklife deserve all the plaudits they're getting ATM, they put in so much work & passion into their music and culture.
nousd wrote:I wish somebody would post a doco about footwork
& I could be bothered watching it.
I'm sure I'd learn something that I didn't really want to.
I've watched many things that others can't be bothered with, must say from most I've learned a thing or 2, how stupid or small it can be it's always nice to expand your horizons. I don't like country, absolutely detest most of it but I've watched some docu's, read some interesting interviews and understand more of it and can even appreciate some of it even tho it will never make my heart skip a beat, but fucking hell bluegrass
edit; and even if you hate footwork, you can't hate a man like rashad just check that small part and you'll know what I'm on about
1 love, music
"If your chest ain't rattlin it ain't happenin'" - DJ Pinch
"Move pples bodies and stimulate their minds"
we just ride the wave
Life sucks; Get used² it.
enjoyed this. did spend a lot of time looking for signs of impending death on Mr Rashad and tallying it up with the effects of blunts and possibly lean as a way to find look out signs from someone with a lifestyle not a million miles from mine(minus the dope music).
also cant help but thinking footwork is slightly riverdancey.
