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DJ BABOON

About Me

This is all mad old so i'll try and update it a touch... I keep dead busy and do lots of things not very well.... I'm currently all about running STONESOUP with Sarah. It's a folky psychedelicy acouticish brilliant soiree which we put on every month at Sela bar in Leeds. Past acts include: Andy Votel, sam and the Plants: Liz Green; The Roman Empire; Essie Jane; Lights; The Secret Cinema; Michael Rossiter; Laura J Martin; Burning Leaves and loads more......
I make mixtapes. Not like people who have a playlist on itunes make mixtapes for girls they're trying to impress.. More like the kind of mixtape Mixmaster Mike would make if he was locked in a cellar with only a bearded Pentangle fan's record collection.......The last complete one was a 45 minute psychedelic folk and rock breaks mix 'HALF TERM BREAKS'
You can download it from my eSnips page . You might have to fanny about a tad but it'll be worth it.....Or message me and i'll post/email you one. !
I draw lots of pictures too-------i'm getting better. I f you care to look at them you could go here
I used to be in the MINIATURE HEROES CREW with Arro and Lay-Z, we were mightily fresh.
Then i did cuts and percussion for The Sound of the Baskervilles a 7-piece northern funk hip hop super squad!!!
I have produced beats, recorded and scratched for various projects including Lay-z, Digga, Miss Fuzzy Jones , Kryptic Rhythm, and many more.
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I draw and design stuff too.. Posters for my night and paintings and sketchybooks.,....For some reason I only really have the inclination to draw portraits of heads and fancy calligraphic letters...i should probobly diversify.... I currently have an exhibition in SELA bar in Leeds of big giant paintings.....

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/06/2006
Band Website: Doubt it....
Band Members: swollen
Influences:
INFLUENCES:My hombres ARRO and LAY-z (battlescars northern champ); Raspberries; DisSCuss; Kid kanevil ; MatMan ; Sinacal; Eliphino; Mike L aka Diplodopecuts.
Abdominal; ; Andy Votel; Aspects; A trak; beatnuts; Big Daddy Kane; Bill Withers; Biz Markie; Blackalicious; Black Sabbath; Black Moon; Buck 65; Cold Cut; Cut Chemist and NumarK; DeLaSoul and EVERYTHING Prince Paul ever produced; D-styles; DJ Qbert; Foreign Beggars; Futura 2000; Genelec and Memphis Reigns; Kashmere the iguana man; KMD; Kool G Rap; Linda Perhacs; MF DoOM; Minnie Ripperton; Nancy Priddy; NF PORTER; Sage Francis; Scratch Perverts; Spinbad; Susan Christie; Taaaask Faaaawce; Terry Callier; THE GOATS; Tribe; Vertigo recordings; Wu Tang; Yoda; z-TRIP;
I read lots of books but not as many as i'd like.....My favourites are Great apes, Cloud Atlas, London fields , Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Bomb the Suburbs, Louis de Bernieres books, comic books by Garth Ennis like the Preacher and arty designy books like the Futura book......
I've been getting into hunting blogs for meticulously recorded and annotated folk/ psychedelic records from the 60s/70s...The best i've found so far is Akashaman's on blogspot . Let me know if you find more or better......
I'm back on to finding cool stuff on youtube--this is a Spike Jonze skate video with all the skateboards digi'd out....The music is John Frusciante

Check out my favourite music video at the moment..Luda's GET BACK directed by Spike Jonze.........Dope....

Sounds Like: Retro prog tech-folk
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

20:20:2 vision launch

Baskervilles night out at the launch of 20:20 vision competition.Special guest appearance by Basker cohort Mucka Steez--------Guvnor back from Francais put in a brief appearance.....Grubby was unusual...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:06:00 GMT