-"Can't Stop the Pro": An Interview with DJ ExcelWay back in March, I sat down with DJ Excel with a bunch of cigarettes and Starbucks and just started talking, mainly bugging him about his career as a beatmaker and Baltimore Club producer from the start, which for him kicked-off with a chance meeting in a mental institution in eighth grade. My main attempt as to fill in the holes in Excel's career and explain why there was a gap between his first Club record from 1995 and his return to the scene almost a decade later. Excel sent the interview back to me recently, accompanied by a beat--like dude remixed my interview--and so, the talking starts around the two minute point. I'd advise even those readers that don't know much about Excel to stream or download this podcast/interview thingy because I think you'll get something out of it...unless a really great producer's twisty-turny life story told with a whole bunch of candor and honesty doesn't matter to you.
Damn, this is great. The whole thing sounds like its sampled from a VHS copy of a movie or something. The way the harp(?) music sits under the staticky sound and his storytelling... it's like halfway between an early Wu-Tang skit/interlude and those early Godspeed You Black Emperor songs that had samples.
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ReplyDeleteHa thanks man. My friend compared it to a Godspeed song too. Basically, I sent Excel a crappy rip of the interview just to preview it (low quality, to send quicker) and he made the beat and sent it back as is and it was perfect.
Yeah Brandon, I don't know how I forgot to check you daily for the last...year basically. This is ridiculously dope. Had never heard of dude before, but the beat is great and the interview is fascinating for a dude who came up in rap just slightly behind him. He definitely needs to include this on an album at some point.
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