Artist of the Day: Paul White

A talented library producer with BBC and Channel 4 credits to his name, Paul White crafts his distinctive psychedelic nuggets at his South London rooftop studio, The Skylight. Paul’s earliest transmissions took the form of a series of mesmerizing beat tapes: rapid-fire scrapbooks of rough-edged artifacts passed between small circles of music-lovers.

A couple of sought-after 7”s and a handful of remixes later and Paul’s was the name to drop amongst the cognoscenti, from old-schoolers such as Ashley Beedle and Danny Breaks to new kids on the block like Gaslamp Killer. Amongst his most vocal champions are the BBC’s Mary Anne Hobbs, Benji B and Gilles Peterson - the latter featured Paul in his ‘Beat Generation’ special amongst the pick of the new breed. In print, Dazed & Confused enthused that he “embodies all that is good about a new generation of producers” while FACT magazine have tipped Paul as a key practitioner in the renaissance in instrumental hip-hop.

This last phrase is perhaps a key to distinguishing Paul from much of the pack: while he appeals to lovers of prog rock, of electronica, of a multitude of bass-heavy hybrids, there’s something unmistakeably ‘hip-hop’ in his approach and his sound (Last.fm, 2010).

You can listen to Paul White's music at:
http://www.last.fm/music/Paul+White





Released Albums:
Paul White- The Strange Dreams of Paul White
Paul White- Paul White And The Purple Brain
Paul White- One Eye Open EP

Paul White- The Punch Drummer EP
Paul White- Sounds From The Skylight

Reference:
(2010). Paul White. Last.fm. Retrieved from http://www.last.fm/music/Paul+White

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Artist of the Day: Bullion (producer)

It’s not often that a young artist is happy or even keen to let people know how un-‘cool’ he is but that is precisely how Bullion willingly describes himself. Raised on ‘over-the-top Gangsta Rap’ he also confesses to having been a young fan of some distinctly shady Pop Music – boy-band-five to be precise! His first experience of making music was when he and a friend made a Rap tape ('it was terrible') before graduating to making 'rubbish Chill-Out' on a Playstation. Hardly your standard producer head's education then! But perhaps this is how Bullion developed his ability to combine catchy, instantly gratifying hooks with a cutting edge 'beat-generation' production aesthetic. If you heard his much lauded 'Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee' selection (which in the interests of not being hip he seems to be trying to shake off) then you’ll know what we mean. Perhaps this mix – recorded exclusively for RBMA Radio – will yield some clues as to how he managed, against all odds, to become quite such an inadvertently cool producer (Red Bull Music Academy, 2010).

You can listen to Bullion's music at:
http://www.last.fm/music/Bullion



Released Albums:
Bullion - Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee
Bullion - Young Heartache EP

Reference:
(2010). Bullion. Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved from http://redbullmusicacademyradio.com/shows/884/

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